Best Psychological Horror games on PC
Games tagged Psychological Horror use disturbing themes, uncertainty, or altered perceptions to create tension. They range from story-focused visual novels to first-person co-op horror and action games, so the tag describes tone more than one style of play.
- Unsettling themes and tense situations
- Psychological distress or distorted reality
Related: Horror, Survival Horror, Story Rich, First-Person
939 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency
Co-op horror investigation with evidence to find and monsters to evade
50% positive
Free
Exposed Livestream
Adult RPG about growing a streamer's audience while managing sanity
82% positive
546 reviews
Phantasmagoria
Point-and-click horror mystery with live-action video and a female lead
87% positive
545 reviews
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
Surreal detective visual novel told through three perspectives
92% positive
545 reviews
Pro Office Calculator
A free single-player calculator game centered on basic arithmetic
92% positive
Free
Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
First-person co-op horror with ghost hunts and story-based exorcisms
71% positive
538 reviews
Umineko: Golden Fantasia
Tag-team fighting game with shared health and contested Meta Worlds
91% positive
534 reviews
Backrooms Cleanup Crew
Co-op cleaning simulator with traps in the Backrooms
92% positive
530 reviews
Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
Dark visual novel about mind-reading, revenge, and branching choices
77% positive
527 reviews
Midnight Heist
Solo or co-op horror heists with hacking and lurking entities
93% positive
527 reviews
The Mildew Children
2D adventure about a young witch's ritual in a children-only village
93% positive
524 reviews
Go Home Annie: An SCP Game
First-person horror adventure testing replicas of dangerous paranormal entities
81% positive
512 reviews
Forsaken Frontiers
Co-op extraction horror in abandoned facilities beneath endless winter
81% positive
510 reviews
ASYLUM
First-person horror adventure investigating a mental hospital's past
84% positive
505 reviews
98xx
Point-and-click horror inside a glitching retro computer desktop
81% positive
487 reviews
MOOD
Dark visual novel where choices alter the streets around you
86% positive
487 reviews
Kuroinu Redux
Adult dark fantasy visual novel about a mercenary's betrayal
78% positive
484 reviews
Succubus Farm
Single-player dungeon escape game with demon patrols and hidden traps
75% positive
483 reviews
Feed the Deep
Underwater roguelike about collecting resources before oxygen runs out
89% positive
483 reviews
BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH
First-person psychological horror about isolation and a many-eyed watcher
83% positive
479 reviews
Subterror
First-person co-op horror in abandoned underwater domes and procedural dungeons
90% positive
474 reviews
Lingo 2
First-person word puzzles in a winding, nonlinear world
93% positive
473 reviews
Who Is Mike - A Visual Novel
Mystery visual novel about confronting someone identical to you
91% positive
Free
KunKun dream Startles the Soul
First-person co-op horror escape game with puzzles and ghost animals
80% positive
468 reviews