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
4,453 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Pocket Waifu: Desktop Pet
A desktop pet that accompanies your work and gaming sessions
94% positive
Free
The Shore
First-person horror adventure combining island exploration, puzzles, and Lovecraftian monsters
71% positive
1,851 reviews
Passing Pineview Forest
First-person forest horror where survival depends on staying calm
66% positive
Free
NALOGI
A turn-based RPG about resisting bureaucracy or paying your taxes
78% positive
1,844 reviews
Demo DEAD LETTER DEPT.
Psychological horror built around typing strange and damaged mail
95% positive
1,841 reviews
Desktop Defender
Idle tower defense that runs in a corner of your desktop
92% positive
1,827 reviews
Bendy: Lone Wolf
Top-down horror roguelike about scavenging supplies and hiding from monsters
84% positive
Free
Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith.
2D bullet-hell shooter with stages of dense enemy fire
98% positive
1,819 reviews
CLICKOLDING
Dark narrative clicker in a hotel room with a masked stranger
82% positive
1,815 reviews
Demo Tormented Souls 2
Survival horror where changing the past opens new paths
86% positive
1,813 reviews
Budget Cuts
First-person VR stealth with robots, throwing knives, and teleportation
80% positive
1,812 reviews
He Needs His Medicine
Surreal horror about mixing a creature's medicine for different outcomes
79% positive
Free
Trapped with Jester
A psychological horror visual novel centered on a talkative stranger
94% positive
Free
Granny: Escape Together
First-person survival horror with co-op escapes and a player-controlled pursuer
80% positive
1,799 reviews
Rock Simulator
Casual rock simulation about doing nothing and unlocking landscapes
95% positive
1,792 reviews
Resident Evil (1996)
Third-person survival horror about exploring a mansion overrun by monsters
90% positive
1,791 reviews
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Office Life
Career life sim with branching stories and deckbuilding workplace conflicts
85% positive
1,781 reviews
Only Up: With Friends
Third-person parkour races up obstacle courses with punishing falls
69% positive
1,781 reviews
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GOOOOOOAL!
A vertical platformer where a bear smashes its way upward
95% positive
1,780 reviews
Demo The Sinking City 2
Third-person survival horror in a flooded city overrun by monsters
83% positive
1,779 reviews
If Found...
A visual novel told through a diary you erase
93% positive
1,776 reviews
Alone in the Dark Prologue
A Southern Gothic horror teaser about delivering a letter
76% positive
Free
Erica
Live-action psychological thriller with a mystery shaped by your choices
79% positive
1,773 reviews
NERTS! Online
Fast-paced competitive solitaire for up to six players online
95% positive
Free