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.
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark
2D horror adventure searching a ghost-haunted town for lost memories
87% positive
374 reviews
5 NIGHTS AT BOBR KURWA
First-person survival horror defending a hut from a monstrous beaver
93% positive
371 reviews
Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening
Family-friendly point-and-click adventure about fixing a sky-high weather factory
98% positive
367 reviews
Skirmish Line
Top-down World War II defense with randomized Japanese assaults
88% positive
365 reviews
Shoujo City
Anime dating sim about exploring Tokyo with your girlfriend
88% positive
348 reviews
迷离诡夜 blurred weird night
Haunted-house horror adventure with branching choices and possible romance
82% positive
346 reviews
[REC] Paroxysm
First-person psychological horror about filming supernatural events in eerie places
85% positive
344 reviews
While Waiting
A narrative puzzle adventure about waiting through life's moments
80% positive
344 reviews
KUNKUN Defender 2
Third-person zombie shooting and tower defense with four-player co-op
94% positive
343 reviews
Heart Fragment
Otome visual novel with branching endings and supernatural secrets
92% positive
Free
Kitchen Simulator 2015
Restaurant management sim where you cook orders and handle crises
40% positive
331 reviews
DISCIPLINE SIMULATOR
Multiplayer shooter with custom targets and weapon upgrades
85% positive
331 reviews
Playing History 2 - Slave Trade
Educational adventure as a young steward aboard a slave ship
63% positive
329 reviews
My Singing Monsters Playground
Cartoon monster party game with four-player competitive minigames
83% positive
314 reviews
Love In The Dark
Cooperative horror game about rescuing a possessed girlfriend
35% positive
Free
Help
First-person horror adventure searching a bunker for your missing daughter
56% positive
304 reviews
Misericorde Volume Two: White Wool & Snow
Kinetic visual novel about a nun investigating an abbey murder
99% positive
304 reviews
CLeM
Eerie puzzle adventure exploring a house with crafted magical toys
91% positive
300 reviews
HELLSEED: All Chapters
First-person horror investigation of a disappearance in 1980s Italy
72% positive
299 reviews
The Lost Souls
Short first-person horror game about searching hell for your soul
47% positive
295 reviews
Saint Kotar
Point-and-click horror mystery with two protagonists and occult rituals
74% positive
293 reviews
Dad's Monster House
Black-and-white point-and-click puzzle adventure in a house of secrets
94% positive
290 reviews
The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition
Point-and-click horror adventure with live-action scenes and mansion puzzles
77% positive
280 reviews
Harvest Island
Horror farming adventure where island chores uncover a dark mystery
84% positive
279 reviews