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.
Still Wakes the Deep
First-person horror against an unknown threat on a storm-hit oil rig
87% positive
13K reviews
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
First-person horror mini-games with animatronics in VR or flatscreen
96% positive
13K reviews
BOKURA
Two-player side-scrolling puzzle adventure where each sees a different world
91% positive
13K reviews
Lunch Lady
Co-op survival horror with a murderous lunch lady in pursuit
85% positive
13K reviews
FPV Kamikaze Drone
Modern warfare simulation centered on first-person kamikaze drone attacks
87% positive
13K reviews
PANICORE
First-person co-op survival horror with stealth and a noise-sensitive monster
79% positive
13K reviews
NGU IDLE
Free-to-play idle RPG where upgrades unlock more systems and bosses
96% positive
Free
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Side-scrolling psychological horror adventure about eviction, guilt, and puzzles
93% positive
13K reviews
Impostor Factory
Top-down story adventure with time travel and mansion deaths
96% positive
13K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
First-person horror as a night technician among active animatronics
90% positive
13K reviews
Amnesia: The Bunker
First-person survival horror in a World War I bunker stalked by a monster
93% positive
13K reviews
Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
First-person escape room puzzles with co-op and a dark story
81% positive
Free
Cube Escape: Paradox
Surreal point-and-click escape-room mystery with increasingly difficult puzzles
97% positive
Free
Pathologic 2
Story-driven survival RPG in a plague-stricken town with limited time
92% positive
12K reviews
The Beast Inside
First-person horror adventure linking two timelines through a diary
83% positive
12K reviews
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
First-person horror mystery about missing children and an industrial machine
70% positive
12K reviews
Oxenfree
Supernatural adventure shaped by choices, conversations, and radio signals
91% positive
12K reviews
In Silence
Multiplayer survival horror where sound guides the monster's hunt
74% positive
12K reviews
Find Love or Die Trying
Dating-show visual novel where staying single means death
97% positive
12K reviews
Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
Two-player puzzle adventure where each screen holds different clues
85% positive
12K reviews
魔女的夜宴
Anime romance visual novel with adult content and multiple endings
98% positive
12K reviews
Detention
2D horror adventure about escaping a haunted school in Taiwan
96% positive
12K reviews
The Exit 8
First-person horror puzzle about spotting changes in a looping hallway
93% positive
12K reviews
Granny
First-person survival horror about escaping a trap-filled locked house
94% positive
12K reviews