Best Psychological games on PC
Games in this category use perception, mental states, emotional pressure, or social manipulation as major parts of their stories or play. They range from story-led horror and exploration to puzzles, survival simulations, and multiplayer deception.
- Mental and emotional themes
- Uncertainty, tension, or altered perception
Related: Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Horror
1,194 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Surveillance horror puzzle where missed anomalies can end your night
94% positive
677 reviews
![[Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明](https://www.pcgame.com/img/1306620/chillas-art-missing-children-header.webp?v=1793527640)
[Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
A short horror investigation with two possible endings to uncover
83% positive
675 reviews
CAPTURED
First-person horror about photographing anomalies to escape a looping home
95% positive
672 reviews
Poker Fate - Anime Girls Texas Hold'em
Free-to-play Texas Hold'em with animated anime partners at the table
49% positive
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I Saw Black Clouds
Live-action psychological thriller where your decisions change the story's direction
62% positive
666 reviews
Demo The Norwood Suite
First-person mystery adventure through a surreal hotel with hidden passages
94% positive
658 reviews
Demo It Has My Face
First-person horror roguelite about hunting a clone that hunts you
88% positive
649 reviews
The Anomaly Project
First-person co-op horror game about spotting changes to escape
82% positive
649 reviews
Those Who Remain
First-person psychological horror where staying in the light keeps you alive
68% positive
647 reviews
Lucifer Within Us
Isometric detective game about exposing lies and exorcising digital demons
73% positive
647 reviews
Morphine
Psychological horror adventure through a bullied student's memories and subconscious
74% positive
644 reviews
Demo Mindlock - The Apartment
A point-and-click adventure inside an apartment that keeps changing
95% positive
641 reviews
Left Alone
First-person psychological horror with puzzles in an abandoned school
73% positive
640 reviews
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[Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル
Short psychological horror with puzzles around a real Japanese tunnel
76% positive
638 reviews
Pumpkin Eater
Psychological horror visual novel about grief and human decomposition
88% positive
636 reviews
Haunt Chaser
Co-op horror about freeing trapped spirits while an entity hunts you
68% positive
635 reviews
Sweetest Monster
Psychological horror visual novel about a father's encounter with a catgirl
92% positive
634 reviews
Aurora Hills: Chapter 2
Point-and-click mystery tracing a missing ranger's trail through Appalachian forests
99% positive
631 reviews
Demo Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
Point-and-click horror with dream-shaping puzzles and turn-based battles
94% positive
630 reviews
Leila
Hand-drawn point-and-click adventure tracing one woman's life through puzzles
87% positive
630 reviews
Lydia
A point-and-click story about addiction seen through a child's eyes
89% positive
620 reviews
Heaven Dust
Survival horror with mansion puzzles, zombies, and multiple endings
91% positive
619 reviews
Demo Departed Away
A school-set visual novel mixing romance, mystery, and psychological horror
89% positive
617 reviews
Paradise
Dark romance visual novel about a deadly island mystery
92% positive
615 reviews