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
1,288 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Liminal Universe
A first-person walking simulator set in empty, surreal spaces
58% positive
171 reviews
Saving You From Yourself
A visual novel about controlling a patient's access to hormones
68% positive
Free
VTuber Connect
A free visual novel about virtual streamers and personal connections
96% positive
Free
Insomnis
First-person horror adventure with puzzles in a changing manor
86% positive
169 reviews
The Elision Effect
A surreal first-person puzzle game set in an abandoned office
93% positive
169 reviews
Demo Centum
A point-and-click visual novel guided by an unreliable narrator
78% positive
169 reviews
Demo BrokenLore: FOLLOW
First-person psychological horror tracing a young woman's past through puzzles
80% positive
169 reviews
Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
First-person holiday horror with Santa collecting gifts and making deliveries
82% positive
169 reviews
103
A first-person mystery told through objects in looping hallways
72% positive
167 reviews
The Gallery
Live-action thriller with parallel hostage stories set decades apart
72% positive
167 reviews
Asphyxia
A visual novel recasting Romantic poets as anime schoolgirls
87% positive
166 reviews
Demo Grey Skies: A War of the Worlds Story
Third-person stealth adventure set during a Martian invasion of England
37% positive
166 reviews
TRUFFLE
A precision maze game where touching any wall kills you
86% positive
Free
Anxiety Puppy
A visual novel where anxiety takes the shape of a puppy
96% positive
166 reviews
Christmas Story
First-person horror where a grandfather's Christmas tale blurs with reality
90% positive
166 reviews
stikir
Surreal action-adventure that keeps changing how you play
85% positive
165 reviews
JANITOR BLEEDS
First-person horror about surviving a cursed arcade machine
82% positive
165 reviews
Shift 87
First-person observation horror about spotting changes in repeating environments
82% positive
165 reviews
Phil Alone
A puzzle horror game about escaping a repeating day
85% positive
Free
Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
First-person survival horror through rooms that change as you explore
90% positive
164 reviews
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IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
First-person psychological horror about choosing whom to trust
71% positive
164 reviews
Last Lesson
First-person horror about a school caretaker's closing shift gone wrong
66% positive
163 reviews
Silence Channel
First-person psychological horror with puzzles inside an abandoned mansion
79% positive
161 reviews
Demo Splatter
A surreal first-person shooter where enemies adapt to your tactics
96% positive
161 reviews