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
174 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
DEATH NOTE Killer Within
Online social deduction pitting Kira against L in hidden-role matches
85% positive
2,744 reviews
Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
Horror mystery with school exploration and deadly choices
95% positive
2,573 reviews
While We Wait Here
First-person diner story with cooking, dialogue choices, and looming catastrophe
89% positive
2,466 reviews
It Steals
First-person survival horror in mazes with monsters that hunt you
98% positive
2,405 reviews
Amenti
Egyptian tomb horror with artifact photography and supernatural encounters
80% positive
2,368 reviews
Murder House
Retro survival horror with a killer stalking an abandoned house
95% positive
2,345 reviews
ZM Desktop Elf
Casual desktop companion with customizable outfits, productivity tools, and romance
82% positive
2,308 reviews
Paragnosia
First-person horror game about photographing anomalies in a haunted apartment
90% positive
2,300 reviews
BURIED STARS
Mystery visual novel about murder in a collapsed broadcast studio
84% positive
2,263 reviews
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Point-and-click adventure through an apartment building and other people's dreams
87% positive
2,251 reviews
The Pale Beyond
Story-driven survival management on an icebound polar expedition
89% positive
2,249 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
Psychological horror visual novel about recurring deaths in a village
97% positive
1,994 reviews
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Third-person survival horror where photographs ward off island ghosts
89% positive
1,978 reviews
Honey, I Joined a Cult
Cult management simulation with base building and absurd comedy
72% positive
1,934 reviews
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout
Point-and-click adventure about escaping an asylum with a talking bunny
86% positive
1,912 reviews
CLICKOLDING
Dark narrative clicker in a hotel room with a masked stranger
82% positive
1,815 reviews
Super Seducer : How to Talk to Girls
Live-action dating sim with branching choices and awkward outcomes
83% positive
1,805 reviews
Twin Mirror
Psychological mystery adventure built around memory reconstructions and choices
77% positive
1,732 reviews
A Fisherman's Tale
VR puzzle adventure with a lighthouse inside another lighthouse
94% positive
1,539 reviews
CBT With Yuuka Kazami
Short Touhou visual novel about cognitive behavioral therapy lessons
97% positive
1,499 reviews
Mind Scanners
Dystopian psychiatry sim with arcade-style treatments and ethical choices
75% positive
1,472 reviews
The Thing: Remastered
Remastered third-person survival horror shooter with squad trust in Antarctica
90% positive
1,421 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
Mystery visual novel about yearly deaths in a rural village
97% positive
1,394 reviews
Ignited in Cavern
Choice-driven historical fantasy visual novel about a merchant's murder
93% positive
1,391 reviews