Psychological Horror Hidden Gems on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated psychological horror games.
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SILENT BREATH
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Dishwashing Simulator
A short, unique survival-farming-base-building-tycoon-horror game where you must survive through washing dishes. Explore mysterious depths, manage resources, and unravel a cryptic narrative. In DWS, a chore becomes a journey to freedom.
Anomaly Exit
On your way home on the train, you weren't paying attention. Until you realised the train had been stopping at the same station over, and over again. Watch out for anomalies, and avoid the Anomaly Exit! Made for singleplayer and 2-6 co-operative multiplayer.
Fuck You Witch
Your best friend has confessed her love for you... but the problems don't stop there. You've started to hallucinate. All this interferes with sleeping and eating, and in general disrupts your ideal lifestyle. Yell obscenities at the witch, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Qazaq steppes
Shadow Corridor 2 雨ノ四葩
Lost forever in the pitch black! But that's what makes it fun! The vast corridors covered in darkness change with each play. All you can do is run or hide from the frightening Apparitions. Use unique items and Karuta cards with special powers in your desperate search for an escape from the darkness!
Doll Impostor
Doll Impostor is a horror game where 1-4 players take on the role of guardians of possessed dolls. Work together to identify the impostor doll before 9 a.m, or face dire consequences. Every hour counts in this tense, fear-filled race against time.
Just Another Night Shift
Just Another Night Shift is a casual competitive 1v1 or 2v2 PvP stealth strategy game. Play as a Thief and as a Security Guard. Steal the valuable and try to prevent it in this 3D indie game. Grab a friend and work THE NIGHT SHIFT of your life. Join us for hours of fun gameplay with your friends!
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[Chilla's Art] Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号
Shinkansen 0 | 新幹線 0号 is a game set in Japan where players are tasked with finding anomalies in the Shinkansen. (Japanese bullet train)
LISA: The First
A memory of madness.
Backrooms Rec.
Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.
Hospital 666
Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.
Turlock Holmes
A detective narrative puzzler without pre-set options! Raise your questions at will, and an AI-host will answer only with 'yes' or 'no.' Drive the investigation with your curiosity; the path to solving the mystery lies in questions you ask. Can you dig out the truth through your questions?
ESCAPE FROM BOYKISSER
A terrifying psychological horror where You must explore mysterious Facilities, evade the pursuing Boykisser, and search for the way Outside.
The Lancaster Leak - Entity Exam
YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a recording of a training protocol. By answering questions and resisting jumpscares, can you beat the Entity Exam?
my eyes deceive
Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.
Departed Away
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
I'm counting to 6...
Turning onto an old road, the main character gets into an accident due to thick fog. Now he's trying to find someone who can help him. Forced to enter an old house, the main character finds himself trapped, from which it is not so easy to get out.
Remnant Records
Remnant Records is a horror investigation game for 1 to 4 players. Explore places haunted by the dead, survive elaborate and unique ghosts and find out what happened to them through thousands of generated stories.
Abyss School
Solve hidden items and puzzles while avoiding abyssal zombies and traps at school.
TEST TEST TEST
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
False Dream
You find yourself trapped in a dream. If you capture anomalies in the dream with a camera, you might be able to escape.
Sleeping With Sakuya Izayoi
In this small visual novel, lay down and relax with Sakuya Izayoi. Talk to her, kiss her or just simply enjoy each other's presence! Chose between 3 different locations featuring stunning artwork in this Touhou Project Fangame.
The Haunted Building
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Supernormal
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
The Backrooms: Unbounded
The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free Simple Linear single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive?
Revenge Of The Colon
Revenge of the colon is a story driven, single-player, atmospheric, body horror game with multiple endings. Perform colonoscopies on five patients and discover the horrors concealed deep within them. PS1 horror style!
Garten of Banban 6
Explore the forgotten levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new terrors that reside below. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
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[Chilla's Art] Jisatsu | 自撮
Jisatsu | 自撮 is a Japanese found footage mockumentary horror game.
House of Lizards
Unique Ancient Knight Simulator with Horror Elements. Get Intelligence for Knight Brothers, return to the base Ancient Manuscripts, drink Baikal Water and Destroy the base of Lizards!
MetaPhysical
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
Evil Nun: The Broken Mask
Enter Evil Nun's nightmare. Trapped in a cursed school, escape from Sister Madeline. She's cunning, searching every corner, luring and talking to you depending on your actions. Solve puzzles, craft items, and uncover the mystery in this horror game with different escape routes.