Best Psychological Horror Games 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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House Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.

Price -87% 1.08€
Rating 9.2
Release 30 Oct 2020
Siren Head: Awakening Siren Head: Awakening is a first-person horror game based on Trevor Henderson's artwork. You're stuck with your car in the middle of a dark forest with nothing but your flashlight. Seek escape by finding items necessary to survive while a terrifying monster lurks the shadows.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.0
Release 30 Oct 2020
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.

Price -87% 2.71€
Rating 7.2
Release 29 Oct 2020
Stirring Abyss Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.

Price -93% 1.95€
Rating 8.2
Release 29 Oct 2020
Visage Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Price -61% 11.82€
Rating 8.3
Release 29 Oct 2020
The Case Book of Arne A vampire and a girl... who are they? The two of them have a secret and solve a strange case... In a world where paranormal activity takes place, "Player" solves a case in which a non-human becomes a suspect. Such a "detective adventure" is coming to STEAM.

Price 8.19€
Rating 8.3
Release 28 Oct 2020
Transient: Extended Edition H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

Price -49% 9.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 28 Oct 2020
Dread X Collection 3 Experience 12 all-new games made exclusively for this unique horror anthology. Explore a mysterious castle that changes as you play. Keep your wits about you as the line between cute and creepy begins to blur. Uncover the next chapter in the ongoing Dread X Collection storyline.

Price -87% 1.12€
Rating 8.5
Release 23 Oct 2020
Iwaihime From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.

Price -89% 2.81€
Rating 7.6
Release 23 Oct 2020
Asterix & Obelix XXL: Romastered Asterix and Obelix make an XXL comeback in a Romastered version full of Romans!

Price -95% 1.09€
Rating 7.3
Release 22 Oct 2020
Murder House A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!

Price 9.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 22 Oct 2020
Amnesia: Rebirth A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

Price -97% 1.00€
Rating 7.5
Release 20 Oct 2020
CBT With Yuuka Kazami Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, also known as CBT, is the use of evidence based strategies to help manage symptoms of poor mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression. Yuuka Kazami from the Touhou Project invites you to some mostly peaceful lessons where you grasp the basics of CBT!

Price 0.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 19 Oct 2020
The Horror Of Salazar House Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!

Price -62% 1.26€
Rating 8.7
Release 15 Oct 2020
The Signifier Director's Cut This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

Price -98% 0.49€
Rating 7.5
Release 15 Oct 2020
Airplane Mode Airplane Mode delivers all the thrills of a real-time, six-hour commercial airline flight—in Coach. At least you've got a window seat. Buckle up.

Price 9.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 15 Oct 2020
Cube Escape Collection In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.

Price -55% 2.27€
Rating 9.5
Release 14 Oct 2020
Vigil: The Longest Night Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.

Price 21.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 14 Oct 2020
The Test: Final Revelation The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

Price 1.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 12 Oct 2020
Whiteboyz Wit Attitude: The Pursuit of Money First there was the Whip/Nae Nae, now it’s time to Wear The Purp with the greatest rappers of all time*! Dance along with the Whiteboyz Wit Attitude in an epic FMV rhythm game, and celebrate the launch of their new album The Pursuit of Money.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.7
Release 09 Oct 2020
Your amazing T-Gotchi! A cute game where you care about a green anime girl!

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 08 Oct 2020
Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition Cabbage and the Chompettes want to play hide and seek! Can you find all five of them?

Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 06 Oct 2020
COCKHEAD COCKHEAD reveals the story of a penis, a penis who made it. Experience a stunning adventure with our protagonist, enjoy fully hand-drawn graphics, original story and Big Band style jazz music. And remember that "No one's born with balls of steel"

Price -54% 2.63€
Rating 6.1
Release 27 Sep 2020
Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!

Price Free to play
Rating 9.0
Release 25 Sep 2020
Escape from Tatris Escape from Tatris is a parody puzzle game with traditional gameplay and new solutions. You must collect as much loot as possible in your character's inventory. To do this, collect rows of objects and remove them. Collect combos and transfer loot to backpacks.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.3
Release 18 Sep 2020
Phasmophobia Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

Price 18.99€
Rating 9.5
Release 18 Sep 2020
TAISHO x ALICE episode 2 DUALICE(TAISHO x ALICE episode II) is a fairytale visual novel in which YOU must save your Prince Charming! You will take on the role of the fairytale heroine in order to rehabilitate your chosen love interest and guide him to his "happily ever after"!

Price 16.49€
Rating 8.1
Release 17 Sep 2020
The Grounding If she catches you, she kills you. Smoke 6 times without getting killed.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 16 Sep 2020
A Gay Love Story About Gay Love A short story-based SRPG about two men who will eventually come to love each other. Now updated with added dialogue, new characters, different choices to make and multiple endings!

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 14 Sep 2020
H-SNIPER: World War II H-Sniper: World War II is a dynamic shooting game based on a sniper mechanics and inspired by World War II theme. You are playing as one of a few soldiers left, shooting the enemies from a hidden spot on the battleground.

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 06 Sep 2020
Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege You only wanted to make a visit to your sick colleague, but what you encounter is beyond your imagination. Discover the secrets of your colleague and find a way to escape the trap.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.0
Release 05 Sep 2020
MOTHER MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!

Price 2.39€
Rating 8.2
Release 27 Aug 2020
Struggling Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. Control the arms of a squishy abomination and lead it through a deranged world.

Price -96% 0.56€
Rating 8.2
Release 27 Aug 2020
CONTROL Ultimate Edition Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Price -94% 2.40€
Rating 8.6
Release 27 Aug 2020
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Price 1.49€
Rating 9.5
Release 26 Aug 2020
Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story A 2.5D horror game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, mixing cyberpunk with traditional Cantonese folklore. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots by celebrating visceral horror and the slow, fearful creep of dread.

Price -90% 1.75€
Rating 7.5
Release 25 Aug 2020

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