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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Tomato Jones It’s just a red tomato wearing a silly hat. He tries to look like a cool tomb raider, rolling and jumping across the maps. Help him find all the treasures in the mystic castle, or watch him meet a variety of painful ends.

Price -91% 0.49€
Rating 7.7
Release 11 Jul 2016
Replica Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.

Price -22% 2.35€
Rating 8.3
Release 11 Jul 2016
Mr. Pumpkin Adventure Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 08 Jul 2016
Dead End Road Dead End Road is an atmospheric driving game, with a low-fi aesthetic and procedurally generated elements. Complete your journey to seek the assistance of the old witch at Dead End Road; Get there before daybreak and perhaps, just perhaps, you can escape this nightmare.

Price 2.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 08 Jul 2016
Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

Price 22.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 08 Jul 2016
Conan the mighty pig Conan the mighty pig as a relaxing action-adventure exploration game. In your quest to find all the lost truffles you must avoid forest creatures and eat plants to gain special powers. There are many interconnected area to explore, including mountain and caves.

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 07 Jul 2016
Nurse Love Addiction Follow Asuka Osachi, a ditzy girl training to become a nurse at Teito Nursing School. Experience her story with her classmates as they discover love, medicine, and adulthood.

Price -66% 13.63€
Rating 8.7
Release 07 Jul 2016
The Room Two Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.5
Release 05 Jul 2016
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…

Price -90% 1.67€
Rating 8.0
Release 29 Jun 2016
KARAKARA KARAKARA. It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race.

Price -83% 1.73€
Rating 8.7
Release 27 Jun 2016
Potato Thriller Known for deep frying his victims, Potato Man is the most notorious serial killer out there...

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 22 Jun 2016
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Price 7.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 17 Jun 2016
Bastard Bonds Bastard Bonds is a mature, fast-paced tactical RPG with high-end pixel art and in-depth character customization.

Price 8.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 15 Jun 2016
Welcome to the Game Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 15 Jun 2016
Dead by Daylight Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.

Price -59% 8.29€
Rating 7.9
Release 14 Jun 2016
The Hat Man: Shadow Ward Based on a true story, discover the horror of the Canton insane asylum as you attempt to rescue your daughter. Experience the scariest game of 2014.

Price 9.75€
Rating 6.4
Release 10 Jun 2016
Insanity Clicker Been looking for the thrill? Then you've come to the right place! Insanity Clicker is a time-killer game full of horror and fear that will make you tremble in a couple of minutes!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.6
Release 07 Jun 2016
The Solus Project The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Price -35% 12.42€
Rating 7.7
Release 07 Jun 2016
Super Duper Party Pooper Created by solo developer Nikola Kostic - Have you ever wanted to poop on party goers but were too socially awkward to just go for it? Well, Super Duper Party Pooper is about to change all that, the player will find themselves in the middle of a raw human story of existential panic.

Price 0.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 06 Jun 2016
35MM Post-apocalyptic story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, left by people after the global epidemic.

Price -72% 2.52€
Rating 7.0
Release 27 May 2016
Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.

Price -90% 0.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 27 May 2016
OmniBus OmniBus is next-to-last gen physics game about the most powerful bus in the universe that can’t stop or even slow down for reasons incomprehensible to the simple human mind.

Price -85% 0.74€
Rating 7.7
Release 26 May 2016
POSTAL Redux POSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of the classic dark and surreal twin-stick isometric shooter. Take control of The POSTAL Dude as he fights to survive in a world gone mad with violence.

Price -94% 0.57€
Rating 8.9
Release 20 May 2016
htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary In the depths of a labyrinthine ruin, a young girl named Mion rises from a deep sleep. Lost, alone, and with no memory of how she got here or where her parents are, she is greeted by two fireflies—one composed entirely of light, and another who lurks among the shadows.

Price -78% 2.29€
Rating 6.7
Release 18 May 2016
Autumn More than a game, Autumn is a relaxing place for spiritual learning and growth with a soothing atmosphere. There are no time limits, no enemies to defeat, no goals to reach… except the ones you set for yourself. Relax, learn, grow… and enjoy Autumn.

Price -62% 0.38€
Rating 6.0
Release 14 May 2016
The House in Fata Morgana A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Price 22.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 13 May 2016
Kathy Rain Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Price -91% 0.94€
Rating 8.9
Release 05 May 2016
OZMAFIA!! Once upon a time, a girl, her pet dog, and three companions made a journey to meet a great wizard who could grant their wishes. But what if the girl hadn’t believed that “there’s no place like home”? Explore a fairytale world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!

Price -50% 15.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 29 Apr 2016
Left Alone Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?

Price 6.89€
Rating 7.1
Release 28 Apr 2016
PICO PARK:Classic Edition PICO PARK:Classic Edition is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-10 players.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.0
Release 27 Apr 2016
Corpse Party A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

Price -65% 5.29€
Rating 8.5
Release 25 Apr 2016
Muddy Heights® 2 Poop you way to victory...again! In Muddy Heights 2, you play as a person who has had a little bit too much to eat and needs to relieve himself by any means possible. Poop off various heights onto people and vehicles to score points. Complete level goals to gain cash to buy more food.

Price 2.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 19 Apr 2016
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.

Price -90% 1.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 18 Apr 2016
Stephen's Sausage Roll A simple 3d puzzle game.

Price -56% 12.92€
Rating 9.1
Release 17 Apr 2016
Deer Man Deer Man is a short Interactive Storytelling experience. You play as Jacob's memory, where you will have an incredible encounter with Deer Man & the dark side of his love for the wildlife. If you love animals, this is for you!

Price 0.79€
Rating 6.8
Release 15 Apr 2016
Lucid9: Inciting Incident Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 14 Apr 2016

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