Best Psychological Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated psychological games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Psychological games on Steam.

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Lust from Beyond: M Edition Descend into madness in a first-person survival horror inspired by Lovecraft and Giger. Solve the mystery of esoteric cults. Cross the gate to the blasphemous land of Lusst’ghaa. Play the new M-rated cut of the fan-favorite Lust from Beyond.

Price -96% 0.66€
Rating 6.4
Release 10 Feb 2022
7 Days to End with You To know a language, know the world, and finally know you.

Price -20% 6.23€
Rating 8.6
Release 06 Feb 2022
GNOSIA The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...

Price -30% 14.69€
Rating 9.0
Release 23 Jan 2022
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).

Price 13.29€
Rating 9.3
Release 21 Jan 2022
How Fish Is Made Are sardines trustworthy? Are you? Do you want to be? How Fish is Made is a janky little jaunt through the world of surrealist storytelling. Now featuring a Katamari-like DLC!

Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 14 Jan 2022
Fears to Fathom - Norwood Hitchhike Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 06 Jan 2022
Fear Therapy Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.

Price 3.99€
Rating 6.6
Release 24 Dec 2021
ПОСЛЕДНИЙ ДЕНЬ В УРЮПИНСКЕ THE LAST DAY IN URYUPINSK is an atmospheric walk through the post-Soviet courtyard to depressive music.

Price 1.99€
Rating 6.2
Release 24 Dec 2021
I'm on Observation Duty 4 A spot the difference -type of puzzle horror game about monitoring live surveillance camera footage and spotting anomalies. Anomalies range from furniture movement to intruders. Fix anomalies by filing reports. You will need sharp eyes and good memory. The goal is to survive the entire night.

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 22 Dec 2021
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Price 7.39€
Rating 9.5
Release 16 Dec 2021
Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.

Price -91% 1.95€
Rating 7.8
Release 16 Dec 2021
Amelie A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 15 Dec 2021
Momotype An experimental, horror visual novel about raising a virtual pet. Help a tamagotchi-like creature navigate his angst. We love Momo!

Price Free to play
Rating 9.1
Release 03 Dec 2021
Twin Mirror The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?

Price -97% 0.89€
Rating 7.4
Release 01 Dec 2021
BURIED STARS A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.

Price 33.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 29 Nov 2021
Pumpkin Eater Pumpkin Eater is a visual novel about grief, pumpkin heads, and human decomposition. 100% medically accurate.

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 17 Nov 2021
Sherlock Holmes Chapter One In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.

Price -83% 7.76€
Rating 7.6
Release 15 Nov 2021
Dahlia View Sometimes it takes a nightmare to wake a place like Dahlia View. Lead the investigation into a missing child and discover the dark secret of Dahlia View in this story-driven observational thriller from the creators of The Occupation and Ether One.

Price -87% 3.95€
Rating 8.0
Release 02 Nov 2021
Inscryption Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Price -77% 4.72€
Rating 9.6
Release 19 Oct 2021
Chasing Static A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Price 12.49€
Rating 8.2
Release 14 Oct 2021
My Beautiful Paper Smile Welcome, child, to your new home. Here you shall learn the art of perfection. Here you shall learn to smile. Be sure that smile doesn’t fade into sadness, or you will need to run and hide…

Price 11.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 14 Oct 2021
The Alien Cube Worlds collide as your cursed inheritance throws you into the middle of a series of mysterious events. Discover terrifying secrets as you follow your uncle’s disappearance, and confront a terrible truth that will change your life forever in this cosmic horror first-person adventure.

Price -31% 13.90€
Rating 7.7
Release 14 Oct 2021
Eronoctosis: Put Yourself Together A 2-Player Networked Horror Co-Op game. Explore the deepest recesses of your mind to put yourself back together. Work together to defend yourself from its denizens.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.7
Release 10 Oct 2021
Haunt Chaser Haunt Chaser is a 4 Player Co-Op horror game, can be played as a Single-Player too. Chasers need to use all the hunting equipment in order to banish the evil and save the poor souls from torment while uncovering deeply disturbing secrets. Also, there is a 4v1 party game mode.

Price 12.49€
Rating 6.5
Release 06 Oct 2021