Recommendation List For Psychological Horror Games (With Links!)
I played -
Angels of Death - it is just awesome tho tw for suicidal person, gore
Fran Bow - depicts psychosis and it is very good
Goetia - it is a puzzle game but with suspense and some good story telling, demonology
Inunaki Tunnel - this unknown gem is just so good, it is inspired by a Japanese urban tale, there are evil spirits, supernatural but creepy
Masochisia - depicts the imagined childhood of Albert Fischer, a known serial killer, tw for gore, psychosis, CSA and so many stuff tbh, disturbing as hell
Misao - damn traumatic, tw for sexual abuse
Neverending Nightmares - the developer has OCD and tried to depict what it is like, so good!
Steins;Gate - tho not really a horror, but there is psychological messed upness, visual novel, damn heartbreaking
Stigmatized Property - more like horror and short but super creepy
The Survey - short and creepy
The Town of Light - this is heartbreaking and a must play tbh, tw for old psychiatric hospitals
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - this might be my favorite, it is just awesome, mystery, occult and that story telling, so good
I am playing/watched a little&bought -
Alien: Isolation - this is too scary omg, i should warn the AI is too smart
The Cat Lady - tw for suicidal protagonist not gonna spoil
Chaos;Child - tw for gore, terrifying as hell, idk what will happen but i am hooked and long af
Corpse Party - 8bit but terrifying, tw gore
Only If - trippy af game, i played few hours still have no idea what it is about but it has horror tag and it makes you uncomfortable
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows(2) / Night Alone(1) - cute style but survival horror, monsters included
I bought on steam sale after looking into them, horror/psychological -
The Convenience Store - short and looks scary
Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder - Lovecraftian horror
Detention - I was warned about drama in it, apparently a tear-jerker, survival elements
Distraint - "In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity."
God's Basement - "Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory."
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - tw for audio hallucinations
Investigator - "The main character used to be a private investigator, but now he is but a mere stranger forced to roam from house to house in search of food and an overnight stay." more horror than psychological
Interrogation: You will be deceived - you investigate a terrorist organization, how far will you go?
Juken Jigoku - it is about exam stress in Japan
Left Way - "Nampung found herself in a strange place. What is really happening?"
Okaeri - "VHS type Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house."
ParanormalHK - it is a game about urban legends of Hong Kong, very scary monsters
QuietMansion2 - "A horror game made by high school students has finally arrived at Steam. Escape from the monster in a spooky mansion, find the key and escape!"
Roots of Insanity - classic run away from the psych yard survival horror probably has jump scares, tw gore
Silence of the Sleep - a person commits suicide but wakes up without the memories of his entire life, tw suicide
Song of Horror - place exploration game, survival horror, ppl love this game btw so many positive reviews
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark - it is gore and weird, i will play the first chance i get
The Suicide of Rachel Foster - exploration of a house and the truth hidden from the past, no jump scare, no monsters but probably very traumatic
Tokyo Dark - Visual novel, tw gore
Unheard - "What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime?" is the only thing i will say, it seem so good
When the Darkness Comes - depicts depression and anxiety and it is free
Yuki Onna - inspired by a Japanese folk tale
These games are mostly indie and cheap af. You might’ve noticed more Asia horror than others bc in my opinion Asian horror is more subtle usually. And I love me some subtleness. English is my second laguage, there might be mistakes just fyi. Links are on the name of each game. I hope you guys find it useful! If you know any good games let me know!
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