Top-Rated Free Psychological Horror Games on Steam
244 free Psychological Horror games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.
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Killer Chat! - Original Edition - Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
Nov 28, 2025
Girls' Frontline - As a Commander for Griffin & Kryuger PMC. Navigate faction power struggles, deploy forces strategically, and work to restore order in a war-torn world.
Nov 18, 2025
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It - USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Nov 10, 2025
Days Without Incident - It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.
Oct 22, 2025
Vigil - Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Aug 15, 2025
Whimsical Artefacts - A co-op friendslop game with a heavy focus on customization via drawing. Scavenge liminal bunkers and obtain artefacts that may or may not aid you and your friends.
Jul 31, 2025
Skull Hotel - Skull Hotel is a horror game where you clean hotel rooms while creatures hide, waiting to kill you.
Jul 15, 2025
vivid/stasis - Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Jul 5, 2025
Pathologic 3: Quarantine - In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.
Mar 17, 2025
Saihate Station - An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Mar 7, 2025
Garten of Banban 0 - Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Feb 21, 2025
Beat Around The Bush - Beat Around the Bush is a series done over YouTube shorts where the top comment got the next addition to the game. Beat Around the Bush is a game where your primary goal is to Beat around the Bush. Once you do, you did it. You won. Therefore, there's no more reason to keep playing this game.
Feb 7, 2025
Moral Dilemma: The Interview - A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.
Jan 31, 2025
Dodgy Deliveries - Co-op "Horror" game about running a delivery service with your friends! B̵̨̦͓͖̹̪̥̮͛̀̏̈́̐̔̉Ę̴̤̦̤͓̰̤́͗̚ ̵̨̺͓̱̞͔͉͙̀̂͂͋͠͠Ç̸̫͈̋͋͆̋̾̑̕͜Ä̴̛̟͑͛͋͂̌̕͜͝R̵̛͎̮̜̒̽̈́͂̓̒͘Ę̸͉̙̎̀͐͆Ḟ̶̼͖̭͇̗U̸̡̫͇̤̭̪̦̣̔Ḷ̶̛͖̙͗̋̈̇̕ ̷̡̢͕̦̜͚̌̎̃̔Ā̷̧͇͎̳͔̩̜̤̗͊̋Ţ̸̭̩͚̮͖͇̹̬̾ ̷͍̞̰͈̻̣͚̂̾ͅN̵̛̤͒̏̒͝Ḯ̵̡̘͇̖̏͘Ģ̸̛͙̥̞̽̀͒͜H̶̲̜̺̐̄͋͊̍̈́͘͜T̴̯̲̳̪͚̜̼̈͠
Jan 31, 2025
Toaster Arena - Toaster Arena is a first person multiplayer arena shooter where players battle it out on different maps and game modes. Use Advanced movement to traverse obstacles and gain the advantage on the battlefield.
Jan 20, 2025
New Day - New Day is an upcoming life simulation game where almost anything can happen! Create your own islanders, design their apartments, and get involved with their day-to-day life as they divulge into unexpected friendships, problems, and more!
Dec 25, 2024
Awaria - Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
Dec 16, 2024
Scauage - Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Dec 6, 2024
PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator - Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Nov 27, 2024
Nightmare House: The Original Mod - Wake up, it’s time for the real nightmare to begin. Make your way through a terrorizing house, uncover the secrets of a haunted hospital, fight through hordes of the undead, and try to escape Nightmare House.
Nov 14, 2024
PUMPKIN PANIC - COME TO THIS COZY FARM! Plant crops, take care of the plants, go fishing, or whatever you prefer, but have a good time! But be carefull, they say that strange things are happening in the area...
Oct 30, 2024
STRAFTAT - STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Oct 24, 2024
Pocket Waifu: Desktop Pet - Elevate your desktop experience by adopting a desktop waifu! Similar to a tamagotchi, she will keep you company on your desktop while you work or play other games! Pat her head, feed her snacks, give her plushies, or go fishing. Bring a little joy and cozy vibes to your daily routine!
Aug 13, 2024
Krypta FM - Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Jul 19, 2024
Dark Hours: Prologue - Dark Hours: Prologue is a free co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.
Jul 18, 2024
Illusion Carnival - A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.
Jul 11, 2024
Tapple - Idle Clicker - Welcome to Tapple, the idle clicker game where every tap brings you closer to an ever-growing collection of Tapples. Build your empire one tap at a time, discover unique Tapple drops, and AFK all you want!
Jun 28, 2024
Bring Me that Shawarma - A visual novel about shawarma, consisting of multiple episodes.
Jun 7, 2024
[Nightmare Files] Clap Clap - Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Jun 3, 2024
Cats - Cats — and that says it all. Interactive cat clicker. Click on cats for new cats. That's all, really.
May 21, 2024
Indigo Park: Chapter 1 - Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
May 18, 2024
Burger - 🍔 Burger is a clicker cooking game where you just click to make burgers — more and more burgers! Thinking about pizza 🍕 or eggs 🥚? Think again, because it's all about burgers! Free. 🍔✨
May 17, 2024
Mimic Search - Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.
May 2, 2024
last seen online - Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.
Mar 14, 2024
Rental - Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Mar 7, 2024
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.
Feb 3, 2024
Psychopomp - Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.
Jan 30, 2024
Paper Lily - Chapter 1 - Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Jan 26, 2024
TEST TEST TEST - Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Jan 17, 2024
Lacey's Wardrobe - Lacey needs your help to find the best outfits for every occasion. Play dress-up Lacey and experience amazing moments with her! 「 Fangame ♡」
Jan 5, 2024
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?
Dec 25, 2023
Pinball FX Midnight - Get ready to tilt into terror. The new horror-inspired pinball platform for fearless players. Prove your skills on the most sinister, gory, and badass tables ever brought to life.
Nov 30, 2023
BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal - Immerse yourself in a pixel-art visual novel that blends thrilling crime, romantic comedy, and the pursuit of love. This game depicts the story of a new employee pursuing his female boss.
Oct 19, 2023
TELEFORUM - TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
Oct 19, 2023
The Windows Are Gone - Haunted by grief and guilt after a tragic accident, you start seeing a house in your dreams. No matter what you do, you can't get its image out of your mind. You feel it calling for you, so you answer it.
Oct 2, 2023
Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul - Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.
Aug 8, 2023
Steam Engine Simulator - The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Jun 7, 2023
Alone in the Dark Prologue - This stand-alone prologue puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong… Experience the unique 1920s horror atmosphere of Alone in the Dark and prepare for the terror that awaits in Derceto Manor
May 25, 2023
