Best psychological horror games on Steam
Horror that works on your head rather than your reflexes. Ranked by review score weighted by how many reviews stand behind it, not by the raw percentage. A game with 40,000 reviews at 92% places above one with 210 at 96%, because a small crowd of enthusiasts is not the same thing as a verdict.
40 games, best first
ranked by weighted review score
98%#1People Playground
98%#2Half-Life: Alyx
98%−20%#3MiSide
97%−75%#4Resident Evil 4
98%#5OneShot
97%#6Lethal Company
97%−75%#7Undertale
97%#8WEBFISHING
97%#9OMORI
96%#10Doki Doki Literature Club!
96%#11Outlast
98%#12Firework
96%−75%#13Resident Evil Village
96%#14Outer Wilds
97%#15Sally Face - Episode One
95%−60%#16Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
97%#17Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
95%#18Buckshot Roulette
97%#19Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
96%#20DREDGE
96%#21SOMA
97%#22SIGNALIS
97%#23STEINS;GATE
95%#24My Summer Car
94%−30%#25Phasmophobia
96%#26Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
97%#27Fran Bow
96%#28What Remains of Edith Finch
98%#29The Room Two
95%#30Little Nightmares
96%−90%#31Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
97%#32Nubby's Number Factory
95%#33Ultimate Custom Night
96%−50%#34Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
97%#35Outcore: Desktop Adventure
95%−60%#36SILENT HILL 2
97%#37Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
95%#38Mouthwashing
94%#39Content Warning
95%#40Blood and Bacon
The badge on each cover is the share of Steam reviews that are positive. Only games with at least 200reviews are eligible, and the order weights that share by how many reviews back it, so a large review count beats a slightly higher percentage from a small one. Prices are today’s US Steam prices and update hourly; player counts are live from Coilr’s own tracking.