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
96%−75%#7Undertale
97%#8WEBFISHING
97%#9OMORI
96%#10Doki Doki Literature Club!
96%#11Outlast
98%#12Firework
96%−75%#13Resident Evil Village
96%#14Outer Wilds
95%−60%#15Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
95%#16Buckshot Roulette
97%#17Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
97%#18Sally Face - Episode One
96%#19DREDGE
97%#20Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
96%#21SOMA
97%−30%#22SIGNALIS
94%−30%#23Phasmophobia
95%#24My Summer Car
97%#25STEINS;GATE
96%#26Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
96%#27What Remains of Edith Finch
97%#28Fran Bow
98%−80%#29The Room Two
95%−75%#30Little Nightmares
96%#31Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
97%#32Nubby's Number Factory
95%#33Ultimate Custom Night
96%#34Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
95%−60%#35SILENT HILL 2
97%#36Outcore: Desktop Adventure
97%#37Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
94%#38Content Warning
95%#39Mouthwashing
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.