Best Psychological horror Games

NXTO's catalog has 490 psychological horror games. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Resident Evil 4, Undertale and What Remains of Edith Finch.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Resident Evil 4

   2023Action, Adventure ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~16.2 h to beat
2. 2
   

   Undertale

   2015Indie, RPGPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~7 h to beat
3. 3
   

   What Remains of Edith Finch

   2017Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
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   Half-Life: Alyx

   2020Shooter, AdventurePC ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~12.2 h to beat
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   Max Payne

   2001Shooter, ActionPC, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.1 h to beat
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   The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

   2022Casual, IndiePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~2.1 h to beat
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   Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

   2017Shooter, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.2 h to beat
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   Outer Wilds

   2019Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~17.1 h to beat
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   Kindergarten 2

   Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~7 h avg. playtime
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    STEINS;GATE

    2009Adventure, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
11. 11
    

    The Room Three

    2015Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
12. 12
    

    Impostor Factory

    2021Adventure, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
13. 13
    

    Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

    2012Casual, AdventurePC, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~33.6 h to beat
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    OMORI

    2020Casual, IndiePC, Xbox Series X|S, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~21.4 h to beat
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    Ib

    2012Indie, AdventurePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
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    F.E.A.R.

    2005Shooter, ActionPC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.2 h to beat
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    Little Nightmares II

    2021Platformer, AdventurePC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5.7 h to beat
18. 18
    

    Sonic X Shadow Generations

    2024Adventure, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5~9 h avg. playtime
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    The Room Two

    2013Indie, PuzzlePC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
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    The House in Fata Morgana

    2016Adventure, HorrorPC, Switch ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    Night in the Woods

    2017Adventure, HorrorPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.9 h to beat
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    Dredge

    2023Adventure, RPGPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.7 h to beat
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    Signalis

    2022Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.2 h to beat
24. 24
    

    Cube Escape Collection

    2020Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
25. 25
    

    Dead Space

    2023Action, Adventure ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~12.2 h to beat
26. 26
    

    Faith: The Unholy Trinity

    2022Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.3/5~3 h avg. playtime
27. 27
    

    People Playground

    2019Casual, IndiePC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~3.7 h to beat
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    Crow Country

    2024Indie, ActionPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

    2010Adventure, HorrorPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~25.2 h to beat
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    Lethal Company

    2023Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~9.7 h to beat

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