Home / Best Of / Psychological Horror Games

Best Psychological Horror Games on Steam

Ranked selections from 7,890 matching catalog entries, using recorded player activity, reviews, trends, and release recency.

Best Psychological Horror Games on Steam

Explore Psychological Horror Games on Steam using recorded player activity, community reviews, trend momentum, and release recency.

Total Games

7,890

Ranking Method

Composite Score

Data Source

Recorded Steam observations

Overall Score Most Played Best Reviewed Trending

Showing 1–50 of 100 ranked games

#	Game	Players	Reviews	Price	Score	Trend
1	The Outlast Trials	50,653	93%	$39.99	0.8	+47175.3
2	Resident Evil 4	10,693	98%	$39.99	0.8	+11759.5
3	HELLDIVERS™ 2	27,787	76%	$39.99	0.8	+27577.7
4	Geometry Dash	35,195	93%	$4.99	0.7	+32359.0
5	Ready or Not	6,256	89%	$49.99	0.7	+5994.7
6	Escape the Backrooms	3,124	91%	$7.99	0.7	+3339.8
7	Phasmophobia	7,027	96%	$19.99	0.7	+6863.5
8	Dead by Daylight	37,448	79%	$19.99	0.7	+37107.5
9	Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)	2,345	79%	$20.99	0.7	+3868.6
10	Resident Evil Village	1,895	96%	$39.99	0.7	+2135.8
11	NGU IDLE	2,793	96%	—	0.7	+2687.4
12	Lossless Scaling	4,992	89%	$4.19	0.7	+5199.6
13	Lethal Company	857	97%	$9.99	0.7	+803.9
14	Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days	899	86%	$19.99	0.6	+877.1
15	SCP: Secret Laboratory	3,492	91%	—	0.6	+3627.6
16	SILENT HILL 2	523	95%	$69.99	0.6	+534.9
17	My Summer Car	433	95%	$14.99	0.6	+427.3
18	Library Of Ruina	965	94%	$10.19	0.6	+914.9
19	Outer Wilds	998	96%	$12.49	0.6	+989.0
20	People Playground	992	99%	$9.99	0.6	+1066.7
21	Control Ultimate Edition	1,502	87%	$5.99	0.6	+1730.2
22	Sultan's Game	898	94%	—	0.6	+865.3
23	Resident Evil 7 Biohazard	1,566	95%	$7.99	0.6	+1536.2
24	Buckshot Roulette	690	96%	—	0.6	+719.4
25	Nubby's Number Factory	191	98%	$4.99	0.6	+197.1
26	Undertale	1,426	97%	$2.49	0.6	+1742.3
27	DREDGE	631	96%	—	0.6	+670.1
28	Content Warning	638	95%	—	0.6	+606.5
29	Gorilla Tag	762	91%	—	0.6	+786.0
30	Metro Exodus	840	90%	$2.99	0.6	+869.4
31	OMORI	500	97%	—	0.6	+487.5
32	DEVOUR	771	91%	—	0.6	+723.6
33	RISK: Global Domination	1,513	80%	—	0.6	+1648.0
34	Lobotomy Corporation \| Monster Management Simulation	975	94%	$8.49	0.6	+878.8
35	Crab Game	654	92%	—	0.6	+691.5
36	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition	896	77%	$19.79	0.6	+902.4
37	Dead Space	663	91%	—	0.6	+685.2
38	MiSide	353	98%	—	0.6	+378.9
39	Backrooms: Escape Together	457	88%	$9.99	0.6	+454.8
40	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024	4,658	47%	$48.99	0.6	+4388.3
41	The Long Drive	576	90%	—	0.6	+549.0
42	Matchmaking Inc.	295	83%	$8.99	0.6	+299.8
43	Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc	886	96%	$1.99	0.6	+939.2
44	Little Nightmares II	410	94%	—	0.6	+384.8
45	Amazing Cultivation Simulator	646	86%	—	0.6	+663.9
46	Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut	146	97%	$8.99	0.6	+153.5
47	Half-Life: Alyx	249	98%	$14.99	0.6	+306.5
48	SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS	266	97%	—	0.6	+260.4
49	SIGNALIS	271	97%	—	0.6	+278.7
50	WEBFISHING	241	98%	—	0.6	+250.0

Frequently Asked Questions

How are Psychological Horror Games ranked?

Games are ranked using recorded player activity, community review scores, trend momentum, and release recency. Up to 100 ranked games are shown from the matching catalog.

How is the composite score calculated?

The score combines normalized player activity (40%), positive review share (30%), trend momentum (20%), and release recency (10%). It is a discovery aid, not an editorial review.

How fresh is the ranking data?

The ranking refresh time is shown on this page. Individual game observations may be older and are collected at different times. Open a game for its source details and observation times.

How these Steam games are ranked

The default score combines recorded player activity (40%), positive review share (30%), trend momentum (20%), and release recency (10%). Steam community tags and feature categories determine membership.

This list shows up to 100 ranked games from 7,890 matching catalog entries. Player counts and USD prices are recorded observations, not guaranteed live values. Open a game for its source details and observation times.

Ranking refreshed 2026-10-09 11:10 UTC. Individual observations may be older.