The Best Psychological Games for PC Windows

Update : Leila added at rank #4.
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Karma: The Dark World (2025)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X

KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The time is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.


  • psychological
  • horror
  • dystopian
  • walking-simulator
  • philosophical
  • sci-fi
  • cinematic
  • psychedelic
  • fiction
  • emotional
  • experimental
  • story
  • thriller
  • interactive
  • first-person

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Mouthwashing (2024)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch) Xbox Series X/s (Playstation 5

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

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  • horror
  • psychological
  • surreal
  • walking-simulator

3

Afterdream (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X m

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.


  • psychological
  • horror
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • emotional
  • walking-simulator
  • narration
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • linear
  • story
  • surreal
  • fiction

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Leila (2025)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox Series X j Playstation 5 Xbox One

Enter the world of an everyday woman as you explore her past in this point & click narrative game. Hand-drawn animations bring her memories to life, and thought-provoking puzzles lay bare the reasons behind her choices. Immerse yourself in a story unfolds as you decipher its intricate pieces.


  • hand-drawn
  • point-and-click
  • emotional
  • puzzle
  • story
  • narrative
  • psychological
  • thought-provoking
  • narration
  • atmospheric
  • stylized
  • 2d
  • hidden-object
  • soundtrack
  • drama

5

The Exit 8 (2023)

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Xbox One Android Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

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  • walking-simulator
  • psychological
  • horror
  • immersive
  • surreal
  • first-person
  • simulation
  • atmospheric
  • linear
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • modern
  • realistic

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Loretta (2023)

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Android Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.


  • thriller
  • choices
  • point-and-click
  • psychological
  • america
  • noir
  • multiple-endings
  • crime
  • visual-novel
  • fiction
  • pixel
  • narration
  • drama
  • adventure
  • interactive

7

In Sound Mind (2021)

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Playstation 5 Xbox Series X PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Venture into the eerie depths of your own mind in In Sound Mind, a psychological horror game that will keep you on edge. Solve mind-bending puzzles, confront terrifying bosses, and unravel a well-written story all set to an atmospheric soundtrack. Brace yourself for unexpected twists and even moments of humor. And hey, you can pet a cat!


What we like:
  • Intriguing psychological horror theme
  • Engaging puzzles and unique boss fights
  • Well-crafted story blended with gameplay
  • Atmospheric soundtrack by The Living Tombstone
  • Moments of humor to lighten the mood
What could be improved:
  • First person platforming could be improved
  • Some plot details introduced too late
  • Backtracking and lack of clear direction can be frustrating
  • Gunplay and melee combat need refinement

  • horror
  • psychological
  • first-person
  • puzzle

8

Shape (2023)

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Linux Mac OS Xbox One Android PC Windows

A minimalist style but inside a complex-minded With connecting word mechanism, you can make a rule for your rooms and solve the problem. Solve the puzzle and go to the door to the next room. explore new mechanism


  • atmospheric
  • platform
  • minimalist
  • surreal
  • exploration
  • psychological
  • narration
  • philosophical
  • walking-simulator
  • 2d
  • psychedelic
  • text
  • first-person
  • puzzle
  • emotional

9

Centum (2025)

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Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Every why has a wherefore. You are trapped, and you must escape. But is that really the goal? Centum is an unreliable narrative-driven adventure where everything may be a lie.

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  • point-and-click
  • psychological
  • horror
  • visual-novel
  • philosophical
  • narrative
  • adventure
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • dark
  • puzzle
  • gore
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • choices

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Martha Is Dead (2022)

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Xbox Series X/s Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One

Martha Is Dead is a dark first-person psychological thriller, set in 1944 Italy, that blurs the lines between reality, superstition and the tragedy of war.


  • psychological
  • horror
  • thriller
  • narrative
  • narration
  • walking-simulator
  • war

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