Psychological horror games on Steam: market size, sales and what works
24 games on Steam carry the Psychological Horror tag as one of their main tags. The median one has 103,935 reviews and 83% pass 1,000.
Games released per year
- 1 2015
- 1 2016
- 3 2017
- 0 2018
- 0 2019
- 1 2020
- 2 2021
- 1 2022
- 4 2023
- 2 2024
- 0 2025
- 6 2026
2026 is the year so far.
What games make
| Percentile | Reviews | Estimated owners |
|---|---|---|
| Median game | 103,935 | about 3.6M |
| Top 25% | 303,839 | about 7.2M |
| Top 10% | 788,743 | about 17.2M |
88% of games get over 50 reviews and over 70% positive. Owners are modeled from review counts, see how the estimates work.
Pricing
Median paid price $19.99
- Free 17%
- Under $5 13%
- $5 to $15 13%
- $15 to $30 38%
- $30 to $60 21%
- $60 and up 0%
Most reviewed Psychological Horror releases of the last 24 months
Marvel Rivals
75% positive of 425,182
Free
Subnautica 2
91% positive of 130,274
2.5M to 5.7M owners
$29.99
Machine Party
86% positive of 6,115
130k to 310k owners
$7.99
Astrophobia
82% positive of 85
1.9k to 5.4k owners
$2.99
Home4Us
75% positive of 12
Free
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The Sculptor
100% positive of 7
$4.99
-
Blind Rage
100% positive of 5
Free
ASYLUM
No reviews yet
$24.99
Upcoming Psychological Horror games 0 on Steam
- Ash Hills: Descent 2026
- Calm Down, Will Coming soon
- Hunt or be Haunted To be announced
- Imagined Leviathans Coming soon
- John's Tombstone Coming soon
- Loggerhead Coming soon
- Neurophobia 神经恐惧 Coming soon
- SESSIONS To be announced
- SHOCK Q4 2026
- The Trial Coming soon
- Unhinged 2 Coming soon
- Vermilion Arcade - Horror Collection Coming soon
Tags these games also carry
- Action 20
- Horror 18
- Singleplayer 18
- Adventure 13
- Atmospheric 13
- Survival Horror 13
- Multiplayer 12
- Gore 11
- Indie 11
- Story Rich 11
What good store pages do
Medians across the 24 most reviewed Psychological Horror games.
- Screenshots
- 10
- Trailers
- 2
- Description length
- 2,710 characters
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