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Psychological Games

Games featuring psychological elements. These titles offer unique experiences in the theme category.

823 games Themes & Setting

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823 games
Persona 5 Royal
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
94
Metacritic Score: 94
Universal Acclaim

Persona 5 Royal

intense atmospheric
Portal
Gameplay
puzzle-solving exploration-heavy
90
Metacritic Score: 90
Universal Acclaim

Portal

atmospheric intense
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
90
Metacritic Score: 90
Universal Acclaim

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

atmospheric intense
Thirty Flights of Loving
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Thirty Flights of Loving

atmospheric contemplative
Her Story
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Her Story

intense atmospheric
Psychonauts 2
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Psychonauts 2

funny whimsical
The Swapper
Gameplay
puzzle-solving exploration-heavy
87
Metacritic Score: 87
Generally Favorable

The Swapper

atmospheric intense
Dead Space 2
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
87
Metacritic Score: 87
Generally Favorable

Dead Space 2

intense atmospheric
Psychonauts
Gameplay
platforming exploration-heavy
87
Metacritic Score: 87
Generally Favorable

Psychonauts

funny imaginative
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3

intense atmospheric
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Gameplay
story-driven puzzle-solving
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

intense atmospheric
Silent Hill
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Silent Hill

intense atmospheric
Inscryption
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Inscryption

intense atmospheric
Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy)
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
85
Metacritic Score: 85
Generally Favorable

Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy)

intense atmospheric
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
85
Metacritic Score: 85
Generally Favorable

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

intense atmospheric
Eliza
Gameplay
story-driven dialogue-based
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Eliza

contemplative intense
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

intense atmospheric
The Binding of Isaac
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

The Binding of Isaac

intense atmospheric
Persona 3 Portable
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Persona 3 Portable

intense atmospheric
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

intense atmospheric
Alan Wake
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

Alan Wake

atmospheric intense
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment

intense atmospheric
Ether One
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

Ether One

atmospheric contemplative
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two

intense atmospheric
Antichamber
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

Antichamber

atmospheric intense
BioShock 2: Minerva's Den
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

BioShock 2: Minerva's Den

atmospheric intense
Little Nightmares II
Gameplay
stealth exploration-heavy
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

Little Nightmares II

intense atmospheric
AI: The Somnium Files
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

AI: The Somnium Files

intense atmospheric
UnMetal
Gameplay
stealth combat-focused
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

UnMetal

intense atmospheric
Telling Lies
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

Telling Lies

intense atmospheric
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

intense atmospheric
Little Nightmares
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Little Nightmares

intense atmospheric
The Cat Lady
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

The Cat Lady

atmospheric intense
Stories Untold
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Stories Untold

atmospheric intense
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

intense atmospheric
Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Resident Evil 5: Lost in Nightmares

intense atmospheric
Heavy Rain
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Heavy Rain

intense atmospheric
Prey
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Prey

intense atmospheric
Outlast
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Outlast

intense atmospheric
Alan Wake: The Writer
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Alan Wake: The Writer

intense atmospheric
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Gameplay
turn-based story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

intense atmospheric
Catherine
Gameplay
puzzle-solving story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Catherine

atmospheric intense
Visage
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Visage

intense atmospheric
Persona 5 Strikers
Gameplay
real-time combat story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Persona 5 Strikers

intense atmospheric
Observer: System Redux
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Observer: System Redux

intense atmospheric
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Gameplay
real-time story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Trauma Center: Second Opinion

intense relaxing
Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

relaxing atmospheric
Catherine: Full Body
Gameplay
puzzle-solving story-driven
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Catherine: Full Body

intense atmospheric
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