Best Psychological Games

Every Psychological game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Psychological setting or subject and see where each one landed.

Games with a Psychological theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Psychological world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Psychological-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short.

Best Psychological Games rankings

9.9

Xenogears

RPG

PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable

Sci-FiRobots / MechsPsychological+1

EpicMysteriousThought-Provoking+3

9.9

Persona 5 Royal

RPG · Adventure · Simulation

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC

ModernSchool / AcademyPsychological+1

ImmersiveStrategicAtmospheric+3

9.8

Community

4.8

1 rating

UNDERTALE

RPG · Adventure

PC · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

FantasyMonstersPsychological+1

QuirkyWeirdEmotional+3

9.8

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Action-Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Xbox · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Nvidia Shield

Espionage / SpyPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousImmersiveTense+3

9.8

Community

9.8

1 rating

Outer Wilds

Adventure · Puzzle

Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiSpaceDetective / Mystery+1

AdventurousDiscovery-DrivenMysterious+3

9.8

Resident Evil 2

Horror · Survival · Action

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Windows · Nintendo Switch · Amazon Luna · iPhone · iPad · Mac

ZombiesMonstersPsychological+1

CreepyTenseIntense+3

9.8

Community

10.0

1 rating

Umineko When They Cry

Visual Novel · Horror

Windows · Mac · Linux

Detective / MysterySupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousSuspensefulThought-Provoking+2

9.8

Hotline Miami

Action · Shooter

Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PlayStation 5 · Android

CrimePsychologicalSurreal+1

IntenseFast-PacedBrutal+3

9.8

Community

10.0

1 rating

The House in Fata Morgana

Visual Novel · Horror · Adventure

Microsoft Windows · iOS · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

GothicSupernaturalPsychological+1

MysteriousEmotionalMelancholic+2

9.8

Dead Space 2

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

CreepyEerieTense+3

9.8

Celeste

Platformer · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · macOS · Linux · Google Stadia

Psychological

ChallengingPrecision-FocusedEmotional+3

9.8

TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon-

Adventure · Visual Novel

PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

Urban FantasySupernaturalDetective / Mystery+1

MysteriousAtmosphericCinematic+2

9.7

Resident Evil 2 (1998)

Action · Adventure · Horror

PlayStation · PC · Nintendo 64 · Dreamcast · GameCube · PSP · PlayStation 3 · PS Vita

ZombiesPost-ApocalypticPsychological+1

CreepyTenseAtmospheric+3

9.7

Project Zomboid

Survival · RPG · Simulation · Strategy

PC · macOS · Linux

Post-ApocalypticZombiesModern+1

ImmersiveTenseHigh-Stakes+3

9.7

Inscryption

Strategy · Puzzle · Adventure

PC · Linux · Mac · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

PsychologicalSurrealDark / Grim

MysteriousCreepyUnsettling+3

9.7

Library Of Ruina

RPG · Strategy · Simulation

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

DystopianDark / GrimPsychological+1

DarkChallengingStrategic+3

9.7

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

FPS · RPG · Survival

Windows PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiCyberpunkSpace+1

AtmosphericCreepyEerie+3

9.7

The World Ends With You

Action RPG · RPG

Nintendo DS · iOS · Android · Nintendo Switch

Urban FantasySupernaturalPsychological

MysteriousIntenseFast-Paced+3

9.7

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Action · RPG · Action-Adventure

Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · New Nintendo 3DS · Wii U · Xbox One · iOS · Nintendo Switch

Dark / GrimSurrealPsychological+1

CreepyDarkChallenging+3

9.7

STEINS;GATE

Adventure · Visual Novel

Xbox 360 · PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · Android · iOS

Sci-FiPsychologicalDetective / Mystery

MysteriousSuspensefulThought-Provoking+3

9.7

Community

10.0

1 rating

Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut

Visual Novel · Horror · Adventure

PC · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox

PsychologicalSurrealDark / Grim+1

MysteriousCreepyUnsettling+3

9.7

SILENT HILL 2

Horror · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 5 · PC

PsychologicalSupernaturalDark / Grim+1

CreepyEerieUnsettling+3

9.7

SIGNALIS

Survival · Horror · Adventure

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Sci-FiDystopianPsychological+1

EerieUnsettlingTense+3

9.7

Persona 4 Golden

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation Vita · PC · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

ModernDetective / MysterySchool / Academy+1

ImmersiveMysteriousEmotional+3