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title: "Best Psychological Games, Ranked by Belly Score | Belly Score"
url: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/psychological
description: "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."
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# 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

179 games

9.9

### Xenogears

RPG

PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable

Sci-Fi Robots / Mechs Psychological +1

Epic Mysterious Thought-Provoking +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/xenogears

9.9

### Persona 5 Royal

RPG · Adventure · Simulation

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

Modern School / Academy Psychological +1

Immersive Strategic Atmospheric +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/persona-5-royal

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

Fantasy Monsters Psychological +1

Quirky Weird Emotional +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/undertale

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 / Spy Psychological Surreal +1

Mysterious Immersive Tense +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/metal-gear-solid-2-sons-of-liberty

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-Fi Space Detective / Mystery +1

Adventurous Discovery-Driven Mysterious +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/outer-wilds

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

Zombies Monsters Psychological +1

Creepy Tense Intense +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/resident-evil-2-2019-remake

9.8

Community

10.0

1 rating

### Umineko When They Cry

Visual Novel · Horror

Windows · Mac · Linux

Detective / Mystery Supernatural Psychological +1

Mysterious Suspenseful Thought-Provoking +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/umineko-when-they-cry

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

Crime Psychological Surreal +1

Intense Fast-Paced Brutal +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/hotline-miami

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

Gothic Supernatural Psychological +1

Mysterious Emotional Melancholic +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/the-house-in-fata-morgana

9.8

### Dead Space 2

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC

Sci-Fi Space Monsters +1

Creepy Eerie Tense +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/dead-space-2

9.8

### Celeste

Platformer · Adventure

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

Psychological

Challenging Precision-Focused Emotional +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/celeste

9.8

### TSUKIHIME -A piece of blue glass moon-

Adventure · Visual Novel

PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch

Urban Fantasy Supernatural Detective / Mystery +1

Mysterious Atmospheric Cinematic +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/tsukihime-a-piece-of-blue-glass-moon

9.7

### Resident Evil 2 (1998)

Action · Adventure · Horror

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

Zombies Post-Apocalyptic Psychological +1

Creepy Tense Atmospheric +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/resident-evil-2-1998-original

9.7

### Project Zomboid

Survival · RPG · Simulation · Strategy

PC · macOS · Linux

Post-Apocalyptic Zombies Modern +1

Immersive Tense High-Stakes +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/project-zomboid

9.7

### Inscryption

Strategy · Puzzle · Adventure

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

Psychological Surreal Dark / Grim

Mysterious Creepy Unsettling +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/inscryption

9.7

### Library Of Ruina

RPG · Strategy · Simulation

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Dystopian Dark / Grim Psychological +1

Dark Challenging Strategic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/library-of-ruina

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-Fi Cyberpunk Space +1

Atmospheric Creepy Eerie +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/system-shock-2

9.7

### The World Ends With You

Action RPG · RPG

Nintendo DS · iOS · Android · Nintendo Switch

Urban Fantasy Supernatural Psychological

Mysterious Intense Fast-Paced +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/the-world-ends-with-you

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 / Grim Surreal Psychological +1

Creepy Dark Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/the-binding-of-isaac-rebirth

9.7

### STEINS;GATE

Adventure · Visual Novel

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

Sci-Fi Psychological Detective / Mystery

Mysterious Suspenseful Thought-Provoking +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/steins-gate

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

Psychological Surreal Dark / Grim +1

Mysterious Creepy Unsettling +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut

9.7

### SILENT HILL 2

Horror · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 5 · PC

Psychological Supernatural Dark / Grim +1

Creepy Eerie Unsettling +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/silent-hill-2

9.7

### SIGNALIS

Survival · Horror · Adventure

Sci-Fi Dystopian Psychological +1

Eerie Unsettling Tense +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/signalis

9.7

### Persona 4 Golden

RPG · Adventure

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

Modern Detective / Mystery School / Academy +1

Immersive Mysterious Emotional +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/persona-4-golden

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