Psychological Horror tag
Tag created in June 2017
Psychological Horror's popularity amongst developers
This chart shows the amount of games released over the years with the Psychological Horror tag and the percentage of games released on Steam they account for. The number of releases gives a sense of the amount of games published each year. It often increases, following the total amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better idea of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Psychological Horror tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, tag is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Psychological Horror tag has peaked in 2022, with 676 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.16% in 2011 and 0.57% in 2016.
Keep in mind that the current year is not over, so the number of games released will still increase. But the percentage is usually a good estimate.
Psychological Horror's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the Psychological Horror tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. If the graph is hard to read, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average lines by clicking on the legend.
While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a tag receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for Psychological Horror tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 42 (2010) and 723 (2020) reviews. Keep in mind that it is the average and not the median, meaning it is heavily influenced by extreme values, like a very successful game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Psychological Horror tag received between 97% (2013) and 172% (2021) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Psychological Horror
This chart displays the evolution of the Psychological Horror tag's games price in USD over time, as well as the percentage of free games in this tag. Bear in mind that there is inflation over time, which means that a price should slowly increase just to keep the same value.
The median game price peaked in 2013 at 9.99$, and bottomed in 2016 at 4.99$. The free to play ratio peaked in 2016 at 18%, and bottomed in 2023 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Psychological Horror, per language
This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Psychological Horror tag, separated by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't necessarily mean that the audience doesn't like that tag. Some cultures have different standards and expectations. It will however affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The highest rating for Psychological Horror is 94% for the Romanian language, and the lowest is 82% for the Japanese language.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Rayman Raving Rabbids™ | Hordes of crazed out-of control bunnies have invaded, enslaving Rayman and forcing him to participate in 'gladiator' style trials. Help Rayman win his freedom back by entertaining and outwitting these fury foes. Use the most hilarious fighting moves imaginable. | 9.99 | 84.3% | Jun 13, 2008 |
  | Flatout 3: Chaos & Destruction | Feel the adrenaline pulse through your veins as you barrel through insane race tracks against monster trucks, race cars, off road vehicles and much more. | 9.99 | 15.9% | Dec 13, 2011 |
  | Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy | A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them. | 7.99 | 82.8% | Dec 6, 2017 |
  | Postal 2 Editor | Free | 77.4% | May 2, 2014 | |
  | Don't Knock Twice | Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience! | 19.99 | 73% | Sep 5, 2017 |
  | Soda Drinker Pro | The world's most advanced soda drinking simulator. | 4.99 | 94.6% | Apr 13, 2016 |
  | Fran Bow | Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny. | 14.99 | 97.2% | Aug 27, 2015 |
  | Jurassic Island: The Dinosaur Zoo | Come and build your own dinosaur world with this unique Jurassic Island Zoo game! Operate a successful dinosaur park by attracting many visitors. Join the community and build your own creation! It takes only 2 minutes to build a Zoo: http://youtu. | 3.99 | 4.9% | Nov 23, 2015 |
  | "BUTTS: The VR Experience" | "BUTTS: The VR Experience" is an animated VR short about love, trust, and learning what it means to be truly free. | Free | 90.3% | Feb 3, 2016 |
  | YIIK: A Postmodern RPG | In this surreal Japanese-style RPG, when a mystery woman vanishes from an elevator in front of his eyes, fresh graduate Alex assembles a squad of internet misfits to investigate her disappearance. Tackle turn-based battles with a novel blend of twitchy minigames, weird weapons and weirder enemies. | 19.99 | 70.9% | Jan 17, 2019 |
  | Conan the mighty pig | Conan the mighty pig as a relaxing action-adventure exploration game. In your quest to find all the lost truffles you must avoid forest creatures and eat plants to gain special powers. There are many interconnected area to explore, including mountain and caves. | 0.99 | 91.5% | Jul 7, 2016 |
  | Martha Is Dead | 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. | 29.99 | 80.1% | Feb 24, 2022 |
  | Brief Karate Foolish | Here comes a new epic of live action fighting game!! With 60fps smooth action, sexy and deadly guys fly into air and bounces their flab! | Free | 94.7% | Nov 18, 2016 |
  | Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo | A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was. | Free | 96.9% | Nov 21, 2016 |
  | Inner Voices | Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past. | 9.99 | 51.8% | May 10, 2017 |
  | Gulman 4: Still alive | Gulman 4: Still alive – is a single-player first-person shooter by Svyatoslav Gulyaev. | 8.99 | 71.4% | Dec 20, 2016 |
  | Judas | Judas is an atmospheric psychological horror experience. Accidentally trapped in an apartment complex, you face dark paranormal events that push you to escape as fast as possible; yet, fleeing is not an option. | 2.99 | 62.3% | Jan 18, 2017 |
  | Desert Bus VR | Desert Bus is back and better than ever! The 1998 Penn and Teller cult hit mini-game is coming to virtual reality, so you can fully immerse yourself in the thrilling eight-hour trip from Arizona to Nevada. It’s almost like you’re driving the “wheel” thing! | Free | 88.4% | Nov 27, 2017 |
  | Bugsnax | Catch mysterious living snacks and feed them to your friends in this unusual island adventure! | 24.99 | 97.8% | Apr 28, 2022 |
  | Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends | Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way. | 6.99 | 85.6% | Feb 28, 2019 |
  | Doki Doki Literature Club! | The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed. | Free | 94.1% | Oct 6, 2017 |
  | ASTRAL | The future came. You'd think that means the apex of the progress and science, but no. After the epidemic spread all over the world in 2022, 95% of the whole population mutated into horrible creatures without any moral values or humanity and started hunting everything that moves. The planet became empty. | 8.99 | 55.9% | Nov 26, 2018 |
  | Horns of Fear | Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion... | 4.99 | 92.5% | Jun 7, 2018 |
  | DISTRAINT 2 | You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose. | 8.99 | 96.6% | Nov 13, 2018 |
  | Piggy Poggy Pog | Piggy Poggy Pog - is quite a complex, nice-looking 2D platformer in which you must escape from the farm playing for a pig named Poggy . In this game you go through the levels, collecting a certain number of acorns. | 1.99 | 79.9% | Nov 28, 2017 |