Psychological Horror mood
Every paid Steam game tagged Psychological Horror, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 13,596 games in the catalog, 8,142 with a sales estimate.
Games
13,596
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$10.0B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$2.6K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
18.8%
1,529 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Dead by Daylight 6.9%
- HELLDIVERSâ„¢ 2 6.6%
- The Outlast Trials 5.9%
- Phasmophobia 5.7%
- Ready or Not 5.6%
- Other (8137 games) 69.2%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Psychological Horror games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dead by Daylight Behaviour Interactive Inc. | 2016-06-14 | 945,246 | 169,958 | 34,604,093 | $691,735,819 |
| 2 |  HELLDIVERSâ„¢ 2 Arrowhead Game Studios | 2024-02-08 | 1,182,048 | 458,208 | 16,548,672 | $661,781,393 |
| 3 |  The Outlast Trials Red Barrels | 2024-03-05 | 124,258 | 147,374 | 14,737,400 | $589,348,626 |
| 4 |  Phasmophobia Kinetic Games | 2020-09-18 | 842,722 | 112,241 | 28,221,388 | $564,024,597 |
| 5 |  Ready or Not VOID Interactive | 2023-12-13 | 351,214 | 55,174 | 11,238,848 | $561,717,623 |
| 6 |  Split Fiction Hazelight Studios | 2025-03-06 | 128,963 | 258,641 | 9,812,402 | $490,521,976 |
| 7 |  Resident Evil 4 CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2023-03-23 | 286,973 | 103,934 | 6,887,352 | $275,218,586 |
| 8 |  Subnautica 2 Unknown Worlds Entertainment | 2026-05-14 | 129,931 | 463,021 | 6,945,315 | $208,289,997 |
| 9 |  Resident Evil Village CAPCOM Co., Ltd. | 2021-05-06 | 156,725 | 106,631 | 4,798,395 | $191,743,864 |
| 10 |  Escape from Tarkov Battlestate Games | 2025-11-15 | 69,150 | 47,377 | 3,079,505 | $153,944,455 |
| 11 |  Half-Life: Alyx Valve | 2020-03-23 | 106,130 | 16,459 | 2,547,120 | $152,801,729 |
| 12 |  Lethal Company Zeekerss | 2023-10-23 | 511,717 | 239,369 | 14,737,450 | $147,227,126 |
| 13 |  Escape the Backrooms Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive | 2025-10-23 | 169,842 | 47,167 | 14,399,044 | $143,846,450 |
| 14 |  Cities: Skylines II Iceflake Studios, Colossal Order | 2023-10-24 | 93,625 | 76,549 | 2,296,470 | $114,800,535 |
| 15 |  SILENT HILL 2 Bloober Team SA | 2024-10-07 | 66,983 | 21,791 | 1,607,592 | $112,491,250 |
| 16 | 2026-08-25 | 73,520 | 61,775 | 1,805,754 | $108,327,182 | |
| 17 |  Dead Space Motive | 2023-01-27 | 72,435 | 17,194 | 1,738,440 | $104,289,016 |
| 18 |  METRO 2033 Redux 4A Games | 2014-08-27 | 144,790 | 50,225 | 5,153,542 | $103,019,305 |
| 19 |  Content Warning Zorro, Wilnyl, Philip, thePetHen, Skog | 2024-04-01 | 164,280 | 63,320 | 11,828,160 | $94,506,998 |
| 20 |  Metro Exodus 4A Games | 2020-02-14 | 137,545 | 15,357 | 3,025,990 | $90,749,440 |
| 21 |  Barotrauma FakeFish, Undertow Games | 2023-03-13 | 90,868 | 19,528 | 2,180,832 | $87,189,663 |
| 22 |  Undertale tobyfox | 2015-09-15 | 347,305 | 11,071 | 8,335,320 | $83,019,787 |
| 23 |  Little Nightmares Tarsier Studios | 2017-04-27 | 116,865 | 77,529 | 3,827,158 | $76,504,888 |
| 24 |  Outlast Red Barrels | 2013-09-04 | 141,204 | 11,684 | 4,802,079 | $71,983,164 |
| 25 |  Outer Wilds Mobius Digital | 2020-06-18 | 110,146 | 7,936 | 2,643,504 | $66,061,165 |
Releases per year
Is Psychological Horror trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
9
2010
2
2011
9
2012
17
2013
65
2014
131
2015
197
2016
237
2017
299
2018
298
2019
373
2020
489
2021
641
2022
791
2023
1,477
2024
1,956
2025
1,962
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Psychological Horror games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fable Playground Games | 4 |
| 2 |  ILL Team Clout inc. | 10 |
| 3 |  METRO 2039 4A Games | 13 |
| 4 |  P.O.N. Team VAC | 47 |
| 5 |  Drunken Goddess Reflux Alliance Arts, WHO YOU | 50 |
| 6 |  Neverway Coldblood Inc. | 56 |
| 7 |  DREADMOOR Dream Dock | 57 |
| 8 |  The Lost Wild Great Ape Games | 59 |
| 9 |  XenoFeels KotaMota Games | 103 |
| 10 |  Danganronpa 2x2 Gemdrops, Inc. | 123 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Psychological Horror games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $208,289,997 |
| 2 | | $153,944,455 |
| 3 |  | $108,327,182 |
| 4 |  | $36,416,094 |
| 5 |  | $25,615,197 |
| 6 |  | $23,904,226 |
| 7 |  | $17,949,020 |
| 8 |  | $16,026,832 |
| 9 |  | $13,957,310 |
| 10 |  | $10,959,408 |