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Detective horror games on PlayStation

In these games you work a case. You play a private investigator, a police detective or someone made to act like one: you search rooms for clues, question witnesses and piece together what happened. The fear comes from where the evidence leads, into old houses, cults and places that should not exist, and from learning that the answer may be worse than the question.

The top 12 of 12 detective horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 12 best on PlayStation

  1. Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II key art: a man in glasses and a loose tie between two uniformed schoolgirls before a dark school gate and brick building at night PsychologicalSpirit Hunter: Death Mark IIThe head of the Kujou house goes undercover as a temporary teacher to investigate the rumours 97% on Steam (178 reviews)17 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  2. Urban Myth Dissolution Center key art: a blue-skinned, dark-haired man in pixel art points at the viewer in front of yellow clouds and rays 2D horrorUrban Myth Dissolution CenterThe centre works as a sort of detective agency for anomalies, and Azami gathers clues and questions witnesses. 88% on Steam (6,444 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone, Android
  3. KARMA: The Dark World key art: monochrome portrait of a wet-haired young man in a padded suit with a thick collar and numbered chest plate, lit from above on black PsychologicalKARMA: The Dark WorldAs a Roam Agent you investigate crime scenes, interview suspects and report your findings back to Leviathan 91% on Steam (4,617 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  4. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter key art: a boy seen from behind on an autumn forest path, the scene torn open by a burning rift into a grey, skull-strewn world PsychologicalThe Vanishing of Ethan CarterYou play Paul Prospero, an occult-minded detective who comes to Red Creek Valley after a disturbing letter. 88% on the PlayStation Store (8,399 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. Puppet House key art: the wooden puppet seen from behind, holding a knife, sitting in a pool of blood at the foot of the mansion's staircase EscapePuppet HouseYou play detective Rick, investigating a series of disappearances of local residents. 86% on the PlayStation Store (650 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  6. Lovecraft's Untold Stories key art: pixel-art Earth in a starry sky ringed by purple tentacles, a horned goddess, a pale ghoul and a winged, tentacle-faced Cthulhu 2D horrorLovecraft's Untold StoriesYou start as a private detective, the balanced investigator, before the other four characters open up 86% on Google Play (2,230 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  7. Kona key art: the yellow KONA title on white snow, with the dark silhouette of a man's legs and his long shadow PsychologicalKonaYou play private detective Carl Faubert, hired to find out who keeps vandalising a rich industrialist's property. 83% on the PlayStation Store (1,943 ratings)about 5.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. Hello Neighbor 2 key art: the scowling moustached Neighbor in a purple argyle vest and yellow shirt, shovel over his shoulder, in a dark misty forest Puzzle horrorHello Neighbor 2You play Quentin, an investigative journalist sneaking into crime scenes to gather clues and evidence 81% on Steam (6,089 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  9. Sherlock Holmes The Awakened key art: a giant tentacled creature with glowing red eyes looms out of green fog and rain MysterySherlock Holmes The AwakenedYou play Sherlock Holmes, searching crime scenes for clues and making deductions with Watson at your side. 81% on Steam (1,156 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. Alone in the Dark key art: Emily Hartwood with a tool over her shoulder and Edward Carnby at his holster, a masked, hatted figure behind them in a swampy wood PsychologicalAlone in the DarkYou can play Edward Carnby, a private investigator hired by Emily to find her missing uncle. 76% on the PlayStation Store (11,278 ratings)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  11. Call of Cthulhu key art: a lone man in a coat stands before lit iron gates under twisted bare trees at night PsychologicalCall of CthulhuYou play private investigator Edward Pierce, questioning islanders and reconstructing events from evidence. 79% on Steamabout 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  12. Saint Kotar key art: a bloodied man in glasses leans on a companion before hooded figures, a church tower and crows under a full moon PsychologicalSaint KotarSold as a psychological horror detective game: you gather evidence on grisly murders and question the townsfolk 70% on Steam (204 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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  1. Psychological horror games137
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  3. Horror games with multiple endings115
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  5. Stealth horror games85
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  9. PS1 horror games41
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  11. Horror shooters and action horror games37
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  1. Steam horror games1009
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  7. Linux horror games261
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  9. Switch horror games317
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  11. VR horror games69
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