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Dream horror games on PlayStation

In these games you walk through dreams and nightmares: a toddler's memories turned into strange places, a lucid dream that will not end, worlds built inside someone's head. The rules of waking life slip, rooms lead where they should not, and the fear comes from not knowing what is real or how to wake up.

The top 25 of 25 dream horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 25 best on PlayStation

  1. Anthology Of The Killer key art: BB, a small pink-haired girl, stands at the end of a line of grotesque cartoon characters, some covered in blood PsychologicalAnthology Of The KillerDestructoid writes that it comes closer to resembling a real dream than anything the reviewer had seen. 99% on Steam (810 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, Linux, Mac, PlayStation, Switch
  2. OMORI key art: a pencil sketch of the boy OMORI's expressionless face on white paper PsychologicalOMORIMost of the game is spent in HEADSPACE, a pastel dream world OMORI enters through a door in his white room 97% on Steam (89,115 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Switch, Xbox, PlayStation
  3. Sally Face store header: Sal with blue pigtails and his white prosthetic face, between a long-haired teen and a figure in bloody bandages PsychologicalSally FaceDream sequences of Sal's nightmares fill in his past between the episodes' investigations. 97% on Steam (30,172 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  4. Bloodborne key art: a hunter in a long coat and tricorn hat, seen from behind with a bloody saw cleaver and a pistol, on a foggy cobbled gothic street under the title Body horrorBloodborneLamps carry you to the Hunter's Dream, a strange realm where you level up and upgrade weapons 95% on the PlayStation Store (292,931 ratings)34 h or morePaidPlayStation
  5. Dagon key art: an engraved medallion of an island under the moon, ringed by tentacles, sea creatures and a great eye, on a starry black field PsychologicalDagon: by H. P. LovecraftThe free extra story What the Moon Brings adapts a Lovecraft tale based on his nightmare, set in a surreal dreamscape. 95% on Steam (12,410 reviews)about 30 minFreePC, VR, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. DARQ key art: Lloyd's pale face hangs upside down, eyes closed, inside a ring of gears and machinery PsychologicalDARQ: Complete EditionLloyd knows he is dreaming, and the lucid dream he cannot wake from turns into a nightmare 94% on Steam (4,202 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. Pathologic 2 key art: two thin dark figures with stitched torsos and blank white masks with small black eyes stand against a blood-red background PsychologicalPathologic 2Dreams and visions break into the story, starting with the train prologue, blurring what is fiction and what is real. 92% on Steam (12,269 reviews)28 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  8. Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum key art: a brown-haired girl in a blue dress sits on a stained-glass rose-window floor holding a golden rose, red roses and petals around her PsychologicalPocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraumA world where reality and dreams intertwine; GoldenerTraum means golden dream, and the mansion follows dream logic. 92% on Steam (1,605 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Switch
  9. Dreamcore key art: a bright open doorway glowing in a dark, grainy empty room, with a dim round object beside it PsychologicalDreamcoreSteam opens with step into the space between dreams, and every map follows a dreamlike, silent logic 93% on the PlayStation Store (2,212 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  10. Without a Dawn key art: a dim sun setting over dark water, drawn in tiny brown and orange text characters PsychologicalWithout a DawnIn her nightmares a man in a gas mask makes her doubt what is real and urges her to find him 92% on Steam (947 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  11. Among the Sleep key art: a toddler in starry pyjamas hugs a teddy bear on a crescent moon that drips into a shadow with glowing eyes PsychologicalAmong the SleepThe house opens onto dream places built from the child's memories, reached through a playhouse 89% on Steam (8,423 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  12. Children of Silentown key art: a girl and child silhouettes with glowing white eyes before a pale moon, between red foliage and teal village houses 2D horrorChildren of SilentownNot even Lucy's dreams are safe: black-and-white dream scenes show her alone in a circle of light while voices call her name. 87% on Steam (1,597 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  13. The Sinking City 2 key art: a man in a fedora with a shotgun on his back stands waist-deep in floodwater under an Arkham cemetery arch, wrapped by rising tentacles SurvivalThe Sinking City 2The woman Calvin loves has her soul trapped in the Dreamlands while something else takes her body 90% on the PlayStation Store (2,506 ratings)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  14. The Letter key art: the seven main characters drawn in anime style, one aiming a pistol, beside the scratchy white title with a ghostly figure in it AnimeThe Letter - Horror Visual NovelThe official site promises nightmares that just won't stop among the kinds of horror that await. 86% on Google Play (14,099 ratings)20 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, iPhone, Android
  15. DISTRAINT 2 key art: Price in a white shirt and loose red tie between a hooded old man with a huge pack and a grinning man in a suit, a horned shadow behind them PsychologicalDISTRAINT 2GameSpew notes the game's dreamlike quality, moving from a shadowy spectre to a talk with the personification of loss. 95% on Steamabout 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  16. Project Songbird key art: a black crow against a blood-red sky over dark pine trees PsychologicalProject SongbirdThe store page describes haunting dreamscapes that you explore and fight to survive. 88% on Steam (269 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  17. Death Frame key art: a hooded skeletal ghost with glowing blue eyes reaches out of a dark picture frame toward the viewer, beside the title PsychologicalDeath FrameEach painting opens onto a surreal dreamscape, such as an underwater labyrinth lit blue-green. 97% on Steam (59 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  18. The Coma: Recut key art: close-up of a girl with long dark hair pressing a bandaged finger to her lips SurvivalThe Coma: RecutYoungho drifts asleep during his final exam and wakes in a nightmare version of his school 84% on Steam (3,117 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  19. The Evil Within 2 key art: a pale, monochrome Sebastian Castellanos with eyes closed and a pistol under his chin, ghostly hands on his shoulders and faces in white liquid among black tendrils PsychologicalThe Evil Within 2STEM is a machine that links human minds into one shared world, and Union is built inside it. 92% on Steam14 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  20. Ad Infinitum key art: a black-and-white screaming skeleton in a German steel helmet, barbed wire around its spine, against a pale grey background PsychologicalAd InfinitumThe game moves between reality and nightmare until you cannot tell the bedroom from the trenches. 78% on Steam (1,885 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  21. Storebound key art: a pale, bloodied arm in a red store uniform with an ID badge grips a lamp with a price tag and a bloody handprint on its shade Co-opStoreboundThe store sits between dream and nightmare, and the campaign moves through different eras and areas of it 78% on Steam (1,512 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  22. Conarium key art: a pale man's face with glowing white eyes and a light shining from his forehead PsychologicalConariumPart of the game takes place in dreams and visions that you explore as well as the base and ruins. 77% on Steam (2,291 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  23. Neverending Nightmares key art: a frightened man holds a red candle while a pale woman with bleeding red eyes reaches for him, in black and white ink PsychologicalNeverending NightmaresThomas wakes from a terrible nightmare only to find he is still dreaming, and sinks through layer after layer of dreamscapes. 76% on Steam (3,051 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone
  24. SLEEP AWAKE key art: a blonde woman's wide eye held open as a dropper hovers over it, a veined arm reaching in, in neon pink on dark blue PsychologicalSLEEP AWAKEExhaustion brings dream-like hallucinations: breathing walls, a floating greenhouse, knives filling a turnstile. 80% on the PlayStation Store (181 ratings)about 3.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  25. Perception key art: a frightened woman with glowing teal eyes looks up in blue light, moths on her face and hair, beside the title and braille dots PsychologicalPerceptionCassie travels to the house because she has had recurring nightmares of it and wants to learn why. 72% on Steam (637 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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More kinds of horror

  1. Psychological horror games137
  2. Survival horror games136
  3. Horror games with multiple endings115
  4. Horror puzzle games108
  5. Stealth horror games85
  6. 2D horror games59
  7. Short horror games53
  8. Co-op and multiplayer horror games49
  9. PS1 horror games41
  10. Horror escape games40
  11. Horror shooters and action horror games37
  12. Surreal horror games37
  13. Zombie games34
  14. Cosmic and Lovecraftian horror games33
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  1. Steam horror games1009
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  3. GOG horror games270
  4. itch.io horror games592
  5. PC horror games1337
  6. Mac horror games391
  7. Linux horror games261
  8. Xbox horror games367
  9. Switch horror games317
  10. Mobile horror games188
  11. VR horror games69
  12. Browser horror games236
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  2. Free horror games11
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