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The best horror games for Halloween 2026

Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,306 horror games on PC in our catalog: the best ones to play with friends, this year's new releases, free games and demos. Every game links to its requirements, price and Steam Deck status.

Steam Scream V, the Steam Halloween sale, runs until Nov 2, 2026: 1,995 horror games are on sale right now.

On sale for the Steam Scream V

Best rated horror games on sale, until Nov 2, 2026 · See all

MiSide

First-person psychological horror where a cute anime world turns disturbing

98% positive -20% · $11.99

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Third-person survival horror shooter about a rescue in rural Europe

97% positive -75% · $9.99

Subnautica

First-person underwater survival crafting on a dangerous alien ocean

97% positive -75% · $7.49

Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 2

Third-person survival horror with zombies, puzzles, and two campaigns

97% positive -80% · $7.99

Firework

Chinese horror mystery told through exploration and puzzles

98% positive -50% · $4.99

Look Outside

Turn-based survival horror RPG inside a monster-filled apartment building

98% positive -40% · $5.99

Inscryption

Dark deckbuilding roguelike mixing card battles, cabin puzzles, and horror

97% positive -60% · $7.99

INSIDE

Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about a hunted boy and a dark project

97% positive -90% · $2.49

Horror to play with friends

Online co-op, the most reviewed · See all

Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight

Asymmetrical horror where four survivors evade one player-controlled killer

78% positive 936K reviews

Phasmophobia

First-person co-op horror built around identifying hostile ghosts

94% positive 840K reviews

The Forest

First-person survival horror with base building and mutant cannibals

96% positive 683K reviews

Lethal Company

First-person co-op horror about scavenging deadly moons for quota

97% positive 511K reviews

Dying Light

Open-world zombie action with first-person parkour and nighttime chases

95% positive 496K reviews

R.E.P.O.

Online co-op horror about hauling fragile valuables past monsters

96% positive 425K reviews

Escape the Backrooms

Escape the Backrooms

First-person co-op horror across maze-like levels filled with hostile entities

90% positive 166K reviews

Content Warning

Content Warning

Online co-op horror where friends film monsters for viral views

94% positive 163K reviews

New horror games of 2026

Released this year, the most reviewed · See all

Resident Evil Requiem

Resident Evil Requiem

Single-player survival horror mixing investigation, puzzles, and zombie combat

96% positive Feb 26, 2026

Subnautica 2

Underwater survival adventure on an alien world with optional co-op

91% positive May 14, 2026

Halloween: The Game

Halloween: The Game

Asymmetrical horror with a stalking killer and neighbors to save

66% positive Sep 8, 2026

REANIMAL

Co-op horror adventure about siblings searching an island for friends

78% positive Feb 13, 2026

Shift At Midnight

Shift At Midnight

Gas station horror where some customers are monsters in disguise

88% positive Jul 22, 2026

YAPYAP

Co-op horror about wrecking wizard towers with voice-cast spells

83% positive Feb 3, 2026

Endacopia

A surreal point-and-click horror adventure with multiple endings to uncover

99% positive Jul 27, 2026

KLETKA

First-person co-op horror roguelike about feeding a living elevator

90% positive Feb 19, 2026

Free horror games

Free to play, the most reviewed · See all

SCP: Secret Laboratory

SCP: Secret Laboratory

Free-to-play multiplayer horror shooter with rival human and monster roles

91% positive Free

Poppy Playtime

First-person horror puzzle adventure inside an abandoned toy factory

88% positive Free

Cry of Fear

First-person psychological horror amid creatures and nightmarish delusions

89% positive Free

No More Room in Hell

No More Room in Hell

Slow-paced cooperative zombie survival horror with scarce weapons and infection

90% positive Free

Ultimate Custom Night

Ultimate Custom Night

Free first-person survival horror built around customizable animatronic attacks

95% positive Free

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Pizzeria management by day, robot survival horror by night

94% positive Free

SCP: Containment Breach Multiplayer

SCP: Containment Breach Multiplayer

Multiplayer survival horror about escaping a containment facility full of anomalies

83% positive Free

Dead Frontier 2

Dead Frontier 2

Online third-person survival horror with scarce ammo and zombie scavenging

70% positive Free

Try them first: horror demos

Free demos with the most players (daily peak) · See all

Haunted Paws

A co-op puppy adventure rescuing a friend from a haunted mansion

Coming soon 271 players on the demo

Shift At Midnight

Shift At Midnight

Gas station horror where some customers are monsters in disguise

88% positive 124 players on the demo

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival

Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival

First-person action horror with puzzle-box powers and brutal combat

93% positive 103 players on the demo

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Third-person survival horror shooter about a rescue in rural Europe

97% positive 58 players on the demo

Resident Evil Requiem

Resident Evil Requiem

Single-player survival horror mixing investigation, puzzles, and zombie combat

96% positive 52 players on the demo

Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 2

Third-person survival horror with zombies, puzzles, and two campaigns

97% positive 33 players on the demo

MiSide

First-person psychological horror where a cute anime world turns disturbing

98% positive 31 players on the demo

REANIMAL

Co-op horror adventure about siblings searching an island for friends

78% positive 29 players on the demo

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