The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 490 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.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Co-op zombie FPS where unpredictable hordes demand teamwork
98% positive
1.1M reviews
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
Ready or Not
Tactical first-person SWAT shooter built around careful room clearing
79% positive
347K reviews
Sons Of The Forest
Open-world survival horror with base building and cooperative exploration
88% positive
321K reviews
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Tactical Western extraction shooter where monsters complicate player hunts
74% positive
279K reviews
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
First-person open-world zombie RPG built around parkour and co-op
79% positive
220K reviews
Escape the Backrooms
First-person co-op horror across maze-like levels filled with hostile entities
90% positive
166K reviews
Content Warning
Online co-op horror where friends film monsters for viral views
94% positive
163K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Class-based co-op shooter mixing melee and gunplay against hordes
72% positive
139K reviews
Killing Floor 2
Co-op first-person horde shooter with classes, gore, and mutant clones
88% positive
129K reviews
Subnautica 2
Underwater survival adventure on an alien world with optional co-op
91% positive
120K reviews
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The Outlast Trials
First-person co-op survival horror built around stealth and escape
92% positive
112K reviews
Grounded
First-person backyard survival crafting at the size of an ant
90% positive
96K reviews
Barotrauma
2D co-op submarine survival horror built around teamwork and betrayal
94% positive
90K reviews
DEVOUR
First-person co-op horror with rituals and escalating monster attacks
90% positive
88K reviews
Back 4 Blood
Four-player zombie shooter with changing missions and specialized team roles
69% positive
73K reviews
Dying Light: The Beast
First-person open-world zombie action with parkour and beast powers
86% positive
72K reviews
GTFO
Four-player tactical horror FPS built around stealth and coordination
84% positive
67K reviews
PROJECT: PLAYTIME
Multiplayer horror with puzzle-solving survivors and a player-controlled monster
78% positive
64K reviews