The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 437 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: 1,829 horror games are on sale right now.
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Granny: Escape Together
First-person survival horror with co-op escapes and a player-controlled pursuer
80% positive
2,003 reviews
Occult
First-person co-op horror quests with puzzles and multiple endings
71% positive
1,961 reviews
Sign of Silence
Co-op horror where noisy actions draw monsters through the forest
52% positive
1,944 reviews
Stay Close
First-person survival horror about escaping a town alone or together
62% positive
1,923 reviews
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Gory 2D action platformer with fast, combo-driven revenge combat
95% positive
1,894 reviews
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
First-person horror RPG aboard a starship overrun by mutants
87% positive
1,889 reviews
Paranoia Place: Escape Together
First-person co-op survival horror with puzzles and a pursuing killer
88% positive
1,844 reviews
Space Beast Terror Fright
Permadeath first-person shooter aboard changing ships full of lethal aliens
92% positive
1,795 reviews
Escape from Playtime
Co-op survival horror with scavenging runs through a changing factory
69% positive
1,774 reviews
Enemy On Board
Online social deduction with hidden aliens and real-time spaceship combat
72% positive
Free
Demo KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2
Spider-hunting action adventure across dimensions with weapons and challenges
94% positive
1,701 reviews
Escape From School
First-person classroom escape room built around object puzzles and co-op
61% positive
Free
BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION
Multiplayer Backrooms horror with a shapeshifter hiding among scientists
83% positive
1,662 reviews
Shark Attack Deathmatch 2
Underwater first-person shooter with rival divers and roaming sharks
75% positive
1,608 reviews
The Midnight Walkers
First-person zombie extraction where dying costs you your loot
55% positive
1,552 reviews
Demo The Other Side
First-person co-op ghost hunting with investigation and cleansing contracts
94% positive
1,448 reviews
Directive 8020
Space horror where an alien can impersonate your crewmates
64% positive
1,397 reviews
SILENT BREATH
First-person forest horror that listens for screams through your microphone
70% positive
1,393 reviews
BACKROOMS NO RETURN: Prologue
Co-op horror with puzzles and creature chases in the poolrooms
32% positive
Free
Sketchy's Contract
First-person sci-fi horror looting with friends and escalating risk
85% positive
1,338 reviews
Anomaly Exit
Solo or co-op horror game about spotting train station anomalies
90% positive
1,304 reviews
Demo Folklore Hunter
Co-op horror hunts with traps, cameras, and creatures from folklore
76% positive
1,282 reviews
Paranormal Cleanup
First-person co-op horror game about cleaning while entities hunt
88% positive
1,251 reviews
Invokyr
Co-op horror built around a cursed board game
94% positive
1,214 reviews