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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RIPOUT
Co-op sci-fi horror shooter with mutating monsters and a living gun
60% positive
1,211 reviews
Darkwater
Co-op extraction horror with submarine battles and underwater scavenging
78% positive
1,186 reviews
Painkiller
First-person demon shooter with three-player co-op and ability-boosting tarot cards
55% positive
1,172 reviews
M.A.R.S.
Free-to-play third-person shooter with PvP matches and cooperative survival missions
64% positive
Free
Demo Ghost Janitors
First-person co-op horror about cleaning haunted buildings while evading ghosts
87% positive
1,149 reviews
Storebound
Co-op puzzle horror where shoppers work together to escape a megastore
76% positive
1,120 reviews
Mama's Sleeping Angels
First-person co-op horror about collecting cursed objects in dreamworlds
93% positive
1,113 reviews
Chained in the Backrooms
First-person co-op horror with teammates chained together across levels
69% positive
1,100 reviews
Doll Impostor
First-person horror deduction game about finding an impostor doll before morning
92% positive
1,088 reviews
Demo Blood Typers
Survival horror adventure where typing controls combat and exploration
95% positive
1,054 reviews
Climb The Backrooms
First-person puzzle platforming with physics-based obstacles and lurking threats
81% positive
1,047 reviews
The Backrooms: Survival
Survival horror dungeon crawler with crafting and customizable weapons
82% positive
1,018 reviews
Vade Retro : Exorcist
Online horror PvP where exorcists face a player-controlled demon
72% positive
995 reviews
PIT OF GOBLIN
Co-op survival horror with dungeon scavenging and a hungry ruler
85% positive
970 reviews
Welcome to Dustown
First-person horror with an in-game camera and local voice chat
49% positive
Free
Project Unknown
First-person co-op horror about finding cursed objects and exorcising ghosts
83% positive
925 reviews
Deathground
First-person survival horror with dinosaurs hunting you through research facilities
61% positive
899 reviews
Obsideo
Co-op psychological horror where ghost behavior guides your exorcisms
64% positive
886 reviews
Demo Escape: Malice
Co-op horror puzzle adventure through a sunken Japanese mansion
18% positive
861 reviews
Demo We Escaped a Twisted Game
Two-player horror escape room where each partner holds different clues
94% positive
828 reviews
Demo ZomDay
VR zombie wave shooter with co-op and character upgrades
83% positive
819 reviews
Backrooms: Extractions
First-person co-op horror built around rescue and extraction missions
74% positive
819 reviews
Clawed
Survival horror set inside a rundown dinosaur theme park
53% positive
808 reviews
Hand Simulator: Horror
Co-op horror where physics-based hands complicate your escape
70% positive
801 reviews