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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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Contagion
Contagion
First-person zombie survival shooter with randomized rounds and co-op
73% positive 16K reviews
Halloween: The Game
Halloween: The Game
Asymmetrical horror with a stalking killer and neighbors to save
66% positive 15K reviews
SCP: 5K
SCP: 5K
Co-op tactical horror shooter inside anomalous underground research facilities
79% positive 15K reviews
Dead Space™ 3
Dead Space™ 3
Third-person sci-fi action horror with co-op and weapon crafting
72% positive 15K reviews
REANIMAL Demo
REANIMAL
Co-op horror adventure about siblings searching an island for friends
78% positive 15K reviews
Zort
Zort
First-person co-op horror game about escaping creatures across levels
90% positive 14K reviews
Lunch Lady
Lunch Lady
Co-op survival horror with a murderous lunch lady in pursuit
85% positive 13K reviews
Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
First-person open-world zombie action built around melee combat and co-op
71% positive 13K reviews
PANICORE Demo
PANICORE
First-person co-op survival horror with stealth and a noise-sensitive monster
79% positive 13K reviews
Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
First-person escape room puzzles with co-op and a dark story
81% positive Free
In Silence
In Silence
Multiplayer survival horror where sound guides the monster's hunt
74% positive 12K reviews
Shift At Midnight Demo
Shift At Midnight
Gas station horror where some customers are monsters in disguise
88% positive 12K reviews
We Were Here Too
We Were Here Too
First-person co-op puzzle adventure built around walkie-talkie communication
78% positive 11K reviews
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Demo
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Choice-driven horror adventure with rival soldiers trapped underground
89% positive 11K reviews
Fear Surrounds
Fear Surrounds
Horror social deduction with hidden killers, quests, and votes
86% positive Free
Little Nightmares III
Little Nightmares III
Horror puzzle-platforming with a bow, a wrench, and a partner
48% positive 11K reviews
The Headliners
The Headliners
First-person co-op horror about photographing monsters and surviving expeditions
86% positive 11K reviews
Species: Unknown Demo
Species: Unknown
Co-op survival horror about completing contracts while an alien hunts you
94% positive 10K reviews
Last Year
Last Year
Asymmetric multiplayer horror with classmates facing a player-controlled Fiend
62% positive Free
Secret World Legends
Secret World Legends
Free-to-play MMO with supernatural conspiracies and investigative quests
67% positive Free
YAPYAP
YAPYAP
Co-op horror about wrecking wizard towers with voice-cast spells
83% positive 8,900 reviews
DESOLATE
DESOLATE
First-person open-world survival horror with co-op and supernatural anomalies
66% positive 8,066 reviews
KLETKA
KLETKA
First-person co-op horror roguelike about feeding a living elevator
90% positive 7,902 reviews
Fears to Fathom® - Scratch Creek
Fears to Fathom® - Scratch Creek
Story-driven co-op horror about a couple's detour into a small town
75% positive 7,886 reviews