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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Tales of Escape
First-person escape rooms where groups solve puzzles against the clock
59% positive
Free
White Noise 2
First-person horror pitting four investigators against a player-controlled creature
80% positive
2,447 reviews
DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER
Co-op horror where loud voices can end your group's run
50% positive
2,423 reviews
The Blackout Club
Co-op stealth horror about investigating a town of sleepwalking adults
79% positive
2,358 reviews
Carnival Hunt
Five-against-one horror where both sides must keep themselves wound up
64% positive
2,236 reviews
UNLOVED
Horror FPS where taking supplies brings more monsters
73% positive
2,155 reviews
Backrooms Rec.
First-person survival horror in maze-like Backrooms, alone or together
69% positive
2,126 reviews
Eronoctosis: Put Yourself Together
Two-player online horror with different tools for facing shared nightmares
90% positive
Free
Maurice: In The Predator's Nest
First-person survival horror with survivors hunted by a predator
76% positive
Free
Demo Sinister Night 2
First-person multiplayer horror with hidden threats in a haunted mansion
87% positive
2,020 reviews
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