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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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
AI
Hospital 666
Horror game about spotting anomalies to escape endless hospital floors
72% positive
1,418 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
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
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HexBreaker Ⅱ
Isometric action RPG about fighting spirits with Taoist magic
60% positive
1,079 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