The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 627 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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Demo Bramble: The Mountain King
Third-person Nordic folklore adventure to rescue your sister from a troll
95% positive
7,906 reviews
Demo Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
First-person action horror with puzzle-box powers and brutal combat
93% positive
7,794 reviews
Demo Amanda the Adventurer
First-person horror puzzle game with cartoon characters addressing you
94% positive
7,289 reviews
Demo Underground Blossom
Point-and-click puzzle adventure through metro stations tied to memories
98% positive
7,065 reviews
Demo Dead Estate
Isometric roguelike shooter with changing weapons and monster-filled mansion floors
95% positive
6,656 reviews
Demo Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Linear visual novel about investigating paranormal urban legends
88% positive
6,319 reviews
Demo The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Branching third-person horror adventure inside a trap-filled hotel
55% positive
6,283 reviews
Demo The Casting of Frank Stone™
Choice-driven horror adventure about a killer's legacy and branching fates
62% positive
6,006 reviews
Demo Hello Neighbor 2
First-person stealth puzzle adventure investigating a town's suspicious residents
81% positive
5,913 reviews
Demo DreadOut
Third-person Indonesian horror with camera-based ghost encounters and puzzles
77% positive
5,716 reviews
Demo Kill It With Fire
Action game about tracking hidden spiders with destructive weapons
95% positive
5,504 reviews
Demo Scarlet Hollow
Branching horror visual novel about a supernatural mountain-town mystery
98% positive
5,305 reviews
Demo Alien Shooter
Top-down alien shooter with crowded firefights and weapon upgrades
95% positive
4,766 reviews
Demo CASE: Animatronics
First-person survival horror with animatronics stalking a locked police station
83% positive
4,604 reviews
Demo Nightmare of Decay
First-person survival horror in a monster-filled manor with scarce ammunition
96% positive
4,438 reviews
Demo Buddy Simulator 1984
Retro psychological horror adventure with a buddy that learns about you
93% positive
4,363 reviews
Demo Painkiller Hell & Damnation
Fast-paced first-person shooter fighting demon hordes through Purgatory
78% positive
4,355 reviews
Demo Daymare: 1998
Third-person survival horror with scarce ammo and shifting perspectives
69% positive
4,293 reviews
Demo American Arcadia
Story-driven puzzle platformer about escaping a deadly reality show
94% positive
4,275 reviews
Demo Dark Hours
Co-op survival horror where thieves must escape roaming monsters
82% positive
4,223 reviews
Demo Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
Sandbox zombie action with improvised weapons and a 72-hour deadline
80% positive
4,120 reviews
Demo Well Dweller
Dark fairy-tale metroidvania starring a tiny bird with a matchstick
98% positive
4,076 reviews
Demo SchoolBoy Runaway
First-person stealth puzzle game about escaping house arrest unnoticed
91% positive
3,907 reviews
Demo Who's Lila?
Point-and-click psychological horror where facial expressions steer conversations
94% positive
3,825 reviews