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 Don't Play This
First-person horror walking simulator built around people's final recordings
85% positive
1,083 reviews
Demo Sakura no Mori † Dreamers
Psychological horror visual novel about murders and supernatural sightings
92% positive
1,073 reviews
Demo Blood Typers
Survival horror adventure where typing controls combat and exploration
95% positive
1,054 reviews
Demo Decarnation
A psychological horror adventure where everyday life blurs into nightmares
87% positive
1,045 reviews
Demo Kimi to Kanojo no LILYVAGANZA
A horror visual novel about obsessive romance between two girls
74% positive
Free
Demo ghostpia Season One
A linear visual novel about immortals in a snowbound town
93% positive
987 reviews
Demo Vasilisa and Baba Yaga
Dark Russian folktale adventure told through varied mini-games
90% positive
984 reviews
Demo Never Again
First-person horror adventure where fear can trigger asthma attacks
78% positive
965 reviews
Demo The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
First-person escape-room mystery across a secret-filled Victorian manor
87% positive
957 reviews
Demo The Path
A horror walking simulator about straying from a fairy-tale path
81% positive
938 reviews
Demo Hollow Cocoon
First-person horror adventure about hiding from a monster in 1980s Japan
92% positive
929 reviews
Demo Iwaihime
Supernatural horror visual novel about curses and their consequences
78% positive
916 reviews
Demo ADACA
A sandbox first-person shooter built around a gravity-manipulating robotic arm
91% positive
898 reviews
Demo The Guest
First-person puzzle adventure exploring the mystery of a locked hotel room
73% positive
895 reviews
Demo Gray Dawn
Psychological horror adventure following a priest accused of murder
83% positive
887 reviews
Demo Cat Museum
A surreal puzzle adventure in a museum guarded by a cat
92% positive
885 reviews
Demo Infliction
First-person horror where you investigate a tragedy while being hunted
80% positive
873 reviews
Demo Escape: Malice
Co-op horror puzzle adventure through a sunken Japanese mansion
18% positive
861 reviews
Demo True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
Point-and-click horror mystery with puzzles inside an asylum at night
93% positive
842 reviews
Demo Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
Third-person survival horror where dead enemies can return in new forms
73% positive
831 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
Demo Necrophosis
A surreal walking simulator with puzzles beyond the universe's end
88% positive
808 reviews
Demo Just Ignore Them
Pixel-art point-and-click horror about monsters inside a young boy's home
79% positive
800 reviews