The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 672 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: 1,996 horror games are on sale right now.
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Demo The Old Flesh of Nuraga
First-person psychological horror built around relic hunting and family secrets
95% positive
158 reviews
Demo Death In Abyss
Third-person flight shooter pitting you against deep-sea alien creatures
82% positive
157 reviews
Demo The Fortress
Dark fantasy roguelike dungeon crawler with dice-based combat
68% positive
157 reviews
Demo AI
Echoes of Red
A top-down roguelite shooter built around mixing weapons and upgrades
88% positive
156 reviews
Demo Osteoblasts
Turn-based dungeon RPG with class-specific quests and randomized world elements
86% positive
155 reviews
Demo EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS
First-person horror exploration through abandoned offices and flooded mazes
65% positive
155 reviews
Demo Echoes Of The House
First-person psychological horror about a family visit that turns strange
77% positive
155 reviews
Demo Mirror Forge
Psychological survival horror across alternate dimensions that keep changing
72% positive
154 reviews
Demo Shutter
Fixed-camera puzzle horror built around a remote-controlled surveillance unit
74% positive
152 reviews
Demo The Zodiac Trial
Mystery visual novel where jurors choose between cooperation and betrayal
95% positive
152 reviews
Demo Astrumis - Survive Together
Two-player spaceship horror with split roles and cooperative puzzles
72% positive
152 reviews
Demo Monster Stalker: Prologue
Turn-based card battles against alien monsters in a free prologue
89% positive
Free
Demo REPOSE
A horror maze puzzler where each step drains energy
93% positive
151 reviews
Demo LockYourDoor
Co-op survival horror with dwindling light and mounting nighttime threats
87% positive
150 reviews
Demo Connection: The Nightmare Within
Survival horror about investigating a case inside an antagonist's mind
84% positive
147 reviews
Demo DEEP FOG
Side-scrolling horror adventure about strange events in a fogbound city
80% positive
146 reviews
Demo Sorry We're Open
Supermarket horror RPG with turn-based battles that spend your money
94% positive
145 reviews
Demo IT Simulator
Two-player horror with one technician and one control-room operator
90% positive
144 reviews
Demo Ian's Eyes
A stealth horror adventure where you guide a blind schoolboy
60% positive
Free
Demo True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe
Psychological horror about working alone at a remote roadside café
79% positive
143 reviews
Demo Moadra
A sci-fi metroidvania where alien biomass fuels your weapon upgrades
80% positive
142 reviews
Demo Ritus Exorcismus
Horror adventure about identifying demons and exorcising them through minigames
99% positive
142 reviews
Demo 7 Nights with Vroombi
Horror cleaning sim about a robot vacuum working at night
94% positive
142 reviews
Demo The Innsmouth Case
A text adventure mixing a missing-person case with Lovecraftian comedy
68% positive
141 reviews