The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 671 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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Demo EYES ON THE EXAM
First-person puzzle horror about cheating under a monstrous teacher's watch
90% positive
70 reviews
Demo Salvage Protocol
First-person horror about scavenging abandoned stations and breaking objects apart
100% positive
69 reviews
Demo AI
DEATHLOOP 4 YOU
First-person horror where repeated deaths help you identify your killer
96% positive
69 reviews
Demo The Ice Cream Shop
Night-shift ice cream shop simulator with a psychological horror twist
78% positive
69 reviews
Demo Limitless Hunger
Retro first-person shooter mixing modern weapons with demonic powers
84% positive
68 reviews
Demo SuperTotalCarnage!
A survival auto-shooter with destructible scenery and monster bosses
60% positive
68 reviews
Demo Tape 101: Liminal Descent
First-person psychological horror with an RC car for remote exploration
90% positive
68 reviews
Demo Nightmare Zapping
A horror visual novel told through a mysterious television's channels
99% positive
67 reviews
Demo 后室重生Backrooms Rebirth
Level-based horror puzzles where you search for exits and evade monsters
52% positive
67 reviews
Demo AI
VIDeoPHOBIA
Psychological horror puzzles across strange locations connected by TV channels
76% positive
67 reviews
Demo Hunter: The Reckoning — A Time of Monsters
Text-based horror RPG about hunting vampires on Vancouver's streets
79% positive
67 reviews
Demo Bubbaruka!
Puzzle horror inside an abandoned virtual pet game
91% positive
66 reviews
Demo Sanity Loops
First-person psychological horror about a kiosk job that turns strange
77% positive
66 reviews
Demo Frozen Memories
A suspense visual novel about a city with missing memories
94% positive
65 reviews
Demo Alien Scumbags
Side-scrolling action platformer with destructible levels and science-fiction horror
98% positive
65 reviews
Demo Kriophobia
Survival horror with scarce supplies and deadly cold underground
91% positive
65 reviews
Demo Dolls
First-person horror about escaping a parallel reality populated by dolls
91% positive
65 reviews
Demo Deadcam
First-person survival horror with a live view of your pursuer
71% positive
65 reviews
Demo Mask of the Plague Doctor
Text-based interactive fiction about a plague that prevents sleep
86% positive
64 reviews
Demo Egghead Gumpty
First-person survival horror about spotting the monster stalking you
67% positive
64 reviews
Demo Neve
Sci-fi horror adventure about guiding a crew before oxygen runs out
98% positive
64 reviews
Demo Bloody Ink
First-person horror where staying in the light keeps you alive
84% positive
64 reviews
Demo Touch of Madness
Psychological horror across shifting realities, with two contrasting play styles
100% positive
64 reviews
Demo Holo ADV: SakuraSingularity.exe
Psychological horror adventure where found objects unlock new character conversations
86% positive
64 reviews