The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,035 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: 1,848 horror games are on sale right now.
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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
Wayward Harbor
Stealth horror where a handheld mirror reveals an invisible pursuer
82% positive
Free
Demo The Sirena Expedition
A retro puzzle platformer set in an abandoned underwater facility
79% positive
141 reviews
星影の館殺人事件
First-person mystery adventure mixing a locked-room investigation with occult horror
95% positive
Free
Dreamless
First-person psychological horror in an abandoned house that keeps changing
67% positive
141 reviews
Necrosis: Dawn of Dread
Co-op survival horror with character abilities designed to work together
81% positive
141 reviews
The Strange Lights
Horror walking simulator about strange lights near an abandoned factory
86% positive
141 reviews
69 Ways to Kill a Zombie
VR zombie shooter where hand movements control your running
64% positive
140 reviews
Re:Turn - One Way Trip
Side-scrolling horror adventure aboard a train spanning past and present
78% positive
140 reviews
Hello From Darkness
First-person horror with item hunting, survival, and absurd humor
77% positive
140 reviews
Sinister Night
Social deduction horror where the killers hide among the group
63% positive
140 reviews
Desktop Jumpscares
Desktop horror overlay with random scares during everyday PC use
93% positive
Free
SCP: Rulebreaker
First-person survival horror about escaping an SCP containment breach
58% positive
Free
Zombiehood
Side-scrolling zombie roguelite where enemies grow stronger as you survive
86% positive
140 reviews
Demo Ghost Frequency
First-person horror about tracking paranormal activity with ghost-hunting tools
68% positive
140 reviews
Demo Navicula Meatus
First-person puzzle adventure where you become a crustacean
95% positive
140 reviews
Psychopathy Assessment
VHS-style psychological horror that begins with a psychopathy test
69% positive
140 reviews
FEAR OF FAITH
Co-op survival horror where using magic raises your fear
76% positive
140 reviews
Where the forest ends
Top-down horror shooter where zombies and bandits can fight each other
68% positive
140 reviews
Our Wonderland
Horror-fantasy visual novel about childhood friends and their fractured relationships
99% positive
Free
Serve Or Die
Psychological horror about serving sandwiches to increasingly strange late-night customers
92% positive
140 reviews
Five Nights with Maids
Surveillance horror with dangerous maids and a limited power supply
71% positive
140 reviews
Demo The Madness of Little Emma
Roguelike action platforming with five playable characters and secret areas
77% positive
139 reviews