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The best horror games for Halloween 2026

Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 410 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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Silent Wounds - The Doll
Silent Wounds - The Doll
First-person psychological horror about a student's growing obsession with a doll
91% positive Free
Project Threshold
Project Threshold
First-person horror walking simulator built around remembering deadly door choices
71% positive 99 reviews
Life & Shadow: Celestial Call Demo
Life & Shadow: Celestial Call
Cosmic horror that pairs observatory upkeep with nighttime exploration
98% positive 98 reviews
FEED IT
FEED IT
First-person horror about escaping a maze controlled by a hungry monster
84% positive 98 reviews
怪異番号~20✕✕(ニーマルバツバツ)~
怪異番号~20✕✕(ニーマルバツバツ)~
A text-based horror adventure centered on a mysterious phone number
96% positive 97 reviews
Building 0: Hakuei University
Building 0: Hakuei University
Exploration-based horror with a camera and a haunted university campus
80% positive 97 reviews
ABOVE
ABOVE
Daylight psychological horror where noise draws danger from the sky
69% positive Free
The Last Letter
The Last Letter
Psychological horror walking simulator following anonymous letters into a forest
88% positive 97 reviews
The Lure
The Lure
A horror walking simulator about escaping a living, shifting trap
84% positive Free
Mycelium: The Silent Contract
Mycelium: The Silent Contract
Extraction horror about gathering fungi in an ever-changing forest
99% positive 95 reviews
Log.in
Log.in
A mystery horror adventure told through a kidnapper's computer
76% positive 95 reviews
Buenos Aires Mirror Line Demo
Buenos Aires Mirror Line
Psychological horror about spotting anomalies on a looping bus ride
96% positive 94 reviews
Camp Whittlewood
Camp Whittlewood
A horror adventure about a woodcarver legend at scout camp
97% positive 94 reviews
Hazard Levels Demo
Hazard Levels
Co-op survival horror with physics-based looting across unstable dimensions
75% positive 91 reviews
HYPNOS Demo
HYPNOS
First-person exploration adventure through a dreamlike city of megastructures
97% positive 91 reviews
HOUSE CALL
HOUSE CALL
First-person point-and-click horror about answering a desperate call for help
89% positive Free
House of Empty Names Demo
House of Empty Names
First-person horror about escaping a house while a kidnapper hunts
88% positive 90 reviews
The Mailroom
The Mailroom
A first-person horror simulation about sorting mail in hell
97% positive 90 reviews
Take Care Of It.
Take Care Of It.
A choice-driven horror visual novel about a troubled childhood friendship
99% positive Free
The Killing Stone
The Killing Stone
A horror card battler where demonic bargains have lasting consequences
94% positive 89 reviews
No Vacation for an Executioner Demo
No Vacation for an Executioner
Retro survival horror RPG built around parries, stabs, and gunfire
67% positive 89 reviews
Bite Night: Dine or Die Demo
Bite Night: Dine or Die
First-person horror comedy about a deadly shift at a diner
94% positive 89 reviews
Lost Hope: Backrooms
Lost Hope: Backrooms
First-person survival horror with puzzles and an optional monster-free mode
68% positive 88 reviews
Poopy's Playland
Poopy's Playland
First-person mascot horror with changing puzzles and robots to evade
73% positive 88 reviews