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The best horror games for Halloween 2026

Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,029 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: 1,837 horror games are on sale right now.

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Five Stages of Pink
Five Stages of Pink
Mystery visual novel about a city where pink is forbidden
94% positive Free
Titanic II: Orchestra for Dying at Sea
Titanic II: Orchestra for Dying at Sea
A surreal first-person walking simulator without jump scares
85% positive Free
OMUSUBI
OMUSUBI
A pixel-art horror adventure set between life and death
93% positive 106 reviews
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Text-based psychological horror built around suspicious communications on the Moon
85% positive 106 reviews
Anji -Implication-
Anji -Implication-
Psychological horror walking simulator set entirely on an emergency stairway
72% positive 106 reviews
The Stairway 7 - Anomaly Hunt Loop Horror Game
The Stairway 7 - Anomaly Hunt Loop Horror Game
Anomaly-hunting horror where spotting changes determines which way you climb
82% positive 106 reviews
DEMON DUST
DEMON DUST
Surreal dungeon crawler built around exploration in time-limited runs
94% positive 106 reviews
You Shouldn't Be Here Demo
You Shouldn't Be Here
A psychedelic horror visual novel about mental health and exclusion
89% positive 106 reviews
Changgwi
Changgwi
First-person survival horror with lantern-lit exploration in a Joseon-era village
75% positive Free
Qliphah in Providence's Shadow
Qliphah in Providence's Shadow
A tactical RPG built around predicting and countering enemy attacks
51% positive 106 reviews
Terminal Lucidity
Terminal Lucidity
Psychological horror puzzle adventure about deciphering an underground computer network
96% positive Free
NecroWorm Demo
NecroWorm
Snake-style puzzles where a growing worm can block its own path
71% positive 105 reviews
The Deer
The Deer
First-person horror adventure with a creature inspired by folklore
68% positive Free
Presence
Presence
First-person horror focused on unsettling sounds rather than visible threats
65% positive 105 reviews
品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales
品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales
A text-based supernatural adventure about a laid-off artist's career change
93% positive 105 reviews
OYASUMII
OYASUMII
Retro horror exploration inside a surreal, maze-filled virtual world
81% positive 105 reviews
Dreadway
Dreadway
Co-op survival horror where your voice opens doors and deters monsters
66% positive 105 reviews
Who am I?
Who am I?
First-person psychological horror about buried secrets in a childhood home
80% positive 105 reviews
I woke up in the house of a fat man: he's over 30 years old and loves beer and games
I woke up in the house of a fat man: he's over 30 years old and loves beer and games
Psychological horror set inside a beer-obsessed gamer's house
79% positive 105 reviews
Zombie Playground™
Zombie Playground™
Third-person zombie combat in a school turned survival arena
46% positive 104 reviews
Crystal Rift
Crystal Rift
Grid-based dungeon crawling with puzzles, traps, and optional VR
59% positive 104 reviews
Bear Haven Nights
Bear Haven Nights
Survival horror built around a motel electrician's night shift
92% positive 104 reviews
SCP-087: Recovered document
SCP-087: Recovered document
First-person horror centered on a descent through a dark stairwell
44% positive 104 reviews
The Colossus Is Coming: The Interactive Experience
The Colossus Is Coming: The Interactive Experience
A horror walking simulator created to accompany a music album
77% positive Free