The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,025 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: 1,830 horror games are on sale right now.
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Co-op survival horror in shifting Egyptian tombs haunted by mummies
90% positive
6,664 reviews
Demo Dead Estate
Isometric roguelike shooter with changing weapons and monster-filled mansion floors
95% positive
6,656 reviews
Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories
Free escape-room puzzles played alone or with up to four friends
83% positive
Free
Serena
Short point-and-click mystery told through objects in a remote cabin
77% positive
Free
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
Mission-based horror adventure where a camera fights mountain ghosts
83% positive
6,543 reviews
the static speaks my name
Psychological horror following a man's fixation on a mysterious painting
82% positive
Free
Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
First-person psychological horror about a fire lookout's unsettling new post
92% positive
6,433 reviews
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
A psychological horror questionnaire where your choices lead to different endings
98% positive
6,410 reviews
The Painscreek Killings
Unguided detective mystery built on exploring and connecting clues
91% positive
6,403 reviews
Demo Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Linear visual novel about investigating paranormal urban legends
88% positive
6,319 reviews
The Cat Lady
Psychological horror adventure about a lonely woman and five strangers
94% positive
6,297 reviews
Rental
Short horror adventure uncovering the secrets of a beachside cabin
92% positive
Free
Demo The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Branching third-person horror adventure inside a trap-filled hotel
55% positive
6,283 reviews
Hello Neighbor 2 Alpha 1.5
Open-world stealth horror with puzzles and a stalking creature
87% positive
Free
Devolverland Expo
First-person exploration through an abandoned expo filled with game trailers
89% positive
Free
Killer Frequency
First-person horror comedy about guiding callers away from a killer
93% positive
6,230 reviews
How Fish Is Made
Short narrative horror about a sardine inside a grimy machine
95% positive
Free
Hello Neighbor Alpha 4
First-person stealth horror about sneaking through a watchful neighbor's house
83% positive
Free
Granny Simulator
Multiplayer comedy game where a grandson disrupts grandmother's routine
90% positive
6,159 reviews
Cats
A free clicker about collecting more cats through repeated clicks
81% positive
Free
Chair Simulator
A sitting simulator where staying seated too long risks permanent death
89% positive
Free
SUCCUBUS: Prologue
Action horror with graphic violence and a demonic protagonist
82% positive
Free
Demo The Casting of Frank Stone™
Choice-driven horror adventure about a killer's legacy and branching fates
62% positive
6,006 reviews
Only If
First-person adventure with surreal puzzles and a hostile radio voice
62% positive
Free