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: 1,831 horror games are on sale right now.
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Into the Dark: Ultimate Trash Edition
First-person horror adventure mixing shooting, puzzles, and B-movie comedy
50% positive
70 reviews
Locked Fears
A horror adventure about escaping an office after hours
63% positive
70 reviews
Unlasting Horror
First-person horror investigation, playable alone or with five friends
49% positive
70 reviews
Theseus
Third-person VR action-adventure through a labyrinth ruled by the Minotaur
83% positive
70 reviews
Cursed Deal
Online horror matches where cultists and creatures trade roles
96% positive
70 reviews
SHIKIYOKU -Teru Yumemi in the Nightmare-
Side-scrolling horror adventure about investigating mysteries inside spirits' dream worlds
97% positive
70 reviews
The Walsingham Files - Chapter 1
A point-and-click murder mystery with difficult puzzles and little guidance
86% positive
Free
BUS SIMULATOR
A seated VR bus ride with a surreal, experimental twist
90% positive
Free
Phantom Project
A third-person psychological horror game about investigating supernatural mysteries
80% positive
70 reviews
Day of the Dino
A first-person survival shooter that pits you against dinosaurs
64% positive
Free
Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper
First-person stealth horror about missing children and a masked kidnapper
86% positive
70 reviews
No Delivery
Turn-based horror RPG about working nights at a haunted pizzeria
97% positive
70 reviews
Demo Carnival
Folk-horror point-and-click adventure where narcolepsy complicates a journalist's investigation
99% positive
70 reviews
The Strange City
A horror adventure where each pursuer hunts you differently
47% positive
70 reviews
Demo EYES ON THE EXAM
First-person puzzle horror about cheating under a monstrous teacher's watch
90% positive
70 reviews
BUTTON PRISON
Single-room horror game where button presses test your memory
80% positive
70 reviews
MOONROT
Sci-fi horror exploration with a rover on a desolate moon
87% positive
70 reviews
Office Hours
A point-and-click horror simulation about paperwork and corporate obedience
83% positive
Free
The Ritual on Weylyn Island
Horror adventure about finding your family while escaping island cultists
67% positive
69 reviews
Sylvio 2
First-person horror adventure about finding hidden messages in ghost recordings
64% positive
69 reviews
Pembrey
Horror mystery about recording strange discoveries deep in the woods
57% positive
69 reviews
Kwaidan ～Azuma manor story～
Survival horror combining 3D action with point-and-click manor exploration
80% positive
69 reviews
6 PEOPLE
A horror visual novel about a mysterious incident aboard a subway
49% positive
Free
Under Lock
Asymmetric survival horror with a monster that gains power through fear
68% positive
69 reviews