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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Observation
Sci-fi puzzle adventure viewed through a space station's AI
78% positive
5,218 reviews
BrainBread 2
Free-to-play first-person zombie shooter with co-op and playable zombies
73% positive
Free
We Went Back
First-person horror about escaping a space station that keeps changing
85% positive
Free
Blameless
First-person puzzle adventure about escaping a man in an unfinished house
84% positive
Free
Tattletail
First-person Christmas horror about keeping a noisy toy quiet
95% positive
5,058 reviews
Lucid Blocks
First-person voxel sandbox with surreal landscapes and open-ended crafting
94% positive
5,028 reviews
Kid,napper: Gosh, I'm Kidnapped by a Pupil
Short visual novel about a teacher kidnapped by a pupil
88% positive
Free
Machine Party
A horror party game with deadly twists on familiar minigames
87% positive
4,955 reviews
Summer of '58
First-person horror walking simulator exploring an abandoned Soviet summer camp
89% positive
4,953 reviews
Unplagued
First-person co-op horror about making cures in procedurally generated villages
32% positive
4,950 reviews
Alone in the Dark
Third-person survival horror investigating a disappearance at a Louisiana asylum
78% positive
4,922 reviews
Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
First-person horror adventure through a mansion haunted by paper dolls
84% positive
4,902 reviews
DON'T SCREAM
First-person forest horror where screaming restarts the night
65% positive
4,874 reviews
The Drifter
A point-and-click thriller about a drifter’s return from death
97% positive
4,873 reviews
Riichi City - Japanese Mahjong
Free-to-play online riichi mahjong with anime characters and detailed lessons
47% positive
Free
The Incident at Galley House
A detective visual novel about piecing together a fractured timeline
94% positive
4,793 reviews
The Supper
A point-and-click horror adventure about preparing meals for tavern guests
98% positive
Free
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
Open-world horror adventure about investigating murders in a supernatural town
66% positive
4,780 reviews
Demo Alien Shooter
Top-down alien shooter with crowded firefights and weapon upgrades
95% positive
4,766 reviews
Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
First-person stealth horror with a neighbor who counters your moves
95% positive
Free
Fear Therapy
First-person horror matches with randomized ritual hunts and player-controlled Satan
67% positive
4,741 reviews
That's not my Neighbor
Point-and-click horror simulation about screening neighbors for doppelgangers
89% positive
4,732 reviews
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army
Third-person zombie shooter with sniping and four-player co-op
88% positive
4,706 reviews
Chasing Tails ~A Promise in the Snow~
Comedy-horror visual novel about fox-girl romance and a haunted house
92% positive
4,697 reviews