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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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Dread Meridian
Dread Meridian
VR survival horror about a missing twin on a frozen island
70% positive 73 reviews
Astrophobia
Astrophobia
Cosmic horror exploration through a moon base and ancient ruins
78% positive 73 reviews
Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef
Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef
Top-down roguelite shooter with sanity-driven curses and permanent rewards
81% positive 72 reviews
Sector 13: Haunted Woods Demo
Sector 13: Haunted Woods
Co-op forest horror where your microphone can attract nearby threats
60% positive 72 reviews
Unusual Tales: After Bark Demo
Unusual Tales: After Bark
First-person horror adventure about a dog warning its vacationing family
85% positive 72 reviews
Magical Girl ER
Magical Girl ER
A horror medical sim treating magical girls injured by kaiju
83% positive 71 reviews
Stay With Me
Stay With Me
First-person horror about driving an ambulance with a strange passenger
87% positive Free
Cursed Deal
Cursed Deal
Online horror matches where cultists and creatures trade roles
96% positive 70 reviews
MOONROT
MOONROT
Sci-fi horror exploration with a rover on a desolate moon
87% positive 70 reviews
Office Hours
Office Hours
A point-and-click horror simulation about paperwork and corporate obedience
83% positive Free
I Hate This Place
I Hate This Place
Isometric survival horror where noise can lure creatures into traps
67% positive 69 reviews
Holey
Holey
Survival horror where feeding an underground creature helps fuel your escape
78% positive 69 reviews
The Ice Cream Shop Demo
The Ice Cream Shop
Night-shift ice cream shop simulator with a psychological horror twist
78% positive 69 reviews
CARTAGRA
CARTAGRA
A detective visual novel linking a disappearance and serial murders
87% positive 69 reviews
8-hour Workday
8-hour Workday
Office horror built around spotting anomalies and surviving the workday
87% positive Free
The Queen's Gondola
The Queen's Gondola
First-person anomaly spotting aboard a fantasy airship caught in a loop
96% positive Free
Tape 101: Liminal Descent Demo
Tape 101: Liminal Descent
First-person psychological horror with an RC car for remote exploration
90% positive 68 reviews
Phyllosoma
Phyllosoma
A third-person Soulslike about fighting upward through a cursed fortress
59% positive Free
Unwilling Host
Unwilling Host
First-person horror walking simulator with VHS-style visuals and anomalies
91% positive 68 reviews
The Door Factory
The Door Factory
First-person horror where you inspect rooms and report unsafe doors
40% positive 68 reviews
Echoes in Darkness
Echoes in Darkness
Psychological horror where a supernatural presence guides your search
82% positive 67 reviews
CASE RECORDS: Lost Night
CASE RECORDS: Lost Night
First-person horror about a missing animatronic in a TV studio
45% positive 65 reviews
Tumblebee
Tumblebee
Physics-based horror with a bumblebee that flies and tumbles
94% positive 65 reviews
Neve Demo
Neve
Sci-fi horror adventure about guiding a crew before oxygen runs out
98% positive 64 reviews