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The best horror games for Halloween 2026

Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 1,830 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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STASIS
STASIS
Isometric point-and-click horror aboard a spacecraft descending into Neptune's clouds
80% positive 1,763 reviews
The Bunker
The Bunker
Live-action psychological horror about isolation inside a nuclear bunker
70% positive 1,763 reviews
Resident Evil (1996)
Resident Evil (1996)
Third-person survival horror about exploring a mansion overrun by monsters
90% positive 1,761 reviews
Ad Infinitum
Ad Infinitum
First-person horror between World War I trenches and a family manor
78% positive 1,741 reviews
Layers of Fear
Layers of Fear
First-person psychological horror linking two games through new chapters
79% positive 1,736 reviews
The Sinking City 2 Demo
The Sinking City 2
Third-person survival horror in a flooded city overrun by monsters
83% positive 1,725 reviews
[Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
[Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
Psychological horror adventure about a livestreamer facing unwanted attention
94% positive 1,717 reviews
Sixtieth Kilometer
Sixtieth Kilometer
A visual novel about train passengers trapped by deadly fog
78% positive 1,671 reviews
Them and Us Demo
Them and Us
Survival horror with fixed-camera or over-the-shoulder play and scarce supplies
75% positive 1,662 reviews
Garten of Banban 7
Garten of Banban 7
First-person horror adventure through monster-filled kindergarten levels and puzzles
83% positive 1,662 reviews
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
Mystery visual novel questioning whether an island's killer is human
95% positive 1,661 reviews
Total Chaos Demo
Total Chaos
First-person survival horror with makeshift weapons and an island mystery
86% positive 1,648 reviews
Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
First-person horror adventure through a kindergarten filled with hostile characters
89% positive 1,641 reviews
POPGOES Arcade
POPGOES Arcade
A pixel-art RPG spinoff of Five Nights at Freddy's
96% positive 1,636 reviews
The Light Remake
The Light Remake
First-person walking simulator with environmental storytelling and two possible endings
87% positive 1,635 reviews
Shadowgrounds Demo
Shadowgrounds
Top-down sci-fi shooter with weapon upgrades and tactical flashlight use
82% positive 1,623 reviews
Autopsy Simulator
Autopsy Simulator
First-person autopsy simulation with forensic cases and psychological horror
52% positive 1,621 reviews
Butcher's Creek Demo
Butcher's Creek
First-person horror built around improvised weapons and environmental kills
94% positive 1,620 reviews
Duck Season
Duck Season
VR duck shooting with a horror story behind the game
85% positive 1,616 reviews
Apsulov: End of Gods
Apsulov: End of Gods
First-person horror blending Norse mythology with a futuristic research facility
87% positive 1,612 reviews
Shark Attack Deathmatch 2
Shark Attack Deathmatch 2
Underwater first-person shooter with rival divers and roaming sharks
75% positive 1,608 reviews
Withering Rooms Demo
Withering Rooms
Horror action RPG in a mansion that changes nightly
96% positive 1,589 reviews
Downfall Demo
Downfall
A psychological horror adventure where choices define a troubled husband
95% positive 1,588 reviews
Children of Silentown
Children of Silentown
Hand-drawn point-and-click mystery about disappearances near a forbidden forest
87% positive 1,584 reviews