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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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Daymare: 1998 Demo
Daymare: 1998
Third-person survival horror with scarce ammo and shifting perspectives
69% positive 4,293 reviews
Return to Shironagasu Island
Return to Shironagasu Island
Horror mystery visual novel about murders on an isolated island
94% positive 4,277 reviews
American Arcadia Demo
American Arcadia
Story-driven puzzle platformer about escaping a deadly reality show
94% positive 4,275 reviews
Gears of War: Reloaded
Gears of War: Reloaded
A remastered cover shooter about a squad fighting underground monsters
60% positive 4,264 reviews
The Children of Clay
The Children of Clay
Point-and-click archaeological horror about investigating an ancient artifact
99% positive Free
Dark Hours Demo
Dark Hours
Co-op survival horror where thieves must escape roaming monsters
82% positive 4,223 reviews
Missing Hiker
Missing Hiker
First-person horror about searching for your brother in freezing weather
84% positive Free
Thief Gold (1999)
Thief Gold (1999)
First-person stealth game where shadows and sound shape every theft
92% positive 4,196 reviews
DARQ: Complete Edition
DARQ: Complete Edition
Side-scrolling horror puzzle adventure built around walking on walls
94% positive 4,195 reviews
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2
Third-person zombie shooter with sniper kills and four-player co-op
85% positive 4,194 reviews
Penumbra Overture
Penumbra Overture
First-person survival horror with mouse-driven object interaction and puzzles
90% positive 4,182 reviews
The Witch's House MV
The Witch's House MV
Top-down pixel horror adventure with puzzles and sudden deaths
95% positive 4,153 reviews
CHAOS;CHILD
CHAOS;CHILD
Psychological horror visual novel about investigating murders in Shibuya
93% positive 4,130 reviews
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Demo
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
Sandbox zombie action with improvised weapons and a 72-hour deadline
80% positive 4,120 reviews
PAPERHEAD EP.0
PAPERHEAD EP.0
Fast-paced horror shooter set in a blood-soaked cardboard world
93% positive 4,112 reviews
Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
A psychological horror visual novel about murders and forgotten memories
96% positive 4,097 reviews
Well Dweller Demo
Well Dweller
Dark fairy-tale metroidvania starring a tiny bird with a matchstick
98% positive 4,076 reviews
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction
Destruction-focused racing with monster trucks, demolition derbies, and stunt challenges
18% positive 4,053 reviews
THE 4 SINS
THE 4 SINS
First-person horror escape room where four players piece together clues
24% positive 4,050 reviews
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Point-and-click horror about five captives tormented by a computer
89% positive 4,049 reviews
Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
A free mystery visual novel about two girls with secrets
90% positive Free
Zombie Night Terror
Zombie Night Terror
A 2D puzzle game about spreading a zombie outbreak
93% positive 4,014 reviews
Silent Hill Homecoming
Silent Hill Homecoming
Third-person survival horror about a missing brother and nightmares
48% positive 4,013 reviews
Quake 4
Quake 4
First-person sci-fi shooter with alien warfare and armored vehicles
88% positive 4,007 reviews