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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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Cat in the Box
Cat in the Box
Pixel horror adventure about exploring and escaping a cult mansion
94% positive 1,569 reviews
Amanda the Adventurer 2
Amanda the Adventurer 2
First-person horror puzzle adventure through a library and interactive tapes
83% positive 1,566 reviews
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
A first-person horror puzzler where computer game traps become real
95% positive 1,563 reviews
The Midnight Walkers
The Midnight Walkers
First-person zombie extraction where dying costs you your loot
55% positive 1,552 reviews
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
First-person horror in Swedish woods haunted by creatures from folklore
83% positive 1,549 reviews
Lorelai
Lorelai
A psychological horror adventure about growing up amid family abuse
90% positive 1,544 reviews
Dread Flats Demo
Dread Flats
First-person horror mixing a missing-person mystery with stealth and chases
83% positive 1,542 reviews
The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
Branching horror visual novel about a curse and seven characters
85% positive 1,533 reviews
The Shrouded Isle
The Shrouded Isle
Turn-based cult management with hidden sins and seasonal sacrifices
70% positive 1,528 reviews
Mundaun
Mundaun
First-person Alpine horror adventure with hand-drawn art and puzzles
93% positive 1,514 reviews
Black Mirror I
Black Mirror I
Gothic point-and-click adventure investigating a suspicious death and family secrets
84% positive 1,502 reviews
Static Dread: The Lighthouse Demo
Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Lovecraftian horror built around lighthouse work and ship-routing decisions
91% positive 1,473 reviews
Photomaly
Photomaly
First-person horror combining photo studio work with supernatural disturbances
89% positive 1,462 reviews
[Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
[Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
First-person psychological horror about a Japanese apartment with unusually cheap rent
81% positive 1,456 reviews
Backrooms: Lost Tape
Backrooms: Lost Tape
Horror walking simulator with puzzles and hostile entities in liminal spaces
81% positive 1,454 reviews
The Other Side Demo
The Other Side
First-person co-op ghost hunting with investigation and cleansing contracts
94% positive 1,448 reviews
Alisa Demo
Alisa
Retro survival horror with stat-boosting dresses and weapon loadouts
88% positive 1,444 reviews
The Bunny Graveyard
The Bunny Graveyard
A pixel art horror adventure mixing minigames with computer mysteries
95% positive 1,442 reviews
Escape from Yandere
Escape from Yandere
First-person horror about surviving a sleepover with a controlling friend
74% positive 1,441 reviews
Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek
Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek
A first-person stealth adventure built around hide-and-seek with your brother
87% positive 1,422 reviews
Locked Up Demo
Locked Up
Psychological horror in a house that changes as you explore
76% positive 1,405 reviews
Directive 8020
Directive 8020
Space horror where an alien can impersonate your crewmates
64% positive 1,397 reviews
Bloodwash
Bloodwash
First-person horror about a late-night laundromat and a serial killer
92% positive 1,396 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
Mystery visual novel about yearly deaths in a rural village
97% positive 1,394 reviews