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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Enter The Backrooms
First-person survival horror in an endless maze that erodes sanity
87% positive
1,131 reviews
Escape the Ayurok
First-person horror adventure with a monster that listens through your microphone
79% positive
1,128 reviews
Storebound
Co-op puzzle horror where shoppers work together to escape a megastore
76% positive
1,120 reviews
Mama's Sleeping Angels
First-person co-op horror about collecting cursed objects in dreamworlds
93% positive
1,113 reviews
Demo Lunar Mirror
Campus horror puzzle adventure investigating disappearances and midnight clubs
79% positive
1,112 reviews
Demo Iron Meat
Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter against mutants and multi-phase bosses
97% positive
1,111 reviews
Lucius III
A horror adventure where you play a villain with magical powers
54% positive
1,104 reviews
Bye Sweet Carole
A horror adventure where turning into a rabbit helps you survive
72% positive
1,104 reviews
Dead Signal
Horror simulation about spotting camera changes while surviving intruders
89% positive
1,103 reviews
Chained in the Backrooms
First-person co-op horror with teammates chained together across levels
69% positive
1,100 reviews
The Confession
An adult confession quiz that turns answers into absurd scenarios
95% positive
1,099 reviews
The Walking Dead: Destinies
Third-person zombie action with choices that change the show's story
42% positive
1,093 reviews
Suicide Countdown: 7 Days
A suspense visual novel built around a student's final week
81% positive
1,088 reviews
Doll Impostor
First-person horror deduction game about finding an impostor doll before morning
92% positive
1,088 reviews
Demo HELLMART
First-person supermarket horror about running a store and surviving nights
77% positive
1,084 reviews
Demo Don't Play This
First-person horror walking simulator built around people's final recordings
85% positive
1,083 reviews
Succumate
Adult time-management adventure about living with a demanding demon roommate
81% positive
1,082 reviews
Caligo
First-person walking simulator through dark places toward a final choice
75% positive
1,076 reviews
The Moon Sliver
A short horror walking simulator where something is hunting you
77% positive
1,062 reviews
Winion Virus
A horror visual novel about illegally raising living computer creatures
95% positive
1,058 reviews
MOMO.EXE
A horror adventure where text messages tell you what to do
85% positive
1,055 reviews
Demo Blood Typers
Survival horror adventure where typing controls combat and exploration
95% positive
1,054 reviews
Echoes of the Living
Fixed-camera survival horror in a small town overrun by zombies
82% positive
1,051 reviews
Demo Decarnation
A psychological horror adventure where everyday life blurs into nightmares
87% positive
1,045 reviews