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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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The Path Demo
The Path
A horror walking simulator about straying from a fairy-tale path
81% positive 938 reviews
Monument
Monument
Old-school first-person shooter where you trade health for ammunition
75% positive 936 reviews
The Darkest Tales
The Darkest Tales
Side-scrolling action platformer starring a bear in twisted fairy tales
71% positive 932 reviews
Hollow Cocoon Demo
Hollow Cocoon
First-person horror adventure about hiding from a monster in 1980s Japan
92% positive 929 reviews
A.I.L.A
A.I.L.A
First-person horror about testing scenarios created by artificial intelligence
81% positive 917 reviews
Close To The Sun
Close To The Sun
First-person horror adventure aboard Nikola Tesla’s isolated scientific research ship
73% positive 915 reviews
SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption
SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption
Boss-rush action RPG where you sacrifice strength before each fight
65% positive 909 reviews
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
Detective adventure investigating disappearances tied to Lovecraftian horror
74% positive 907 reviews
Deathground
Deathground
First-person survival horror with dinosaurs hunting you through research facilities
61% positive 899 reviews
The Guest Demo
The Guest
First-person puzzle adventure exploring the mystery of a locked hotel room
73% positive 895 reviews
Night At the Gates of Hell
Night At the Gates of Hell
Retro zombie survival horror with slow, headshot-only combat
90% positive 894 reviews
Deep Sleep Trilogy
Deep Sleep Trilogy
Point-and-click horror trilogy about finding a way out of nightmares
97% positive 893 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
A sound novel finale confronting a village's recurring tragedies
95% positive 892 reviews
Gray Dawn Demo
Gray Dawn
Psychological horror adventure following a priest accused of murder
83% positive 887 reviews
Cat Museum Demo
Cat Museum
A surreal puzzle adventure in a museum guarded by a cat
92% positive 885 reviews
Coffin of Ashes
Coffin of Ashes
A pixel-art horror adventure set in an ash-covered mansion
91% positive 881 reviews
Infliction Demo
Infliction
First-person horror where you investigate a tragedy while being hunted
80% positive 873 reviews
Skinwalker Hunt
Skinwalker Hunt
First-person horror hunting across large maps with randomized loot
91% positive 871 reviews
Red Lake
Red Lake
Horror shooter where you seek shelter before nightfall
47% positive 866 reviews
Strangeland
Strangeland
Point-and-click horror adventure set in a carnival of strange creatures
92% positive 863 reviews
Escape: Malice Demo
Escape: Malice
Co-op horror puzzle adventure through a sunken Japanese mansion
18% positive 861 reviews
The Brookhaven Experiment
The Brookhaven Experiment
VR horror shooter with creature waves and limited supplies
86% positive 860 reviews
EMPTY SHELL
EMPTY SHELL
Top-down horror roguelite where death brings a new volunteer
88% positive 860 reviews
The Pony Factory
The Pony Factory
Horror FPS where muzzle flashes help you track hostile ponies
90% positive 855 reviews