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The best horror games for Halloween 2026

Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,029 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: 1,831 horror games are on sale right now.

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Tormented Souls 2 Demo
Tormented Souls 2
Survival horror where changing the past opens new paths
86% positive 1,789 reviews
Homicipher: Demo
Homicipher: Demo
Horror adventure built around deciphering a strange language to escape
98% positive Free
Alone in the Dark Prologue
Alone in the Dark Prologue
A Southern Gothic horror teaser about delivering a letter
76% positive Free
Escape from Playtime
Escape from Playtime
Co-op survival horror with scavenging runs through a changing factory
69% positive 1,774 reviews
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
First-person vampire horror with a randomly generated castle to explore
89% positive 1,764 reviews
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
Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum Demo
Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
2D horror adventure through a mansion of puzzles and lost memories
93% positive 1,758 reviews
Escape Dead Island
Escape Dead Island
Third-person zombie mystery with stealth, combat, and island exploration
61% positive 1,744 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
Enemy On Board
Enemy On Board
Online social deduction with hidden aliens and real-time spaceship combat
72% positive Free
Toree 3D
Toree 3D
Fast-paced 3D platforming with a late-nineties low-poly visual style
95% positive 1,708 reviews
KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 Demo
KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2
Spider-hunting action adventure across dimensions with weapons and challenges
94% positive 1,701 reviews
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
A psychological questionnaire with horror elements and personalized results
98% positive Free
Reminiscence
Reminiscence
Psychological horror with time-travel puzzles inside a changing family home
84% positive Free
SIMULACRA 2
SIMULACRA 2
Phone-based horror mystery about investigating an influencer's death
87% positive 1,690 reviews
Phobies
Phobies
Turn-based tactical battles with collectible creatures inspired by human fears
87% positive Free
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
Escape From School
Escape From School
First-person classroom escape room built around object puzzles and co-op
61% positive Free