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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BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION
Multiplayer Backrooms horror with a shapeshifter hiding among scientists
83% positive
1,662 reviews
Garten of Banban 7
First-person horror adventure through monster-filled kindergarten levels and puzzles
83% positive
1,662 reviews
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
Mystery visual novel questioning whether an island's killer is human
95% positive
1,661 reviews
Obscure II (Obscure: The Aftermath)
Third-person survival horror with campus monsters and drop-in co-op
82% positive
1,660 reviews
The Forgotten Ones
First-person horror shooter about a detective tracking Nazi officers
60% positive
Free
The Inn-Sanity
First-person hotel horror where trust matters as guests turn monstrous
96% positive
1,655 reviews
Skull Hotel
First-person horror about cleaning hotel rooms and spotting deadly anomalies
79% positive
Free
Demo Total Chaos
First-person survival horror with makeshift weapons and an island mystery
86% positive
1,648 reviews
Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
First-person horror adventure through a kindergarten filled with hostile characters
89% positive
1,641 reviews
Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
Dark point-and-click adventure about a pandemic and broken time
83% positive
1,639 reviews
POPGOES Arcade
A pixel-art RPG spinoff of Five Nights at Freddy's
96% positive
1,636 reviews
The Light Remake
First-person walking simulator with environmental storytelling and two possible endings
87% positive
1,635 reviews
Demo Shadowgrounds
Top-down sci-fi shooter with weapon upgrades and tactical flashlight use
82% positive
1,623 reviews
Autopsy Simulator
First-person autopsy simulation with forensic cases and psychological horror
52% positive
1,621 reviews
Demo Butcher's Creek
First-person horror built around improvised weapons and environmental kills
94% positive
1,620 reviews
ECHO
Third-person sci-fi stealth adventure where enemies copy your actions
79% positive
1,617 reviews
Duck Season
VR duck shooting with a horror story behind the game
85% positive
1,616 reviews
Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood
Point-and-click hidden-object mystery tracking a demonic preacher through Ravenwood Park
97% positive
1,614 reviews
Apsulov: End of Gods
First-person horror blending Norse mythology with a futuristic research facility
87% positive
1,612 reviews
Shark Attack Deathmatch 2
Underwater first-person shooter with rival divers and roaming sharks
75% positive
1,608 reviews
Harvester
Point-and-click horror mixing full-motion video with dark humor and satire
92% positive
1,595 reviews
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
Survival horror roguelite where each death sends in another volunteer
94% positive
Free
Zardy's Maze
First-person horror: cut giant weeds while evading cornfield monsters
91% positive
Free
Shadow Man Remastered
Third-person horror action-adventure with exploration, puzzles, and shooting
94% positive
1,589 reviews