The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 410 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: 1,829 horror games are on sale right now.
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STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
A sci-fi visual novel about messages that rewrite the past
88% positive
691 reviews
Welcome to the Game III
Horror simulation balancing dark net searches, hacking, and survival
76% positive
686 reviews
MOLDRISE
First-person horror about climbing an apartment building as infection spreads
96% positive
676 reviews
Village in the Shade
A farming sim where everyday village life conceals a horror story
90% positive
673 reviews
Backrooms Lost Runners
Cooperative survival horror where your voice can attract nearby threats
75% positive
666 reviews
Cucina Stellata
A cooking horror adventure where an otherworldly ingredient fuels obsession
98% positive
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Demo It Has My Face
First-person horror roguelite about hunting a clone that hunts you
87% positive
647 reviews
Brno Transit
Psychological horror about a trainee driver trapped in a subway
86% positive
628 reviews
MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
Survival horror about gathering supplies and staying mobile inside a maze
82% positive
624 reviews
DEDA
First-person horror escape with puzzles that require both hands
91% positive
621 reviews
PAPERHEAD
Fast-paced first-person horror shooter set in a bleeding cardboard world
94% positive
619 reviews
the cabin game
A horror card game where players build their own cabin
88% positive
614 reviews
CAPTURED 2
Anomaly horror with a looping hallway and deadly childhood toys
98% positive
610 reviews
Demo Retail Hell
First-person horror job simulator set in an afterlife convenience store
95% positive
603 reviews
Happy's Humble Burger Cult
Co-op cooking horror where spoken words can alert the monster
82% positive
577 reviews
Demo Dyping Escape
Typing horror where your own keystrokes become threats against you
92% positive
576 reviews
Demo Vultures - Scavengers of Death
Turn-based survival horror with scavenging and tactical extraction missions
80% positive
575 reviews
Dread Fields
First-person horror mixing everyday farm chores with a rural mystery
98% positive
575 reviews
Heaven Does Not Respond
Psychological horror investigation through a corrupted computer and playable memories
90% positive
568 reviews
Demo RetroSpace
First-person space horror where death means returning as a clone
89% positive
549 reviews
Demo The Skin Stapler
Horror walking simulator alternating between detective work and survival
91% positive
544 reviews
Demo ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY
Third-person survival horror with a protagonist who talks to you
77% positive
528 reviews
Fear The Timeloop
Third-person survival horror built around a repeating countdown to death
84% positive
522 reviews
Demo Decollate Decoration
Point-and-click adventure about bringing your beloved into the afterlife
93% positive
517 reviews