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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: 1,832 horror games are on sale right now.

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ШХД: ЗИМА / IT'S WINTER
ШХД: ЗИМА / IT'S WINTER
A sandbox walking simulator about isolation in a Russian winter
78% positive 949 reviews
Vomitoreum
Vomitoreum
A first-person Metroidvania set in a grotesque pixel-art wasteland
91% positive 948 reviews
New kind of adventure
New kind of adventure
A 3D adventure in a world of druids and giant strawberries
42% positive 943 reviews
Shadow Corridor 2 雨ノ四葩
Shadow Corridor 2 雨ノ四葩
Procedural horror escape game with stealth and collectible ability cards
88% positive 942 reviews
Nocturnals
Nocturnals
Short, choice-driven adventure about companionship in a post-apocalyptic town
86% positive 939 reviews
The Path Demo
The Path
A horror walking simulator about straying from a fairy-tale path
81% positive 938 reviews
Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite
Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite
A dark comedy visual novel about dogs dating during the apocalypse
99% positive 938 reviews
Monument
Monument
Old-school first-person shooter where you trade health for ammunition
75% positive 936 reviews
Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the Spring
Ticy Adventure Club : Queen of the Spring
A psychological horror RPG with puzzles and parallel investigations
99% positive Free
The Darkest Tales
The Darkest Tales
Side-scrolling action platformer starring a bear in twisted fairy tales
71% positive 932 reviews
Welcome to Dustown
Welcome to Dustown
First-person horror with an in-game camera and local voice chat
49% positive Free
The Designer's Curse
The Designer's Curse
First-person survival horror where you hide from your own creations
88% positive Free
Hollow Cocoon Demo
Hollow Cocoon
First-person horror adventure about hiding from a monster in 1980s Japan
92% positive 929 reviews
Ultimate Arena
Ultimate Arena
Battle royale sandbox where you choose fighters and control arena hazards
84% positive 928 reviews
The Kite
The Kite
A point-and-click drama about a mother protecting her child
83% positive Free
Joker Show - Horror Escape
Joker Show - Horror Escape
First-person horror escape with puzzles and a jester hunting you
74% positive Free
Project Unknown
Project Unknown
First-person co-op horror about finding cursed objects and exorcising ghosts
83% positive 925 reviews
SIDE EFFECTS
SIDE EFFECTS
Turn-based medical roulette where unknown pills can kill you
83% positive 924 reviews
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
A horror adventure about two girls lost after dark
92% positive 921 reviews
Dead Seater
Dead Seater
Survival horror where you explore a house and keep lights on
91% positive Free
A.I.L.A
A.I.L.A
First-person horror about testing scenarios created by artificial intelligence
81% positive 917 reviews
P.A.M.E.L.A.®
P.A.M.E.L.A.®
Open-world survival horror in a fallen utopia overseen by AI
60% positive 916 reviews
Iwaihime Demo
Iwaihime
Supernatural horror visual novel about curses and their consequences
78% positive 916 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