The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 1,832 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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Life after Death
First-person psychological horror with puzzles rooted in childhood memories
63% positive
178 reviews
东方心之解束~Saving from the devil
A story-focused puzzle adventure with real-time bullet-hell boss battles
98% positive
178 reviews
Y. Village - The Visitors
First-person horror mixing a village mystery with live-action footage
79% positive
178 reviews
MYTH - Steam Edition
A horror visual novel with roots in Norse mythology
88% positive
177 reviews
The Initiate
First-person puzzle adventure about escaping a house full of traps
76% positive
177 reviews
INPUT6
First-person horror where switching factory sections helps you escape a robot
95% positive
177 reviews
Demo Last Light
A horror adventure about exploring a hospital while evading demons
82% positive
177 reviews
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
VR horror adventure through a world scaled for a child
77% positive
177 reviews
SPAGHET
Survival horror about keeping pasta warm while avoiding its owners
88% positive
176 reviews
The Whispering Valley
Point-and-click folk horror about guilt in an isolated Quebec village
87% positive
175 reviews
Demo ARSONATE
A first-person card game where each flip brings fire closer
85% positive
175 reviews
Burial
Psychological horror in a Soviet apartment during a deserted wake
75% positive
175 reviews
Butcherman
First-person horror about finding a way out of captivity
93% positive
175 reviews
HYPERVIOLENT
Retro sci-fi horror shooter with dual-wielding and resource management
70% positive
174 reviews
Bughouse
First-person survival horror where hiding in darkness carries a risk
87% positive
174 reviews
Demo Fossilfuel 2
First-person horror shooter through a flooded, dinosaur-infested research facility
77% positive
174 reviews
Holy Purge : Exorcist
Co-op survival horror with exorcism rituals across three cursed locations
66% positive
173 reviews
GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead
A retro first-person shooter set in a simulated afterlife
75% positive
173 reviews
Demo Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
A horror dating sim about uncovering secrets through time loops
84% positive
173 reviews
Livestream 2: Escape from Togaezuka Happy Place
Side-scrolling survival horror with a mascot stalking an abandoned mall
84% positive
173 reviews
Spider Queen cave
Horror adventure mixing villa exploration with underground puzzles and traps
40% positive
172 reviews
Demo Lust from Beyond: M Edition
First-person survival horror about cult rituals and an otherworldly realm
65% positive
171 reviews
Liminal Universe
A first-person walking simulator set in empty, surreal spaces
58% positive
171 reviews
Mucorales
A horror adventure with a dark Red Riding Hood retelling
96% positive
170 reviews