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: 1,837 horror games are on sale right now.
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The Deadseat
Backseat survival horror where a handheld game supplies your defenses
97% positive
668 reviews
I Saw Black Clouds
Live-action psychological thriller where your decisions change the story's direction
62% positive
666 reviews
Backrooms Lost Runners
Cooperative survival horror where your voice can attract nearby threats
75% positive
666 reviews
Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
Short psychological horror game about photographing ghosts in a Japanese park
79% positive
666 reviews
Cucina Stellata
A cooking horror adventure where an otherworldly ingredient fuels obsession
98% positive
Free
Sea Salt
Action-strategy about leading a sea monster swarm against humanity
77% positive
665 reviews
UNDERWARD
First-person co-op horror about hauling monster capsules through underground wards
74% positive
665 reviews
SKIBIDI GYATROOMS
Co-op horror exploration through the Backrooms while a toilet hunts you
80% positive
665 reviews
The Shell Part III: Paradiso
A detective visual novel about a murder mirroring a painting
96% positive
665 reviews
Demo Sniper Killer
Retro horror thriller where you play both detective and killer
86% positive
664 reviews
Endoparasitic 2
Top-down survival horror with one-handed controls and manual reloading
87% positive
663 reviews
Dark Light
A cyberpunk metroidvania with Souls-like combat and cybernetic upgrades
74% positive
662 reviews
9 Clues 2: The Ward
Hidden-object murder mystery set in an isolated island psychiatric hospital
91% positive
661 reviews
The Windows Are Gone
Psychological horror in a house that first appears in dreams
92% positive
Free
Seven Nights Ghost
First-person horror comedy about sharing a room with a ghost
92% positive
654 reviews
Bad Cheese
First-person horror about doing chores to avoid your father's punishment
70% positive
654 reviews
OK/NORMAL
Experimental third-person horror through a dream world with a cloud
81% positive
653 reviews
Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
A found-phone mystery involving a disappearance and the Weeping Angels
91% positive
653 reviews
消失的航班，还有她她她！Lost in the secret!
First-person live-action mystery adventure after a strange plane crash
90% positive
653 reviews
Demo BodyRecords
Bodycam horror exploration where speaking can draw creatures near
65% positive
652 reviews
Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
Chinese folklore horror game about solving Yichang Town's mysteries
78% positive
651 reviews
Demo Bulb Boy
Point-and-click horror adventure starring a boy with a detachable light-bulb head
89% positive
650 reviews
Suspicious Downpour
Short comedy horror played from a tent in a rainstorm
94% positive
Free
The Anomaly Project
First-person co-op horror game about spotting changes to escape
82% positive
649 reviews