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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: 1,837 horror games are on sale right now.

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Richie's Plank Experience
Richie's Plank Experience
VR simulation of walking a plank high above a city
80% positive 630 reviews
A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
VR horror with room-scale exploration and a Southern Gothic mystery
83% positive 629 reviews
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Survival horror where a flashlight helps fight creatures of darkness
72% positive 628 reviews
Goetia
Goetia
A point-and-click mystery about a ghost investigating her family's past
77% positive 628 reviews
Brno Transit
Brno Transit
Psychological horror about a trainee driver trapped in a subway
86% positive 628 reviews
The Land of Pain Demo
The Land of Pain
First-person horror adventure about uncovering a mystery while hunted
77% positive 625 reviews
Passed Out: Prologue
Passed Out: Prologue
Battle royale shooting with zombies and a final helicopter escape
68% positive Free
MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
Survival horror about gathering supplies and staying mobile inside a maze
82% positive 624 reviews
DEDA
DEDA
First-person horror escape with puzzles that require both hands
91% positive 621 reviews
Lydia
Lydia
A point-and-click story about addiction seen through a child's eyes
89% positive 620 reviews
The Cubicle.
The Cubicle.
Short VR office experience where routine paperwork turns strange
88% positive Free
Heaven Dust
Heaven Dust
Survival horror with mansion puzzles, zombies, and multiple endings
91% positive 619 reviews
Backrooms Society Demo
Backrooms Society
Co-op survival horror with scavenging expeditions into procedurally generated mazes
77% positive 619 reviews
PAPERHEAD
PAPERHEAD
Fast-paced first-person horror shooter set in a bleeding cardboard world
94% positive 619 reviews
htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary
htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary
A puzzle-platformer where you guide a girl using two fireflies
68% positive 618 reviews
Brigand: Oaxaca Demo
Brigand: Oaxaca
First-person RPG with deadly exploration across post-apocalyptic Mexico
94% positive 617 reviews
House of Necrosis Demo
House of Necrosis
Turn-based horror dungeon crawling through a mansion that changes between visits
94% positive 617 reviews
Violent Horror Stories: anthology
Violent Horror Stories: anthology
Four short horror games with different takes on pursuit
82% positive 617 reviews
the cabin game
the cabin game
A horror card game where players build their own cabin
88% positive 614 reviews
CONCLUSE
CONCLUSE
Low-resolution horror exploration with locked doors, item hunts, and puzzles
75% positive Free
Ruined Nurse
Ruined Nurse
First-person survival horror shooter about installing internet in a nurse-filled hospital
83% positive 612 reviews
Bite Night
Bite Night
First-person horror comedy about night-shift work and a troublesome monster
97% positive 612 reviews
FROSTBITE: Deadly Climate
FROSTBITE: Deadly Climate
First-person survival horror inside a research base with no heat
86% positive Free
CAPTURED 2
CAPTURED 2
Anomaly horror with a looping hallway and deadly childhood toys
98% positive 610 reviews