The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 1,830 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: 1,830 horror games are on sale right now.
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Demo Crimson Spires
Horror-romance visual novel about a mining town sealed behind lethal towers
86% positive
88 reviews
Parasomnia
First-person horror where escape depends on choosing where to turn
69% positive
88 reviews
Zardy's Cave
First-person horror adventure with puzzles and monsters beneath a farm
83% positive
88 reviews
Lost Hope: Backrooms
First-person survival horror with puzzles and an optional monster-free mode
68% positive
88 reviews
Hell of a Birthday
Horror-comedy adventure about a birthday disrupted by strange events
95% positive
88 reviews
Kyoto Anomaly
A horror walking simulator about spotting changes to escape a loop
98% positive
88 reviews
Last Term
Spot-the-difference horror where careful observation determines which stairs to take
93% positive
88 reviews
Saint of Chains
First-person survival horror about a father's search through shifting nightmares
83% positive
88 reviews
MEMENTO
Pixel-art horror adventure where war relics become living monsters
76% positive
87 reviews
Morph Girl
Live-action horror visual novel about grief and a supernatural visitor
70% positive
87 reviews
Demo This is the Zodiac Speaking
First-person detective thriller following the trail of the Zodiac killer
56% positive
87 reviews
White Day VR: The Courage Test
VR hidden-object horror with a timed search through a dark classroom
68% positive
87 reviews
Hajis هاجس
Cooperative survival horror where making noise can get you killed
79% positive
87 reviews
When the Light Dies
Top-down roguelite shooter where dwindling light makes enemies more dangerous
71% positive
87 reviews
Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
Camera-monitoring horror about finding what changes in supposedly haunted houses
90% positive
87 reviews
Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN)
Hidden-object searches in a dark, symbolic take on Wonderland
94% positive
87 reviews
Demo The Ramen Shop
First-person horror mixing ramen shop work with strange events
78% positive
87 reviews
Pyramid Curse
A found-footage horror adventure about people linked by a pyramid's curse
84% positive
86 reviews
Death Motel
First-person horror about recording ghosts in a closed motel
79% positive
86 reviews
Time for Bed
First-person stealth horror about hiding late-night gaming from your mother
97% positive
86 reviews
UNPUNISHED
A horror walking simulator revisiting forbidden rooms from your childhood
74% positive
86 reviews
The Summoning
Psychological horror built around rituals you perform away from the screen
71% positive
85 reviews
Nix Umbra
First-person horror survival with a glowing sword against the darkness
85% positive
85 reviews
Whisperwind
First-person horror built around puzzles and a prison mystery
96% positive
85 reviews