The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,035 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: 1,848 horror games are on sale right now.
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Demo DeathWatchers
Co-op horror investigation where spotting changes helps banish entities
86% positive
430 reviews
Metal Dead
A point-and-click adventure mixing zombie horror with heavy metal comedy
85% positive
429 reviews
Masochisia
Story-driven point-and-click horror about mental illness and family abuse
82% positive
429 reviews
The Consuming Shadow
Procedural survival horror with permadeath and an ancient invasion
95% positive
429 reviews
Demo The Stalked
Psychological horror about seeking refuge from an obsessive ex
91% positive
429 reviews
There's Nothing Down There
Submarine horror exploration through dark caverns and ancient underwater ruins
84% positive
429 reviews
Potato Thriller
A horror action-adventure where you talk to a hot dog
81% positive
428 reviews
Westworld Awakening
A VR horror adventure about escaping as a self-aware host
78% positive
428 reviews
DREAM LOGIC
First-person walking simulator through liminal spaces, with puzzles and escapes
90% positive
428 reviews
Nancy Drew®: Shadow at the Water's Edge
Point-and-click mystery about investigating a haunted Japanese inn
82% positive
427 reviews
Demo Comatose
First-person survival horror about escaping a corrupted unconscious mind
96% positive
424 reviews
Last Pirates: Die Together
Co-op pirate horror about grabbing treasure with stretchy arms
79% positive
424 reviews
A Dump in the Dark
Horror action where you fight monsters with guns and feces
67% positive
423 reviews
Venge
First-person horror in a vanished movie studio and alternate dimension
92% positive
423 reviews
DEAD TRASH
Retro first-person shooter with digitized actors and grimy horror
89% positive
422 reviews
The Tape
First-person horror with found-footage visuals and a missing-girl investigation
55% positive
421 reviews
CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
First-person arena shooter with an automatic crossbow and endless demons
75% positive
421 reviews
Demo Welcome to Hanwell
Open-world horror with scavenged weapons and monsters roaming city streets
49% positive
Free
just a game to test your lQ
First-person horror with IQ quizzes and threats at your door
64% positive
Free
The Hidden Ones
Online co-op horror adventure with puzzles and role-playing elements
10% positive
418 reviews
The Pale Mimic
Survival horror where a creature mimics familiar sounds as bait
86% positive
418 reviews
Demo Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
Horror visual novel about an aquarium where urban legends turn real
85% positive
417 reviews
Roots of Insanity
Psychological survival horror during a hospital night shift gone wrong
68% positive
417 reviews
Demo Withering Realms
Horror action RPG where night brings new creatures and secrets
95% positive
416 reviews