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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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Joyville
Joyville
A horror-puzzle adventure where a teddy bear helps you survive
69% positive 359 reviews
Jaden Williams' The Stalking Stairs
Jaden Williams' The Stalking Stairs
First-person horror about making deliveries before a citywide curfew
88% positive 359 reviews
CALENDULA
CALENDULA
A horror puzzle game that resists your attempts to start it
76% positive 358 reviews
Occlude
Occlude
Solitaire puzzles with hidden objectives and a cosmic horror story
86% positive 358 reviews
Nyctophilia
Nyctophilia
A 2D psychological thriller about a house where realities overlap
65% positive Free
The Case Book of Arne
The Case Book of Arne
A detective adventure where supernatural rules shape a murder mystery
87% positive 357 reviews
Uncanny Tales: The Watcher Demo
Uncanny Tales: The Watcher
Psychological horror with caretaker duties in the isolated Russian wilderness
80% positive 357 reviews
Sands
Sands
First-person puzzle adventure investigating a catastrophe on a desert planet
53% positive Free
Shhh!
Shhh!
A horror walking simulator where making noise ends your attempt
70% positive 356 reviews
The Haunted Building
The Haunted Building
A horror visual novel about a building awaiting demolition
85% positive 355 reviews
The DeadLine
The DeadLine
First-person zombie shooter with timed stops along a subway route
95% positive Free
Dead End Road
Dead End Road
Driving horror where a typed wish shapes each run's ending
86% positive 354 reviews
KINGDOM of the DEAD Demo
KINGDOM of the DEAD
Old-school horror shooter with a hand-drawn black-and-white world
78% positive 354 reviews
The Director's Disorder: Pilot Episode
The Director's Disorder: Pilot Episode
A short horror adventure about surviving a killer's script
89% positive Free
BloodLust Shadowhunter
BloodLust Shadowhunter
Third-person vampire action RPG with randomized dungeons and minions
80% positive 353 reviews
DYSTHANASIA
DYSTHANASIA
Survival horror about escaping a research facility through stealth and puzzles
89% positive 353 reviews
Static Dread: The Submarine
Static Dread: The Submarine
First-person horror aboard a submarine cut off from the surface
82% positive 353 reviews
Everyday Devil
Everyday Devil
A psychological horror story told through a demon's fragmented memories
95% positive Free
The Paperman
The Paperman
Psychological horror about a child investigating a forest legend on Halloween
69% positive Free
Chased by Darkness
Chased by Darkness
Cooperative survival horror with guns and hostile spirits to banish
73% positive 351 reviews
Midnight Snack
Midnight Snack
Surreal first-person horror navigated with a pair of microwave dials
89% positive Free
Summon: Joint escape
Summon: Joint escape
Cooperative survival horror about escaping a stalker in camouflage
66% positive 349 reviews
Killing Time: Resurrected
Killing Time: Resurrected
A retro horror shooter mixing mansion exploration with live-action ghosts
92% positive 348 reviews
Tatari: The Arrival
Tatari: The Arrival
First-person horror adventure inspired by a Japanese urban legend
67% positive Free