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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Claire
Survival horror where rising panic makes the environment more threatening
69% positive
327 reviews
Julian & Friends
Cartoon point-and-click horror centered on a surprise birthday party
89% positive
327 reviews
Xi
A pixel-art horror puzzle game rooted in Chinese folklore
91% positive
327 reviews
Demo CANINE
First-person stealth horror about rescuing your dog without weapons
96% positive
326 reviews
PEXIT 8
A hallway horror puzzle where every anomaly involves penguins
93% positive
Free
Demo Cat Named Mojave
Surreal horror about hunting creatures for an unstable Catman
95% positive
326 reviews
雨鸦 - You are my sanctuary
A pixel-art puzzle adventure about family ties and old memories
90% positive
Free
Asleep: Act 1
Psychological horror adventure where light changes how monsters behave
91% positive
325 reviews
Aooni The Horror of Blueberry Onsen
Top-down horror puzzle adventure in a demon-haunted hot spring inn
78% positive
325 reviews
The Axis Unseen
Open-world horror hunting with folklore monsters and a metal soundtrack
74% positive
324 reviews
Demo Afterdream
A side-scrolling horror adventure with camera puzzles inside a lucid dream
92% positive
322 reviews
Dementium: The Ward
First-person survival horror through a derelict hospital full of creatures
88% positive
322 reviews
White Night
Black-and-white survival horror built around puzzles of light and shadow
74% positive
320 reviews
The End o,,,o
Retro horror platformer running at three frames per second
63% positive
Free
LiDAR Exploration Program
First-person exploration using a scanner to reveal a dark world
91% positive
320 reviews
Demo Slay the Alice
A branching visual novel set in a land of strange plants
97% positive
320 reviews
MustScream
Survival horror where screaming into your microphone lets you run
49% positive
320 reviews
The Boogie Man
2D horror adventure about chasing a killer through a castle
82% positive
319 reviews
Remorse: The List
First-person survival horror with scarce supplies and a cryptic list
77% positive
319 reviews
Moon Runner
Third-person survival action built around deliveries across a spherical moon
84% positive
Free
The Swine
First-person horror about a cult invading an isolated rural home
81% positive
318 reviews
TORMENTOR
Horror simulation about running a prison and broadcasting torture
52% positive
318 reviews
Horror Night
Multiplayer horror where survivors solve puzzles while a monster hunts
58% positive
Free
Demo 深空七号 Deep Space 7
Third-person horror shooter with scarce supplies and upgradeable weapons
76% positive
318 reviews