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: 1,843 horror games are on sale right now.
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Dance of Death
Hidden-object adventure tracing a missing child through a Venetian mansion
60% positive
283 reviews
Demo The Highrise
First-person survival horror with crafting in an alien-infested high-rise
56% positive
282 reviews
CantEscapeTheBackrooms
First-person horror about solving puzzles and escaping the Backrooms
61% positive
Free
Inmates
Psychological horror about a prisoner unsure whether he is dreaming
64% positive
281 reviews
candle flame in the wind
A story RPG where you erase memories to try again
91% positive
Free
Antarctica 88
First-person survival horror on an Antarctic rescue mission
86% positive
281 reviews
INFLUXIS
Open-world survival crafting with an AI companion on an alien planet
65% positive
Free
Tide Up
A 2D horror adventure about escaping a strange, dreamlike world
92% positive
281 reviews
Drive Me to Hell
Driving horror through haunted landscapes with monsters on the road
90% positive
281 reviews
Please, Forgive Me
First-person psychological horror where a realtor's apartment visit goes wrong
65% positive
281 reviews
Bushside Rangers
First-person survival horror with roaming mascots in an abandoned park
83% positive
Free
Demo LIMINAL SHIFT
Backrooms walking simulator with no loading screens between levels
82% positive
281 reviews
Montague's Mount
Psychological puzzle adventure set on an abandoned Irish island
62% positive
280 reviews
123 Slaughter Me Street
First-person horror where escape depends on a failing flashlight
89% positive
280 reviews
R.I.C.A
Pixel-art horror adventure about escaping an abandoned castle
87% positive
Free
EXOME
Cooperative horde shooter set in a forest overtaken by corruption
79% positive
280 reviews
Demo COVEN
Retro first-person shooter where eating the dead restores your health
91% positive
280 reviews
The Utility Room
VR exploration horror through a barren world of towering beings
84% positive
280 reviews
Demo Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
First-person horror adventure in a town that transforms around you
68% positive
279 reviews
Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
First-person dungeon horror where death can erase your progress
78% positive
279 reviews
Demo Harvest Island
Horror farming adventure where island chores uncover a dark mystery
84% positive
279 reviews
The Suits Have Gone Mad!
First-person horror with puzzles and chases through a dystopian workplace
95% positive
Free
Kaf village
Single-player horror game about searching a ghost-filled village for a ring
61% positive
Free
Demo Statues
Survival horror with statues that move when you look away
67% positive
278 reviews