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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Silent Still
First-person psychological horror built around sleep paralysis and nightmares
54% positive
262 reviews
Print I Love U
Psychological horror visual novel about a mysterious game for Alice
87% positive
262 reviews
Legacy of Epstein: Bad Omen
A horror comedy adventure about escaping the woods after a crash
93% positive
Free
Grizzly Valley
Survival horror with supply planning and a grizzly stalking you
37% positive
260 reviews
Wicked Games
A darkly comic adventure about a sinner's ticket to Paradise
97% positive
Free
Living Cell
A horror adventure where survival depends on gas mask filters
96% positive
260 reviews
For Sale
First-person horror about photographing a house and uncovering its secrets
97% positive
260 reviews
ONE IN THE BACK
Point-and-click horror puzzles connecting photographs and shifting viewpoints inside a car
96% positive
Free
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
First-person detective horror with clues hidden in documents and dreams
69% positive
259 reviews
Red Bow
Top-down horror adventure with item puzzles and branching story endings
88% positive
259 reviews
Meridian 157: Chapter 2
Point-and-click puzzle adventure following a meteorologist trapped beneath an island
95% positive
259 reviews
Camp Sunshine
Pixel-art horror RPG with a costumed killer stalking summer camp
91% positive
258 reviews
Demo Mirages
A side-scrolling horror adventure rooted in traditional Chinese folklore
78% positive
258 reviews
Demo The Occultist
First-person horror investigation with a pendulum that alters your surroundings
73% positive
258 reviews
Demo Mars Attracts
Theme park management on Mars, with abducted humans as exhibits
86% positive
258 reviews
Reflection
Horror walking simulator about escaping a basement without your memories
84% positive
258 reviews
The Experiment: Escape Room
Escape-room puzzles with teamwork or competitive races to get out
52% positive
257 reviews
Abyss of Neptune
Underwater survival horror with nonlinear exploration, puzzles, and creature encounters
68% positive
Free
Demo The Apocalypse Sacrifice
A retro adventure with branching choices and a personality chart
96% positive
257 reviews
Demo AsHes
Open-world survival horror with ghosts drawn from Chinese folklore
66% positive
256 reviews
Antihorror
First-person horror exploration through a place that seems deserted
71% positive
255 reviews
Demo Morbid: The Lords of Ire
Third-person Souls-like action where madness grants power at a cost
68% positive
255 reviews
Survive or Thrive
A survival questionnaire that matches your choices to hypothetical scenarios
98% positive
254 reviews
Brother Hai's Pho Restaurant
Psychological horror built around running a Vietnamese pho restaurant
93% positive
Free