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 ARSONATE
A first-person card game where each flip brings fire closer
85% positive
175 reviews
holo8
First-person anomaly hunting in a looping Hololive office
90% positive
175 reviews
Burial
Psychological horror in a Soviet apartment during a deserted wake
75% positive
175 reviews
Butcherman
First-person horror about finding a way out of captivity
93% positive
175 reviews
HYPERVIOLENT
Retro sci-fi horror shooter with dual-wielding and resource management
70% positive
174 reviews
Demo Hired 2 Die
First-person co-op survival horror about cleaning workplaces and trapping creatures
81% positive
174 reviews
Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest
First-person horror inspired by paranormal stories from a Romanian forest
75% positive
Free
Bughouse
First-person survival horror where hiding in darkness carries a risk
87% positive
174 reviews
Demo Fossilfuel 2
First-person horror shooter through a flooded, dinosaur-infested research facility
77% positive
174 reviews
Bitweb
Casual score-chasing game where you change gates to clear paths
43% positive
Free
AMOK
First-person survival horror following a missing-person investigation into an old house
42% positive
173 reviews
Daily Chthonicle: Editor's Edition
Supernatural newspaper management game about investigating a haunted town
73% positive
173 reviews
The Secret Order 5: The Buried Kingdom
Hidden-object adventure through a buried kingdom with a dragon helper
83% positive
173 reviews
Holy Purge : Exorcist
Co-op survival horror with exorcism rituals across three cursed locations
66% positive
173 reviews
GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead
A retro first-person shooter set in a simulated afterlife
75% positive
173 reviews
Demo Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
A horror dating sim about uncovering secrets through time loops
84% positive
173 reviews
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
Horror visual novel with side-scrolling exploration and supernatural school mysteries
98% positive
173 reviews
Livestream 2: Escape from Togaezuka Happy Place
Side-scrolling survival horror with a mascot stalking an abandoned mall
84% positive
173 reviews
World War Z VR
Single-player VR shooter built around battles against large zombie swarms
42% positive
173 reviews
Spider Queen cave
Horror adventure mixing villa exploration with underground puzzles and traps
40% positive
172 reviews
Meat Saw
First-person slasher horror about escaping a relentless chainsaw killer
66% positive
Free
Wandering in Space VR
VR roguelite shooter with dual-wielded melee weapons and special abilities
70% positive
172 reviews
Twilight Tales ∣ hollow's store
First-person psychological horror with store chores and choices about survival
54% positive
Free
Buried: An Interactive Story
Text-based horror adventure where your choices determine who survives
96% positive
171 reviews