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The best horror games for Halloween 2026

Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,318 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: 2,016 horror games are on sale right now.

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Dollhouse
Dollhouse
Survival horror where you can see through your pursuer's eyes
51% positive 149 reviews
Lost Grimoires 2: Shard of Mystery
Lost Grimoires 2: Shard of Mystery
Fantasy hidden-object adventure with potion crafting and a missing prince
77% positive 149 reviews
A Wonder
A Wonder
Third-person stealth and puzzles in an abandoned underwater city
52% positive Free
Deadness
Deadness
First-person VR horror with wheelchair movement and undead to evade
77% positive 149 reviews
TEOCIDA
TEOCIDA
A horror puzzle-platformer with cloning puzzles and surreal religious imagery
96% positive 149 reviews
Case of the mysterious death of Keiko Haraeda
Case of the mysterious death of Keiko Haraeda
First-person horror exploring a mysterious death through an anonymous videotape
58% positive 149 reviews
THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION
THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION
First-person horror puzzle adventure about surviving a haunted resort
48% positive 149 reviews
Paragnosia: Museum
Paragnosia: Museum
Horror anomaly-spotting game where missed changes weaken your protection
87% positive 149 reviews
Backmooms
Backmooms
First-person horror adventure through yellow rooms with a pursuing monster
85% positive 149 reviews
Unlucky Seven
Unlucky Seven
A horror adventure where dialogue choices determine your friends' fates
45% positive 148 reviews
The Myth Seekers: The Legacy of Vulcan
The Myth Seekers: The Legacy of Vulcan
Hidden-object detective work involving secret agents, Roman gods, and artifacts
83% positive 148 reviews
Faint Call
Faint Call
First-person psychological horror about a distress call from a cursed house
70% positive 148 reviews
The Secret of Pineview Forest
The Secret of Pineview Forest
Forest exploration horror where staying calm is part of survival
56% positive Free
Archipelago
Archipelago
Real-time strategy puzzles about outsmarting enemies and taking their treasure
71% positive 147 reviews
Tall Poppy
Tall Poppy
First-person horror adventure with a ghost disrupting a cemetery errand
87% positive 147 reviews
The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek
The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek
A horror visual novel where every wish costs an organ
97% positive Free
Night Loops
Night Loops
Psychological horror adventure inside a hotel where nights keep repeating
90% positive 147 reviews
Connection: The Nightmare Within Demo
Connection: The Nightmare Within
Survival horror about investigating a case inside an antagonist's mind
84% positive 147 reviews
GORE
GORE
Found-footage horror walking simulator through mountains overtaken by flesh
72% positive 147 reviews
Curse: The Eye of Isis
Curse: The Eye of Isis
Third-person survival horror about a stolen statue and deadly fog
74% positive 146 reviews
Dark Fear
Dark Fear
A retro horror adventure combining point-and-click puzzles with RPG battles
92% positive 146 reviews
Towards The Pantheon: Escaping Eternity
Towards The Pantheon: Escaping Eternity
Top-down puzzle mystery about a soldier waking in darkness
90% positive Free
Despair: Blood Curse
Despair: Blood Curse
Third-person survival horror with an axe that doubles as a gun
82% positive 146 reviews
The Repairing Mantis
The Repairing Mantis
First-person horror exploration about a mantis repairing a bridge of flesh
95% positive 146 reviews