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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Desktop Jumpscares
Desktop horror overlay with random scares during everyday PC use
93% positive
Free
SCP: Rulebreaker
First-person survival horror about escaping an SCP containment breach
58% positive
Free
Zombiehood
Side-scrolling zombie roguelite where enemies grow stronger as you survive
86% positive
140 reviews
Demo Ghost Frequency
First-person horror about tracking paranormal activity with ghost-hunting tools
68% positive
140 reviews
Demo Navicula Meatus
First-person puzzle adventure where you become a crustacean
95% positive
140 reviews
Psychopathy Assessment
VHS-style psychological horror that begins with a psychopathy test
69% positive
140 reviews
FEAR OF FAITH
Co-op survival horror where using magic raises your fear
76% positive
140 reviews
Where the forest ends
Top-down horror shooter where zombies and bandits can fight each other
68% positive
140 reviews
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林葬屋前传：冥声
Chinese folk horror mystery centered on a forbidden ghost marriage
84% positive
140 reviews
Our Wonderland
Horror-fantasy visual novel about childhood friends and their fractured relationships
99% positive
Free
Serve Or Die
Psychological horror about serving sandwiches to increasingly strange late-night customers
92% positive
140 reviews
Five Nights with Maids
Surveillance horror with dangerous maids and a limited power supply
71% positive
140 reviews
Demo The Madness of Little Emma
Roguelike action platforming with five playable characters and secret areas
77% positive
139 reviews
Back in 1995
Survival horror with fixed cameras and a missing-daughter mystery
65% positive
139 reviews
Endless Fables 3: Dark Moor
Hidden-object adventure through haunted moors steeped in Scottish folklore
85% positive
139 reviews
Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness
Psychological horror adventure following a clown after a circus fire
88% positive
139 reviews
Demo GESTALT: The Fifth Day
Point-and-click horror where everyday routines collide with a haunted house
94% positive
139 reviews
Demo The Derailed
First-person psychological horror about uncovering a forgotten railway depot's secret
81% positive
139 reviews
Demo Dreadline Express
Psychological horror adventure where cards help unravel a train's mysteries
98% positive
139 reviews
New Face On The Block
First-person horror walking simulator about an apartment’s hidden past
82% positive
139 reviews
Bleak Haven
First-person survival horror about searching for a missing brother
42% positive
139 reviews
Zafehouse Diaries 2
Turn-based zombie survival strategy about keeping a divided group alive
72% positive
138 reviews
Demo Sinister Halloween
First-person horror through haunted houses on a Halloween night
83% positive
138 reviews
Para Eyes
Spot-the-difference horror where you monitor security cameras for unexplained changes
95% positive
138 reviews