The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 1,996 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: 1,996 horror games are on sale right now.
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White Shadows
Monochrome puzzle-platformer about a Ravengirl escaping an oppressive city
82% positive
2,085 reviews
Twisted Tower
First-person shooter with toy weapons and corrupted fairy-tale mascots
92% positive
2,077 reviews
Knock-knock
Side-scrolling horror adventure about surviving nights in a shifting cabin
87% positive
2,076 reviews
Finding Frankie
First-person horror platformer with parkour courses and deadly chases
90% positive
2,064 reviews
Demo Dreamcore
First-person exploration of eerie, empty spaces without a guide
89% positive
2,006 reviews
Granny: Escape Together
First-person survival horror with co-op escapes and a player-controlled pursuer
80% positive
2,003 reviews
Conarium
A Lovecraftian puzzle adventure through an abandoned Antarctic research base
76% positive
1,999 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
Psychological horror visual novel about recurring deaths in a village
97% positive
1,994 reviews
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
Third-person survival horror where photographs ward off island ghosts
89% positive
1,978 reviews
Demo NecroVision
World War I first-person shooter that descends into supernatural combat
67% positive
1,961 reviews
Occult
First-person co-op horror quests with puzzles and multiple endings
71% positive
1,961 reviews
Sign of Silence
Co-op horror where noisy actions draw monsters through the forest
52% positive
1,944 reviews
Welcome to Kowloon
First-person horror centered on a student's search for cheap housing
82% positive
1,942 reviews
BloodRayne: Terminal Cut
Third-person shooter about a half-vampire fighting Nazis and monsters
89% positive
1,941 reviews
Lakeview Cabin Collection
2D survival horror about using found objects against slashers
92% positive
1,939 reviews
Garten of Banban 4
First-person horror adventure searching an abandoned kindergarten for your child
77% positive
1,937 reviews
Stay Close
First-person survival horror about escaping a town alone or together
62% positive
1,923 reviews
Demo 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
A mystery visual novel with dialogue choices that shape investigations
80% positive
1,915 reviews
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
First-person horror RPG aboard a starship overrun by mutants
87% positive
1,889 reviews
Stay Out of the House
Retro survival horror about escaping a cannibal butcher's house
94% positive
1,887 reviews
Distrust: Polar Survival
Isometric survival horror where falling asleep attracts hostile forces
73% positive
1,879 reviews
The Shore
First-person horror adventure combining island exploration, puzzles, and Lovecraftian monsters
71% positive
1,851 reviews
IMMORTALITY
Live-action mystery pieced together from three unreleased films
84% positive
1,848 reviews
Paranoia Place: Escape Together
First-person co-op survival horror with puzzles and a pursuing killer
88% positive
1,844 reviews