The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,312 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: 2,000 horror games are on sale right now.
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At Night: The Student
First-person psychological horror where phone photos guide your daily errands
54% positive
Free
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak: Special Gigs
A visual novel mixing Japanese ghost stories with tactical combat
56% positive
75 reviews
Fear Equation
Turn-based survival strategy aboard a train where nightmares become real
72% positive
75 reviews
SAMUDRA
A side-scrolling puzzle adventure set in a polluted ocean
69% positive
75 reviews
Demo Head AS Code
Psychological mystery visual novel about surviving a deadly group game
92% positive
75 reviews
Phucker in the Ashes
A comedy visual novel collecting earlier stories with new scenes
97% positive
75 reviews
Second Thoughts
Text-based psychological horror about choosing who dies with limited information
73% positive
75 reviews
On Dark Terms
Open-world co-op horror with dungeon investigations and a playable cat
67% positive
75 reviews
S.O.V: Passenger 23
First-person psychological horror built around a rest stop night shift
77% positive
75 reviews
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Wound Man
Jigsaw puzzle adventure with secrets hidden in historical medical illustrations
91% positive
75 reviews
Bite Size Terrors: Erobos Heaven
Short first-person horror where darkness makes sound your main guide
87% positive
75 reviews
Tale of the Shadow World
First-person horror adventure based on a song by MZLFF
96% positive
75 reviews
Disappearance - Takeshi. You were right. That Abandoned Village is Too Bad
First-person horror-comedy about investigating a cursed, abandoned Japanese village
91% positive
75 reviews
怪話
A supernatural horror visual novel using sound and text effects
95% positive
Free
The Final Prize is Soup
A horror visual novel about surviving an afterlife death game
95% positive
Free
Anomalies Detective
First-person psychological horror about spotting changes in repeating Chinese settings
75% positive
75 reviews
Midnight Taco
First-person psychological horror about waiting alone at a taco stand
76% positive
75 reviews
THREAT -SCREAM AND ESCAPE-
First-person horror where screams are your only weapon against creatures
83% positive
75 reviews
Don't Panic Together
Co-op horror where your real voice can get you killed
45% positive
75 reviews
The Guest II
Psychological horror in a forest house with a violent history
80% positive
75 reviews
Fear Of Nightmares: Madness Descent
Horror puzzle game built around exploration and repeated attempts
73% positive
74 reviews
Home Security
Survival horror where walking through darkness drains your physical strength
47% positive
74 reviews
Dark Places
Psychological horror with puzzles and monsters in a surreal world
49% positive
74 reviews
Cursed Mansion
Horror adventure where your choices can lead to deadly endings
86% positive
74 reviews