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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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Butcher's Creek Demo
Butcher's Creek
First-person horror built around improvised weapons and environmental kills
94% positive 1,620 reviews
Duck Season
Duck Season
VR duck shooting with a horror story behind the game
85% positive 1,616 reviews
Apsulov: End of Gods
Apsulov: End of Gods
First-person horror blending Norse mythology with a futuristic research facility
87% positive 1,612 reviews
Shark Attack Deathmatch 2
Shark Attack Deathmatch 2
Underwater first-person shooter with rival divers and roaming sharks
75% positive 1,608 reviews
Withering Rooms Demo
Withering Rooms
Horror action RPG in a mansion that changes nightly
96% positive 1,589 reviews
Downfall Demo
Downfall
A psychological horror adventure where choices define a troubled husband
95% positive 1,588 reviews
Children of Silentown
Children of Silentown
Hand-drawn point-and-click mystery about disappearances near a forbidden forest
87% positive 1,584 reviews
Who's at the door? Demo AI
Who's at the door?
First-person horror where hallucinations determine whether you open the door
90% positive 1,574 reviews
Cat in the Box
Cat in the Box
Pixel horror adventure about exploring and escaping a cult mansion
94% positive 1,569 reviews
Amanda the Adventurer 2
Amanda the Adventurer 2
First-person horror puzzle adventure through a library and interactive tapes
83% positive 1,566 reviews
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
A first-person horror puzzler where computer game traps become real
95% positive 1,563 reviews
The Midnight Walkers
The Midnight Walkers
First-person zombie extraction where dying costs you your loot
55% positive 1,552 reviews
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
First-person horror in Swedish woods haunted by creatures from folklore
83% positive 1,549 reviews
Lorelai
Lorelai
A psychological horror adventure about growing up amid family abuse
90% positive 1,544 reviews
Dread Flats Demo
Dread Flats
First-person horror mixing a missing-person mystery with stealth and chases
83% positive 1,542 reviews
The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
Branching horror visual novel about a curse and seven characters
85% positive 1,533 reviews
The Shrouded Isle
The Shrouded Isle
Turn-based cult management with hidden sins and seasonal sacrifices
70% positive 1,528 reviews
Mundaun
Mundaun
First-person Alpine horror adventure with hand-drawn art and puzzles
93% positive 1,514 reviews
Wicked Seed Demo AI
Wicked Seed
A horror RPG mixing real-time defense with turn-based attacks
94% positive 1,510 reviews
Black Mirror I
Black Mirror I
Gothic point-and-click adventure investigating a suspicious death and family secrets
84% positive 1,502 reviews
Static Dread: The Lighthouse Demo
Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Lovecraftian horror built around lighthouse work and ship-routing decisions
91% positive 1,473 reviews
Photomaly
Photomaly
First-person horror combining photo studio work with supernatural disturbances
89% positive 1,462 reviews
[Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
[Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
First-person psychological horror about a Japanese apartment with unusually cheap rent
81% positive 1,456 reviews
Backrooms: Lost Tape
Backrooms: Lost Tape
Horror walking simulator with puzzles and hostile entities in liminal spaces
81% positive 1,454 reviews