The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,307 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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The Nightmare
First-person horror with locked doors and limited flashlight battery life
54% positive
54 reviews
Demo Novena Diabolos
Occult mystery visual novel about finding one human among demons
96% positive
54 reviews
Momo is Here
First-person horror built around puzzles and escaping a pursuer
76% positive
54 reviews
TAPE: Unveil the Memories
A horror adventure with puzzles built around a time-altering camera
94% positive
54 reviews
Atama
Stealth horror with puzzles and a view through enemies' eyes
87% positive
54 reviews
Demo Closer To Home
Surreal horror exploration where death is a tool for progress
96% positive
54 reviews
Dirty Room
First-person horror shooter with a different theme in each chapter
63% positive
Free
Outlive
First-person survival horror with a camera instead of weapons
85% positive
54 reviews
Blue Maiden
Psychological horror with environmental puzzles in a deserted Japanese neighborhood
76% positive
54 reviews
Night of Horror
First-person horror during a night shift at a bank
59% positive
54 reviews
The Veiled Ones
Stealth horror with invisible enemies you track by sound
65% positive
Free
NABI
A mouse-controlled horror platformer where falls can undo your progress
61% positive
54 reviews
MUBOSAMA
A summer horror adventure centered on a faceless urban legend
89% positive
54 reviews
Demo 灵童
Point-and-click horror about a village homestay and spirit worship
63% positive
54 reviews
Demo Red Light
Single-player extraction shooter where death costs your gear and loot
59% positive
54 reviews
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Synthesis of Corruption
First-person survival horror in a laboratory overtaken by dark energy
83% positive
54 reviews
Senior Sunset
First-person survival horror with a pursuer that can hear you
83% positive
Free
Demo RUNT
Gothic horror visual novel with five days to name a culprit
78% positive
54 reviews
Dead Feed
Psychological horror with two perspectives on a haunted-house investigation
72% positive
54 reviews
Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven
First-person horror comedy about babysitting while the world ends
93% positive
54 reviews
InVein
Hospital horror where survival depends on keeping your IV flowing
98% positive
Free
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING GOOD
First-person horror mixing roadside store chores with supernatural events
74% positive
54 reviews
96 Mill
Point-and-click horror about rigging an abandoned industrial complex for demolition
81% positive
53 reviews
Anchorhead
Text-based horror adventure about a conspiracy in coastal Massachusetts
89% positive
53 reviews