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The best horror games for Halloween 2026

Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 494 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: 1,995 horror games are on sale right now.

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GONE Fishing Demo AI
GONE Fishing
First-person fishing horror about keeping an ancient beast fed
88% positive 3,327 reviews
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
First-person co-op horror with treasure hunts and unreliable senses
67% positive 3,271 reviews
Horripilant Demo
Horripilant
An incremental horror dungeon crawler with puzzles and automated battles
92% positive 3,130 reviews
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE Demo
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE
Third-person survival horror with a camera for fighting ghosts
85% positive 2,884 reviews
Scarlet Idol Demo
Scarlet Idol
Two-player horror puzzles rooted in the folk traditions of Zhejiang
68% positive 2,849 reviews
Pathologic 3
Pathologic 3
First-person psychological horror about fighting a plague by rewinding time
80% positive 2,628 reviews
TUNG
TUNG
Free horror game about escaping a maze-like factory while pursued
89% positive Free
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)
Third-person survival horror about escaping a city overrun by zombies
89% positive 2,532 reviews
Welcome to Elderfield Demo
Welcome to Elderfield
A farming RPG with turn-based combat and otherworldly livestock
84% positive 2,519 reviews
Forbidden Solitaire
Forbidden Solitaire
Horror solitaire with upgrades and Jokers that help or harm
96% positive 2,431 reviews
PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
Supernatural mystery visual novel about mermaid legends and island curses
95% positive 2,291 reviews
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Zombie survival horror with separate stories for two playable characters
90% positive 2,272 reviews
Carnival Hunt
Carnival Hunt
Five-against-one horror where both sides must keep themselves wound up
64% positive 2,236 reviews
SCP – Containment Breach
SCP – Containment Breach
Survival horror where a deadly statue moves when you blink
96% positive Free
Twisted Tower
Twisted Tower
First-person shooter with toy weapons and corrupted fairy-tale mascots
92% positive 2,077 reviews
nophenia Demo
nophenia
A walking simulator through dreamlike spaces and stark brutalist architecture
97% positive 1,840 reviews
CONVRGENCE
CONVRGENCE
Single-player VR extraction shooter with procedural raids and a dog
88% positive 1,801 reviews
Escape from Playtime
Escape from Playtime
Co-op survival horror with scavenging runs through a changing factory
69% positive 1,774 reviews
Resident Evil (1996)
Resident Evil (1996)
Third-person survival horror about exploring a mansion overrun by monsters
90% positive 1,761 reviews
The Sinking City 2 Demo
The Sinking City 2
Third-person survival horror in a flooded city overrun by monsters
83% positive 1,725 reviews
The Midnight Walkers
The Midnight Walkers
First-person zombie extraction where dying costs you your loot
55% positive 1,552 reviews
Wicked Seed Demo AI
Wicked Seed
A horror RPG mixing real-time defense with turn-based attacks
94% positive 1,510 reviews
Photomaly
Photomaly
First-person horror combining photo studio work with supernatural disturbances
89% positive 1,462 reviews
Escape from Yandere
Escape from Yandere
First-person horror about surviving a sleepover with a controlling friend
74% positive 1,441 reviews