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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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The Guest Demo
The Guest
First-person puzzle adventure exploring the mystery of a locked hotel room
73% positive 895 reviews
Night At the Gates of Hell
Night At the Gates of Hell
Retro zombie survival horror with slow, headshot-only combat
90% positive 894 reviews
Deep Sleep Trilogy
Deep Sleep Trilogy
Point-and-click horror trilogy about finding a way out of nightmares
97% positive 893 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
A sound novel finale confronting a village's recurring tragedies
95% positive 892 reviews
Gray Dawn Demo
Gray Dawn
Psychological horror adventure following a priest accused of murder
83% positive 887 reviews
Cat Museum Demo
Cat Museum
A surreal puzzle adventure in a museum guarded by a cat
92% positive 885 reviews
Coffin of Ashes
Coffin of Ashes
A pixel-art horror adventure set in an ash-covered mansion
91% positive 881 reviews
Infliction Demo
Infliction
First-person horror where you investigate a tragedy while being hunted
80% positive 873 reviews
Skinwalker Hunt
Skinwalker Hunt
First-person horror hunting across large maps with randomized loot
91% positive 871 reviews
Red Lake
Red Lake
Horror shooter where you seek shelter before nightfall
47% positive 866 reviews
Strangeland
Strangeland
Point-and-click horror adventure set in a carnival of strange creatures
92% positive 863 reviews
Escape: Malice Demo
Escape: Malice
Co-op horror puzzle adventure through a sunken Japanese mansion
18% positive 861 reviews
The Brookhaven Experiment
The Brookhaven Experiment
VR horror shooter with creature waves and limited supplies
86% positive 860 reviews
EMPTY SHELL
EMPTY SHELL
Top-down horror roguelite where death brings a new volunteer
88% positive 860 reviews
The Pony Factory
The Pony Factory
Horror FPS where muzzle flashes help you track hostile ponies
90% positive 855 reviews
Don't Be Afraid
Don't Be Afraid
First-person horror about a kidnapped child solving a psychopath's puzzles
81% positive 854 reviews
The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
The Last Door: Season 2 - Collector's Edition
Pixel-art point-and-click horror about forbidden knowledge and a missing patient
95% positive 853 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty 4
I'm on Observation Duty 4
Surveillance horror where you spot and report changes before dawn
97% positive 853 reviews
[Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
[Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
Japanese horror walking simulator about a girl's return home
66% positive 851 reviews
Unspoken
Unspoken
Retro psychological horror where you can fight back against threats
89% positive 844 reviews
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 Demo
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2
Point-and-click horror mystery with puzzles inside an asylum at night
93% positive 842 reviews
Abyss School
Abyss School
Horror puzzle adventure through a sunken school full of monsters
91% positive 842 reviews
[Bober Bros] The Hole
[Bober Bros] The Hole
First-person psychological horror about strange holes in your apartment walls
85% positive 841 reviews
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle Demo
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
Third-person survival horror where dead enemies can return in new forms
73% positive 831 reviews