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: 1,998 horror games are on sale right now.
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Kholat
First-person horror exploration inspired by the Dyatlov Pass incident
68% positive
2,169 reviews
UNLOVED
Horror FPS where taking supplies brings more monsters
73% positive
2,155 reviews
Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE
First-person action game about hunting spiders and wrecking rooms
92% positive
Free
Demo Bad Dream: Coma
Point-and-click horror in a dream where you cannot die
91% positive
2,154 reviews
Backrooms Rec.
First-person survival horror in maze-like Backrooms, alone or together
69% positive
2,126 reviews
Lights Off!
Short horror game about turning off the lights while home alone
85% positive
Free
Minds Eyes
First-person horror about exploring your home while trapped in dreams
69% positive
Free
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
Psychological horror visual novel about a murder predicted by an image
88% positive
2,101 reviews
Demo DreadOut 2
Third-person horror adventure hunting Indonesian ghosts with smartphone and weapons
75% positive
2,100 reviews
Decay: The Mare
A point-and-click horror adventure where addiction treatment becomes a nightmare
79% positive
2,095 reviews
Eronoctosis: Put Yourself Together
Two-player online horror with different tools for facing shared nightmares
90% positive
Free
White Shadows
Monochrome puzzle-platformer about a Ravengirl escaping an oppressive city
82% positive
2,085 reviews
Twisted Tower
First-person shooter with toy weapons and corrupted fairy-tale mascots
92% positive
2,077 reviews
Knock-knock
Side-scrolling horror adventure about surviving nights in a shifting cabin
87% positive
2,076 reviews
Maurice: In The Predator's Nest
First-person survival horror with survivors hunted by a predator
76% positive
Free
Finding Frankie
First-person horror platformer with parkour courses and deadly chases
90% positive
2,064 reviews
Off-Peak
First-person adventure through a surreal station full of hidden passages
89% positive
Free
Disturbed
Short horror visual novel about a farmer facing desperate choices
92% positive
Free
Psalm 5:9-13
VHS-style horror built around finding anomalies in a changing location
83% positive
2,033 reviews
Demo Sinister Night 2
First-person multiplayer horror with hidden threats in a haunted mansion
87% positive
2,020 reviews
Demo Dreamcore
First-person exploration of eerie, empty spaces without a guide
89% positive
2,006 reviews
Granny: Escape Together
First-person survival horror with co-op escapes and a player-controlled pursuer
80% positive
2,003 reviews
Conarium
A Lovecraftian puzzle adventure through an abandoned Antarctic research base
76% positive
1,999 reviews
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
Psychological horror visual novel about recurring deaths in a village
97% positive
1,994 reviews