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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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Escape Dead Island
Escape Dead Island
Third-person zombie mystery with stealth, combat, and island exploration
61% positive 1,744 reviews
Ad Infinitum
Ad Infinitum
First-person horror between World War I trenches and a family manor
78% positive 1,741 reviews
Layers of Fear
Layers of Fear
First-person psychological horror linking two games through new chapters
79% positive 1,736 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
[Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
[Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
Psychological horror adventure about a livestreamer facing unwanted attention
94% positive 1,717 reviews
Enemy On Board
Enemy On Board
Online social deduction with hidden aliens and real-time spaceship combat
72% positive Free
Toree 3D
Toree 3D
Fast-paced 3D platforming with a late-nineties low-poly visual style
95% positive 1,708 reviews
KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 Demo
KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2
Spider-hunting action adventure across dimensions with weapons and challenges
94% positive 1,701 reviews
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
A psychological questionnaire with horror elements and personalized results
98% positive Free
Reminiscence
Reminiscence
Psychological horror with time-travel puzzles inside a changing family home
84% positive Free
SIMULACRA 2
SIMULACRA 2
Phone-based horror mystery about investigating an influencer's death
87% positive 1,690 reviews
Phobies
Phobies
Turn-based tactical battles with collectible creatures inspired by human fears
87% positive Free
Sixtieth Kilometer
Sixtieth Kilometer
A visual novel about train passengers trapped by deadly fog
78% positive 1,671 reviews
Them and Us Demo
Them and Us
Survival horror with fixed-camera or over-the-shoulder play and scarce supplies
75% positive 1,662 reviews
Escape From School
Escape From School
First-person classroom escape room built around object puzzles and co-op
61% positive Free
BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION
BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION
Multiplayer Backrooms horror with a shapeshifter hiding among scientists
83% positive 1,662 reviews
Garten of Banban 7
Garten of Banban 7
First-person horror adventure through monster-filled kindergarten levels and puzzles
83% positive 1,662 reviews
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
Mystery visual novel questioning whether an island's killer is human
95% positive 1,661 reviews
Obscure II (Obscure: The Aftermath)
Obscure II (Obscure: The Aftermath)
Third-person survival horror with campus monsters and drop-in co-op
82% positive 1,660 reviews
The Forgotten Ones
The Forgotten Ones
First-person horror shooter about a detective tracking Nazi officers
60% positive Free
The Inn-Sanity
The Inn-Sanity
First-person hotel horror where trust matters as guests turn monstrous
96% positive 1,655 reviews
Skull Hotel
Skull Hotel
First-person horror about cleaning hotel rooms and spotting deadly anomalies
79% positive Free
Total Chaos Demo
Total Chaos
First-person survival horror with makeshift weapons and an island mystery
86% positive 1,648 reviews
Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
First-person horror adventure through a kindergarten filled with hostile characters
89% positive 1,641 reviews