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The best horror games for Halloween 2026

Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 1,998 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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Discolored Demo
Discolored
First-person puzzle adventure about restoring color to a roadside diner
79% positive 566 reviews
子归 - Blossom
子归 - Blossom
A detective visual novel centered on a village's unexplained drownings
88% positive 566 reviews
[Chilla's Art] The Kidnap | 誘拐事件
[Chilla's Art] The Kidnap | 誘拐事件
VHS-style psychological horror from an elementary school child's perspective
84% positive 563 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty 2
I'm on Observation Duty 2
Surveillance horror built around spotting and reporting changes in rooms
91% positive 562 reviews
Sanator: Scarlet Scarf Demo
Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
Dark fantasy visual novel about a plague doctor investigating a town
88% positive 561 reviews
The Fabulous Fear Machine
The Fabulous Fear Machine
A narrative strategy game about spreading fear through urban legends
89% positive 556 reviews
Black Mirror III
Black Mirror III
Point-and-click horror mystery built around an unexplained release
90% positive 555 reviews
Dread X Collection
Dread X Collection
Ten short horror experiments made by different independent developers
79% positive 555 reviews
Abasralsa
Abasralsa
Psychological horror adventure through a psychiatric patient's imagined world
77% positive 552 reviews
The Story of Henry Bishop
The Story of Henry Bishop
First-person horror about a property inspection disrupted by monsters
81% positive 549 reviews
Oakwood
Oakwood
First-person survival horror about evading dinosaurs in an abandoned campground
86% positive 548 reviews
Frozen State
Frozen State
Top-down survival horror in a city trapped by an ice age
63% positive 546 reviews
Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria
Point-and-click horror mystery with live-action video and a female lead
87% positive 545 reviews
Black Mirror
Black Mirror
Gothic horror adventure investigating a possible curse in a Scottish castle
47% positive 539 reviews
The Music Machine
The Music Machine
First-person horror adventure about possession on an abandoned island
88% positive 538 reviews
Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles AI
Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
First-person co-op horror with ghost hunts and story-based exorcisms
71% positive 538 reviews
Containment Initiative
Containment Initiative
VR zombie shooter with desktop co-op on the same PC
88% positive 533 reviews
Matsuro Palette
Matsuro Palette
A point-and-click horror mystery about surviving a cursed painting
98% positive 530 reviews
Her World
Her World
A horror visual novel about uncovering an unfamiliar world's secrets
96% positive 529 reviews
ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY Demo
ENTITY: THE BLACK DAY
Third-person survival horror with a protagonist who talks to you
77% positive 528 reviews
Midnight Heist Demo
Midnight Heist
Solo or co-op horror heists with hacking and lurking entities
93% positive 527 reviews
KILLBUG
KILLBUG
First-person arena shooter with insect swarms and acrobatic combat
97% positive 522 reviews
Fear The Timeloop
Fear The Timeloop
Third-person survival horror built around a repeating countdown to death
84% positive 522 reviews
Athanasy Demo
Athanasy
Biopunk horror visual novel set in a sunless underground city
97% positive 521 reviews