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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Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
Dark point-and-click adventure about a pandemic and broken time
83% positive
1,639 reviews
POPGOES Arcade
A pixel-art RPG spinoff of Five Nights at Freddy's
96% positive
1,636 reviews
The Light Remake
First-person walking simulator with environmental storytelling and two possible endings
87% positive
1,635 reviews
Demo Shadowgrounds
Top-down sci-fi shooter with weapon upgrades and tactical flashlight use
82% positive
1,623 reviews
Autopsy Simulator
First-person autopsy simulation with forensic cases and psychological horror
52% positive
1,621 reviews
Demo Butcher's Creek
First-person horror built around improvised weapons and environmental kills
94% positive
1,620 reviews
ECHO
Third-person sci-fi stealth adventure where enemies copy your actions
79% positive
1,617 reviews
Duck Season
VR duck shooting with a horror story behind the game
85% positive
1,616 reviews
Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood
Point-and-click hidden-object mystery tracking a demonic preacher through Ravenwood Park
97% positive
1,614 reviews
Apsulov: End of Gods
First-person horror blending Norse mythology with a futuristic research facility
87% positive
1,612 reviews
Shark Attack Deathmatch 2
Underwater first-person shooter with rival divers and roaming sharks
75% positive
1,608 reviews
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Mouse (Sneaking)
One-button desert runner about escaping a cat and collecting cheese
84% positive
1,607 reviews
Harvester
Point-and-click horror mixing full-motion video with dark humor and satire
92% positive
1,595 reviews
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
Survival horror roguelite where each death sends in another volunteer
94% positive
Free
Zardy's Maze
First-person horror: cut giant weeds while evading cornfield monsters
91% positive
Free
Shadow Man Remastered
Third-person horror action-adventure with exploration, puzzles, and shooting
94% positive
1,589 reviews
Demo Withering Rooms
Horror action RPG in a mansion that changes nightly
96% positive
1,589 reviews
Demo Downfall
A psychological horror adventure where choices define a troubled husband
95% positive
1,588 reviews
Children of Silentown
Hand-drawn point-and-click mystery about disappearances near a forbidden forest
87% positive
1,584 reviews
Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D
A button-pushing puzzle game where experimenting leads to different endings
83% positive
1,578 reviews
Demo AI
Who's at the door?
First-person horror where hallucinations determine whether you open the door
90% positive
1,574 reviews
Cat in the Box
Pixel horror adventure about exploring and escaping a cult mansion
94% positive
1,569 reviews
Amanda the Adventurer 2
First-person horror puzzle adventure through a library and interactive tapes
83% positive
1,566 reviews
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
A first-person horror puzzler where computer game traps become real
95% positive
1,563 reviews