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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Demo PUSS!
2D bullet-hell action through randomized levels as a trapped cat
88% positive
1,561 reviews
The Midnight Walkers
First-person zombie extraction where dying costs you your loot
55% positive
1,552 reviews
NOeSIS01_诉说谎言记忆物语
Horror visual novel about campus suicides and voices of the dead
98% positive
Free
Despair
First-person horror in subway tunnels where flashlight batteries drain quickly
33% positive
1,550 reviews
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
First-person horror in Swedish woods haunted by creatures from folklore
83% positive
1,549 reviews
Worshippers of Cthulhu
Lovecraftian city builder about growing a cult to awaken Cthulhu
81% positive
1,549 reviews
Lorelai
A psychological horror adventure about growing up amid family abuse
90% positive
1,544 reviews
Demo Dread Flats
First-person horror mixing a missing-person mystery with stealth and chases
83% positive
1,542 reviews
Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden
Hidden-object adventure investigating supernatural secrets in an underwater city
90% positive
1,538 reviews
Corpse Party (2021)
Retro horror adventure in a haunted school with branching endings
91% positive
1,536 reviews
The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
Branching horror visual novel about a curse and seven characters
85% positive
1,533 reviews
The Shrouded Isle
Turn-based cult management with hidden sins and seasonal sacrifices
70% positive
1,528 reviews
Demo Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
Pixel-art action RPG with Souls-like combat and seven possessed bosses
73% positive
1,517 reviews
KunKunNight
First-person horror comedy about solving puzzles while dodging a pursuer
97% positive
1,515 reviews
Mundaun
First-person Alpine horror adventure with hand-drawn art and puzzles
93% positive
1,514 reviews
Demo AI
Wicked Seed
A horror RPG mixing real-time defense with turn-based attacks
94% positive
1,510 reviews
Obama Maze
First-person horror-comedy about escaping mazes while Barack Obama chases you
90% positive
Free
Black Mirror I
Gothic point-and-click adventure investigating a suspicious death and family secrets
84% positive
1,502 reviews
Paratopic
Surreal first-person horror linking VHS smuggling, bird photography, and murder
79% positive
1,485 reviews
Granny 3
First-person horror escape game with puzzles and sound-sensitive pursuers
92% positive
1,485 reviews
YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-
Horror puzzle platformer set in a surreal world of dreams
69% positive
1,483 reviews
El Paso, Elsewhere
Supernatural third-person shooter through a shifting motel full of monsters
90% positive
1,483 reviews
CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
A horror visual novel where characters can question your commands
87% positive
Free
Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
Horror puzzle RPG about a cat-eared girl uncovering hidden memories
95% positive
1,478 reviews