The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,306 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: 1,995 horror games are on sale right now.
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Demo Little Nightmares II
Dark puzzle-platforming horror with stealth, chases, and an AI companion
93% positive
59K reviews
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Difficult roguelite management sim about extracting energy from monsters
94% positive
57K reviews
The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered
Post-apocalyptic third-person action adventure mixing stealth, shooting, and survival
91% positive
56K reviews
Demo Atomic Heart
Single-player sci-fi FPS in a robot-filled Soviet alternate history
81% positive
55K reviews
Demo Prey
First-person sci-fi immersive sim with open-ended space station exploration
91% positive
55K reviews
SOMA
First-person sci-fi horror about identity in an isolated underwater facility
96% positive
53K reviews
Backrooms: Escape Together
First-person co-op survival horror in procedurally generated Backrooms levels
89% positive
50K reviews
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Choice-driven zombie adventure following Clementine across four seasons
97% positive
47K reviews
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Inside the Backrooms
First-person co-op horror with changing puzzles and lurking entities
80% positive
47K reviews
Demo Firework
Chinese horror mystery told through exploration and puzzles
98% positive
44K reviews
The Callisto Protocol™
Third-person survival horror in a moon prison overrun by monsters
65% positive
44K reviews
Demo Beyond: Two Souls
Cinematic adventure where choices shape a supernatural life story
88% positive
44K reviews
Counter-Strike Nexon
Free-to-play first-person shooter mixing classic matches with zombie battles
67% positive
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Pacify
First-person co-op horror missions where paranormal entities hunt you
86% positive
43K reviews
Mouthwashing
First-person psychological horror aboard a wrecked space freighter with dwindling supplies
95% positive
39K reviews
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Murder-mystery visual novel built around investigations and class trials
96% positive
39K reviews
Bendy and the Ink Machine
First-person cartoon horror adventure in an abandoned animation studio
89% positive
37K reviews
Blood and Bacon
First-person shooter with co-op and hordes of undead pigs
95% positive
37K reviews
Resident Evil
Fixed-camera survival horror with scarce supplies and mansion puzzles
92% positive
37K reviews
CARRION
Gory 2D puzzle Metroidvania where you play the monster
94% positive
36K reviews
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
First-person survival horror where hiding and running replace fighting
95% positive
36K reviews
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Short psychological horror visual novel about a difficult milk run
96% positive
34K reviews
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Branching psychological horror visual novel about slaying a princess
97% positive
34K reviews
Demo The Evil Within
Third-person survival horror with scarce resources and shifting environments
85% positive
34K reviews