The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 494 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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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2
Retro first-person shooter with a Space Marine or Sister of Battle
95% positive
874 reviews
Clawed
Survival horror set inside a rundown dinosaur theme park
53% positive
808 reviews
Feed The Pit
Investigative horror where magical cards track targets while monsters hunt you
97% positive
766 reviews
Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
First-person mascot horror built around paint-gun puzzles and changing rooms
88% positive
745 reviews
Dino Crisis 2
Third-person dinosaur shooter following a rescue mission through time
88% positive
744 reviews
WE ARE SO DEAD
Co-op horror where a ghost guides friends using a Ouija board
74% positive
726 reviews
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Obey the Voice™
First-person psychological horror where survival depends on following strict rules
85% positive
723 reviews
Demo Psalm 2
First-person horror where finding hidden things lets the elevator descend
88% positive
709 reviews
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Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered
Gothic action-adventure with two playable characters and supernatural sword combat
96% positive
692 reviews
STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
A sci-fi visual novel about messages that rewrite the past
88% positive
691 reviews
Welcome to the Game III
Horror simulation balancing dark net searches, hacking, and survival
76% positive
686 reviews
MOLDRISE
First-person horror about climbing an apartment building as infection spreads
96% positive
676 reviews
Village in the Shade
A farming sim where everyday village life conceals a horror story
90% positive
673 reviews
Backrooms Lost Runners
Cooperative survival horror where your voice can attract nearby threats
75% positive
666 reviews
Cucina Stellata
A cooking horror adventure where an otherworldly ingredient fuels obsession
98% positive
Free
Demo It Has My Face
First-person horror roguelite about hunting a clone that hunts you
87% positive
647 reviews
Brno Transit
Psychological horror about a trainee driver trapped in a subway
86% positive
628 reviews
MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
Survival horror about gathering supplies and staying mobile inside a maze
82% positive
624 reviews
DEDA
First-person horror escape with puzzles that require both hands
91% positive
621 reviews
PAPERHEAD
Fast-paced first-person horror shooter set in a bleeding cardboard world
94% positive
619 reviews
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Tales of Fear - Episode Zero
Horror anthology where you decide which stories really happened
96% positive
Free
the cabin game
A horror card game where players build their own cabin
88% positive
614 reviews
CAPTURED 2
Anomaly horror with a looping hallway and deadly childhood toys
98% positive
610 reviews
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Forest Escape: Last Train
First-person horror adventure about escaping a forest aboard a train
80% positive
607 reviews