The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 2,000 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: 2,000 horror games are on sale right now.
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Outbreak: The New Nightmare
Cooperative survival horror with only one life per attempt
66% positive
268 reviews
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İblis3:Phenomena
First-person psychological horror about investigating a house in an abandoned village
57% positive
268 reviews
Mimicry
Online horror matches where an alien hides among survivors
78% positive
267 reviews
Unmourned
Psychological horror where staying in darkness makes the haunting stronger
79% positive
267 reviews
Demo Into The Gloom
First-person puzzle horror in a black, white, and red world
80% positive
265 reviews
Demo Mediterranea Inferno
A surreal horror visual novel shaped by daily vacation choices
96% positive
264 reviews
Causality
Survival horror with puzzles and ghost chases in a school
93% positive
263 reviews
Dread X Collection 5
A single-player horror anthology built around entertainment gone wrong
81% positive
263 reviews
Demo HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
A horror visual novel about priesthood after an ancient catastrophe
82% positive
262 reviews
Greed Stays Home
First-person horror walking simulator about a search for stolen treasure
87% positive
262 reviews
Silent Still
First-person psychological horror built around sleep paralysis and nightmares
54% positive
261 reviews
Living Cell
A horror adventure where survival depends on gas mask filters
96% positive
260 reviews
For Sale
First-person horror about photographing a house and uncovering its secrets
97% positive
260 reviews
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
First-person detective horror with clues hidden in documents and dreams
69% positive
259 reviews
Red Bow
Top-down horror adventure with item puzzles and branching story endings
88% positive
259 reviews
Camp Sunshine
Pixel-art horror RPG with a costumed killer stalking summer camp
91% positive
258 reviews
Reflection
Horror walking simulator about escaping a basement without your memories
84% positive
258 reviews
Demo The Apocalypse Sacrifice
A retro adventure with branching choices and a personality chart
96% positive
257 reviews
Demo The Occultist
First-person horror investigation with a pendulum that alters your surroundings
74% positive
256 reviews
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Wooden Ocean
An open-world RPG where party members can learn any skill
98% positive
255 reviews
Survive or Thrive
A survival questionnaire that matches your choices to hypothetical scenarios
98% positive
254 reviews
Aeon
A VR shooter with pistols, swords, and movement-controlled slow motion
68% positive
253 reviews
Demo BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW
First-person psychological horror about bullying and the influence of social media
74% positive
253 reviews
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Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly
Short first-person psychological horror where people are the threat
91% positive
253 reviews