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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: 2,000 horror games are on sale right now.

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Dark Arcana: The Carnival
Dark Arcana: The Carnival
Hidden-object mystery across a carnival and its mirror world
89% positive 765 reviews
The Great Perhaps
The Great Perhaps
A puzzle adventure linking a ruined Earth with its past
81% positive 762 reviews
Doorways: Old Prototype
Doorways: Old Prototype
A free horror prototype built around first-person running and jumping
86% positive Free
Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams Demo
Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
First-person exploration across distinct dream worlds and unsettling nightmares
95% positive 758 reviews
ARAYA Demo
ARAYA
First-person horror adventure about a murder in a Thai hospital
78% positive 753 reviews
Beyond Hanwell Demo
Beyond Hanwell
First-person survival horror with open exploration through London's Westminster
75% positive 753 reviews
Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami
Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami
Side-scrolling survival horror where a killer mascot hunts three streamers
80% positive 752 reviews
A Day Out
A Day Out
Third-person co-op horror game about investigating and capturing cryptids
77% positive 751 reviews
Evil Tag
Evil Tag
Multiplayer horror where possession turns your friends into enemies
67% positive 749 reviews
Project Hailstorm
Project Hailstorm
First-person walking simulator about a recovery mission deep beneath Antarctica
84% positive Free
The Salesman
The Salesman
An analog horror adventure about unemployment and consumerism
82% positive 747 reviews
The Terrible Old Man
The Terrible Old Man
A point-and-click horror adaptation of a Lovecraft short story
89% positive Free
Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
First-person mascot horror built around paint-gun puzzles and changing rooms
88% positive 745 reviews
Dino Crisis 2
Dino Crisis 2
Third-person dinosaur shooter following a rescue mission through time
88% positive 744 reviews
Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road Demo
Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
Text-based horror RPG where a vampire courier evades hunters
90% positive 743 reviews
Killing Floor: Incursion
Killing Floor: Incursion
A VR horror shooter where severed limbs become weapons
51% positive 742 reviews
Umfend
Umfend
A horror adventure built around an experiment with time
90% positive 738 reviews
Spectral Scream
Spectral Scream
Co-op survival horror with maze exploration and a central puzzle
78% positive 736 reviews
Andy's Apple Farm Demo
Andy's Apple Farm
Pixel-art horror wrapped in a seemingly cheerful farm game
88% positive 735 reviews
[Chilla's Art] The Karaoke | ヒトカラ🎤
[Chilla's Art] The Karaoke | ヒトカラ🎤
First-person psychological horror about a high school girl's karaoke outing
80% positive 731 reviews
Amanda the Adventurer 3 Demo
Amanda the Adventurer 3
Horror puzzle adventure built around a mysterious children's television show
87% positive 731 reviews
SCP: Observer
SCP: Observer
Survival horror where security cameras help you hold off SCP creatures
92% positive Free
Gynophobia
Gynophobia
A first-person horror shooter about a man's fear of women
66% positive 728 reviews
The Testing Chamber
The Testing Chamber
Psychological simulation with personal questions, branching choices, and horror elements
97% positive 728 reviews