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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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Pizzeria management by day, robot survival horror by night
94% positive
Free
We Were Here
Two-player castle escape puzzles built around voice communication
89% positive
Free
Demo Hello Neighbor
First-person stealth horror against a neighbor who learns your tactics
86% positive
33K reviews
Depth
Team-based underwater action game pitting armed divers against sharks
88% positive
33K reviews
SCP: Containment Breach Multiplayer
Multiplayer survival horror about escaping a containment facility full of anomalies
83% positive
Free
Demo BioShock™
First-person shooter in an underwater city with genetic powers
94% positive
32K reviews
Resident Evil Revelations 2
Episodic third-person survival horror with paired character switching
78% positive
32K reviews
The Room
First-person puzzle game about unlocking layered mechanical boxes
98% positive
32K reviews
Demo The Evil Within 2
Third-person survival horror mixing stealth, traps, and limited-ammo combat
92% positive
31K reviews
Alice: Madness Returns
Dark fantasy action-platformer through a shattered, hostile Wonderland
91% positive
31K reviews
Tiny Bunny
Horror visual novel with branching paths through a winter mystery
83% positive
31K reviews
BioShock™ 2 Remastered
First-person shooter casts you as a Big Daddy in Rapture
72% positive
30K reviews
Dead Space™ 2
Third-person sci-fi horror shooter built around strategic dismemberment
94% positive
30K reviews
Sally Face - Episode One
Hand-drawn point-and-click horror mystery about speaking with the dead
97% positive
30K reviews
Dead Island 2
First-person co-op zombie action with gory, weapon-based combat
77% positive
30K reviews
No, I'm not a Human
Psychological horror about sheltering strangers who might not be human
93% positive
29K reviews
Dead Space (2008)
Third-person survival horror with strategic dismemberment aboard a mining ship
92% positive
29K reviews
20 Minutes Till Dawn
Top-down action roguelite with active aiming and evolving builds
90% positive
29K reviews
Dead Frontier 2
Online third-person survival horror with scarce ammo and zombie scavenging
70% positive
Free
No More Room in Hell 2
Eight-player cooperative zombie FPS with infection and permanent character death
57% positive
28K reviews
Dead Island Definitive Edition
Open-world zombie action with first-person melee and four-player co-op
82% positive
28K reviews
Layers of Fear (2016)
First-person psychological horror through a painter’s constantly shifting home
88% positive
28K reviews
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Third-person co-op survival shooter against hordes of Xenomorphs
80% positive
27K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
First-person survival horror with cameras, a mask, and animatronics
94% positive
26K reviews