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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: 2,005 horror games are on sale right now.

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Painkiller Redemption
Painkiller Redemption
First-person shooter with two heroes fighting through hordes of demons
47% positive 677 reviews
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 Demo
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Point-and-click horror mystery with hidden objects and family secrets
93% positive 677 reviews
You Will Die Here Tonight Demo
You Will Die Here Tonight
Survival horror where each fallen teammate changes what comes next
91% positive 676 reviews
MOLDRISE
MOLDRISE
First-person horror about climbing an apartment building as infection spreads
96% positive 676 reviews
Palmyra Orphanage
Palmyra Orphanage
First-person horror with stealth in an abandoned Russian orphanage
88% positive 675 reviews
[Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
[Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
A short horror investigation with two possible endings to uncover
83% positive 675 reviews
The Bottom of the Well
The Bottom of the Well
A branching visual novel about surviving a dream apocalypse
86% positive Free
Village in the Shade
Village in the Shade
A farming sim where everyday village life conceals a horror story
90% positive 673 reviews
CAPTURED
CAPTURED
First-person horror about photographing anomalies to escape a looping home
95% positive 672 reviews
Anthology Of The Killer
Anthology Of The Killer
Nine cartoon horror-comedy adventures about a zine creator's strange encounters
99% positive 670 reviews
Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
Alpha Polaris : A Horror Adventure Game
Point-and-click horror at an isolated research station in Greenland
81% positive Free
全网公敌：诡村
全网公敌：诡村
Supernatural investigation puzzles built around web searches and live-action footage
88% positive Free
The Deadseat
The Deadseat
Backseat survival horror where a handheld game supplies your defenses
97% positive 668 reviews
I Saw Black Clouds
I Saw Black Clouds
Live-action psychological thriller where your decisions change the story's direction
62% positive 666 reviews
Backrooms Lost Runners
Backrooms Lost Runners
Cooperative survival horror where your voice can attract nearby threats
75% positive 666 reviews
Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
Short psychological horror game about photographing ghosts in a Japanese park
79% positive 666 reviews
Cucina Stellata
Cucina Stellata
A cooking horror adventure where an otherworldly ingredient fuels obsession
98% positive Free
Sea Salt
Sea Salt
Action-strategy about leading a sea monster swarm against humanity
77% positive 665 reviews
UNDERWARD
UNDERWARD
First-person co-op horror about hauling monster capsules through underground wards
74% positive 665 reviews
SKIBIDI GYATROOMS
SKIBIDI GYATROOMS
Co-op horror exploration through the Backrooms while a toilet hunts you
80% positive 665 reviews
The Shell Part III: Paradiso
The Shell Part III: Paradiso
A detective visual novel about a murder mirroring a painting
96% positive 665 reviews
Sniper Killer Demo
Sniper Killer
Retro horror thriller where you play both detective and killer
86% positive 664 reviews
Endoparasitic 2
Endoparasitic 2
Top-down survival horror with one-handed controls and manual reloading
87% positive 663 reviews
Dark Light
Dark Light
A cyberpunk metroidvania with Souls-like combat and cybernetic upgrades
74% positive 662 reviews