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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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HYPERVIOLENT
HYPERVIOLENT
Retro sci-fi horror shooter with dual-wielding and resource management
70% positive 174 reviews
Bughouse
Bughouse
First-person survival horror where hiding in darkness carries a risk
87% positive 174 reviews
Fossilfuel 2 Demo
Fossilfuel 2
First-person horror shooter through a flooded, dinosaur-infested research facility
77% positive 174 reviews
Holy Purge : Exorcist
Holy Purge : Exorcist
Co-op survival horror with exorcism rituals across three cursed locations
66% positive 173 reviews
GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead
GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead
A retro first-person shooter set in a simulated afterlife
75% positive 173 reviews
Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets Demo
Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
A horror dating sim about uncovering secrets through time loops
84% positive 173 reviews
Livestream 2: Escape from Togaezuka Happy Place
Livestream 2: Escape from Togaezuka Happy Place
Side-scrolling survival horror with a mascot stalking an abandoned mall
84% positive 173 reviews
Spider Queen cave
Spider Queen cave
Horror adventure mixing villa exploration with underground puzzles and traps
40% positive 172 reviews
10:59 AI
10:59
First-person horror walking simulator with hidden objects and simple puzzles
69% positive 172 reviews
One Last Clip AI
One Last Clip
First-person horror about spotting flaws in a repeating film clip
85% positive 172 reviews
Lust from Beyond: M Edition Demo
Lust from Beyond: M Edition
First-person survival horror about cult rituals and an otherworldly realm
65% positive 171 reviews
Liminal Universe
Liminal Universe
A first-person walking simulator set in empty, surreal spaces
58% positive 171 reviews
Mucorales
Mucorales
A horror adventure with a dark Red Riding Hood retelling
96% positive 170 reviews
Dead Format
Dead Format
First-person survival horror set inside cursed VHS movie worlds
79% positive 170 reviews
Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
First-person horror where ordinary people are the source of danger
68% positive 170 reviews
Insomnis
Insomnis
First-person horror adventure with puzzles in a changing manor
86% positive 169 reviews
Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
First-person holiday horror with Santa collecting gifts and making deliveries
82% positive 169 reviews
Pizza Deathlivery
Pizza Deathlivery
Co-op horror with pizza deliveries, roaming monsters, and daily deadlines
69% positive 169 reviews
The Lacerator Demo
The Lacerator
Survival horror where losing limbs changes how you play
99% positive 168 reviews
Trivia Murder Party 3
Trivia Murder Party 3
Trivia matches and survival minigames at a serial killer's camp
64% positive 168 reviews
Ancient Guardian
Ancient Guardian
Action-adventure through randomized mazes filled with traps and Greek monsters
72% positive 166 reviews
Fossilfuel Demo
Fossilfuel
First-person survival horror with mutant dinosaurs and invading soldiers
70% positive 166 reviews
Cooking Companions 2: Dread Weight Demo
Cooking Companions 2: Dread Weight
Horror visual novel where death doesn't end the story
86% positive 166 reviews
Christmas Story
Christmas Story
First-person horror where a grandfather's Christmas tale blurs with reality
90% positive 166 reviews