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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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I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine
I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine
First-person VR spy puzzles across six escape-room locations
92% positive 641 reviews
Left Alone
Left Alone
First-person psychological horror with puzzles in an abandoned school
73% positive 640 reviews
The Coma 2B: Catacomb Demo
The Coma 2B: Catacomb
2D survival horror with puzzles and a pursuing killer
75% positive 640 reviews
[Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル
[Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル
Short psychological horror with puzzles around a real Japanese tunnel
76% positive 638 reviews
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake Demo
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake
An arcade rail-shooter remake with branching paths and multiple endings
43% positive 638 reviews
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
First-person point-and-click horror mystery about an occult-linked murder
73% positive 636 reviews
Pumpkin Eater
Pumpkin Eater
Psychological horror visual novel about grief and human decomposition
88% positive 636 reviews
A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods
Co-op survival horror where scattered campers must reunite to escape
42% positive Free
Haunt Chaser
Haunt Chaser
Co-op horror about freeing trapped spirits while an entity hunts you
68% positive 635 reviews
Sweetest Monster
Sweetest Monster
Psychological horror visual novel about a father's encounter with a catgirl
92% positive 634 reviews
Penko Park
Penko Park
On-rails photography adventure through an abandoned park of strange creatures
99% positive 634 reviews
Somewhere in the Shadow
Somewhere in the Shadow
Co-op horror with puzzles and residents blocking your escape
80% positive 634 reviews
Pieces of me
Pieces of me
First-person psychological thriller exploring memories in an empty school
88% positive 634 reviews
Slender Threads
Slender Threads
Point-and-click horror adventure about a nightmare that might come true
91% positive 633 reviews
The Bad Kids Demo
The Bad Kids
Psychological horror adventure about a student investigating unsettling mysteries
76% positive 633 reviews
Richie's Plank Experience
Richie's Plank Experience
VR simulation of walking a plank high above a city
80% positive 630 reviews
A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
VR horror with room-scale exploration and a Southern Gothic mystery
83% positive 629 reviews
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Survival horror where a flashlight helps fight creatures of darkness
72% positive 628 reviews
Goetia
Goetia
A point-and-click mystery about a ghost investigating her family's past
77% positive 628 reviews
Bureau of Contacts Demo AI
Bureau of Contacts
Co-op ghost hunting where spirits react to what you say
82% positive 628 reviews
Brno Transit
Brno Transit
Psychological horror about a trainee driver trapped in a subway
86% positive 628 reviews
The Land of Pain Demo
The Land of Pain
First-person horror adventure about uncovering a mystery while hunted
77% positive 625 reviews
Passed Out: Prologue
Passed Out: Prologue
Battle royale shooting with zombies and a final helicopter escape
68% positive Free
MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
Survival horror about gathering supplies and staying mobile inside a maze
82% positive 624 reviews