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The best horror games for Halloween 2026

Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 4,318 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: 2,008 horror games are on sale right now.

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Heaven Does Not Respond
Heaven Does Not Respond
Psychological horror investigation through a corrupted computer and playable memories
90% positive 568 reviews
Discolored Demo
Discolored
First-person puzzle adventure about restoring color to a roadside diner
79% positive 566 reviews
03.04 Demo
03.04
First-person horror shooter about facing your sins in purgatory
78% positive Free
子归 - Blossom
子归 - Blossom
A detective visual novel centered on a village's unexplained drownings
88% positive 566 reviews
[Chilla's Art] The Kidnap | 誘拐事件
[Chilla's Art] The Kidnap | 誘拐事件
VHS-style psychological horror from an elementary school child's perspective
84% positive 563 reviews
I'm on Observation Duty 2
I'm on Observation Duty 2
Surveillance horror built around spotting and reporting changes in rooms
91% positive 562 reviews
Sanator: Scarlet Scarf Demo
Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
Dark fantasy visual novel about a plague doctor investigating a town
88% positive 561 reviews
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
Turn-based RPG with monster transformations and a child's nightmares
93% positive 557 reviews
H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency
H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency
Co-op horror investigation with evidence to find and monsters to evade
50% positive Free
The Fabulous Fear Machine
The Fabulous Fear Machine
A narrative strategy game about spreading fear through urban legends
89% positive 556 reviews
Untitled Ghost Game
Untitled Ghost Game
Top-down ghost hunting with equipment, environmental clues, and online co-op
90% positive Free
Black Mirror III
Black Mirror III
Point-and-click horror mystery built around an unexplained release
90% positive 555 reviews
Dread X Collection
Dread X Collection
Ten short horror experiments made by different independent developers
79% positive 555 reviews
Operation: Outbreak
Operation: Outbreak
A first-person survival shooter with a pistol against fast zombies
76% positive Free
THE NORMAL THING
THE NORMAL THING
A mystery puzzle adventure starring a dog with no memories
95% positive Free
Abasralsa
Abasralsa
Psychological horror adventure through a psychiatric patient's imagined world
77% positive 552 reviews
The Old City: Leviathan
The Old City: Leviathan
A first-person walking simulator where the environment tells the story
70% positive 551 reviews
黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat Demo
黑色花与红山羊 / Black Datura & Red Goat
Horror mystery RPG with companion puzzles and choices that shape endings
96% positive 551 reviews
BAIONLENJA Demo
BAIONLENJA
First-person platforming adventure built around bunny hopping and blade jumps
97% positive 551 reviews
Dracula: The Resurrection
Dracula: The Resurrection
First-person point-and-click adventure searching for Mina in Transylvania
52% positive 550 reviews
ColdSide
ColdSide
First-person horror in an abandoned laboratory that studied unexplained phenomena
80% positive 549 reviews
The Story of Henry Bishop
The Story of Henry Bishop
First-person horror about a property inspection disrupted by monsters
81% positive 549 reviews
RetroSpace Demo
RetroSpace
First-person space horror where death means returning as a clone
89% positive 549 reviews
Oakwood
Oakwood
First-person survival horror about evading dinosaurs in an abandoned campground
86% positive 548 reviews