The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 1,996 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: 1,996 horror games are on sale right now.
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Demo Clea 2
A side-scrolling survival horror game without any jump scares
99% positive
107 reviews
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The Sushi House
First-person horror where a sushi restaurant job turns strange
81% positive
107 reviews
Nevrosa: Escape
VR horror escape room with puzzle machines and a family curse
80% positive
106 reviews
Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness
Point-and-click horror adventure linking ritual murders across different eras
70% positive
106 reviews
OMUSUBI
A pixel-art horror adventure set between life and death
93% positive
106 reviews
Demo _message:
Text-based psychological horror built around suspicious communications on the Moon
85% positive
106 reviews
The Stairway 7 - Anomaly Hunt Loop Horror Game
Anomaly-hunting horror where spotting changes determines which way you climb
82% positive
106 reviews
DEMON DUST
Surreal dungeon crawler built around exploration in time-limited runs
94% positive
106 reviews
Demo You Shouldn't Be Here
A psychedelic horror visual novel about mental health and exclusion
89% positive
106 reviews
品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales
A text-based supernatural adventure about a laid-off artist's career change
93% positive
105 reviews
OYASUMII
Retro horror exploration inside a surreal, maze-filled virtual world
81% positive
105 reviews
Dreadway
Co-op survival horror where your voice opens doors and deters monsters
66% positive
105 reviews
Who am I?
First-person psychological horror about buried secrets in a childhood home
80% positive
105 reviews
I woke up in the house of a fat man: he's over 30 years old and loves beer and games
Psychological horror set inside a beer-obsessed gamer's house
79% positive
105 reviews
Bear Haven Nights
Survival horror built around a motel electrician's night shift
92% positive
104 reviews
CashGrab
Multiplayer survival horror where cash collectors face a player-controlled monster
94% positive
104 reviews
Snafu
Psychological horror inside a medieval business game corrupted by a virus
94% positive
104 reviews
Watch Your Ass
First-person horror parody about collecting documents while avoiding a pursuer
72% positive
104 reviews
Deep Inside
First-person psychological horror about investigating murders and solving puzzles
83% positive
104 reviews
The Run
Live-action horror thriller where your choices decide a runner's survival
88% positive
104 reviews
Demo Stones of Sorrow
Action roguelite where every death increases the final boss's health
54% positive
103 reviews
Wall of insanity
Third-person horror shooter with traps, secrets, and an otherworldly setting
80% positive
103 reviews
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
First-person psychological horror with puzzles and a story about self-discovery
74% positive
103 reviews
Demo Landmine Princess
A dating sim about romance with an unpredictable partner
89% positive
103 reviews