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: 2,016 horror games are on sale right now.
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Painkiller: Recurring Evil
Old-school first-person shooter with crowded battles against demons
42% positive
402 reviews
Boogeyman 2
First-person survival horror where a flashlight holds off a monster
81% positive
402 reviews
ShadowSide
Horror exploration with a police officer confronting fragments of his past
63% positive
402 reviews
Disillusions Manga Horror
First-person horror adventure mixing manga characters with haunted-house exploration
60% positive
401 reviews
El 39
First-person horror about missing the last bus in Buenos Aires
82% positive
401 reviews
Demo Filthy us 2
2D horror adventure shaped by Chinese customs and Buddhist imagery
87% positive
400 reviews
Apocalipsis
A point-and-click adventure through a world inspired by medieval apocalyptic art
72% positive
399 reviews
Demo The Long Reach
Side-scrolling horror adventure with inventory puzzles and waking nightmares
85% positive
399 reviews
Rehaunted
First-person detective horror about reconstructing a crime from contradictory clues
71% positive
399 reviews
Corpse Party: Blood Drive
Anime horror that brings the Heavenly Host storyline to a close
75% positive
398 reviews
Fractured Minds
First-person puzzle game exploring mental health through distorted everyday situations
82% positive
396 reviews
Demo Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
Live-action mystery adventure about radio hosts caught in supernatural trouble
75% positive
396 reviews
Chainsaw Warrior (Classic)
Solo card-based survival game against monsters and a ticking clock
54% positive
395 reviews
Spooky Station
Halloween game collection mixing arcade action, puzzles, and story-driven adventures
89% positive
395 reviews
DERE EVIL EXE
Side-scrolling horror platformer with environmental puzzles and a meta story
87% positive
395 reviews
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Ghost Master: Resurrection
Supernatural strategy puzzles where your ghosts terrorize a town
80% positive
395 reviews
Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward
First-person survival horror inside a nightmare that changes between playthroughs
74% positive
394 reviews
Doorways: Prelude
First-person horror adventure mixing exploration, puzzles, and tests of reflexes
60% positive
393 reviews
THE ENIGMA MACHINE
First-person horror puzzle game exploring an artificial intelligence's mind
90% positive
392 reviews
Demo SCP: Blackout
First-person survival horror with branching choices inside an SCP facility
67% positive
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The Flayed Man
Short point-and-click horror adventure about judgment and branching endings
91% positive
390 reviews
Strange Night
First-person psychological horror built around security cameras and nightly patrols
60% positive
389 reviews
Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em
Single-player Texas Hold'em tournament against four talkative opponents
69% positive
387 reviews
Curious Cases
First-person escape room puzzles in a missing scientist mystery
70% positive
387 reviews