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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Ontotis
Psychological horror with puzzles and endings shaped by your discoveries
80% positive
69 reviews
I Hate This Place
Isometric survival horror where noise can lure creatures into traps
67% positive
69 reviews
Poltergeist Watcher
Camera-based horror puzzles about spotting changes in a haunted mansion
93% positive
69 reviews
Demo Salvage Protocol
First-person horror about scavenging abandoned stations and breaking objects apart
100% positive
69 reviews
The Sushi Bar | 寿司バー
Japanese horror game about preparing sushi on a night shift
51% positive
69 reviews
Holey
Survival horror where feeding an underground creature helps fuel your escape
78% positive
69 reviews
Demo AI
DEATHLOOP 4 YOU
First-person horror where repeated deaths help you identify your killer
96% positive
69 reviews
Demo The Ice Cream Shop
Night-shift ice cream shop simulator with a psychological horror twist
78% positive
69 reviews
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Shoyu Ramen Forever
A first-person horror walking simulator about a cursed ramen stall
90% positive
69 reviews
CARTAGRA
A detective visual novel linking a disappearance and serial murders
87% positive
69 reviews
Octave
Point-and-click horror adventure with forest exploration and haunted-house puzzles
72% positive
68 reviews
Coffin Mall
Survival horror about a mall guard hunted by a car
78% positive
68 reviews
The Plane Effect
A puzzle adventure about an office worker's strange journey home
60% positive
68 reviews
Unwelcome
First-person horror about collecting cards while hiding from a presence
81% positive
68 reviews
2番線 | Nibansen
A horror walking simulator about spotting changes in a subway
81% positive
68 reviews
Demo Tape 101: Liminal Descent
First-person psychological horror with an RC car for remote exploration
90% positive
68 reviews
Willie's Nightfall
First-person horror with a mouse mascot hunting through company offices
79% positive
68 reviews
The Puppy
First-person horror about babysitting while a protective dog hunts you
74% positive
68 reviews
Unwilling Host
First-person horror walking simulator with VHS-style visuals and anomalies
91% positive
68 reviews
The Door Factory
First-person horror where you inspect rooms and report unsafe doors
40% positive
68 reviews
! Wild Russia !
Horror exploration across rural Russia, with anomalies and abandoned buildings
60% positive
67 reviews
FM
First-person psychological horror with puzzles built around radio broadcasts
72% positive
67 reviews
Self-Delusion
Survival horror where you outlast creatures from Slavic folklore
93% positive
67 reviews
Demo Nightmare Zapping
A horror visual novel told through a mysterious television's channels
99% positive
67 reviews