The best horror games for Halloween 2026
Horror games to play around Halloween, picked from the 1,995 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: 1,995 horror games are on sale right now.
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Victor's Test Night
A horror walking simulator where gallery doors lead to other worlds
97% positive
67 reviews
Demo 后室重生Backrooms Rebirth
Level-based horror puzzles where you search for exits and evade monsters
52% positive
67 reviews
Project13: Nightwatch
First-person observation horror where you screen prisoners for hidden anomalies
51% positive
67 reviews
Rat Quest
A platformer where falling sends you back to the bottom
93% positive
67 reviews
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VIDeoPHOBIA
Psychological horror puzzles across strange locations connected by TV channels
76% positive
67 reviews
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KILLGUN
First-person zombie wave shooter with scarce resources and escalating difficulty
64% positive
67 reviews
Demo Bubbaruka!
Puzzle horror inside an abandoned virtual pet game
91% positive
66 reviews
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Castle of Secrets
Gothic point-and-click mystery through a castle and the underworld
58% positive
66 reviews
Stay Still
First-person psychological horror in a rental house with a hidden past
39% positive
66 reviews
Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
Horror visual novel where a journalist's ambitions test her morality
89% positive
66 reviews
The Echo Paradox
First-person horror exploring parallel worlds haunted by unexplained entities
77% positive
66 reviews
Behind The Backrooms
First-person co-op horror with puzzles across multiple Backrooms levels
47% positive
66 reviews
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DEBUG DEADLINE
First-person horror comedy about finding bugs before a release deadline
94% positive
66 reviews
Backrooms: Hide Together
Co-op survival horror with escape puzzles and monsters to evade
39% positive
66 reviews
Sector 404
First-person horror about spotting anomalies in a looping apartment block
76% positive
66 reviews
Demo Sanity Loops
First-person psychological horror about a kiosk job that turns strange
77% positive
66 reviews
Dingir OS
Point-and-click horror about exploring the deep web through a simulated computer
85% positive
66 reviews
Timore 5
A horror walking simulator built around sudden, loud scares
86% positive
65 reviews
A Demon's Game - Episode 1
First-person horror where your decisions lead to different endings
71% positive
65 reviews
Creature Romances: For the Ladies
Horror romance visual novel about dating two nonhuman love interests
80% positive
65 reviews
Worse Than Death
A horror adventure about surviving a disastrous high school reunion
77% positive
65 reviews
Demo Alien Scumbags
Side-scrolling action platformer with destructible levels and science-fiction horror
98% positive
65 reviews
MASAGORO
First-person horror inside an abandoned Japanese inn haunted by spirits
74% positive
65 reviews
Mr. White
First-person horror about escaping a house while a creature hunts you
86% positive
65 reviews