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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Mimicry
Online horror matches where an alien hides among survivors
80% positive
288 reviews
Cursed 2
Point-and-click horror with real-time combat in an abandoned town
94% positive
Free
Demo Uncanny Valley
Survival horror where failure can alter the story without restarting
62% positive
287 reviews
Creepy Tale: Snow Child
A fairy-tale horror adventure combining brainteasers with action and stealth
91% positive
287 reviews
Midnight Hoops
Basketball horror where late-night shooting practice comes with unwanted company
89% positive
286 reviews
Anglerfish
Horror action-adventure where dying changes your next attempt to survive
83% positive
285 reviews
SUFFOCATE
First-person survival horror with parkour escapes from pursuing ghosts
80% positive
285 reviews
Demo Blood Flowers
Puzzle visual novel following a meteorite mystery across three eras
82% positive
285 reviews
screamdown
Multiplayer horror with vocal attacks that send opponents flying
53% positive
Free
Dance of Death
Hidden-object adventure tracing a missing child through a Venetian mansion
60% positive
283 reviews
Demo The Highrise
First-person survival horror with crafting in an alien-infested high-rise
56% positive
282 reviews
CantEscapeTheBackrooms
First-person horror about solving puzzles and escaping the Backrooms
61% positive
Free
Inmates
Psychological horror about a prisoner unsure whether he is dreaming
64% positive
281 reviews
candle flame in the wind
A story RPG where you erase memories to try again
91% positive
Free
Antarctica 88
First-person survival horror on an Antarctic rescue mission
86% positive
281 reviews
INFLUXIS
Open-world survival crafting with an AI companion on an alien planet
65% positive
Free
Tide Up
A 2D horror adventure about escaping a strange, dreamlike world
92% positive
281 reviews
Drive Me to Hell
Driving horror through haunted landscapes with monsters on the road
90% positive
281 reviews
Please, Forgive Me
First-person psychological horror where a realtor's apartment visit goes wrong
65% positive
281 reviews
Bushside Rangers
First-person survival horror with roaming mascots in an abandoned park
83% positive
Free
Demo LIMINAL SHIFT
Backrooms walking simulator with no loading screens between levels
82% positive
281 reviews
Montague's Mount
Psychological puzzle adventure set on an abandoned Irish island
62% positive
280 reviews
123 Slaughter Me Street
First-person horror where escape depends on a failing flashlight
89% positive
280 reviews
R.I.C.A
Pixel-art horror adventure about escaping an abandoned castle
87% positive
Free