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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Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven
First-person horror comedy about babysitting while the world ends
93% positive
54 reviews
Deathbloom: Chapter 2
First-person survival horror with mist that pulls you into hallucinations
91% positive
53 reviews
Derange
Retro survival horror with enemies that adapt to your playstyle
60% positive
53 reviews
FREAKOUT
Co-op survival horror where dead players return as helpful goats
40% positive
53 reviews
Incubus - A ghost-hunters tale
A point-and-click ghost hunt using real-world paranormal investigation tools
74% positive
53 reviews
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DeathOmen
First-person psychological horror about surviving nights in a strange house
72% positive
53 reviews
Demo BROKEN LIFE
A point-and-click adventure about returning home after wartime occupation
98% positive
53 reviews
It Happened At Night
First-person horror about a nighttime stay in a woodland rental
70% positive
53 reviews
Obfuscation
First-person psychological horror in a house that keeps changing
74% positive
53 reviews
Whale Flesh
Short psychological horror about digging through a giant whale
68% positive
53 reviews
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Empty Gauge
First-person horror mixing gas station work with clues and nightmares
92% positive
53 reviews
Deep Under
A horror visual novel about a camping trip gone wrong
94% positive
52 reviews
Demo Slayaway Camp 2
Grid-based logic puzzles about stalking victims in horror movie parodies
90% positive
52 reviews
Snowsquall Grip
Horror walking simulator with hands-on puzzles in a sudden snowstorm
77% positive
52 reviews
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Terrorbytes
Cooperative maze horror where pellets keep your safe room powered
88% positive
52 reviews
Demo Shifting To The Backrooms
First-person psychological horror about escaping dreams through exploration and puzzles
87% positive
52 reviews
Smile Dog
Desktop psychological horror built around a suspicious spot-the-difference game
90% positive
52 reviews
MITNAL
First-person horror exploration through a jungle temple and its catacombs
83% positive
52 reviews
The Unfamiliars
First-person horror seen through a camcorder during a rainy night
77% positive
52 reviews
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The Quiet Flat
First-person psychological horror inside an apartment that changes around you
85% positive
52 reviews
The Shore VR
First-person VR horror with island exploration and Lovecraftian creatures
37% positive
51 reviews
Never Ending Nightmare
A psychological horror walking simulator where familiar memories turn strange
88% positive
51 reviews
Silverpine Creek
First-person horror game where your microphone can reveal your location
73% positive
51 reviews
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7th Floor
First-person horror with hospital puzzles and a doctor to evade
98% positive
51 reviews