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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Dead by Daylight
Asymmetrical horror where four survivors evade one player-controlled killer
78% positive
936K reviews
Phasmophobia
First-person co-op horror built around identifying hostile ghosts
94% positive
840K reviews
The Forest
First-person survival horror with base building and mutant cannibals
96% positive
683K reviews
Dying Light
Open-world zombie action with first-person parkour and nighttime chases
95% positive
496K reviews
R.E.P.O.
Online co-op horror about hauling fragile valuables past monsters
96% positive
425K reviews
Subnautica
First-person underwater survival crafting on a dangerous alien ocean
97% positive
380K reviews
Sons Of The Forest
Open-world survival horror with base building and cooperative exploration
88% positive
321K reviews
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Tactical Western extraction shooter where monsters complicate player hunts
74% positive
279K reviews
Demo Resident Evil 4
Third-person survival horror shooter about a rescue in rural Europe
97% positive
278K reviews
Demo Resident Evil 2
Third-person survival horror with zombies, puzzles, and two campaigns
97% positive
223K reviews
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
First-person open-world zombie RPG built around parkour and co-op
79% positive
220K reviews
Demo Resident Evil Requiem
Single-player survival horror mixing investigation, puzzles, and zombie combat
96% positive
185K reviews
Escape the Backrooms
First-person co-op horror across maze-like levels filled with hostile entities
90% positive
166K reviews
Demo Resident Evil Village
First-person survival horror through a village of relentless creatures
96% positive
154K reviews
Demo Inscryption
Dark deckbuilding roguelike mixing card battles, cabin puzzles, and horror
97% positive
149K reviews
Demo MiSide
First-person psychological horror where a cute anime world turns disturbing
98% positive
143K reviews
Metro 2033 Redux
Story-driven survival-horror FPS beneath a ruined, toxic Moscow
92% positive
142K reviews
Outlast
First-person survival horror where you can only run and hide
96% positive
139K reviews
Killing Floor 2
Co-op first-person horde shooter with classes, gore, and mutant clones
88% positive
129K reviews
Demo Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
First-person survival horror inside a hostile rural American house
95% positive
127K reviews
Demo Resident Evil 3
Third-person survival horror remake about escaping zombies and Nemesis
83% positive
126K reviews
Buckshot Roulette
Dark first-person shotgun roulette with items that manipulate the odds
95% positive
126K reviews
Little Nightmares
Dark puzzle-platforming horror about a child escaping distorted adults
95% positive
117K reviews
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The Outlast Trials
First-person co-op survival horror built around stealth and escape
92% positive
112K reviews