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Best Scary Halloween Games

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  1. #1 Sinister Halloween

    Directly themed around Halloween horror with trick-or-treating, haunted attractions, and survival against werewolves and gore in a holiday setting.

    100% match
    Very Positive85% of 143 reviews2019
    Developer: Celeritas Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Experience Halloween Horror in PC or VR. You go out with your friends, trick or treating, entering haunted attractions, as you make your way to the big party, but this year's holiday of the afterlife brings something sinister.

  2. #2 Invasion of The Halloween Fiends

    Retro first-person horror set explicitly on Halloween night with strangers trick-or-treating turning sinister.

    99% match
    Very Positive96% of 117 reviews2024
    Developer: MyGrandfather Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Invasion of The Halloween Fiends is a First-Person Retro horror game that takes place on Halloween Night. Strangers keep visiting you looking for candy. Some of them may not be so friendly. Will you be able to survive Halloween Night?

  3. #3 FIND ALL: Halloween

    Halloween bravery test in a spooky ghost-inhabited mansion with trick-or-treat vibes and hidden objects.

    99% match
    Very Positive98% of 126 reviews2025
    Developer: Very Very LITTLE Studio
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.8hMean: 2.8h≥1hr: 86%

    “Trick or treat? ” Test your bravery by exploring a spooky mansion inhabited by ghosts, finding different items, and coloring a black and white picture with colorful inks.

  4. #4 Halloween Forever

    Arcade platformer featuring Pumpkin Man fighting creepy occult forces in a pumpkin patch on Halloween.

    98% match
    Very Positive91% of 181 reviews2016
    Developer: Imaginary MonstersPublisher: Poppy Works
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.0hMean: 3.2h≥1hr: 71%

    Something mysterious is happening in the pumpkin patch this Halloween! You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin thing animated by occult forces on a quest to discover why things are so creepy. And you vomit candy corn.

  5. #5 Buddy and Friends on Halloween

    Halloween-themed puzzle adventure with cats facing vampires and horror in a neighborhood tricks-or-treats setting.

    98% match
    Very Positive94% of 54 reviews2023
    Developer: Mens Sana Interactive
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Halloween's here, and Buddy the cat and pals are set for 'tricks or treats' in the neighbourhood. But as they venture into the unknown, will compassion and kindness triumph over fear? Join these kittens in a heartwarming Halloween tale in this beautifully illustrated jigsaw puzzle game.

  6. #6 Trick & Treat

    Light-hearted yet spooky Halloween adventure with trick-or-treating in a vampire's house, puzzles, and horror elements.

    97% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,400 reviews2016
    Developer: Rabbiton
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.6hMean: 10.1h≥1hr: 67%

    Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

  7. #7 Bloody Hallowfest

    Survival horror starting as a Halloween night event at camp that turns into a bloodied axe murderer nightmare.

    97% match
    Very Positive92% of 77 reviews2024
    Developer: Cubyte Games
    Platforms: Windows

    What starts as the preparation for a special Halloween night event at a summer camp turns into a nightmare when someone with a bloodied axe ends the lives of all your friends. Will you manage to escape and save yourself?

  8. #8 Evil Pumpkin: The Lost Halloween

    Casual adventure centered on recovering a lost Halloween with evil pumpkins and point-and-click horror puzzles.

    96% match
    Mixed62% of 91 reviews2014
    Developer: Two Desperados
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.4hMean: 7.5h≥1hr: 97%

    Evil Pumpkin is a Casual Adventure game, with options for player to choose between point-and-click and hidden-object game. Challenging puzzles, RPG elements, ludicrous comments and many more to come in 10+ hours of gameplay.

  9. #9 Gnomes Garden: Halloween

    Time-management strategy with Halloween curse-lifting, gnomes, magic, and horror-fantasy elements.

    95% match
    Mostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2018
    Developer: ToymanPublisher: 8floor
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Gnomes Garden: Halloween — get ready for mysterious adventures! Help the princess lift the curse and find her missing uncle!

  10. #10 PUMPKIN PANIC

    Cozy yet spooky pumpkin farm simulator with strange Halloween happenings and perma-death horror.

    95% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,435 reviews2024
    Developer: Bilalaika
    Platforms: Windows

    COME TO THIS COZY FARM! Plant crops, take care of the plants, go fishing, or whatever you prefer, but have a good time! But be carefull, they say that strange things are happening in the area...

  11. #11 aMAZE Halloween

    Difficult maze puzzles with Halloween art, spooky aesthetics, and atmospheric tension.

    94% match
    Very Positive81% of 86 reviews2018
    Developer: Blender Games
    Platforms: Windows

    aMAZE Halloween is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with halloween art and calm soundtrack.

  12. #12 Dead by Daylight

    Multiplayer survival horror with frequent Halloween-themed events, killers, and seasonal scares.

    94% match
    Mostly Positive79% of 882,225 reviews2016
    Developer: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 34.2hMean: 351.9h≥1hr: 95%

    Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.

  13. #13 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion

    Free cute horror escalating to nightmarish chases evoking Halloween mansion terrors.

    93% match
    Very Positive93% of 15,308 reviews2015
    Developer: Lag Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 48mMean: 3.6h≥1hr: 43%

    Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

  14. #14 Outlast

    Intense first-person survival horror perfect for Halloween scares in dark, atmospheric settings.

    92% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 133,053 reviews2013
    Developer: Red Barrels
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.6hMean: 18.5h≥1hr: 83%

    Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

  15. #15 Lethal Company

    Co-op horror scavenging with funny yet terrifying moments fitting group Halloween sessions.

    92% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive97% of 502,868 reviews2023
    Developer: Zeekerss
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 12.1hMean: 28.5h≥1hr: 94%

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

  16. #16 Phasmophobia

    Co-op ghost hunting with supernatural scares that amplify Halloween multiplayer fun.

    91% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 811,593 reviews2020
    Developer: Kinetic Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 16.9hMean: 50.0h≥1hr: 95%

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

  17. #17 Resident Evil 2

    Classic zombie survival horror remake with gripping scares suitable for Halloween marathons.

    91% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive97% of 192,800 reviews2019
    Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 14.3hMean: 32.2h≥1hr: 95%

    A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.

  18. #18 You Are Grounded

    Psychological horror-slasher with a killer clown terrorizing a family on Halloween Eve.

    90% match
    Very Positive84% of 117 reviews2024
    Developer: Romooll
    Platforms: Windows

    "You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.

  19. #19 Savage Halloween

    Retro platformer where monsters overrun the world after a Halloween party from the afterlife.

    90% match
    Very Positive90% of 146 reviews2020
    Developer: 2ndBoss
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.0hMean: 2.0h≥1hr: 53%

    In Savage Halloween the world is taken over by monsters from the afterlife who were trapped in the Earth after a Halloween party, and now they have decided to make their new home here.

  20. #20 Death or Treat

    Halloween-themed action-roguelite about saving HallowTown and the Halloween spirit.

    89% match
    Mostly Positive74% of 104 reviews2023
    Developer: Saona Studios
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    The Halloween spirit is missing! Play as Scary and help him save HallowTown. "Death or Treat" is a 2D action-roguelite and hack & slash, with handpainted environments and traditional animation. Explore all the worlds and defeat hordes of enemies using different weapons and skills.

  21. #21 Horror Globes

    Short atmospheric horror of a boy sneaking for Halloween treats encountering macabre events.

    88% match
    Very Positive91% of 94 reviews2020
    Developer: islaOliva Games
    Platforms: Windows

    On Halloween night, an 8-year-old boy sneaks onto an elderly woman's property to find her secret homemade treats. Soon he will discover some macabre events that will be repeated in his head forever.

  22. #22 Witch Halloween

    Mature Halloween adventure involving witches, inheritance, and staying in a haunted house.

    88% match
    Very Positive82% of 273 reviews2019
    Developer: Towndarktales
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.2hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 87%

    The day before Halloween, Chelsea is found by her disappeared aunt' lawyer who tells her the last will of his client. Aunt bequeathed all her fortune and Chelsea's house to niece, but she must to stay there exactly one night completely alone. After that, the whole fortune will go to Chelsea.

  23. #23 Halloween SEX Party [18+]

    18+ horror adventure with Halloween party theme, puzzles, and survival elements.

    87% match
    Mostly Positive75% of 151 reviews2021
    Developer: Romantic Room
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.0hMean: 8.8h≥1hr: 67%

    An exciting 18+ horror sex adventure awaits you!Halloween SEX Party [18+] is a casual game with original puzzle mechanics based on runners. Alongside it, this game features a juicy sex scenes, fascinating storyline in the unique setting of Halloween Horror.

  24. #24 Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    Legendary psychological horror game with atmospheric Halloween-appropriate scares.

    87% match
    Very Positive95% of 35,148 reviews2010
    Developer: Frictional Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 1.2hMean: 10.1h≥1hr: 54%

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

  25. #25 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

    Enhanced version of the spooky mansion horror with psychological scares fitting Halloween play.

    86% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,776 reviews2017
    Developer: Albino Moose Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 4.2hMean: 9.5h≥1hr: 77%

    Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

  26. #26 Haunt the House: Terrortown

    Possess objects to scare people in Halloween-night town settings like museums and ships.

    86% match
    Very Positive87% of 2,320 reviews2014
    Developer: SFB Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.1hMean: 3.1h≥1hr: 70%

    Haunt your way through town in the dead of night! Possess objects to scare people away from a museum, a hospital, a theatre and a cruise ship. Will you be able to scare everyone out and reclaim what has been lost, before the night is over? A side-scrolling action puzzle game starring ghosts!

  27. #27 Inscryption

    Excellent horror card game with psychological elements and dark atmosphere.

    85% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive97% of 142,500 reviews2021
    Developer: Daniel Mullins GamesPublisher: Devolver Digital
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 10.2hMean: 16.5h≥1hr: 92%

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

  28. #28 Scream Collector

    Idle clicker building a haunted house with Halloween theme and spooky collection mechanics.

    84% match
    Very Positive88% of 828 reviews2017
    Developer: PuzzleRoo
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 7.3hMean: 100.7h≥1hr: 73%

    Build up a haunted house in this Halloween themed Idle Clicker game!

  29. #29 Spooky Bonus

    Match-3 puzzle uncovering dark Halloween forces with ghoulish accessories and vampire themes.

    84% match
    Very Positive96% of 361 reviews2015
    Developer: Grey Alien Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 3.6hMean: 6.7h≥1hr: 93%

    Uncover dark forces emanating from the heart of Old Town, and grab spooky accessories for your front yard makeover, too! You’ll be spellbound by this adorably ghoulish horror-themed puzzle game.

  30. #30 The Evil Within

    Classic survival horror from Resident Evil creator with intense Halloween-appropriate scares.

    83% match
    Very Positive85% of 32,178 reviews2014
    Developer: Tango GameworksPublisher: Bethesda Softworks
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 6.5hMean: 19.0h≥1hr: 89%

    Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

  31. #31 Scary Game
    83% match
    Very Positive94% of 376 reviews2025
    Developer: KanGames
    Platforms: Windows

    You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?

  32. #32 Boo! Are you scared? The Chests Game
    82% match
    Very Positive93% of 234 reviews2025
    Developer: Inanity Catchers Team
    Platforms: Windows

    Boo! Are you scared? Don't be afraid, I'm a friend. Play the «Chests» card game for souvenirs with your new friend.

  33. #33 Real Scary
    82% match
    Very Positive92% of 119 reviews2019
    Developer: Chris Antoni
    Platforms: Windows

    Psychological horror perfect for a late night of gaming in the dark with your headphones in.

  34. #34 Very Scary Backrooms Game
    81% match
    Very Positive86% of 161 reviews2023
    Developer: Wilboforce
    Platforms: Windows

    You have no weapons. You have no means of defending yourself. Some will chase you, some will outsmart you. If you are in danger, run and hide.

  35. #35 Scary Horror
    80% match
    Very Positive88% of 99 reviews2024
    Developer: Skilkihodin Studio
    Platforms: Windows

    "Scary Horror" is an innovative game in the analog horror genre. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of an abandoned and cordoned off neighborhood! The only way out is to collect all the bottles along the way. Explore the city district and enjoy breakthrough graphics!

  36. #36 Scary Maze Game
    80% match
    Mostly Positive77% of 99 reviews2023
    Developer: Carrot Studios
    Platforms: Windows

    You and up to 5 friends need to find the exit of a maze, beware of the monster that lurks in the shadows.

  37. #37 DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER
    79% match
    Mixed54% of 2,048 reviews2025
    Developer: Digital Cybercherries
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.4hMean: 2.0h≥1hr: 70%

    A very simple co-op jumpscare horror experience where you and friends walk through a pitch black forest and try to stay quiet. Reach 8:00 AM without screaming or making a loud noise, or everyone dies. You will scream, shout, and probably laugh.

  38. #38 Strike of Horror
    79% match
    Mixed67% of 121 reviews2018
    Developer: TheAmanStudios
    Platforms: Windows

    Scary game PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK

  39. #39 SCARY MAGIC ZOMBIE
    78% match
    Mostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2024
    Developer: OP37K
    Platforms: Windows

    EVIL SCIENTISTS have created a SCARY MAGIC ZOMBIE! Play as a top secret spy, who enters the zombie facility, and collects information about the zombie. But be cautious! The zombie is very dangerous!

  40. #40 Hide and Seek
    77% match
    Mostly Negative40% of 382 reviews2017
    Developer: Llama Software
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 18mMean: 6.0h≥1hr: 23%

    Hide and Seek follows the traditional 1 Seeker vs many Hiders model of hide and seek that everyone is familiar with. Seeker counts, Hiders hide, Seeker seeks, Hiders come back to base! Hide and Seek was developed by a single developer!

  41. #41 nan
    77% match
    Mostly Positive71% of 72 reviews2016
    Platforms: Windows

    Spookeningは3Dの恐怖ゲームで、あなたは毎夜に死んでゴーストとして復活します。 村人を怖がらせます。深夜に彼らの魂の力を取って復活します!

  42. #42 DeathOmen
    76% match
    Very Positive82% of 103 reviews2025
    Developer: Jeff WinnerPublisher: CreativeForge Games
    Platforms: Windows

    DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.

  43. #43 Fear of Clowns
    76% match
    Mixed64% of 198 reviews2017
    Developer: Mikhail Nevsky
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 42mMean: 7.1h≥1hr: 44%

    You woke up in the middle of the night from the doorbell's sound. Someone wants to play with you...

  44. #44 Bite-Sized Scares
    75% match
    Very Positive84% of 62 reviews2025
    Developer: D. Zenith
    Platforms: Windows

    Kick back, relax, and grab some snacks as you enjoy a variety of short, indie horror games in the 'Bite-Sized Scares' collection. There's a little something for everyone in this fun and spooky package!

  45. #45 screamdown
    75% match
    Mixed53% of 245 reviews2023
    Developer: Aaron Hamilton
    Platforms: Windows

    Scream through your mic at opponents to send them flying into the void in this PvP horror game.

  46. #46 Horror Night
    74% match
    Mixed54% of 272 reviews2022
    Developer: DeadlyCrow Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 42mMean: 19.0h≥1hr: 35%

    A new multiplayer, third-person, horror experience: Escape from an appaling environment by solving different puzzles with the help of your friends, and hiding from a hideous monster... or maybe becoming one ;) Unlock new maps, cosmetics and skins with the new Horror Night DLCs

  47. #47 Spooky Men
    73% match
    Very Positive85% of 68 reviews2023
    Developer: Bloody Bear
    Platforms: Windows

    Spooky Men is a online 1-8 player cooperative survival-horror game. Complete tasks and exorcise the malevolent demon. Use your wits to distract the ghost and survive its attacks as you explore the haunted property. Can you make it out alive?

  48. #48 DON'T SCREAM
    73% match
    Mixed65% of 4,748 reviews2024
    Developer: Digital Cybercherries
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.0hMean: 1.8h≥1hr: 50%

    If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.

  49. #49 Untitled Ghost Game
    72% match
    Very Positive91% of 499 reviews2023
    Developer: Dubscr
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    Free multiplayer 2D ghost hunting game that you can play with friends created by a small game dev team.

  50. #50 Waffle Cone Willie
    72% match
    Very Positive86% of 57 reviews2024
    Developer: corsgames
    Platforms: Windows, Linux

    In this first-person survival horror game, run and hide from Waffle Cone Willie, a haunted ice cream truck that roams through the town of Sweetwater seeking his next victim. Find clues, survive, and uncover the mystery and nightmare of Sweetwater.

  51. #51 Silly's Gameshow
    71% match
    Mixed69% of 1,098 reviews2025
    Developer: ?Publisher: ִ
    Platforms: Windows

    Silly's Gameshow is a short co-op animatronic horror game

  52. #52 THREAT -SCREAM AND ESCAPE-
    71% match
    Very Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
    Developer: C-RoutePublisher: BookLive Co., Ltd.
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    THREAT -SCREAM AND ESCAPE- is a unique horror game where you must scream into your microphone to stun approaching creatures and make your escape. Use the power of your voice to clear the path and guide the protagonist, who wakes up in a mysterious research facility, to freedom.

  53. #53 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
    70% match
    Very Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
    Developer: Durultay Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!

  54. #54 Hajis هاجس
    69% match
    Very Positive83% of 101 reviews2022
    Developer: VIOE
    Platforms: Windows

    You have to maintain your mentality in a place where any sound can cause your death, Hajis is a survival co-op game 1-4 players.

  55. #55 Happy Game
    69% match
    Very Positive90% of 3,372 reviews2021
    Developer: Amanita Design
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.6hMean: 3.3h≥1hr: 84%

    A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?

  56. #56 Mist of the Dark
    68% match
    Mixed45% of 137 reviews2018
    Developer: Visualistic Studios, LLC.Publisher: Visualistic Studios, LLC.
    Platforms: Windows

    Mist of the Dark challenges your ability to survive. Can you face your fears? Play as a monster and scare your friends. Play as the soldier and use tactics to hunt the monster(s) down. Scare the players. Stick with your team and discover objects and level advantages to take down the monster.

  57. #57 Find Me: Horror Game
    68% match
    Mixed55% of 56 reviews2020
    Developer: KalaOh GamesPublisher: Junkyard Media
    Platforms: Windows

    "The malign spirits always try to manifest themselves". Host one of these demons through its summoning. Does finishing the ritual is the solution to your problems? 3:00 AM, the ritual begins; hide out and survive to the hide and seek game with a possessed doll. Do you dare to play?

  58. #58 Desktop Jumpscares
    67% match
    Very Positive93% of 107 reviews2022
    Developer: WarPromo
    Platforms: Windows

    Desktop Jumpscares is a game-overlay that scares you with crAaAaAzzzy jumpscares anywhere on the go. You can customize sounds, frequency, images, and some other fun options to guarantee you crap your pants

  59. #59 Fear the Moon
    66% match
    Very Positive95% of 123 reviews2024
    Developer: Jonny's Games
    Platforms: Windows

    A story driven cryptid horror game featuring survival horror elements where you come face to face with a Midwest cryptid dubbed "the Wolfman". Play as Jane and fight to survive the full moon while uncovering dark secrets in the Wolfman's territory.

  60. #60 Haunted Gas Station
    66% match
    Mostly Positive77% of 1,197 reviews2019
    Developer: JubleLemonSeed
    Platforms: Windows

    After a vehicle accident, a man is forced to check a nearby gas station for help, unaware of its ghastly resident.

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