Best Scary Halloween Games
Looking for the best scary Halloween games? Explore spooky, horror, and haunted picks ranked using real player data.
Recommended Best Scary Halloween Games

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

Invasion of The Halloween Fiends
“Retro first-person horror set explicitly on Halloween night with strangers trick-or-treating turning sinister.”
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- #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% matchVery Positive85% of 143 reviews2019Developer: Celeritas GamesPlatforms: WindowsExperience 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 Invasion of The Halloween Fiends
“Retro first-person horror set explicitly on Halloween night with strangers trick-or-treating turning sinister.”
99% matchVery Positive96% of 117 reviews2024Developer: MyGrandfather GamesPlatforms: WindowsInvasion 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 FIND ALL: Halloween
“Halloween bravery test in a spooky ghost-inhabited mansion with trick-or-treat vibes and hidden objects.”
99% matchVery Positive98% of 126 reviews2025Developer: Very Very LITTLE StudioPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 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 Halloween Forever
“Arcade platformer featuring Pumpkin Man fighting creepy occult forces in a pumpkin patch on Halloween.”
98% matchVery Positive91% of 181 reviews2016Developer: Imaginary MonstersPublisher: Poppy WorksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Buddy and Friends on Halloween
“Halloween-themed puzzle adventure with cats facing vampires and horror in a neighborhood tricks-or-treats setting.”
98% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2023Developer: Mens Sana InteractivePlatforms: Windows, MacHalloween'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 Trick & Treat
“Light-hearted yet spooky Halloween adventure with trick-or-treating in a vampire's house, puzzles, and horror elements.”
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,400 reviews2016Developer: RabbitonPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Bloody Hallowfest
“Survival horror starting as a Halloween night event at camp that turns into a bloodied axe murderer nightmare.”
97% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2024Developer: Cubyte GamesPlatforms: WindowsWhat 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 Evil Pumpkin: The Lost Halloween
“Casual adventure centered on recovering a lost Halloween with evil pumpkins and point-and-click horror puzzles.”
96% matchMixed62% of 91 reviews2014Developer: Two DesperadosPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 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 Gnomes Garden: Halloween
“Time-management strategy with Halloween curse-lifting, gnomes, magic, and horror-fantasy elements.”
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2018Developer: ToymanPublisher: 8floorPlatforms: Windows, MacGnomes Garden: Halloween — get ready for mysterious adventures! Help the princess lift the curse and find her missing uncle!
- #10 PUMPKIN PANIC
“Cozy yet spooky pumpkin farm simulator with strange Halloween happenings and perma-death horror.”
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,435 reviews2024Developer: BilalaikaPlatforms: WindowsCOME 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 aMAZE Halloween
“Difficult maze puzzles with Halloween art, spooky aesthetics, and atmospheric tension.”
94% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2018Developer: Blender GamesPlatforms: WindowsaMAZE Halloween is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with halloween art and calm soundtrack.
- #12 Dead by Daylight
“Multiplayer survival horror with frequent Halloween-themed events, killers, and seasonal scares.”
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 882,225 reviews2016Developer: Behaviour Interactive Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
“Free cute horror escalating to nightmarish chases evoking Halloween mansion terrors.”
93% matchVery Positive93% of 15,308 reviews2015Developer: Lag StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Outlast
“Intense first-person survival horror perfect for Halloween scares in dark, atmospheric settings.”
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 133,053 reviews2013Developer: Red BarrelsPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 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 Lethal Company
“Co-op horror scavenging with funny yet terrifying moments fitting group Halloween sessions.”
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 502,868 reviews2023Developer: ZeekerssPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.1hMean: 28.5h≥1hr: 94%A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
- #16 Phasmophobia
“Co-op ghost hunting with supernatural scares that amplify Halloween multiplayer fun.”
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 811,593 reviews2020Developer: Kinetic GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Resident Evil 2
“Classic zombie survival horror remake with gripping scares suitable for Halloween marathons.”
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 192,800 reviews2019Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 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 You Are Grounded
“Psychological horror-slasher with a killer clown terrorizing a family on Halloween Eve.”
90% matchVery Positive84% of 117 reviews2024Developer: RomoollPlatforms: 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 Savage Halloween
“Retro platformer where monsters overrun the world after a Halloween party from the afterlife.”
90% matchVery Positive90% of 146 reviews2020Developer: 2ndBossPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 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 Death or Treat
“Halloween-themed action-roguelite about saving HallowTown and the Halloween spirit.”
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 104 reviews2023Developer: Saona StudiosPlatforms: Windows, MacThe 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 Horror Globes
“Short atmospheric horror of a boy sneaking for Halloween treats encountering macabre events.”
88% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2020Developer: islaOliva GamesPlatforms: WindowsOn 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 Witch Halloween
“Mature Halloween adventure involving witches, inheritance, and staying in a haunted house.”
88% matchVery Positive82% of 273 reviews2019Developer: TowndarktalesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Halloween SEX Party [18+]
“18+ horror adventure with Halloween party theme, puzzles, and survival elements.”
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 151 reviews2021Developer: Romantic RoomPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
“Legendary psychological horror game with atmospheric Halloween-appropriate scares.”
87% matchVery Positive95% of 35,148 reviews2010Developer: Frictional GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 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 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
“Enhanced version of the spooky mansion horror with psychological scares fitting Halloween play.”
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,776 reviews2017Developer: Albino Moose GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 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 Haunt the House: Terrortown
“Possess objects to scare people in Halloween-night town settings like museums and ships.”
86% matchVery Positive87% of 2,320 reviews2014Developer: SFB GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Inscryption
“Excellent horror card game with psychological elements and dark atmosphere.”
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 142,500 reviews2021Developer: Daniel Mullins GamesPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 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 Scream Collector
“Idle clicker building a haunted house with Halloween theme and spooky collection mechanics.”
84% matchVery Positive88% of 828 reviews2017Developer: PuzzleRooPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.3hMean: 100.7h≥1hr: 73%Build up a haunted house in this Halloween themed Idle Clicker game!
- #29 Spooky Bonus
“Match-3 puzzle uncovering dark Halloween forces with ghoulish accessories and vampire themes.”
84% matchVery Positive96% of 361 reviews2015Developer: Grey Alien GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 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 The Evil Within
“Classic survival horror from Resident Evil creator with intense Halloween-appropriate scares.”
83% matchVery Positive85% of 32,178 reviews2014Developer: Tango GameworksPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Scary Game83% matchVery Positive94% of 376 reviews2025Developer: KanGamesPlatforms: 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 Boo! Are you scared? The Chests Game82% matchVery Positive93% of 234 reviews2025Developer: Inanity Catchers TeamPlatforms: 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 Real Scary82% matchVery Positive92% of 119 reviews2019Developer: Chris AntoniPlatforms: Windows
Psychological horror perfect for a late night of gaming in the dark with your headphones in.
- #34 Very Scary Backrooms Game81% matchVery Positive86% of 161 reviews2023Developer: WilboforcePlatforms: 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 Scary Horror80% matchVery Positive88% of 99 reviews2024Developer: Skilkihodin StudioPlatforms: 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 Scary Maze Game80% matchMostly Positive77% of 99 reviews2023Developer: Carrot StudiosPlatforms: 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 DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER79% matchMixed54% of 2,048 reviews2025Developer: Digital CybercherriesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Strike of Horror79% matchMixed67% of 121 reviews2018Developer: TheAmanStudiosPlatforms: Windows
Scary game PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK
- #39 SCARY MAGIC ZOMBIE78% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2024Developer: OP37KPlatforms: 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 Hide and Seek77% matchMostly Negative40% of 382 reviews2017Developer: Llama SoftwarePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 nan77% matchMostly Positive71% of 72 reviews2016Platforms: 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 DeathOmen76% matchVery Positive82% of 103 reviews2025Developer: Jeff WinnerPublisher: CreativeForge GamesPlatforms: 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 Fear of Clowns76% matchMixed64% of 198 reviews2017Developer: Mikhail NevskyPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Bite-Sized Scares75% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2025Developer: D. ZenithPlatforms: 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 screamdown75% matchMixed53% of 245 reviews2023Developer: Aaron HamiltonPlatforms: Windows
Scream through your mic at opponents to send them flying into the void in this PvP horror game.
- #46 Horror Night74% matchMixed54% of 272 reviews2022Developer: DeadlyCrow GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Spooky Men73% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2023Developer: Bloody BearPlatforms: 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 DON'T SCREAM73% matchMixed65% of 4,748 reviews2024Developer: Digital CybercherriesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 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 Untitled Ghost Game72% matchVery Positive91% of 499 reviews2023Developer: DubscrPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Free multiplayer 2D ghost hunting game that you can play with friends created by a small game dev team.
- #50 Waffle Cone Willie72% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2024Developer: corsgamesPlatforms: 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 Silly's Gameshow71% matchMixed69% of 1,098 reviews2025Developer: ?Publisher: ִPlatforms: Windows
Silly's Gameshow is a short co-op animatronic horror game
- #52 THREAT -SCREAM AND ESCAPE-71% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025Developer: 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 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach70% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025Developer: Durultay GamesPlatforms: 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 Hajis هاجس69% matchVery Positive83% of 101 reviews2022Developer: VIOEPlatforms: 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 Happy Game69% matchVery Positive90% of 3,372 reviews2021Developer: Amanita DesignPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.6hMean: 3.3h≥1hr: 84%
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
- #56 Mist of the Dark68% matchMixed45% of 137 reviews2018Developer: 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 Find Me: Horror Game68% matchMixed55% of 56 reviews2020Developer: KalaOh GamesPublisher: Junkyard MediaPlatforms: 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 Desktop Jumpscares67% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2022Developer: WarPromoPlatforms: 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 Fear the Moon66% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2024Developer: Jonny's GamesPlatforms: 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 Haunted Gas Station66% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,197 reviews2019Developer: JubleLemonSeedPlatforms: Windows
After a vehicle accident, a man is forced to check a nearby gas station for help, unaware of its ghastly resident.
