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Best Halloween games

The best-rated games for Halloween: trick-or-treating, pumpkins, costumes and the night itself, from gentle spooky games to properly frightening ones. Each is ranked by what players and critics score it, with how long it takes and where to get it.

The top 30 of 61 Halloween games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. HorrorVale key art: Alice in a witch hat and skeleton face with her green zombie dog, a haunted town and full moon behind them 2D horrorHorrorValeMade around Halloween: a skeleton heroine in a witch hat, pumpkin health meters, pumpkin-headed foes and a town of friendly monsters under a full moon. 99% on Steam (436 reviews)50 h or morePaidPC
  2. PUMPKIN PANIC key art: the pumpkin-headed hero in a blue hooded cape faces a spotted, antlered deer in front of a picket fence at dusk SurvivalPUMPKIN PANICA pumpkin game through and through: you play a farmer with a carved pumpkin head on an autumn farm, and it came to Steam for Halloween 2024. 96% on Steam (4,187 reviews)about 2 hFreePC
  3. Trick & Treat art: a smiling blonde witch in a wide navy hat with a pumpkin earring rests her chin on white-gloved hands among falling confetti 2D horrorTrick & TreatIt begins on Halloween Eve with a witch and her pumpkin-hatted maid out trick-or-treating, and the maker calls it a Halloween adventure. 96% on Steam (2,425 reviews)about 1.5 hFreePC, Mac, Linux
  4. Blackout cover: Marilyn in a witch hat holds up a lit match while a figure with a knife through his head stands in a dark doorway behind her 2D horrorBlackoutIts makers released the polished version for Halloween 2021 and tag it Halloween: you play a girl in a witch costume, and a carved pumpkin glows in the fireplace. 96% on itch.io (1,352 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  5. Dead Estate art: a witch with a rocket launcher, a bearded man in a green cap and a dark-haired girl with a shotgun among ghouls, skulls and a hulking pig-faced brute 2D horrorDead EstateThe maker calls it a roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on Halloween, with pumpkins, costumes and a witch's shop, and its itch.io page wishes players a happy Halloween. 95% on Steam (6,688 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  6. The Séance of Blake Manor: key art of Declan Ward in a dark coat reading a letter before the moonlit manor, with carved standing stones and glowing turnip lanterns Multiple endingsThe Séance of Blake ManorSet in the days before All Hallows' Eve 1897, as mystics prepare a Grand Séance for Halloween night 95% on Steam (4,152 reviews)16 h or morePaidPC, Linux
  7. Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted key art: Freddy Fazbear with glowing white eyes in the dark, surrounded by the faces of Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Funtime Foxy and other animatronics FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's: Help WantedThe Curse of Dreadbear expansion, released in October 2019, adds a Halloween-themed hub with new spooky mini-games and prizes. 90% on the PlayStation Store (18,000 ratings)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  8. Costume Quest art: four children in homemade costumes, a girl in a unicorn-horn hat, a knight, a cardboard robot and an astronaut with a glowing wand, on a suburban street at night HalloweenCostume QuestIt is set on Halloween night: you trick-or-treat door to door in homemade costumes that become champions when monsters answer. 94% on Steam (4,129 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Xbox
  9. Crowscare cover art: the scarecrow boy Ryo in a straw hat, red scarf and overalls, half his face black with glowing yellow eyes, beside the title on red 2D horrorCrowscareMade for the Halloween season: released in October 2021, tagged Halloween by its maker and set in a town of pumpkins and scarecrows on the eve of its night-time Harvest Festival. 96% on itch.io (400 ratings)about 1.5 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  10. Clay-Scape! key art: a worried yellow clay figure in a red clay room with a plant on a shelf and a purple-doored cabinet, under the title CLAY-SCAPE EscapeClay-Scape!It was made for Scream Jam 2021, a horror jam that asked for games made this Halloween, and its page signs off with a happy Halloween. 94% on itch.io (731 ratings)about 1 hFreeBrowser
  11. Cryptid Farm title art over the farm: the pale, black-eyed snatcher crawls over fallen farmers in the soil while a farmer in a straw hat stands by the farmhouse Co-opCryptid FarmPumpkins grow among the crops and pumpkin-headed scarecrows stalk the field, and the Steam version came out the week before Halloween 2024. 97% on Steam (195 reviews)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC
  12. Zardy's Maze key art: two scarecrows with glowing jack-o'-lantern faces and pointed hats, one leaping with blades in its hands, a hooded figure with a mace behind them StealthZardy's MazeA pumpkin game: the stalker is a scarecrow with a carved jack-o'-lantern head in a night-time corn maze. 91% on Steam (1,603 reviews)about 30 minFreePC, Mac
  13. Beary the Hatchet key art: the bear-masked clerk leans on a gas station counter by a bloody knife, the goth fan at her shoulder, a jack-o'-lantern and a bear trap below the title Multiple endingsBeary the HatchetSet on Halloween 199X during a gas station shift, and made for the Spooktober 2023 visual novel jam. 96% on itch.io (217 ratings)about 1.5 hPay what you wantPC
  14. Forgotten Hill Mementoes key art: four masked, grotesque townsfolk in old clothes stand in a dark field under a red moon, with a Victorian house and pines behind Puzzle horrorForgotten Hill MementoesIts last chapter, Mischief Night, has the town's children collect Halloween masks and grow a pumpkin on a grave to play a trick on the grown-ups. 90% on Google Play (5,960 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  15. Elevated Dread key art: the title in green neon letters below an open red-lit elevator holding pale skull-faced figures, in a dark teal corridor PsychologicalElevated DreadThe flyers you put up are for an upcoming Halloween party, so it is played on the eve of the holiday. 92% on itch.io (462 ratings)about 20 minPay what you wantPC
  16. Costume Quest 2 art: four cartoon children in Halloween costumes, a candy corn with big glasses, a caped hero in goggles, a bearded wizard and a dinosaur, on a glowing clock circle HalloweenCostume Quest 2Set on Halloween night: you trick-or-treat for candy in costumes that become warriors, to stop a dentist from banishing Halloween forever. 90% on the PlayStation Store (2,633 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox
  17. The Night of the Scissors key art: a frightened, bloodied man behind crossed bloody scissors, beside the red title on black SurvivalThe Night of the ScissorsEach year from 25 to 31 October the game turns on a seasonal treat-hunting event in the Snipper's hideout, with its own achievement. 92% on Steam (440 reviews)about 40 minPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  18. Death Trips cover: a long hotel corridor of white doors and red carpet above the title in glitching letters ShortDeath TripsMade in two days just to celebrate Halloween, and tagged Halloween on itch.io. 90% on itch.io (794 ratings)about 3 minPay what you wantPC, Mac
  19. Halloween Chronicles: Monsters store art: a frightened woman behind a window flanked by a mummy, a vampire and a black cat among jack-o'-lanterns, under the banner Solve a Halloween Mystery HalloweenHalloween Chronicles: MonstersSet on Halloween night in a town full of jack-o'-lanterns and monsters, and gentle enough to play with older children during the season. 84% on Google Play (1,460 ratings)Free to playiPhone, Android, PC
  20. Perceptions of the Dead key art: Tyrone in a green hoodie back to back with Jill, who holds up her phone, in a beam of green light Visual novelsPerceptions of the DeadLive with Jill Count is set on Halloween, as a streamer visits a haunted hospital, and the game was released on 31 October 2017. 91% on Steam (336 reviews)FreePC, Linux
  21. Contrition cover: the title in white capitals with crosses for the Ts over a dark red lattice of crosses PsychologicalContritionIt is set on Halloween night, with a Halloween radio play in the sacristy, and was made for Halloween 2020. 96% on itch.io (127 ratings)about 10 minFreeBrowser
  22. SPOOKWARE: Watch Party key art: the SPOOKWARE logo on a VHS tape with a Watch Party tag, over a graveyard and a pink car carrying skeletons PS1SPOOKWARE: Watch PartyReleased free for Halloween 2021, its makers called it a collection just in time for Halloween, full of skeletons, Ouija boards and graveyards. 93% on Steam (102 reviews)about 30 minFreePC
  23. Start Survey? itch.io cover: a grayscale desk seen through a rounded CRT frame, a laptop asking Start Survey? with Yes and No, beside a Rubik's cube, a clock at 12:20 and a bottle PsychologicalStart Survey?Made for Haunted PS1's Horrifying Halloween jam in 2019, though the game itself is a quiet survey at a desk rather than a Halloween night. 88% on itch.io (1,008 ratings)about 8 minPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  24. Can A Cute Ghost Story Be Spooky? cover: a smiling white cartoon ghost beside the title on purple, with a red striped party hat PsychologicalCan A Cute Ghost Story Be Spooky?Released on 21 October 2020 as a parody Halloween horror game, about a cute ghost in a cemetery, and free to play in one evening. 90% on itch.io (174 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  25. Invasion of The Halloween Fiends key art: the title carved into a grinning orange jack-o'-lantern over a dark suburban street PS1Invasion of The Halloween FiendsIt is set on Halloween night and built around handing out candy to costumed trick-or-treaters. 95% on Steam (126 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC
  26. Pumpkin Eater key art: the title beside the son in a wheelchair, his carved pumpkin head crawling with ants in his lap and blood on his white shirt PsychologicalPumpkin EaterMade for the October 2021 Spooktober Visual Novel Jam, about a boy whose head is a carved jack-o'-lantern. 88% on Steam (635 reviews)about 40 minPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  27. Purgatorium title art: a pale child with a bloodied, shadowed face in a dark knitted sweater stands against a dim wall above the title in scratched black letters EscapePurgatoriumMade for Jay is Games' Halloween celebrations and released there on 31 October 2006, in the maker's words a little Flash in the spirit of Halloween. 88% (760 ratings)about 5 minFreeBrowser
  28. CANIDAE key art: a red, dithered wolf-like creature hunched in the dark behind the title Body horrorCANIDAEIt is set on Halloween night, as masked teenagers go out with fireworks and drink, and it was made for the Spooktober 2024 Visual Novel Jam. 92% on itch.io (165 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux, Android
  29. Don't Die Alone cover art: Petra, with black and green hair, holds a phone to her ear and looks worried, chat messages behind her and the pixel title below Visual novelsDon't Die AloneIt is set on Halloween night, 31 October 2006, and was made for the Spooktober Visual Novel Jam, where voters ranked it 4th for how Halloween it feels. 94% on itch.io (104 ratings)about 30 minPay what you wantPC
  30. Halloween Forever art: pixel-art Pumpkin Man leaps over a graveyard where a hockey-masked ghoul with a chainsaw, zombies, skeletons and a hooded figure wait 2D horrorHalloween ForeverMade for Halloween: you play a living pumpkin who spits candy corn through graveyards, crypts and haunted castles, and the developer says they wish Halloween could never end. 84% on the PlayStation Store (181 ratings)about 30 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch

Halloween games to play with friends

4 games

Short enough for Halloween night

Done in an hour or so

Free Halloween games

36 games

Gentle scares for younger players

33 games

Every game of the kind

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Scores are those players and critics give on the stores and sites named; each game's page says where.

More kinds of horror

  1. Short horror games621
  2. Psychological horror games530
  3. Horror games with multiple endings417
  4. Horror puzzle games341
  5. Survival horror games259
  6. 2D horror games254
  7. PS1 horror games233
  8. Stealth horror games180
  9. Horror escape games164
  10. Surreal horror games145
  11. Horror visual novels137
  12. Anime horror games132
  13. Haunted house games131
  14. Mystery and detective horror games127
Every genre

Where you play

  1. Steam horror games1009
  2. Epic horror games97
  3. GOG horror games270
  4. itch.io horror games592
  5. PC horror games1337
  6. Mac horror games391
  7. Linux horror games261
  8. PlayStation horror games404
  9. Xbox horror games367
  10. Switch horror games317
  11. Mobile horror games188
  12. VR horror games69
  13. Browser horror games236
  1. Scary games1456
  2. Free horror games561
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