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Free Halloween games

Halloween games that cost nothing, or ask only what you want to pay: short scares, trick-or-treat adventures and haunted houses, ranked by what players score them.

The top 30 of 36 free Halloween games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. GATE 37 key art: the title in white ransom-note letters over a dark hall of tilted, broken metal beams with faint glitch edges Multiple endingsGATE 37CRRN made it in 17 days to come out on Halloween 2025 and calls it a semi-horror game for Halloween. 98% on itch.io (69 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantBrowser, PC, Mac, Linux
  21. Halloween Chronicles: Evil Behind a Mask key art: a masked, cloaked figure with glowing green eyes reaches out in a glowing green forest HalloweenHalloween Chronicles 2: MasksSet on Halloween night: you come to celebrate with your father and Uncle Oswald at his shop of Halloween goods, and pumpkins, costumes and trick-or-treating fill every scene. 78% on Google Play (1,400 ratings)Free to playiPhone, Android, PC
  22. Reaplaced key art: Grea, a reaper in a dark hooded cloak, swinging a scythe among glowing blue soul flames Visual novelsReaplacedIt was made for the Spooktober jam and takes place at a Halloween costume party, with jack-o'-lanterns on the porch and the house dressed for the night. 91% on Steam (57 reviews)about 2.5 hFreePC, Mac, Linux, Browser
  23. Jake's Halloween Night art: a scratchy drawn jack-o'-lantern with Halloween written across its grin over dark hills 2D horrorJake's Halloween NightSet on October 31 as Jake gets his pumpkin-filled house ready for a Halloween party. 90% on Steam (48 reviews)about 20 minFreeBrowser, PC, Mac
  24. Trick Or Treat cover: a pumpkin-headed scarecrow in a witch's hat beside the title in dripping red letters, in a village square at night HalloweenTrick Or TreatIt is set on Halloween night among jack-o'-lanterns and was made and updated for the season, with its updates landing each October. 100% on itch.io (40 ratings)about 30 minFreeBrowser, PC
  25. Hide and Shriek key art: a grinning skull with green eyes over the title, in a school corridor with pumpkins and paper ghosts, two startled players at the sides Co-opHide and ShriekIt is set on Halloween night, a school tradition of scaring each other, with pumpkins and Happy Halloween banners in every hall. 82% on Steam (5,335 reviews)about 10 minFreePC
  26. Halloween fan-made game title art: Michael Myers in his white mask climbing the stairs toward the player's flashlight, the yellow title above and by Fernández & González below ShortHalloween (fan-made game)Set on Halloween night itself, babysitting with jack-o'-lanterns lit, and released by its makers on 31 October. 86% on itch.io (150 ratings)about 15 minPay what you wantPC
  27. One Halloween Night cover: a dark figure in the doorway of a porch with glowing jack-o'-lanterns and a scarecrow, under the title in orange neon ShortOne Halloween NightSet on Halloween night: you hand out candy to trick-or-treaters in costume while home alone. 84% on itch.io (118 ratings)about 25 minFreePC
  28. What Grows in the Night title art: the scarecrow girl sits among red pumpkins beneath a cross-shaped post with a crow on it, a shooting star in the dusk sky Multiple endingsWhat Grows in the NightMade for the 2020 Spooktober visual novel jam around Halloween, and set on a farm of jack-o'-lanterns, crows and a scarecrow. 90% on itch.io (51 ratings)about 1 hPay what you wantPC, Mac, Linux
  29. PROJECT: Halloween key art: Leena, a girl with a halo, small red horns, one angel wing and one bat wing, before a dark red and purple city AnimePROJECT: HalloweenMade for the Spooktober Visual Novel Jam and about an AI built to make the whole world enjoy Halloween. 83% on Steam (53 reviews)about 20 minFreePC, Mac, Linux
  30. Halloween II Asylum title art: the brick front of Haddonfield Psychiatric lit by lamps in heavy rain at night ShortHalloween 2 - AsylumSet on Halloween night in Haddonfield, with Michael Myers loose: a fit for the night itself. 84% on itch.io (58 ratings)about 20 minPay what you wantPC

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  1. Short horror games621
  2. Psychological horror games530
  3. Horror games with multiple endings417
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  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
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  12. VR horror games69
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