Spooky games made with Unity: Your 2026 Halloween playlist

Oct 9, 2026|6 Min

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Each month we round up the latest games made with Unity, and 2026 has been a standout year for the horror genre. Some hidden horror gems were lurking in the cozy games, while others disguised themselves as comedies (one is even about ghost dogs).

To celebrate Halloween, we rounded up this year's games and a few upcoming releases that fit the spooky season – organized by exactly how scared you want to be. Whether you’re after white-knuckle dread or a cute vampire life sim, there's something here for your October.

Every game on this list – from Pathologic 3 to Moonlight Peaks – was made with Unity. Follow our Steam Curator page to keep up with new releases year-round.

Pure dread

For players who want the real thing: slow-burn fear, oppressive atmosphere, and at least one moment where you wonder what’s creeping up behind you.

Pathologic 3

January saw the long-awaited return of Ice-Pick Lodge’s singular horror series. Cure a town devouring itself from the inside while the clock – and the plague – works against you. Check out Pathologic 3 on Steam.

Tormentum II

Released in July, Tormentum II from OhNoo studio is a dark point-and-click adventure where every hand-painted screen looks like a nightmare you can't quite wake from.

GHOST CAM

Hunt ghosts through the viewfinder of your camera lens and capture them on film in this VR game from Arch Rebels. Check out GHOST CAM on Steam.

It Has My Face

Play a psychological game of hide-and-seek in It Has My Face from NightByte Games. Get your doppelgänger before it gets you.

lily’s world XD

Lily is missing, and you just found her laptop. Navigate a 2004-style computer interface to read her diary, chat with her friends, and unravel the mystery of her disappearance. lily’s world XD from SonderingEmily is available now on Steam.

Midnight Special

Escape a nightmarish mansion in Scared Stupid Inc’s Midnight Special, a harrowing Clock Tower-inspired point-and-click adventure.

Creepy Tale: Snow Child

The Creepy Brothers are back with another instalment in the Creepy Tale series: Creepy Tale: Snow Child. Descend into Hell to rescue your Guardians in this grim fairy-tale adventure where storybook art belies unsettling folklore.

V.A.U.LT. PROTOCOL

Scavenge for resources in a nuclear wasteland to appease a murderous AI. V.A.U.L.T. PROTOCOL from Ignus Nex Entertainment is available now in Early Access on Steam.

Silver Pines

Uncover the mysteries of the small town of Silver Pines in this atmospheric horror metroidvania from Wych Elm and Team17.

Scares to share

You don’t have to go it alone. Take the edge off with action-forward picks that trade dread for adrenaline – perfect for a night of Halloween gaming with friends.

Twisted Tower

Battle your way up a cursed spire in Twisted Tower, a darkly theatrical FPS from Atmos Games.

Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

The Vampire Survivors universe expands again in this surprise hit from poncle and Nosebleed Interactive. Less “scary,” more, “Where did the last four hours go?” (which is its own kind of horror). Check out Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors on Steam.

Sker Ritual

Sker Ritual from Wales Interactive is a round-based horde shooter steeped in Welsh folklore. Bring your friends… The Quiet Ones won’t play fair.

Yet Another Zombie Survivors

Yet Another Zombie Survivors from Awesome Games Studio tells you everything you need to know in the title: zombie hordes, endless upgrades, and one more run before bed.

GRAVELORD

Fatbot Games’s GRAVELORD is a dark-fantasy boomer shooter that (to quote the Steam page) “will knock your socks off and take you back to the time when you were a little boomer brat!”

Pass the Fear

The Witch Calamity descends. Fight your way through the Wall of Storms within 12 hours – and that’s when the real fun begins. Jump into PlayMud Studio’s Pass the Fear on Steam.

Garden of Witches

The Garden of Witches needs your help. Grab your biggest pair of scissors and gather wayward sorceresses in this chibi action roguelike from Team Tapas.

Cozy spooky

Games for players whose ideal Halloween is a candle, a blanket, and minimal jump scares.

Moonlight Peaks

Build the cozy vampire lair of your dreams in Moonlight Peaks, a supernatural life sim from the devs at Little Chicken.

Puppergeist

In Serenity Forge’s rhythm-based visual novel Puppergeist, you’ll wrangle mischievous canine ghosts to the beat. That's the pitch. You're already downloading it.

Greenhearth Necromancer

Raise your garden from the dead in Greenhearth Necromancer, the wholesome necromancer farming sim from Silverstring Media Inc.

Spiritstead

Manage a village in Turbo Dog Games’s Spiritstead, a cozy hand-drawn city builder with a spectral streak.

Lazy Witch’s Factory

Automate your potion empire and dig yourself out of debt hell in Lazy Witch's Factory, a manufacturing roguelike from MELTCLOCK INC.

Hocus Focus

Too busy with the IRL grind to indulge in trifling Halloween frivolities? Boot up Stuck In Attic’s witchy desktop companion and level up with Hocus Focus.

Laugh, then scream

Horror-comedy games are thriving in 2026. These titles walk the line between a punchline and a panic attack.

Happy’s Humble Burger Cult

The fast-food nightmare from Scythe Dev Team that launched a thousand livestreams is back – now with 100% more cult. Check out Happy's Humble Burger Cult on Steam.

Cursed Companions

Cursed Companions from Crimson Forge Studios is a co-op horror where your voice can kill. Just don’t utter the forbidden word…

Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd

You’re the new shepherd in town – and things aren’t quite as they seem. Find your missing flock and uncover the village’s horrifying secrets in KanGames’s Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.

HELLMART

“Seven days…” is how long GAZE IN GAMES gives you to survive in supermarket-sim-meets-horror game HELLMART.

From the deep

Games for connoisseurs of cosmic horror: tentacles, forbidden knowledge, and things that should have stayed in the water.

Cult of the Lamb

Massive Monster’s beloved cult-management roguelike kicked off 2026 with its biggest expansion yet: Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven.

Cthulhu’s Reach: Devil Reef

Explore one of H.P. Lovecraft's most iconic locales in Cthulhu's Reach: Devil Reef. Kill eldritch horrors and pay off your debt to the mafia in this pixel art co-op roguelike from The Fine Arc and First Break Labs.

Darkwater

Darkwater from Targon Studios has you hunting for resources on an icebound planet – while avoiding becoming the hunted.

Horror games on the horizon

The nightmare isn’t over. More made with Unity horror games are on the way in 2026 and beyond – add them to your wishlist now.

There Are No Ghosts at the Grand

Renovate a haunted seaside hotel by day, battle ghosts with your cleaning tools by night – all set to a British ska and wartime-jazz soundtrack. There Are No Ghosts at the Grand from Friday Sundae hits Steam early access this December.

Hotel Espir

Alabama, 1942. A killer that hunts entirely by sound. Try not to breathe. Hotel Espir from Lost Souls Interactive is set to launch in October 2027.

Voidwood

This co-op survival horror lures you into an inviting but cursed forest... which also happens to be the hunting ground of a monster that can hear your every word. Can you survive one night in the Voidwood? Play the first Steam playtest October 15–18 and find out.

Glasshouse

One apartment block. Three dead bodies. Too many questions. Discover your first clues to FLAT28’s murder-mystery in Glasshouse’s new demo.

Farsight

In what’s perhaps a first for the genre, Studio Noori’s Farsight kicks off with a standard eye exam – and then things get weird. Fans of liminal horror will want to keep an eye on this one.

More horror games made with Unity

This is just a slice of this year’s horror game announcements and releases from the Unity developer community. Our monthly Games made with Unity roundups pack in even more games with new entries every month, and last year's horror picks still hold up if you run out of scares.