15 Best Free Steam Horror Games

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Resident Evil Requiem Director Admits Capcom Was Initially 'Skeptical' About Nintendo Switch 2 PerformanceResident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi has revealed that Capcom was initially unsure whether Switch 2 would be powerful enough to run its new survival horror blockbuster.

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Phasmophobia's most popular map is getting a major rework, making this the only acceptable time to be excited by the phrase 'a new surprise in the basement' Train's haunted.

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Obsidian Moon is a Lovecraftian noir detective game about moving bits of paper around your desk and making sure you've got enough money for whiskey and beans You can try the demo free on Steam now.

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Devs behind GoldenEye, Perfect Dark and TimeSplitters are done with big shooters after getting burned by Embracer, so their next game is a Balatro-like twist on Scrabble—and you can try the demo now Beyond Words is part of Steam Next Fest.

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Amazon Games Cancels Failed Battle Royale Attempt King of Meat Less Than 6 Months After LaunchAmazon Games has canned its failed battle royale King of Meat, following its dismal Steam performance that only ever saw a few hundred people playing.

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The creators of Rain World were tired of making something so depressing, so their next game is a 'loud and dumb and fast' cyberpunk racer you can try in the Steam Next Fest It's like if F-Zero broke up the races so you could have Smash Bros. brawls.

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Amazon expected this co-op party game to draw in 100,000+ active players, but it hit an all-time peak of just 320 on Steam and now it's closing for good just 6 months after it launched Few games encapsulate all that was wrong with Amazon's approach to making games more aptly than King of Meat.

PCGamer latest Feb 23

The latest Steam Next Fest features a pile of Palworld-likes as witches and airships battle over the creature-collecting survival subgenre I can only assume there's a Nintendo lawyer seething somewhere.

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Steam Next Fest is back and you've once again got just 7 days to find your favorite demos among hundreds of choices The February 2026 edition of the Steam Next Fest is live now and runs until March 2.

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4 Standout indie.io Games Taking Part in Steam Next Fest

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