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Upcoming horror games: 13 coming in 2026
Built around tension, scarcity and threat rather than spectacle. These have not been released, so none of them carry a score. They are ordered by when you can play them. For horror games you can play today, see the ranked horror games.
Every upcoming horror games we track
- as Steam has it
Sucker for Love: Crush LandingAnticipation 95
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' When a captivating comet named Hheily crashes into your apartment, you are drawn into an interplanetary conflict between light and dark. Feed Hheily's fire to save the world in this horror-comedy visual novel… and maybe even win a smooch!
- as Steam has it
DeliriaAnticipation 89
Fight what should never wake. Deliria is an infinite multiplayer sandbox with no cubes and no grid: carve the world smooth, build a town people actually move into, and hold it against blood moons, invasions and nine Lovecraftian gods.
- as Steam has it
Edge Of EvilAnticipation 35
Descend into terror in this first-person psychological horror experience as you follow your lost kitten into an ancient pirate crypt. Explore, shoot and dig for clues…literally, while unravelling a chilling mystery, all in a desperate bid to rescue your helplessly curious pet from this dark tomb.
- as Steam has it
Sycamore EndAnticipation 33
A short story-driven horror game with a worn VHS finish. Move into the last house on Sycamore Street, unpack, meet the neighbor, and find out why the dog won't go near the attic. After dark, hide in the wardrobe, watch through the slats, and try to get a phone signal.
- as Steam has it
UNLISTEDAnticipation 31
UNLISTED is a 6–8 player social horror game set in a containment facility. Work together to restore critical systems and escape—but stay alert. Something inside can imitate a human, and the person standing next to you may not be who they claim to be.
- as Steam has it
Grave New WorldAnticipation 19
A tactical Tetris roguelike set in a dark Lovecraftian world. Build a powerful deck of shape cards, outsmart the undead, and master fast-paced runs where every piece can change the battlefield.
- as Steam has it
Out Of WaterAnticipation 19
OUT OF WATER is a visual novel about survival, myths, love, and choice. In 1 CE Watarholt, a quiet village prepares for winter - until bodies begin to surface. Shape your path through bonds, ancient horrors, and a fading peace. Will you fight, plead, or surrender to the waters?
- as Steam has it
sussy babies: rebornAnticipation 13
Sussy Babies: Reborn is a psychological horror experience, where you and your friend get trapped in a mysterious mine system, the deeper you go, the stranger the mines become, and the more challenging it gets to find your way out.
- as Steam has it
Drowned LightAnticipation 6
Drowned Light is a first-person psychological horror game with a striking pencil aesthetic. Survive a monolithic lighthouse with a light that lasts exactly 2 minutes. Follow the missing keeper's trail and use your past failures to unlock the mysteries of the dark.
- as Steam has it
Arcanefall : DarklandsAnticipation 1
Arcanefall: Darklands is a dark fantasy survivor-like game where you take on the role of a spellcaster fighting to survive endless waves of undead horrors in a cursed, crumbling world.
- as Steam has it
Withering RealmsAnticipation 84
A ghost and her doll guardian explore the mysterious town of Penwyll and the sprawling graveyards, tombs, caves and rotting estates that surround it in this Horror Action RPG from the creator of Withering Rooms.
- as Steam has it
Welcome to ElderfieldAnticipation 95
Welcome to Elderfield, a cozy horror RPG with hand-drawn art and dark lofi music. Manage your farm, befriend or romance the locals, investigate mysteries, decorate your home, fight terrifying creatures, fish, cook, seek the Old Gods, die in your sleep, and more... There's lots to do in Elderfield!
- August 2026window, not a date
Color FearAnticipation 93
The Scariest Horror game you will ever experience. Today on The Color Fun Coloring Show they want viewers to help them find out who is breaking into their house! Survive each night against the Intruders and the Horror that comes from The Color Fun Coloring Show!
Matched on store genre and description rather than player tags, because unreleased games have none. That will occasionally pull in a game that mentions the subject without being about it.
Already out
Our ranked list of horror games you can play now is computed from player sentiment, critic aggregates and reach, which is the evidence these upcoming titles do not have yet.
Common questions
What upcoming horror games are coming out next?
Sucker for Love: Crush Landing is the next one with a firm date, 30 August 2026 as its Steam listing has it. 12 of the 13 on this page carry a real date; the rest give a window only.
How are these horror games chosen?
An unreleased game has no player tags, because nobody has played it. So these are matched on the store genres and description text rather than on the tags behind our released horror games pages. That is a weaker match: a description mentioning the subject is not the same evidence as thousands of players tagging a game with it.
Why is there no ranking here?
Because there is nothing to rank on. The GamingPickz Score is computed from player sentiment, critic aggregates and reach, none of which exist before a game is released. Ordering these by anticipation would be an opinion dressed as a measurement, so they are ordered by date instead.