5 Upcoming Horror Video Games You Need to Play This Fall
Fall and horror games are a perfect combination, and 2026 is shaping up to deliver an especially strong spooky season for gamers. From Michael Myers stalking Haddonfield to Pinhead finally starring in a full-fledged Hellraiser video game, September and October are packed with recognizable horror franchises and some intriguing new ideas.
Here are five upcoming horror games worth putting on your radar this fall.
1. Halloween: The Game
Release Date: September 8, 2026
Developer: IllFonic
Publishers: IllFonic Publishing / Gun Interactive
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Michael Myers is coming home.
Halloween: The Game takes John Carpenter's legendary 1978 slasher and turns Haddonfield into an interactive horror sandbox. Players can take control of Michael Myers himself or attempt to survive as the residents trying to stop him.
The main multiplayer experience features 1-vs-4 asymmetrical matches, putting Michael against four "Heroes of Haddonfield." Survivors aren't simply running around repairing generators or looking for an exit, either. Players can warn residents, contact police and even equip NPCs with weapons in an attempt to slow down The Shape.
Even more interesting for longtime Halloween fans is the inclusion of a standalone single-player story mode. For the first time in a major Halloween video game, players will be able to experience events surrounding "The Night He Came Home" through Michael Myers' perspective.
The game is being developed in Unreal Engine 5, with IllFonic promising dynamic NPCs, realistic environments and cinematic lighting. IllFonic has plenty of experience in multiplayer horror, while co-publisher Gun Interactive previously worked on Friday the 13th: The Game.
For slasher fans, this might be the easiest game on the list to circle on the calendar.
2. Silent Hill: Townfall
Release Date: September 24, 2026
Developer: Screen Burn Interactive
Publishers: Konami / Annapurna Interactive
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PC
After years of Silent Hill sitting mostly dormant, Konami's horror franchise is once again becoming a major force in gaming.
The next chapter is Silent Hill: Townfall, a full-length, self-contained psychological horror game set in Scotland.
The game is being developed by Screen Burn Interactive, the studio formerly known as No Code. Horror and narrative-game fans may recognize the team from Stories Untold and the sci-fi thriller Observation.
Rather than simply returning players to the familiar streets of Silent Hill, Townfall appears designed to expand what a Silent Hill story can be while maintaining the psychological horror that made the franchise famous.
Konami has confirmed that the game is a standalone story, meaning newcomers shouldn't need an encyclopedic knowledge of previous Silent Hill games to jump in.
The isolated Scottish setting could also give Townfall a drastically different atmosphere from previous entries.
With Silent Hill experiencing a major resurgence over the last few years, Townfall has a chance to prove that the franchise can continue producing new stories instead of relying entirely on remakes and nostalgia.
3. Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival
Release Date: October 8, 2026
Developer: Saber Interactive
Publisher: Saber Interactive
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
The box. You opened it. They came.
Somehow, one of horror's most recognizable franchises has never received the major video game treatment it seems perfectly designed for.
That changes with Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival.
This single-player, first-person survival horror game tells the story of Aidan, who uses a mysterious puzzle box known as the Genesis Configuration while attempting to rescue his girlfriend Sunny from the otherworldly Labyrinth.
Naturally, opening mysterious puzzle boxes in the Hellraiser universe doesn't usually end well.
Players will encounter Pinhead, Cenobites, cultists and other creatures while combining traditional weapons with supernatural abilities provided by the Genesis Configuration.
One of the biggest selling points is the return of Doug Bradley as Pinhead. Bradley portrayed the character throughout the classic film series and is returning to the role for the first time in nearly two decades.
Saber says the game has been in development for more than four years, and this isn't being positioned as a small licensed project. It's a full-fledged, story-driven survival horror experience and a new story within Hellraiser canon.
Considering how perfectly the disturbing imagery of Clive Barker's universe fits modern survival horror, Revival could become one of 2026's biggest surprises.
4. Silver Pines
Release Date: October 8, 2026
Developer: Wych Elm
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC
Not every great horror game needs Michael Myers or Pinhead attached to it.
Silver Pines is one of the more interesting original horror titles arriving this fall.
Players take control of Red Walker, a detective traveling to the mysterious town of Silver Pines while searching for a missing musician named Eddie Velvet.
As you can probably guess, things quickly become much stranger.
Red's investigation begins uncovering disturbing secrets surrounding the nearly abandoned town, forcing players to explore creepy environments while battling monsters and trying to understand exactly what happened there.
Gameplay combines several staples of classic survival horror: exploration, puzzle solving, combat, scavenging and resource management.
That old-school approach could make Silver Pines particularly appealing to fans of games such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill.
It's also launching on the same day as Hellraiser: Revival, making October 8 a surprisingly big day for horror gaming.
While the licensed games will probably receive most of the attention this fall, Silver Pines feels like one of those titles horror fans shouldn't allow to slip through the cracks.
5. Tenebris Somnia
Release Date: October 16, 2026
Developer: Andrés Borghi / Saibot Studios
Publisher: New Blood Interactive
Platforms: PC, with console versions also listed for 2026
If you're looking for something completely different, Tenebris Somnia might be the most unique horror game on this list.
At first glance, it looks like an old-school 8-bit/16-bit survival horror adventure. Players explore environments, solve puzzles and battle disturbing creatures using a retro 2D presentation inspired by classic horror games.
Then the game suddenly becomes live action.
At major points in the story, Tenebris Somnia transitions from its pixel-art world into live-action cinematic sequences featuring real actors, practical effects and an Argentine film crew.
It's an unusual combination of retro gaming and horror filmmaking.
The developers specifically point toward classics such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill as inspirations, but the mixture of pixel graphics and live-action footage gives Tenebris Somnia an identity of its own.
In an industry filled with photorealistic horror games, deliberately moving between old-school graphics and real-world footage could make this one of the strangest—and potentially creepiest—games of spooky season.
Horror Gaming Is Looking Strong This Fall
The best thing about the Fall 2026 horror lineup is how different these games are from one another.
Halloween: The Game brings Michael Myers into an asymmetrical multiplayer sandbox. Silent Hill: Townfall continues one of gaming's greatest psychological horror franchises. Hellraiser: Revival finally gives Pinhead his own major video game. Silver Pines offers a new mystery inspired by classic survival horror, while Tenebris Somnia experiments with a bizarre combination of retro graphics and live-action filmmaking.
If we had to pick the three we're watching closest, it would be Halloween, Silent Hill: Townfall and Hellraiser: Revival.
September and October have always belonged to horror fans.
In 2026, gamers are getting their turn too.
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