The Spring Steam Sale is live, and if you have even a passing interest in horror games, your wallet is about to take a hit.
Steam has a long tradition of turning seasonal sales into a front page full of bargains, and this spring is no different. According to Kotaku's full rundown of scary good deals, there are eleven horror titles worth picking up right now, spanning everything from big-budget remakes to genuinely obscure cult favorites. Whether you want something polished and familiar or something that feels like it was unearthed from a haunted floppy disk, there's a deal here for you.
The Big Names Going Cheap
Resident Evil 3 is headlining the horror discounts with a 90 percent off deal. That's not a typo. Capcom's remake of the 1999 classic puts you back on the streets of Raccoon City with Nemesis hot on your heels, and while it didn't quite hit the same heights as the RE2 remake, it's still a genuinely good time. At that discount, there's almost no reason not to own it.
Silent Hill f is also 50 percent off, and this one deserves special attention. It was one of the standout horror releases of 2025, relocating the series' signature dread to a fog-drenched mountain village in Japan. The sound design alone, contributed by members of the original team, makes it worth the full price. Half off is a gift.
Rounding out the bigger titles, Slitterhead sits at 70 percent off. Keiichiro Toyama, the creator of the original Silent Hill, made this one, and a lot of players dismissed it on release. Here's the thing: it's actually a grotesque, fascinating psychic mystery set in dense Kowloon-inspired streets, and it's much closer in spirit to Toyama's Siren than anything else. Misunderstood and underplayed, it's exactly the kind of game a sale like this was made for.
Hidden Gems and Cult Favorites
Not everything on the list is a recognizable name, and that's honestly the more exciting half.
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo was one of the biggest hidden gems of 2023. It's a supernatural thriller where you find yourself cursed with the ability to kill anyone who turns away from you, and the whole game unfolds across one long, strange night. It's half off right now, and with a surprise sequel having just dropped, there's never been a better time to start. Wild, weird, and genuinely unsettling.
Crow Country is another one you'll want on your radar. It takes the aesthetic of '90s survival horror and sets it inside an abandoned theme park, which is basically two horror clichés combining into something far better than either. At 50 percent off, it's an easy recommendation.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror adventure game about a historian poking at local legends until things go sideways. It's 55 percent off and exactly the kind of slow-burn dread that sticks with you.
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If you're new to the horror genre or want something more approachable, Little Goody Two Shoes (50 percent off) offers a darker fairy tale experience that eases you into the supernatural without going full survival horror.The Stranger Picks Worth Your Attention
Sylvio is 70 percent off and genuinely unlike most games on this list. You play a ghost hunter with audio expertise, descending into an abandoned theme park and using sound to unravel what happened there. Multiple sequels followed, but none matched the original's atmosphere. You also get a potato gun, which is never a bad thing.
Last Half of Darkness is the wildcard entry: a remake of a 35-year-old gothic DOS adventure by William Fisher, who has been quietly building games in this series for decades. It's 40 percent off and a fascinating piece of gaming history made playable for a new audience.
On the lighter, stranger end, Fledgling Manor is a visual novel where you're a contestant on a reality show for vampires, and Vampire's Best Friend flips the genre entirely by casting you as a bat defending a vampire's tower from slayers. The latter is 20 percent off and apparently one of the more punishing entries on the list despite being the most adorable.
What This Sale Actually Means for Your Library
Spring sales don't always have this kind of depth in a specific genre, so the concentration of quality horror deals here is worth calling out. You've got major franchise entries, cult classics, and genuine oddities all discounted at the same time.
What most players miss during sales like this is the mid-tier and indie horror space, which often delivers the most memorable experiences. Paranormasight, Crow Country, and The Excavation of Hob's Barrow are all games that could easily slip past without a moment like this drawing attention to them. Make sure to check out more:
