Summer of Screams 2026 is the second annual horror sale event from Gun Interactive, and it lands just in time for Summerween — that stretch of late August when the genre faithful decide autumn has started early and nobody can stop them.
The premise is a curated one. Rather than an algorithmic dump of everything tagged horror, Gun hand-pick a list of games from teams they think are doing interesting work with fear — a mix of personal favourites, critically acclaimed titles, and hidden gems.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Leads the Discounts
Seventy-five percent off is a substantial cut, and for an asymmetric multiplayer horror game the entry price has always been the main barrier to getting a group together. If you’ve had friends holding out, this is the window where that argument gets a lot easier to win.
Seven Upcoming Titles Worth Watching
Beyond the discounts, Gun are using the event to spotlight upcoming horror from other teams. This is arguably the more valuable half of the event — a curated watchlist from people who spend their working lives thinking about the genre:
There are some genuinely notable names in there. A sequel to Darkwood is a significant thing on its own — the original built a reputation as one of the most quietly unnerving horror games of its generation. Holstin and Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy both carry weight with genre followers too.
A Publisher Promoting Other People’s Games
That’s the reason to actually browse this one rather than just checking whether anything on your wishlist dropped. A hand-picked list from a horror studio is a different proposition to Steam’s own algorithmic recommendations, and it’s the kind of event that surfaces things you’d otherwise never encounter.
About the Host
Summer of Screams 2026 runs from August 17 until August 31 on Steam. No sign-up is required — the sale page goes live when the event starts.
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