Looking for games to play this Halloween season? Here we present you a list of Halloween-themed games, or that are scary.
Do not tell you that it is an American or that it is only made for children to dress up. In the end, celebrating Halloween does not hurt anyone and celebrates it who wants to like any other tradition. Video games do not fall short when trying to capture fear or terror. Here is a list of games to play either on Halloween night or throughout the month of October.
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Costume Quest and Costume Quest 2
Why do we celebrate Halloween a lot? Well, because we see it in American television series and movies, of children who dress up and go door to door asking for candy. Although it is not entirely widespread in many Spanish cities, in urbanizations and small towns it is possible to see groups of children celebrating it.
And that's what the games in the Costume Quest series embody. They take the new tradition of going door to door in disguise and picking up candies and make it an RPG suitable for all audiences. They are considered one of the most undervalued titles out there because people don't take them very seriously. If you have to take care of a child this Halloween, this title may be the ideal game to play that night without having to ignore the PEGI. If you are one of those who takes all the free games of the Epic Games Store, you most likely have them in your library.
Detention
Since the release of the movie The Ring in the West, Japanese horror has been taking hold as an alternative to Western terror. It has its own language of fear, based on the indescribable setting and not on hitting scares. Is there a game that captures Japanese horror well?
Yes, and it's called Detention. It's a two-dimensional game that uses its limitations to its advantage. At first it seems like a game of running away from Asian monsters while exploring a high school, but then you see a very real terror like the one suffered by victims of martial law in Taiwan decades ago, and they say it without subtlety. If you are one of those who are nervous about games with jumpscares, this title is ideal for those who want to play something this Halloween but are very susceptible. So good is it that they adapted the game to a movie last year, and those who saw it say that as a horror movie it is quite good.
Corpse Party, Yume Nikky and more horror games made with RPG Maker
The RPG Maker, although its name indicates that it is a tool for making RPGs on your home computer, it is very useful for horror games. It offers the basic tools necessary to create the situations and mechanics for a horror game. The following games have come from there, many of which are free:
- Yume Nikki, focused on psychedelic horror and how inexplicable dreams are.
- Ao Oni, about investigating a house while at the mercy of a giant demon that is chasing you.
- ib, in which we control a girl surviving in a damn art gallery
- The Crooked Man, The Sand Man, The Boogie Man and The Hanged man, an anthology of games based on the presence of disfigured men who chase the protagonist
- The Witch's House, a game in which we must survive in a mansion full of deadly traps
- Mad Father, in which we must investigate the secrets of our father
Five Nights At Freddy's
It is surprising that this game in a short time since its launch has risen to world fame in such a way that its creator can boast of announcing a new installment in the presentation of new PlayStation 5 games. We note that this game has many jumpscares, so that, players who have heart problems, stay away.
There are many different installments of Five Nights at Freddy's and each has its own pros and cons, and its particular styles. With what the ideal is to take the one that attracts you the most aesthetically.
Resident Evil 2 Remake
After many years fighting to be relevant again in the market, and culturally, Resident Evil managed with Resident Evil 7 to demonstrate that there is still room for horror games without remaining in a niche market. After this success, came the remake of Resident Evil 2 that surprised many, and that of Resident Evil 3 that pleased a few.
That's why our recommendation for Resident Evil this year is Resident Evil 2 Remake. Get back the essence of the scary Resident Evil, with a modernization of mechanics without removing anything essential from the original.
Silent Hill 4: The Room
It would be easy to recommend the first three Silent Hills, but we won't for two reasons. One is that Silent Hill fans, even the most casual, will have played them as they are the most popular games, so we recommend a delivery that few have played.
The second is that it has recently been officially available on GoG, so it is now easier than ever to play this title. At the time it was widely criticized for deviating a bit from the original formula, but it was necessary after three deliveries. Today it can be considered a daring work and even with much to save to value it on your own.
Dead Rising
Zombies are one of the most universal monsters in the horror genre. They are people who have been revived or infected by a parasite if we go down the roads of 28 Weeks Later. And they can be used as a metaphor for war, capitalism ... George A. Romero managed to popularize them and created a trend that is still going strong today with movies that are a benchmark to see on Halloween.
And Dead Rising is the game that best matches its style of cinema: slow zombies, humans caught with the right and some others sowing more terror than zombies when they see that there is no longer law. We are trapped in a shopping center and we must survive three days with what we have on hand, and the rest is up to us. It's easily the best zombie game to date, and it will hardly be beaten, no matter how many sequels it has had.
Dead Space
One of the biggest pains caused by the current situation for Electronic Arts in which to launch a game without live service online components is that we miss things like Dead Space. A visceral-looking space horror game that knows how to drink steadfastly from Resident Evil 4.
This is already for the most daring because it is not a game that is cut when it comes to dismembering the protagonist or showing guts. If this Halloween you feel very valuable, this is your game.
phasmophobia
Very recently, a small multiplayer horror game compatible with Virtual Reality came out on Steam Early Access. Overnight it has become a sensation and it will be up to the developers to stay on the wave.
What is it about? We are a team of paranormal investigators and we must overcome small tests and daily missions. If you want to play something new this Halloween and have friends ready for them, Phasmophobia is ideal.
Dead by Daylight
Asymmetric multiplayer is a concept that has been handled more badly than well. Evolve pitted four human players against one controlling a monster, and while many said the game was killed by the sheer amount of DLCs, there were already complaints about how little to do and the overall imbalance. Dead by Daylight learned from him and reconditioned the game by adapting it to the cinema of superhuman killers.
If you are one of those who enjoys movies of the slasher genre on Halloween, Dead by Daylight is all you ask for. It has known killers and survivors from almost every horror franchise you can imagine, including Pyramid Head from Silent Hill.
Stranger Things 3: The Game
If this Halloween you have to share it with people who are obsessed with the Netflix series Stranger Things and even joke by calling it Movidas Chungas, the official game is perfect for that day. The official Stranger Things game doesn't have much more mystery than being a Diablo-like isometric action game with some multiplayer. Simple and ideal to spend Halloween night with someone who religiously renews their Netflix account to watch this series.
Play Atmosfear in Tabletop Simulator
It is not a horror game in itself, but with a little fix, you and your friends can play Atmosphear, one of the most famous board games that included a VHS that was mandatory to use for the game. Ok if you all have a copy of the game on Steam, and one of you organizes a game with this mod.
A bit archaic, yes, but it is a very accessible game and perfect to play on Halloween. It's amazing how new technologies can preserve games from years ago, because today to play Atmosfear in the version that was really scary, you need to put a television with a VHS player. Today you only need a game on Steam with some files and a link to a YouTube video.
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