It’s spooky season and Halloween is on the way. Put down that pumpkin-spiced latte and grab your Xbox controller. If you want to revel in the blood-curdling theme of the month, you’re going to want this list ofGame Passhorror highlights. There are a bunch of free games you can play right now to get into the mood for murder and monsters.
Amnesia Rebirth
Amnesia Rebirth
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This one is likely to be much scarier for mums as it involves changes to a pregnant body.Amnesia Rebirthrevolves around a pregnant woman attempting to discover her past while exploring the Algerian desert. As time passes her pregnancy begins to change, her perceptions morph into something darker and scary. Puzzles get solved, monsters are avoided, yet the world keeps spiralling into a macabre state. The sense that you never know what is real and what comes from the mind of a woman going mad in the claustrophobia of desert ruins, is incredibly unsettling.
The Walking Dead: Season One
Telltale The Walking Dead
This wasn’t Telltale’s first foray into narrative games, but it was probably the one that captured lightning in a bottle and made everyone pay attention. Pairing withThe Walking Deadcomic book series, this ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ game puts vital decisions into the player’s hands and lets the narrative run its course. It’s tense, scary and heartbreaking. Mention this game to pretty much any player and they’ll tell you it made them cry. Enjoy!
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Limbo
Limbo
If you are scared of spiders, do not playLimbo. If you are scared of the dark, do not playLimbo. If you are scared of being alone, do not playLimbo. Otherwise, there is a reason so many consider this brooding adventure game to be a masterpiece. It’s a must-play that comes into its own around Halloween.Limboisn’t outrightly terrifying, but it’s unsettling and often creepy. As you guide this unnamed boy through a world of dangers, you get a sense that everything is out to kill you.
Signalis
Signalis
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A more recent indie game here and one that manages to capture the fear that Alien once inspired for audiences back in 1979. Aliens aren’t really the problem here, instead, it’s androids. What makesSignalisa spooky experience is the music and the glitchy effects that pixelated visuals can bring. The sound design throughout is harnessed to make you squirm and feel uncomfortable - there’s a sense that you should always be looking over your shoulder. The graphics balance this perfectly, creating scenes that show just enough horror, but hiding some of it with the sparing use of pixels. “Did I see/hear that?” becomes a running reaction here.
DOOM (2016)
DOOM 2016
Some may not consider theDOOM2016 reboot to be a horror game, but given that the literal minions of hell are swarming you, attempting to chew off your face, then it’s likely we could file this one under ‘horrific’’. Of course, this a first-class first-person shooter so it’s worth playing, but when we throw in snarling monsters, oozing blood, and sprouting teeth, then it makes for an ideal Halloween game. Get out there, journey to hell and back, and explode every gruesome beast you find.
SOMA
SOMA
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Ask any horror game fan and they will putSOMAnear the top of their list of brilliance.SOMAtakes us underwater, a pretty terrifying place at the best of times, and bundles in intrigue, suspense, and some great monsters. Stealth plays a big part and nothing builds tension more than a stealth section where your character’s life is on the line. The world-building of audio files, written notes, and scenic design go a long way toward creating a sense of despair and hopelessness. Best played with the lights off and your phone on silent.
Dante’s Inferno
Dante’s Inferno
Dead Space
Dead Space original
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The Evil Within 1 & 2
The Evil Within 2
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