It’s almost Halloween. Quick! What horror games can you download for a spooky festive session or two? If you have Game Pass on Xbox or PC, there’s actually a bunch, and some of them are quite good. Our picks below range from interactive stories to brutal first-person shooters. Best of all, you don’t need to have Game Pass Ultimate to access them. All of the following games are available with just Game Pass Premium or Game Pass PC. Check some of these out for creepy vibes in between giving out candy.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Xbox, PC)
Cold Iron Studios
Genre: Co-op sci-fi shooter
Great for: People who want to play Space Marine 2 but with Xenomorphs.
Not good if: You don’t like fiddling with loadouts and the occasional glitch.
A Plague Tale: Requiem (Xbox, PC)
Asobo Studio
Genre: Cinematic stealth adventure
Great for: Fans of rats and beautiful pastoral vistas.
Not good if: You don’t like not being able to fight back.
CARRION (Xbox, PC)
Phobia Game Studio
Genre: 2D pixel art adventure
Great for: People who want a Metroidvania made by David Cronenberg.
Not good if: You don’t like backtracking.
Costume Quest (Xbox)
Double Fine Productions
Genre: Turn-based comedy RPG
Great for: Those who want to relive the fun of trick-or-treating through whimsical battles.
Not good if: You’re the kind of person who gets off on buildcrafting.
Dead By Daylight (Xbox, PC)
Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Genre: Online survival horror co-op
Great for: People who like to imagine themselves inside of horror movies.
Not good if: You hate that feeling of being hunted or letting down your teammates.
Diablo IV (Xbox, PC)
Blizzard
Genre: Loot-based action-RPG
Great for: Fans of blowing up thousands of demons and swapping out inventory slots.
Not good if: You easily fall asleep while mashing buttons.
Doom 2016 (Xbox, PC)
Id Software
Genre: First-person shooter
Great for: Anyone who wants to rip and tear through hell.
Not good if: You like hiding behind cover.
Inscryption (Xbox, PC)
Daniel Mullins Games
Genre: Deck-building horror adventure
Great for: People who like sitting at tables hoping for good luck.
Not good if: You don’t like wild third-act twists.
Inside (Xbox, PC)
Playdead
Genre: Cinematic platforming adventure
Great for: Fans of brutalism who get emotional when watching haunting scenes in black and white.
Not good if: You want your stories told with words.
Little Nightmares II (Xbox, PC)
Tarsier Studios
Genre: Dark fantasy puzzle adventure
Great for: Anyone who prizes atmosphere, music, and mood above all else.
Not good if: You get easily frustrated with finicky controls or trial and error.
Pacific Drive (Xbox, PC)
Ironwood Studios
Genre: Haunted car sim
Great for: People who always stop to pick up junk off the side of the road.
Not good if: You hate dealing with a broken-down jalopy.
Redfall (Xbox, PC)
Arkane Austin
Genre: Co-op demon hunter
Great for: People who like visiting quaint New England towns and also shooting vampires.
Not good if: You want a loot shooter or old-school immersive sim.
Resident Evil 2 (Xbox, PC)
Capcom
Genre: Survival horror shooter
Great for: Anyone who’s ever dreamed of getting stuck in a police station with a monster in a trench coat.
Not good if: You hate the idea of getting stuck in a police station with a monster in a trench coat.
State of Decay 2 (Xbox, PC)
Undead Labs
Genre: Open-world base-building zombie survival game
Great for: People who love foraging for resources and building community under constant threat of zombie attacks.
Not good if: You are more terrified of repetition than the undead.
Still Wakes the Deep (Xbox, PC)
The Chinese Room
Genre: Lovecraftian walking sim
Great for: People who watch a lot of oil rig TikTok videos.
Not good if: You don’t have the patience for walking around eerie corridors.
The Evil Within (Xbox, PC)
Tango Gameworks
Genre: Psychological survival horror game
Great for: Fans of mind-bending horror that doesn’t hold back.
Not good if: You struggle with jank or annoying encounters.
The Walking Dead (Xbox)
Telltale
Genre: Point-and-click zombie adventure
Great for: Fans of the comic books or AMC show and story choices that will emotionally wreck you.
Not good if: You cry easily.
