Horror games and Halloween are a perfect pairing, but the genre is so saturated that it can be difficult to find which games are worth playing. Luckily, 2024 has seen the release of several great horror games with more to come in its final months. These ten games are perfect for players looking to pick up a new option for a spooky Halloween.

As a genre, horror encomes a variety of game styles. Mascot horrors have a sort of charm to them, while survival horrors force players to strategize and use their resources wisely. With so many options, it's easy to get lost looking for a new title to try for Halloween this year.

10 Until Dawn's Remaster Revives A Tale Of The Normal And Supernatural

A Haunting Return to Blackwood Mountain: Until Dawn's Remastered Edition

Until Dawn received a remaster that was released on October 4. While this story-heavy adventure is thrilling, it gets the last place on this list simply because it's a remaster instead of a new game.

Additionally, it doesn't look like the game is making significant changes that tend to be part of a remake rather than a remaster, which typically polishes a game's graphics and gameplay. Set a year after the tragic deaths of two sisters, a group of their friends visit a cabin together to honor their memory at the request of the girls’ brother, Josh.

How the story unfolds and who survives to the end is decided by the player through choices and quick time events.

Unfortunately, this get-together turns deadly as the group discovers the presence of both human and inhuman threats. How the story unfolds and who survives to the end is decided by the player through choices and quick time events.

9 The Outlast Trials Rotates Programs

More Than Just a Game: The Social Experiment of The Outlast Trials

Like Until Dawn, The Outlast Trials was available to play before 2024, as it was in its Early Access period. Then, the game’s full release version launched earlier this year. Plus, The Outlast Trials pulls off a feature that can be difficult to use in horror games: multiplayer.

It's hard to keep the fear alive when allies are around to help, but Red Barrels pulls it off. An opportunity to make a bit of money turns into a nightmare when the player character finds a flier from Murkoff.

Of course, the Murkoff Corporation is terribly unethical, and this opportunity is more of a nightmare than a blessing, as the character is forced to undergo horrific trials in an effort to be reborn. The Outlast Trials brings the gritty horrors of the other games in the franchise to a multiplayer experience in a way that doesn't lower the fear.

8 Withering Rooms Brings Victorian Charm

The Beauty of Decay: Exploring the Aesthetic of Withering Rooms

Withering Rooms is like a side scrolling game, but it gives the main character, Nightingale, the option of entering rooms and backtracking. It might not be the usual style for a Soulslike game, but it adds to the difficulty as combat and dodging are harder when there isn't the open space of an arena available to use. As a result, Nightingale has to rely on items and abilities to make up for her limited combat space.

Nightingale is at the center of Withering Rooms, and she's living at the Mostyn House. Unfortunately, the Mostyn House and locations related to it are connected to a dream world full of deadly horrors that can last for days on end. With the help of others who are stuck in these nightmares and have learned to survive, Nightingale digs into the secrets of the Mostyn House and its owner.

7 The Casting Of Frank Stone Expands On The Dead By Daylight Universe

The Lore of Dead by Daylight Deepens: Frank Stone's Backstory Revealed

The Casting of Frank Stone is perfect for players who like Dead by Daylight, games created by Supermassive, or both. Instead of the normal asymmetrical PvP of Dead by Daylight, this game takes a deeper look into the lore. While story isn't always an important factor in games that revolve around PvP, having a spinoff to add to the lore is a fun way to put emphasis on one or more characters.

Like other Supermassive games that make up the Dark Anthology series, The Casting of Frank Stone includes choices that impact how events in the game play out. Channeling Dead by Daylight vibes, the game follows a group of friends who dig into Frank's bloody legacy in Cedar Hills. Of course, it doesn't take long for this investigation to turn deadly, and it's up to the player and their choice to help the group survive.

6 Alone In The Dark Revisits A Classic Horror

The Legacy of Horror: A Look at Alone in the Dark's Influence

Alone in the Dark was remade and released in 2024, and the reviews were mixed and filled with players who loved the game, those who hated it, and those who thought it was fine, but maybe not spectacular. While it's rather different from the original version, it has its own charm.

The problem is that its pace is slow, making it a bad choice when looking for action. The positive side is that Alone in the Dark has an eerie atmosphere and interesting story.

This won't be a great option when looking for action, but it's fun to go slow and explore each area while switching locations and even visiting the past.

There are puzzles to solve, and a full playthrough requires completing a run on both characters, as they both have sections that are unique to them. This won't be a great option when looking for action, but it's fun to go slow and explore each area while switching locations and even visiting the past.

5 Senua's Journey Continues In Hellblade 2

A Darker Descent into Madness

Senua's story is finally revisited with Hellblade 2: Senua's Sacrifice. In this game, the horrors aren't limited to the world around Senua, as her own mind often works against her, and other times, her mind helps her find her way through obstacles and dangers. It might be a sequel, but Hellblade 2 includes plenty of scary scenes and doesn't lose touch with what made the previous game great.

Hellblade 2 is heavy on atmosphere, channeling eerie vibes that keep players on edge as they move through each area. However, that doesn't mean that this game is short on jump scares and generally unsettling content either. It all comes together to create an unforgettably creepy experience that's perfect for Halloween. Hellblade 2 is a gem among horror games, and it's perfect for players who enjoy titles like Outlast and Silent Hill.

4 Indika Is An Underrated Alternate Universe

Beyond the Mainstream: Why Indika Deserves More Attention

Horror games have a tendency to draw on religious themes, and Indika takes that a step further. Indika is set in an alternate version of Russia, and it follows the journey of a young nun as she sets out on a quest of self-discovery.

However, she isn't alone during this quest, and her companion is the devil himself, which creates a highly surreal experience. A nun and the devil aren't the typical starring characters in games.

The combination opens the way for a story filled with dark humor and an unusual mix of styles, as Indika's past is told through arcade-like minigames.

While the short length of the game could be seen as a drawback, it means that the story's pacing doesn't drag on longer than necessary. Indika's simple gameplay is rounded out by puzzles that force players to think creatively, and a story that's full of moral questions.

3 Crow Country Is A Classic Horror Treat

The Haunting of Crow Country: A Review of the Game

In both style and story, Crow Country pulls inspiration from classic survival horror games, like Resident Evil and Silent Hill. The story revolves around an abandoned theme park that remains full of mysteries. While the theme park seems harmless on the surface, it hides dark secrets that the player discovers the deeper they dig into its history and the reason that it ended up closing in the past.

Curiosity drives Mara to enter Crow Country, the abandoned theme park, to try and figure out why it closed all those years ago, and what happened to its owner, who seemingly vanished. Typical of PlayStation 1 era horror games, Crow Country involves a lot of exploring and puzzle solving in order to progress through sections. The eerie setting, dark story, and nostalgic style of Crow Country make it a great option to pick up for Halloween.

2 Get Trapped In Still Wakes The Deep

The Isolation of the Deep: Exploring Still Wakes the Deep's Atmosphere

Compared to other games on this list, Still Wakes the Deep is much lighter on gameplay elements and mechanics. Instead, this game is more of a walking simulator that's set on an oil rig in the North Sea in 1975. Oil rigs aren't common as a setting for horror games, or games in general, but it works well in this case, especially since it creates an environment that doesn't allow for the possibility of escape.

Without combat, Still Wakes the Deep forces the player to rely on stealth while they solve puzzles and avoid being caught by the strange monsters on board. An accident resulted in multiple workers on the rig falling into the water, and only one was able to survive and make it back aboard the rig. However, it becomes a quest for survival while waiting for the next chance to get a ride back to land.

1 Silent Hill 2 Returns With A New Look

The Psychological Horror of Silent Hill 2

A classic makes a modern return with the Silent Hill 2 remake, which arrives just in time for Halloween in 2024. James' story in Silent Hill is often considered the best in the series, and Bloober Team has given it new life with an overhaul to both graphics and gameplay, making it a third person over-the-shoulder style shooter. Additionally, SH2 will finally be more available with this remake, as the original game is difficult to purchase and run on modern systems.

After his wife's death, James Sunderland returns to the eerie town of Silent Hill, a place she wished to revisit with him before she contracted a terminal illness. However, James ends up affected by the strange properties of the town that force people to face negative emotions. As a result, James has to deal with repressed emotions and guilt over the death of his wife while trying to avoid death at the hands of creatures created by his own psyche.

Halloween is the perfect time to try a new horror game, but the market is so saturated that it's difficult to sift through it and find gems. Luckily, 2024 has been a pretty good year when it comes to the genre, and there are both AAA options and indie options that are worth checking out. Any players looking to spice up the season with a few spooks should give the titles here a try, as they all have their own charm as horror games.