Everyone loves a good scare on Halloween. Even before October 31st arrives, people start looking for movies, TV shows, and even video games to put them in the mood for All Hallow's Eve. Luckily, the video game industry understands this, and that's why new horror games release each year — oftentimes launching around the spooky holiday itself. Here are the best horror games to get people ready for Halloween 2020, including the newest frights like Remothered: Broken Porcelain and some beloved classics.
For many gamers looking to get into the Halloween spirit, Five Nights at Freddy's is a classic. It's the video game equivalent of watching old Nightmare on Elm Street movies throughout October. It's a familiar franchise that feels oddly comforting in an edge-of-your-seat kind of way. Video games based on classic horror movies like Friday the 13th: The Game and Alien: Isolation are other must-plays that are great for playing between binge sessions of the classic films they're based on.
There's also multiplayer classics like Left 4 Dead and the new Resident Evil Resistance, for people who want to get scared with their friends. Survival horror is incredibly popular, and Left 4 Dead has pretty much perfected the genre in a multiplayer format. Thankfully, Left 4 Dead 2 is getting its first update in years when The Last Stand arrives soon, so longtime fans of the game will have some new content to look forward to. For those looking for new scares this Halloween season, there are some great games to choose from.
New Horror Games Perfect For Halloween 2020
For anyone looking for new horror games this year, two of the best titles to play for Halloween 2020 are Devotion and Remothered: Broken Porcelain. Although Devotion, a Taiwanese horror game, was removed from Steam due to blacklash from Chinese censors, a physical version of the game had a limited release in June in Taiwan, which means the game could reappear in the West soon. For anyone who was lucky enough to purchase the game before it was removed from Steam, Devotion is a must-play horror game that's perfect for Halloween this year.
Remothered: Broken Porcelain is one of the newest horror games, releasing only a few weeks ago, and it's also one of the best. The game is a sequel to the successful Remothered: Tormented Fathers, which released in 2018, but players don't have to have prior knowledge of that game to have fun with Broken Porcelain. For anyone feeling tired of the usual survival horror games this year, Remothered: Broken Porcelain is the perfect antidote. It's got plenty of jump scares, an isolated setting, and great gameplay that all make it the ideal horror game for Halloween 2020.
For people looking to get scared with friends this year, there's Resident Evil Resistance. The game offers 4v1 multiplayer, although to play it people will have to purchase the new Resident Evil 3 remake. Resistance has gotten some mixed reviews, but it's a still a good way to spend Halloween 2020 with friends for some quick bouts of scary fun.
As autumn nears, horror games are a perfect way to get into the Halloween spirit. Classics like Left 4 Dead offer great multiplayer fun, but new titles like Remothered: Broken Porcelain should definitely not be missed. A combination of beloved classics and new horror games is the perfect way to get in the mood for Halloween 2020.
