Scary Halloween Games to Play This 2025 Spooky Season
This spooky season is shaping up to be a strong one for horror fans, with new releases and sequels that cover everything from psychological tension to open-world survival. Whether you’re looking for unsettling puzzle adventures, classic survival horror, or fast-paced action, there are plenty of options to keep you on edge. Here are six standout games worth playing as the nights get longer and darker.
Top 6 Halloween games to play in 2025
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Silent Hill is back with a very different setting in 1960s Japan. You step into the role of Hinako Shimizu, wandering through the foggy town of Ebisugaoka as it unravels into psychological horror. Expect eerie visuals and the franchise’s signature tension when it drops on September 25, 2025.
Tormented Souls 2
Launching October 23, 2025, this sequel continues Caroline Walker’s fight against terrifying cults and otherworldly horrors. It sticks to old-school survival horror design with fixed camera angles, resource management, and puzzle-solving at its core, while ramping up the atmosphere to keep every step tense and deliberate.
Project Zomboid
Project Zomboid has been in early access for years, but it’s still one of my personal favorite zombie survival games you can play. The goal isn’t to win, it’s to last as long as you can before the inevitable happens. With constant updates, a growing community, and its detailed attributes system that shapes everything from your character’s fitness to carpentry skills, it stays fresh and challenging no matter how many times you return to it.
Gone Fishing
Currently in early access, Gone Fishing is a psychological horror game that starts off deceptively calm. You arrive at a quiet lakeside town for a solo fishing trip, only to discover strange figures watching from the woods and something moving beneath the water’s surface. This is a great pick if you’re looking for a cozy fishing game with a goofy horror twist. Don’t get me wrong, you’ll get jumpscared, but it’s the kind that makes you laugh after getting eaten by the lake monster. Even death leads to new opportunities for your friends to reel in bigger catches using your body as bait. It also packs plenty of silly mechanics, like the gambling pool, and exploring the lake opens up new surprises as you play.
Little Nightmares III
Out on October 10, 2025, this sequel brings back the creepy puzzle-platforming that made the series so popular. You play as two kids trying to survive “The Nowhere,” a place full of disturbing creatures and unsettling rooms. It also adds co-op play, so you can share the scares with a friend. It’s worth noting that this game was not developed by the original developer, so some fans may notice differences in tone, pacing, and overall design.
Dying Light: The Beast
Releasing September 19, 2025, this standalone spin-off puts you back in the shoes of Kyle Crane, who has been transformed after years of brutal experiments. Set in a rural valley with forests and villages instead of a dense city, the game leans harder into survival horror with tougher enemies and a sharper day-night cycle. Parkour and melee combat return, but Crane now has beast-like abilities that change how you fight and survive after dark. With a 20-hour main story and plenty of side content, it’s shaping up to be everything fans wished Dying Light 2 had delivered.
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