It’s that time of the year again! Halloween is the perfect holiday for all sorts of people: people who like to dress up, people who are into horror, people who like candy, etc. It’s the best holiday, at least in my biased opinion.
Video games are often the perfect medium for artists to present their horrific, artistic visions. If you’re looking to find games to play this Halloween that range from spooky fun to grim horror, there are plenty to choose from! Here are some that I highly recommend:
Grimm’s Hollow
This RPG is about Lavender, a girl who has mysteriously died and now works for Grimm as a reaper, tasked to defeat ghosts. But she soon discovers that her brother, Timmy, has become a ghost. Can Lavender help Timmy return home before Grimm finds out?
Night in the Woods
Mae Borowski has recently dropped out of college, and has returned to her parents’ home in Possum Springs. She’s found that everything has changed in the two years that she’d been away, including her friends: Gregg, Bea, and Angus, all of whom are busy with their 9-5 jobs and the struggles of adulthood. Since returning, Mae has also begun having strange dreams, which may have a connection to a mystery that soon comes to light.
Omori
Omori goes on various misadventures with his friends Kel, Aubrey, and Hero. As they search for their friend, Basil, it’s soon revealed that it’s all a dream. One constructed by Sunny, a boy who isolates himself in his home and the real counterpart to Omori. What happened to Sunny, and how is it related to the dream world that he’s created?
Important note: this game contains depictions of sensitive material. Please be sure to read up on any and all content warnings for Omori before playing.
Subway Midnight
There is a subway train that contains a seemingly endless amount of cars with their own, twisted theme. Lizz finds herself trying to escape from a shadowy figure following her. She comes across a colorful cast of characters, all of whom had mysteriously disappeared on the train before meeting their untimely ends. Will Lizz be the next victim?