October is the perfect time to dig into some spine-chilling PC games. Here are 15 of the best PC horror games to get you in the mood for cooler nights, dark evenings, blustery winds, and Halloween.
Spooky season is finally here, and it's the perfect time to dig into some of the best horror PC games available on Steam, Epic Games, and more. Witchfire, a horror soulslike with Remnant elements, finally released on Steam with Very Positive reviews. Horror survival game 7 Days to Die finally released its 1.0 patch this summer and is the perfect zombie horror game to play with friends.
Whether you are looking for an action-packed horror shooter or a creepy, slow-burn survival game, there is a new horror PC game to try this Halloween. Here are 9 of the best recently released horror games to play on PC this Halloween:
Witchfire is a dark fantasy first-person RPG that I've played since its first release in Early Access on Epic Games. This unique horror PC game combines a first-person shooter, soulslike, rogue-like, and extraction game all into one. Enter endless rifts to farm currency and level up your skills and weapons.
Play as The Preyer, defeat hordes of enemies to unlock temporary bonuses, and create the perfect build to take on powerful bosses. Witchfire is available on Steam with an Early Access thank you gift, a unique stake gun to take with you on expeditions.
7 Days to Die is a survival horror game that's been out in Early Access for almost a decade. The 1.0 release finally came out on PC in July this year, and the game has undergone massive changes in the last 8 years.
7 Days to Die is an incredibly fun experience that will have you playing for 7 hours at a time - long enough to experience the next red moon. 7 Days to Die now has 4 full biomes to explore and traders that give new bounties every day. 7 Days to Die has 60 unique zombie archetypes, over 500 crafting recipes, and 100 skill books to read and make the perfect build.
Remnant II is a horror first person shooter that's been often described as Dark Souls with guns. Remnant II's third and final DLC called The Dark Horizon just released on September 24th, adding an entire new storyline and new area to the game.
Play as a new character, The Warden, and explore the area of N'Erud, a bizarre and barren area full of desolate farmlands still manned by robots. The DLC brings new dungeons, bosses, and fearsome creatures to the game, making this the perfect shooter to play this Halloween.
The Forever Winter is a new co-op tactical survival game where you and your friends can fight to survive in a world ravaged by war. This survival game has unique enemy AI that changes the future of survival games.
According to the developer, "Enemies have their own goals and agendas, operating in coordinated groups, undertaking full-scale battles — and they’ll intelligently react to your actions. The battlefield you leave won’t be the same one you return to." Forever Winter already features Mostly Positive reviews on Steam.
Silent Hill 2 is getting a highly anticipated remake, and you can get advanced access if you pre-purchase it on Steam. Silent Hill 2 is available on Steam October 8th, 2024, but you can play it on October 6th if you pre-purchase the digital deluxe edition.
Thankfully, it sounds like Silent Hill 2 isn't just a remaster but adds new content to the original game. Players can explore larger environments with new locations and buildings, experience an over-the-shoulder camera angle instead of using fixed cameras, and adds an updated combat system.
Frostpunk 2 offers a different survival-horror experience, letting you manage a post-apocalytic city from the top-down. Frostpunk 2 is a survival and city building game set 30 years after the apocalypse.
Not only are you tasked with navigating keeping your residents alive through an apocalyptic winter, but you have to satisfy the political needs of different factions. The perils of human nature are your greatest enemy in Frostpunk 2, now available on Steam.
Pumpkin Panic is a short, free game that released last year available on itch.io. It's the perfect horror game for spooky season that gives horror twists to an unsuspecting cute farming game.
Play as a small character with a jack-o-lantern face. After discovering a small plot of land in the woods, you can plant crops and spend calm days fishing from your boat. Just be sure to lock the doors at nightfall. Beware of encounters with wendigos and other monsters in this sweet and spooky Fall game.
Alan Wake 2 is a horror RPG game that has a new DLC coming out in October. The highly anticipated DLC called The Lake House will be releasing on Epic Games in October. The developers have been secretive about the new DLC, and players are unclear whether or not the new DLC will follow as a sequel to the previous one released this summer called "Night Springs."
Night Springs turned Alan Wake 2 into the retro horror tv show The Twilight Zone. It's unclear if this final DLC to Alan Wake 2 will follow the same theme, but exploring a dark, desolate forest with only a flashlight as your weapon makes Alan Wake the perfect Halloween horror game regardless.
Alone in the Dark is a remake of the 90's cult classic horror game, featuring A-list acting from celebrities like David Harbour from Stranger Things. This Lovecraftian horror game released in March of this year and follows two characters through a haunted mansion in Southern Gothic Louisiana.
This psychological horror game stays true to the 1992 original title and adds new horror elements from the same writer that produced horror games like Amnesia and SOMA.
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