5 Terrifying Games to Add to Your Halloween Playlist

From zombies to wendigos to animatronics, this Halloween you can scare yourself with any of these five games. 

Five Nights At Freddy’s (2014-2025)

Let's start with the internet classic Five Nights at Freddy's. Five Nights at Freddy's was started in 2014 by Scott Cawlthon. Since its release, it's skyrocketed to fame. It's a series that now has over 12 games and some of the most iconic characters in video game horror. When you think of the name Freddy, only two names come to mind when you think of horror: Freddy Fazbear and Freddy Krueger. That's how popular Five Nights at Freddy's has gotten. It's the perfect game to unsettle you and have you looking over your shoulders this Halloween season. 

The Mortuary Assistant (2022)

My personal favorite horror game is The Mortuary Assistant. It was developed by DarkStone Digital and has remained one of the most impactful and horrifying games I have ever played. The Mortuary Assistant constantly has you second guessing if that shadow you saw was really a demon or if you were just seeing things. The scares in The Mortuary Assistant are one of the best crafted scares in video games I have seen in a while. Nothing has compared in the four years since its release.

The Evil Within (2014-2017)

The Evil Within has two main games, as well as a few spin-offs, but the first two games (The Evil Within and The Evil Within 2) were released in 2014 and 2017. All these games were produced and developed by Tango GameWorks. The Evil Within is very similar to Resident Evil but has a different feel to it. In Resident Evil, you have Leon Kennedy who is your witty character and brings a little bit of comedy to the horrors of the world. The Evil Within remains terrifyingly dark and downright brutal throughout the whole game. There's not a moment of peace or humor when playing The Evil Within. You’re not even safe in the pause screen.

Resident Evil (1996-2026)

Resident Evil started in 1996 and has had installments up until as recently as this year in February. Resident Evil: Requiem is the newest game and is one of the most popular games of 2026 so far. The Resident Evil franchise is yet again another zombie game, but they do it in such a brutal and effective way that their zombies stand out compared to other games like The Last of Us. The main thing about Resident Evil that makes it so scary is the atmosphere that the developer Capcom worked incredibly hard at creating.

Until Dawn, The Quarry, and The Dark Pictures Anthology (2019-2026)

Technically these are seven games in one, but Supermassive Games has been one of the biggest powerhouses of the horror genre. They have made horror in video games universal to all types of players with their games Until Dawn (2015), The Quarry (2022), and The Dark Pictures Anthology (2019–2026). 

The uniqueness of the Supermassive Games is the fact that they are basically choose your own adventure movie games. They're horrifying, so don't think that you're just going to be sitting there watching long cut scenes and not getting scared. You're going to get scared, but you're also going to hold the lives of your characters in your hands. It's your choice and your job to keep them alive until the end by making the right decisions. I highly recommend starting your journey with Supermassive Games with their very first game Until Dawn.

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Grab your controller and get ready for the freight of your life this Halloween.

Happy Halloween!