Halloween is almost here, and what better way to celebrate it than with games that give us the scare. While 2025 is almost over, there’s still an interesting lineup of first-person shooters, narrative horrors, and standalone spin-off games, all made to frighten players and give them a bloody good time.
Join us as we take a peek at the exciting releases below. Spoilers ahead, so be warned.
Dying Light: The Beast
Buckle up, players, Techland’s new addition to the Dying Light series is another brutal masterpiece, and it’s a standalone adventure game. The Dying Light series is set in the city of Haran, where a deadly virus has turned people into zombies. Kyle Crane is an undercover operative tasked to retrieve research that would help create an anti-virus. However, after the many experiences he’s had in the city, he ends up being part of the infected, and that’s where the new game starts.
Dying Light: The Beast follows the same Kyle Crane from the first game. Someone named the Baron has experimented on him, and now that he has escaped their clutches, he is bent on taking revenge on the people who made him into the creature that he is now. Dying Light: The Beast is available to play now on the PlayStation Store, the Epic Games Store, Steam, and the Xbox Store.
Silent Hill f
Were you a fan of the psychological horror that Silent Hill had to offer? Good news: Konami and NeoBards Entertainment are back to bring you Silent Hill f. This spinoff is set in the 1960s, following Shimizu Hinako—a gifted child who has divine powers and is arranged to be the wife of the fox god’s clan. Will she be able to face her demons and save herself and the town she resides in?
Players will be able to see five different endings based on how they navigate the game to reconcile with or reject her fox half. Grab a copy of the game on PlayStation 5, Windows PC (Steam or Epic Games Store), and Xbox Series X/S now.
Little Nightmares 3
Do you like playing alone or with a friend? This new game under the Little Nightmares franchise allows you to have both options. Bandai Namco and Suppermassive Games are at the helm of this third installment in the Little Nightmares franchise. Players will be playing as Alone and/or Low in this third-person adventure puzzle platformer as they escape hellish nightmares by solving tricky puzzles, exploring various locations and defeating monsters, new and old.
Little Nightmares 3 is now available on Steam for PC, the PlayStation Store for PS5/PS4, the Xbox Store for Xbox Series X|S/Xbox One, and the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch.
Tormented Souls 2
Caroline Walker is back for the sequel to the old-school survival horror game, Tormented Souls. After the grotesque happenings in the first game, Caroline was able to rescue her twin sister Anna from becoming a cult sacrifice to a demonic entity. Tormented Souls 2 sees Anna being tormented by twisted thoughts and nightmares that she draws on paper and manifests into reality. Caroline now has to find a way to save her sister from the visions that plague her.
The game will follow a third-person survival horror format as Caroline interacts with the environment, solves puzzles, and combats monsters to save her sister. Grab a copy of Tormented Souls 2 on Steam, the Microsoft Store for Xbox, or the PlayStation Store for PlayStation starting October 23.
Painkiller
The renowned first-person shooter game, Painkiller, is getting a revamp with its fall release. The game can now be played as a co-op or solo game, where players have to fight hordes of demons and titanic terrors in goth-infused environments located in Purgatory. All this fighting at the Lord’s behest for a chance to enter Heaven. Stay tuned because the game will be available on Steam for PC, PlayStation, or Xbox for consoles this October 22.
Echograph
The only pixel game on the list, Echograph is a retro-style horror survival game that follows Layla as she uncovers the truth behind her generational curse. Players will have to photograph ghosts, crack environmental puzzles, and manage limited resources, all the while trying to survive. The game will have an interesting shifting point of view, with a combination of classic isometric view for exploration and a first-person view when using the camera to encounter and photograph ghosts. Stay updated on the game’s Steam page for its official release date.
The Midnight Walk
Lastly, we have a unique claymation-styled adventure horror game where we play as the Burnt One—an enigmatic figure exploring a world with no sun. Alongside him is Potboy, a lost lantern creature whose flame is key to survival. The Burnt One and Potboy will have to navigate the Midnight Walk and bring warmth to its inhabitants or be consumed by the darkness seeping into the world around them. The game has been out since May this year, so grab a copy now on PlayStation for PS5 and PS VR2 and Steam for PC.
And there you have it, our top picks for 2025 horror games just in time for Halloween. Which game are you most excited to play? Tell us your pick in the comments below!