The Scariest Horror Video Games to Play This Halloween

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Oh, Halloween, what a wondrous holiday you are for those of us who adore all things horror! While there’s nothing better than popping in a classic spooky movie on All Hallows’ Eve, it’s equally fun to fire up the console or PC for gaming madness. In fact, it’s recommended that everyone take a sick day from work – or school – and spend it playing a horror video game or two in celebration of the day. But which are the scariest (and best) games to play? Don’t worry – we got you here!

Survival horrors are fun – and gamers have seen the possibilities of how it can do fan service right and be a challenging experience, as Friday the 13th (R.I.P.) demonstrated. A similar formula is applied to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. A player gets drafted into a multiplayer mission, either becoming a member of the dreaded, cannibalistic Sawyer family or a hapless victim trying to survive. From there, the experience varies. Victims need to sneak around the map and use the environment to their advantage as they try to escape with all their limbs intact, while the Sawyer family – including everyone’s favorite chainsaw-wielding weirdo Leatherface – try to kill the victims and feed their blood to Grandpa, who’s a thirsty and insatiable old man. Surprisingly, the gameplay never gets old, as different gamers have different tactics and skill points allow for upgrades. It’s certainly a lot better than that crappy 2022 Netflix movie.

Truth be told, any of the Resident Evil games could have made the cut here, but Resident Evil 7: Biohazard holds a special place in our hearts at Fortress of Solitude. It’s a lot more claustrophobic than other RE games as the protagonist, Ethan Winters, searches a creepy rural estate for his wife. When inside the house, it’s dark, unpredictable, and more terrifying than reading political views on social media. In fact, there’s a moment – which anyone who has ever played the game will know exactly when this is – when Ethan opens a door, then closes it and something pop