By Dean Moses
It’s time to get ready for the spooky season with horror games filled with jump scares, mysteries, and plenty of gore. There are several spine-chilling classics gamers can turn to during this creepy festive season to prepare for Halloween. Whether it’s replaying the Resident Evil series or perhaps turning to Friday the 13th, there are plenty of ways to put the fear in you for Halloween.
Game: Evil Dead: The Game
Platform: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC
Rating: M for Mature
Cost: $39.00
Are you ready to come get some? The groovy classic Evil Dead has hit store shelves this month with developers boasting it to be the ultimate multiplayer experience as you play as Ash Williams, Scotty, Lord Arthur, Kelly Maxwell, Pablo Simon Bolivar, and more in a humorous but terrifying game. This iteration pays tribute to the quirkiness of the movie and television series, both starring Bruce Campbell, as well as the creepy undead. The question is will you be able to play as a force of good or evil?
Game: Ghostwire: Tokyo
Platform: PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows
Rating: T for Teen
Cost: $59.99
Ghostwire: Tokyo is the latest hot release for PlayStation 5, which have been far and few. Despite PlayStation 5 having a leg up on exclusives over other platforms, there hasn’t been enough video game releases that take advantage of the full power of the latest console. Ghostwire: Tokyo finally showcases the visual prowess that this system has to offer. In this first-person shooter, gamers will enter dark and dreary Tokyo streets that have somehow become overrun with supernatural forces causing the city’s population to instantly vanish. The protagonist Akito was in a deadly car accident; however, he was saved from death when a mysterious entity entered his body bestowing upon him unique abilities. Although Akito wants to fight to regain control over his body, he must first ally himself with this mysterious entity in order to survive and find out the truth behind it all.
Look Back at some 2020-2021 Horror Classics:
Game: DEATH STRANDING Director’s Cut
Platforms: PlayStation 5
Rating: M for Mature
Cost: $59.99
Hideo Kojima’s latest masterpiece has left a division between fans in terms of gameplay. Nevertheless, there is no denying that Death Stranding is a must if one is ranking a game of the year list. This is thanks, in most part, to its engrossing—even if sometimes complicated—narrative. Breathtaking acting from Norman Reedus, Troy Baker, and Mads Mikkelsen, who won best performance at the latest Game Awards ceremony, will keep players glued to the screen. Thanks to Kojima’s visionary directing, and this superb cast, Death Stranding is not just a must play, but a must to experience.
Game: Blair Witch
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, SteamOS
Rating: M for Mature
Cost: $29.99
This one could be somewhat controversial, as you won’t likely see it on many best game lists. Most titles slot nicely into categories, such as games with the story, best action, best multiplayer, etc.—Blair Witch is no different. Here we are provided with the perfect bite-sized horror undertaking. Beatable in as little as a few hours, we are still provided with a host of brainteasers, a mind-boggling plot, and endings that differ depending on choices made throughout the game. If you are a gamer on a tight time schedule, this could be one for you.
Game: Resident Evil 2
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Rating: M for Mature
Cost: $39.99
Our long-awaited return to the zombie infested Racoon City released at the dawn of 2019 (on January 11th). Still, this remake of the Capcom classic stood up against the year’s heavy hitters, emerging in 2020 as a game of the year contender. Choosing to take control of series favorites Leon S. Kennedy or Claire Redfield, players are trapped within a gigantic police station overrun with the undead. It is not all about violence though, gamers must also use their brains in order to solve a variety of puzzles worked into the RCPD’s architecture.
