TOP 6 perfect games for a Halloween night!
🎃 Happy Halloween!
One of the editorial team's favourite holidays is here: Happy Halloween! It's almost become a tradition to prepare, every year, a few game recommendations to keep your eyes glued to your monitors on the spookiest night of the year. Okay, maybe we're exaggerating a little.
The scariest night might actually be Black Friday, given the prices consoles and gaming accessories have reached. But let's get back to it! We have a few titles for you that we'll be playing tonight, and we hope they inspire you too.
Bonus tip: for the most authentic experience, and because not only console prices are ridiculous but also the electricity bill, turn off the lights in the room when you play!
Lost in Random
Recommended by Zuluf
If you're tired of the annual routine of a bloody October full of zombie guts, Lost in Random is the perfect antidote. It's a macabre and atmospheric fairy tale, with a Tim Burton aesthetic and board game mechanics integrated into an action loop. 2026 was already a year full of serious, heavy, and violent horror titles, and I think a gothic, atmospheric stay is the perfect counterpoint that doesn't compromise on the spooky atmosphere.
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Recommended by Silviu Tănase
Even despite the fact that after so many years the name in the title still haunts me (pun intended), Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is my recommendation for Spooky Season and the GRIND Halloween 2026 article.
And maybe it's a somewhat stranger choice because Lorelei and the Laser Eyes isn't necessarily a horror game in the classic sense of the word. We don't have monsters chasing us down corridors, we don't have to count bullets like in a survival horror, and we don't hide, as R. Kelly so eloquently and repeatedly put it in his masterpiece “In the Closet”, waiting for something to leave the room. Instead, we have one of the weirdest, most mysterious, and constantly unsettling games I've played in recent years. A woman arrives at an isolated hotel somewhere in Europe, and from there begins a descent into a rabbit hole made of puzzles, films, books, numbers, symbols, memories, and all sorts of things that seem to make sense until they don't anymore. Or maybe they always did, and you're the one who didn't understand anything. It's the kind of game that doesn't try to scare you in a classic way but manages to make you feel permanently like something isn't right. The almost completely black-and-white style, the empty hotel, that atmosphere somewhere between European art film, noir, and surreal nightmare, and the constant feeling that the game knows something you don't yet, make Lorelei and the Laser Eyes an experience worthy of being among the spooky games to play in October.
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival
Recommended by Arhiva BD
My recommendation for Halloween 2026 is the game Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival. It's a freshly released game, but it's by far the most messed-up game I've ever played when it comes to gore. The game reaches peak levels of terror, horror, disgust, explicit scenes, BDSM, gore, etc.; it's not for the faint of heart. The story is decent, the graphics are delightful, and the soundtrack is top-notch. The combat system drags the game down a bit – the melee is outdated, but it compensates a little when you switch to weapons – and the lockpicking and resource gathering system makes it feel a bit like it's dragging things out. But overall, if you want something with lots of blood and guts everywhere, a more unconventional experience, I warmly recommend this title. Be careful not to fall into the temptation of sin, no matter how much some people lie to you that pleasure comes from pain!
Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
Recommended by Marinake
From my side, the recommendation for the scariest Halloween game has to go to Nosferatu: Wrath of Malachi. It scarred my childhood in many wrong ways and made me afraid of the dark even to this day. But beneath all these fears, hides a first-person survival game with the action set in the Mioritic lands of Transylvania, in the fictional castle of Malachi, the game's antagonist. What was supposed to be a lavish event quickly turns into a vampire nightmare that will scare the living daylights out of you. It's a hidden gem of the horror genre and has a unique atmosphere, so it's worth a try. Although it was released in 2003, the game is available on Steam or GoG today for €2.99.
Hell is Us
Recommended by Tudor-Codrin Enea
Last year, my recommendation was Ghostwire: Tokyo, but the setting was unfamiliar to most players, so this year I come with a more easily “digestible” recommendation: Hell is Us. No, I'm not recommending it because I wrote its review, but because it's an excellent game that tackles the most terrifying subject: people. No, you won't be chopping up your neighbour with an axe, but you will see how much evil and pain humanity is capable of.
Rémi, a peacekeeper, abandons his post to return to his homeland, Hadea, hoping to find his parents. What he discovers, however, defies all logic: on one hand, a country caught in the middle of a civil war, and on the other, a true massacre caused by creatures seemingly pulled from the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
Since its launch, the developers have continued to work on the game, and now is the perfect time to enter Hadea, as update 1.8 brings 10 new enemies, ready to haunt your nightmares!
Alice: Madness Returns
Recommended by retro.adrian
It's not as scary as Resident Evil or Silent Hill, focusing more on action and platforming than on typical horror genre elements. Nevertheless, American McGee's reinterpretation of Lewis Carroll's universe remains one of the most unique and original games ever released, with exceptional level and character design. It's perfect for the spooky season, alongside the smell of burnt wood in the stove and your favourite seasonal drink, with a slight hint of cinnamon.
These were our recommendations. I thank my colleagues for their contribution to this spooky article! I hope you have a terrifyingly solid Halloween and feel like playing the titles above.
