‘Tis the season for spooks – Halloween is the one time of year where we can have the ghoulish joy of dressing up in a spooky costume and scaring each other in broad daylight without having to call the authorities.
Of course, sometimes you just want to experience the joy that comes with extreme fear completely within the safe four walls of your own. This is the perfect time for PlayStation to transport you to various otherworldly scenes that will make you shiver, scare and smile.
There are plenty of seriously awesome horror games on PS4 and PS5 that will do the trick or treating, but here’s a selection of our favorites currently on PlayStation Plus that will make for a wild Halloween experience great right at your home…. No need for cursed video tapes.
Dead Space | Electronic art
- PS5
- Essential, Extra and Premium (available until November 4)
The sci-fi survival horror genre was given a bloody new lease of life when EA’s instant classic hit the PS3 in 2008. Since then, it’s had several spin-offs and installments. followed, but the 2023 remake on PS5 reaffirmed how atmospheric, tense and well-constructed Dead Space always was. Surviving the fearsome Necromorphs of the fearsome ship Ishimura is an unforgettable experience, but remember: not all headshots yield the intended results. You have been warned.
Doki Doki Plus Literature Club! | Serenity forge
- PS5, PS4
- Essential, Extra and Premium (available until November 4)
With its fun anime style and colorful high school setting, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this visual novel is naive and even a bit saccharine. But if Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! there was a voice, which would laugh sinisterly at such an understandable but completely erroneous assumption. Beneath the cheerful surface lies a dark, inventive, fourth-wall-breaking psychological thriller that twists the story in directions I promise you’ll never see coming. Seriously – this is not for the faint of heart.
Resident Evil 2 (2019) | Capcom
- PS5, PS4
- Complementary and premium
Returning to zombie-infested Raccoon City may scare rookie cop Leon S. Kennedy and student Claire Redfield, but the rest of us can’t wait for the stunning remake to come out. PS4 and PS5. Capcom’s impressive dedication to updating the original’s visuals and gameplay while maintaining its jump scares and tension has paid off, with Resident Evil 2 successfully stringing together masters the eternally complex, bloody needle to please both old and new survival horror fans.
Encoding | Game by Daniel Mullins
- PS5, PS4
- Complementary and premium
Roguelike deck-building games aren’t usually the first genre one thinks of when it comes to horror, but Inscryption mixes things up with tense narrative passages and a shady dealer inside a claustrophobic cabin. suffocating, creating an extremely disturbing atmosphere. Decode uses a sense of mystery and minimalism to not only draw you in, but also keep you on your toes – because it’s never just about the flashing, shaking, strangely animated cards you’re reading. play…
Dead by Daylight | Behavioral entertainment
- PS5, PS4
- Complementary and premium
A game of cat and mouse is always more engaging when played with friends, so Dead by Daylight leans into that concept in a brutal 4vs1 multiplayer horror setting. Four of you will play as survivors trying to escape the lone killer in a procedurally generated environment. If you’ve ever wanted to get into a playable slasher movie, Dead by Daylight offers tons of bloody fun.
Dredging | Team17
- PS5, PS4
- Complementary and premium
From the first few minutes of the sailing game, there’s something deeply unsettling about Dredge. After playing it for longer, you’ll soon realize what it’s all about – pretty much everything. From the subtly eerie soundscapes to the memorable quirky characters you encounter, this eerie fishing adventure isn’t exactly a horror game but uses your imagination to the fullest. proficient way. A masterclass in building tension, Dredge challenges you to explore its world filled with old fever… and then hooks you with its riveting story.
The Last of Us Part I | Sony Interactive Entertainment
Due to its world-famous television adaptation, The Last of Us has become a multimedia phenomenon, but seeing where it all started, it’s easy to see why its story has become a mainstay. so strong. A remake of the original and its expansion The Last of Us: Left Behind, this Naughty Dog action adventure pulls no punches in a world ravaged by infected humans… and worse – those who are not infected, are morally devastated. A heartbreaking, genre-defining title.
Siren | Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ghost stories are especially effective in video games, with Siren being a testament to that – surpassing many of its big screen equivalents with its creepy tension and haunting terror. The stealth game’s secret weapon for fear is the ‘Sightjack’ ability, which allows you to see the world through the eyes of others, including the monstrous Shibito while you try to survive in the domain village Cursed mountain Hanuda. It also means you could have to witness your own gruesome death firsthand if you’re not especially careful.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution | Interactive Skydance
There’s something incredibly intimate about horror games in virtual reality, so entering the already brutal zombie-infested world of The Walking Dead through PlayStation VR2 only adds to the difficulty. . Naturally taking the form of a first-person shooter, this chapter opens up New Orleans for you to explore and survive, whether it’s against walkers, rogues, or murderers. mythological series known only as the Axeman.
Doom 3 | Activate
Acting as a story-driven reboot of the original game, Doom 3 throws you into a Hell-ravaged Martian research facility, armed with a flashlight. Okay, and some of the weapons are instantly recognizable. Shifting the series to a slightly more measured, atmospheric tone than the faster-paced original, Doom 3 is the first-person survival-horror shooter that helped inspire an entire genre and still existed many years after its initial release.
