Ready to get scared this Halloween? These brand new releases are the perfect way to celebrate Halloween 2025 with fear and fun.
Halloween 2025 Horror Games
Spooky season is basically here, and 2025 has been wild for horror drops, especially leading up to October. If you’re anything like me, you’re already planning the perfect setup. Dim lighting, noise cancelling headphones, maybe a nervous friend nearby for moral support.
| Game | Release | Genre | Developer | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cronos The New Dawn | 2025-09-05 | Adventure, Shooter, Puzzle | Bloober Team | |
 | Little Nightmares III | 2025-10-10 | Platform, Puzzle, Adventure | Supermassive Games | |
 | Tormented Souls II | 2025-10-23 | Puzzle, Adventure | Dual Effect | |
 | Killing Floor 3 | 2025-07-24 | Shooter | Tripwire Interactive | |
 | Cloverpit | 2025-09 | Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Card-Board Game | Panik Arcade | |
 | Labyrinth Of The Demon King | 2025-05-13 | Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie | J. R. Hudepohl | |
 | Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 | 2025-10-21 | Adventure & Role-playing (RPG) | The Chinese Room |
This year we’ve got everything from throwback survival horror to intense co-op FPS action and some seriously twisted rogue lite mind games. Forget replaying the classics. This time we’re all in on the new stuff, built to scare you enough to spill your pumpkin spice latte.
Let’s break down what you’ll want on your Halloween playlist:
Cronos: The New Dawn
This is a third person survival horror game with a brutal retro future setting. You play as a Traveler for a shadowy group called the Collective. Your job is to explore the ruins of a dystopian Earth while using time rifts to jump back into 1980s Poland. It’s about saving the future by digging through the past.
Cronos: The New Dawn
Release Date: September 05, 2025
Genres: Adventure, Shooter, Puzzle
The enemies are disgusting hybrids of human remains and machines. You can’t just kill them and move on. There’s a system called Merging. If you leave a corpse behind, other monsters might absorb it and become stronger. You have to burn the bodies to stop them from evolving. Ammo is rare, supplies are tighter, and planning is everything.
The game mixes combat with psychological pressure. You hunt for the Essences of dead people from the past, which power you up when collected. But carrying them haunts your suit with whispers, glitches, and hallucinations. The stronger you get, the more your mind slips. It’s a constant risk versus reward nightmare.
Little Nightmares 3
The third game brings back the creepy atmosphere and smart puzzle platforming. You play as Low and Alone, two kids trapped in a place called the Nowhere. If they can’t escape, the ending is worse than death.
Little Nightmares III
Release Date: October 10, 2025
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
You can play solo with an AI companion or with a friend in full online co op. Each character has a tool that shapes how you solve problems. Low has a bow, Alone uses a wrench. You’ll need both to survive the huge puzzles and freaky enemies.
The Nowhere is filled with terrifying things called Residents. There’s a monster baby in the sand, aggressive candy creatures in a factory, and other deeply messed up threats. The horror hits hard, and the story includes themes like fear, violence, and suicide. It’s heavy stuff wrapped in a beautiful game.
Tormented Souls 2
This one is a direct sequel to the cult favorite. Caroline Walker returns after surviving the first game. Now her sister is having visions that are turning real. You travel to a hidden clinic in southern Chile to uncover the cause.
Tormented Souls II
Release Date: October 23, 2025
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
The game keeps the 90s survival horror vibe strong. You can play with fixed camera angles and tank controls or use a modern layout. Combat is methodical, and you get weapons like a nailer and a chainsaw.
You also have a power to switch between realities. It helps with puzzle solving and changing the world around you. The game features intense enemies and some great puzzle design. If you liked early Resident Evil or Silent Hill, this should be on your list.
Killing Floor 3
Set in the year 2091, this is fast paced squad based action against zombie like creatures called zeds. You join the rebel group Nightfall to fight back against a corporate monster army. Play alone or with up to five friends.
Killing Floor 3
Release Date: July 24, 2025
Genres: Shooter
The enemies are smarter and more brutal than before. You fight them in large maps full of traps, gadgets, and hazards you can trigger. The game lets you heavily customize your loadout, with a massive number of mods, gadgets, and skills.
It leans hard into gore and violence. The updated M.E.A.T. system brings back slow motion kills, detailed dismemberment, and environments that get soaked with blood. It’s intense, loud, and perfect for Halloween chaos.
CloverPit
This is a rogue lite game with a horror slot machine mechanic. You’re trapped in a cell with a cursed slot machine and must pay off your debt or die. It has strong Balatro and Buckshot Roulette vibes.
Cloverpit
Release Date: September 01, 2025
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Card-Board Game
You build up your runs by manipulating odds, stacking combos, and earning prizes and charms. There are no microtransactions. It’s not about gambling. It’s about breaking the machine with strategy.
The loop is fast and brutal. You can unlock modifiers, seed new runs, and chase high scores in Endless Mode. With its surreal vibe and dark comedy, this one stands out as something weird and smart to try this Halloween.
Labyrinth Of The Demon King
This is a first person dungeon crawler with a retro look and a brutal edge. Set in a fantasy version of feudal Japan, the world is collapsing under demonic invasion. You play as a lone soldier trying to get revenge on the Demon King.
Labyrinth of the Demon King
Release Date: May 13, 2025
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
The art style is old school, complete with pixel textures and dither effects. Combat is slow and deadly. You fight with katanas, bows, and muskets, taking on mythological monsters and corrupted humans.
You need to explore the twisted maze like world, collect gear, and solve puzzles. NPCs can help or betray you. You never know who to trust. This one is all about survival, memory, and keeping your head in a place built to break it.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
This one’s finally real, and it’s just in time for Halloween. Bloodlines 2 throws you into a modern-day Seattle filled with vampire clans, political betrayals, and supernatural street chaos.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Release Date: October 21, 2025
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
It’s more of a thinking-person’s horror. You’ll sneak through dark alleys, charm humans for blood, and clash with rival clans in first person melee and magic combat.
The game leans into the RPG side hard, with dialogue trees, faction choices, and abilities that mess with minds or rip bodies apart. If you want your Halloween with a side of vampire politics, gothic vibes, and moral decay, this should be near the top of your list.
Top Horror Games of 2025 Perfect for Halloween
Seven heavy hitting horror games from 2025, all worth sinking into this Halloween. Whether you’re teaming up in Killing Floor 3, managing your sanity in Cronos, or getting nostalgic with Tormented Souls 2, there’s a nightmare here for everyone.
Don’t ignore the weirder picks either. CloverPit is smart and strange in all the right ways. Labyrinth Of The Demon King gives old-school horror fans something gritty to chew on. And Little Nightmares 3 offers a creepy ride you can share with a friend. Let us know what you’re starting with. Halloween is coming, and it’s time to get scared.