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I don’t know how you feel about First-Person Shooters, but Doom 3, BioShock, Left 4 Dead 1 & 2, and Condemned: Criminal Origins are quite appropriate for this time of year. Doom 3 is getting a special re-release in a couple of weeks time on PC and consoles so that will be my Halloween game this month!

Other action-adventures/survival horrors would be Alan Wake and Dead Space 1 & 2…

Schneckchen ^.^ - 05 October 2012 08:07 AM

Costume Quest

I whole-heartedly second this recommendation.  If you don’t know, this isn’t an adventure game, but more of a simple action/RPG by Double Fine.  However, it is a ton of fun, and I’ve been waiting until it gets closer to Halloween to replay it myself.  It really captures the spirit of trick-or-treating as a kid.

Edit: if you’re willing to venture even further into games that require a little bit more of the old manual dexterity, I would also definitely second the recommendation of Alan Wake.  Very creepy and fun with a great story - perfect for Halloween.

Foinikas - 05 October 2012 02:41 PM

TheCthulhu - 05 October 2012 12:18 PM

Foinikas - 05 October 2012 06:16 AM

I’m sorry,I don’t understand the reason for this post since you yourself wrote a huge list with all the adventure or adventure-like horror games.What are we supposed to add?You posted 90% of the adventure horror games or so.

Am I supposed to say Resident Evil?It doesn’t have that much of adventure clues.Resident Evil and Silent Hill have a lot of puzzles but are not considered games similar to adventure.

I mean look at that,you ask for Halloween season games and you just write a huge list with most of them.Kind of pointless don’t you think?

Well for one, despite my large list, I’m sure I’ve missed quite a few great games over the years, so thought the forum members here could clue me in on those I may have overlooked.

In addition, I thought it would be great, after searching and not finding a similar thread, to collect a list of these types of games in one place….....and the list I posted is my own addition/contribution.

I think it would be rather pointless to ask the question and NOT relay to the forum members which games I had already played, resulting in them simply rehashing those on my list, which would inevitably happen…....and be useless to me…...

And finally, listing those I played and enjoyed and those that I chose not to try gives the forum members a good idea of the types of games I’m looking for.  I thought it would be helpful…....

The only reason I got frustrated with your post is that I wanted to suggest a lot of the games you included in your list :p

Don’t take me wrong I am a huge horror games lover,I go around reading lists of Top Horror games or Scary Gaming moments and videos of those on the net and I’ve got lots of Horror games in my collection.

Did anyone mention Black Mirror?If not you can give it a try too.Although especially for Halloween you should go with other games like Silent Hill and/or similar to Amnesia games.Would you be interested in watching some very good videos I especially chose from youtube that involve Scary games,Halloween PC games and Top Horror charts???

Sorry for taking all your favorites. 

We just got done playing the Black Mirror trilogy actually.  We thought they were good - certainly of top production quality - but not great/classic.  There was nothing wrong with the game(s) itself, we just found the story to be a little slow and lacking.  But we enjoyed them nonetheless.  I guess we have high expectations due to great series like GK and Broken Sword…....

I really enjoyed Overclocked.  Still Life was quite good as well for this time of year imo….....

I love Silent Hill and have played up to #4.  Haven’t played any of the newer ones yet.  Unfortunately I’ve found most Japanese game series like Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, etc get such convoluted storylines after a couple of games.  I don’t know what it is about the developers there - the stories and games start out GREAT - but proceed to get SO absurd they just cease to make any sense after the first couple of entries.  It’s like the Japanese game curse…..

As far as short films and videos go, sure, I’d love to see some suggestions.  Just make sure to list them as such so people only interested in games will know what you’re listing…...

Perhaps this will become the ALL things Halloween thread….... 

I would also consider Gray Matter.  I’m not even sure what season the game is set in, but the overall aesthetic makes it fit the season well.  Just like I would consider Syberia a “winter” game, I think Gray Matter is a “fall” game.  And it’s a little spooky, too.

Upcoming indie game The Cat Lady should be released on Halloween, and will certainly send a shiver down your spine if it’s something spooky you’re after.

My suggestions are for Barrow Hill and the first two Dark Fall games, though they are first person.

10-13 games? Sheesh, I don’t think I even play that many games on a yearly basis!