Halloween is almost here and with it comes a reliable range of mobile games tapping into the spooky season. In-game events, cosmetics and more can be found across all kinds of genres, as can a sizeable helping of pumpkins, witches and autumnal scenery.

Whether it’s Pokémon Sleep turning towards nightmarish ghosts like Gengar, or a growing cast of horror characters in Fortnite, there’s a good chance one game or other will land a scare.

This year, Epic Games, Zynga, The Pokémon Company, Scopely, Intelligent Systems and even The New York Times are among those dressing up their games for the occasion. Many of them also recently landed among our Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2026.

The aptly named Fortnitemares event has brought a month of cursed content to Epic Games’ flagship, tapping into a lineup of characters like Freddy Krueger, Ghost Face and Freddy Fazbear. In fact, characters from the Five Nights at Freddy’s universe are going all-in on the fright factor, with their outfits able to show battle damage.

Other IPs trickling in throughout October have included Hollow Knight, Slender Man, Beetlejuice and Obsession. Meanwhile, gameplay has seen players firing pumpkin rockets, teleporting around and dropping into Reload’s Nitemare Island.

The Hollow is a platform-wide survival event currently live in Roblox, challenging players with navigating mazes. Each day over the past week, a new monster has appeared from a range of horror experiences on the platform, making The Hollow that much scarier.

There are a total of nine Roblox monsters expected to appear during the event, from Dandy’s World, 99 Nights in the Forest, Scary Shawarma Kiosk and more.

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