The nights are drawing in, which can only mean one thing: more bed. But also the impending frights and sights of All Hallow's Eve. Yes, the season of good fear is upon us again, summoning visions of cardboard box robot costumes and other, more devilish things.

And in the spirit of it all, we've crowded around the ouija board to spirit up a list of our horror game favourites - playable on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 1 & 2, and VR - that might just sate your macabre appetites this Halloween. Some are scary, some are grim, others offer milder - but no less spooky - chills. We'll be doing a smattering of other spooky stuff as the week goes on, but if you're looking for more recommendations, we did a different horror list last year. And if you've your own favourites, please do share them below!

Where better to start then with Resident Evil, one of the granddaddies of survival horror gaming? And Resident Evil Requiem is, as much as anything, a celebration of the series as it turns 30. If Resident Evil is a series of two halves - one part campy action, one part genuine scares - Requiem is the perfect tribute, and when it leans heavily into horror in its sublime opening hours, it's genuinely terrifying. New protagonist Grace Ashcroft is the perfect accompaniment as she leads these first-person segments, roaming a wonderfully atmospheric Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Centre and dealing with some very human zombies who, disturbingly, don't yet seem to realise they're dead.

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