The first half of October 2022 saw a number of solid games to play for Halloween added to the Xbox Game Pass lineup. The first additions wereThe Walking Dead: The Complete First SeasonandThe Walking Dead: Season Two, which have been available on vanilla Game Pass for some time, but are now up for grabs on PC Game Pass as well. For those unfamiliar with the games,The Walking Deadepisodic adventure gameswere made by Telltale and are supposed to share continuity with the comic books as opposed to the AMC TV series.
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New Xbox Game Pass Games to Play for Halloween
Most of thenew Xbox Game Pass games for October 2022that are good to try for Halloween are horror-centric, but there’s at least one game that fits the Halloween theme and is still family-friendly.Costume Questfrom Double Fine was released more than a decade ago, serving as a love letter to the Halloween holiday. Playing like a classic turn-based RPG, the kids inCostume Questcan embody the powers of the costumes they’re wearing while Trick-or-Treating, which lends itself well to interesting battle mechanics and gameplay situations. It uses the Halloween theme to perfection, and is definitely something worth checking out on Game Pass.
Those looking for something more horrific will want to try first-person horror gameScorn, which is available to those with a powerful PC and those that have an Xbox Series X handy. One of the few next-gen only games on the market,Scornis an H.R. Giger-inspired game where players explore a creepy alien ship, solving puzzles and fighting off deadly monstrosities.Scornearned mixed reviews from critics, but it’s on Game Pass, so horror fans can check it out without making any kind of big financial commitment.
Another new day one Xbox Game Pass game that would be good to play for Halloween is the recently-releasedA Plague Tale: Requiem. The sequel to the celebratedA Plague Tale: Innocence,A Plague Tale: Requiemsees Amicia and Hugo continuing their journey in search of a cure for the latter’s fatal disease.A Plague Tale: Requiemdoesn’t fully embrace horror elements in the same wayInnocencedid, but it still has plenty of horrific moments, from brutally violent encounters with guards to hundreds of thousands of rats consuming and destroying everything in their path.
Amnesia: Rebirthis a direct sequel toThe Dark Descentstory-wise, and its addition to the Xbox Game Pass lineup is especially significant. To date,Amnesia: Rebirthhas only been available on PC and PlayStation, so the game is making its Xbox debut as a day one Xbox Game Pass game. This is great news for Xbox fans needing a solid horror game to play, asAmnesia: Rebirthearned mostly positive reviewsand is generally considered a worthy follow-up to its predecessor.
And finally,Somais from the same developers as theAmnesiagames, and it should scratch a similar itch gameplay-wise. One key difference though isSoma’s use of sci-fi horror, whereas theAmnesiagames go for more of a medieval vibe. Like the other titles from Frictional Games,Somawas well-received by critics, and so horror game fans should definitely check it out once it joins Xbox Game Pass on October 20 alongside theAmnesiagames.
The last newhorror game set to join the Xbox Game Pass lineup in October 2022 isSignalis, yet another day one Xbox Game Pass game.Signalisuses a retro art style and takes its cues from classic survival-horror games. It looks like it could be a surprise hit when it joins Game Pass on October 27, so it will definitely be interesting to see if it lives up to expectations.
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