Capcom Fighting Collection
Publisher: Capcom
Launch Date: June 24, 2022
Platform(s): PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC
Descriptions: Capcom Fighting Collection brings together 10 of Capcom’s prolific fighting games, many of which make their debut outside of Japan for the first time with newly added training modes, online multiplayer, rollback netcode and more. For Halloween, fans can dive into the complete DarkStalkers series in this collection as it brings together multiple supernatural creatures of the night – including fan favorite Morrigan Aensland – who do battle to save humanity and the world of the supernatural.
CrossfireX – Haunted Villa
Publisher/Company: Smilegate
Seasonal Event Launch Date: Haunted Villa content launched September 28, 2022
Note: Babylon Update Launch: Aug 23, 2022; Original Game Launch: February 10, 2022
Platform(s): Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X | S
Description: Halloween Villa, a new Halloween-themed deathmatch map, has arrived in CrossfireX – the online multiplayer first-person shooter and latest installment of the legendary Crossfire franchise. A once luxurious and lively manor has been reduced to a battleground where Black List & Global Risk mercenaries clash.
Face your fears solo or with your friends in both classic and modern modes where players can unlock the Haunted Grenade skin, try out the three new Halloween-themed weapons and skin packages, and celebrate the spookiest season with a pumpkin full of improvements and new content via the recently launched Babylon update: improved rematch system, new Play Event, rewards, themed packages and more. Most elements and packages are only available by playing the limited time event.
Dracula City Master
Publisher/Company: Tilting Point
Launch Date: October 20, 2022
Platform(s): Free to download on iOS and Android devices
Description: From the creators of mobile hit Zombie City Masters comes Dracula City Master, where players get a chance to overtake villages and cities with hordes of hungry vampires with a thirst for human blood. Players will spawn vampires with a tap of the finger and grow more powerful as they conquer new cities and increase their vampire armies. Dracula City Master puts players in the role of a Vampire with one goal – domination of the human race!
Knockout City
Publisher/Company: Velan Studios
Launch Date: May 21, 2021
Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, Microsoft Windows
Description: This Halloween season, Knockout City, the free-to-play team-based multiplayer dodgeball game, will be launching a new limited-time event aptly titled – Holo-Ween. This spooky seasonal event features Halloween-themed costumes, a new candy-themed playlist, a new ghostly makeover for every map and more. Players can earn the special in-game event currency, “Holo-Ween Tickets,” which they can cash in for new cosmetics in the “Haunt Taunt Shop,” which features 12 creepy Legendary Taunts, including Dracula’s Curse, Howl at the Moon, Deal with the Devil, Headless Horseman, Menacing Monster and more. Holo-Ween also features an exclusive Bundle which includes the “Wicked Looks” Legendary Outfit, “Magic Touch” Rare Gloves, “Mystic Makeup” Legendary Face and “Witch Hat” Legendary Hairstyle. The Holo-Ween event kicks off Tuesday, October 18 and runs until November 1.
OXENFREE: Netflix Edition
Publisher/Company: Night School Studios
Launch Date: September 24, 2022
Platform(s): Mobile (iOS and Android)
Description: In OXENFREE: Netflix Edition, players take on the role of Alex, a bright, rebellious teenager who brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party on Edwards Island, an abandoned military island. The night takes a terrifying turn when the group of friends unwittingly open a ghostly rift spawned from the island’s cryptic past. Players determine every aspect of Alex’s story while exploring Edwards Island through critical dialogue choices. The critically acclaimed game is now available for Netflix members to download on iOS and Android devices at netflix.com/oxenfree, with no ads or in-app purchases. This is the perfect time to revisit the game for those eagerly awaiting the release of OXENFREE II: Lost Signals!
Rec Room
Publisher/Company: Rec Room
Launch Date: October 20, 2022
Platform(s): Rec Room is free to download and play on Android, iOS, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Steam, Oculus Quest, PC via Steam.
Description: This October, Rec Room and Haunt Society will bring players the spooks and scares of the season, including a virtual screening of found footage horror film “The Houses October Built,” and the world’s first Haunt Society recognized virtual haunted house, available only through Rec Room.
Resident Evil Village: Gold Edition
Publisher: Capcom
Launch Date: October 28, 2022
Platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Description: Resident Evil Village: Gold Edition is the definitive horror package, including the base game that launched in 2021 as well as the Winters’ Expansion which is set to release on October 28. Returning players and newcomers alike can experience a new perspective of horror with the newly added third-person mode and take control of several of the game’s villains and heroes in an update to the Mercanries mode. Furthermore, “Shadows of Rose” continues the story of Resident Evil Village in a new chapter that takes place 16 years after the original ending of the game and takes Ethan’s daughter Rose through a twisted world of nightmares. Don’t get too spooked if you see someone nine feet tall walking down the street this Halloween – that’s just your friendly, vampiric neighbor Lady Dimistrescu.
SIGNALIS
Publisher/Company: developed by rose-engine, published by Humble Games
Launch Date: October 27, 2022
Platform(s): PC via Steam and Humble Games Store, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
Description: SIGNALIS is a classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge the corners of an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams. The story of SIGNALIS begins as Elster awakens from cryostasis in a wrecked vessel. Now stranded on a cold planet, she sets out on a journey into depths unknown.
The Callisto Protocol
Publisher/Company: Striking Distance Studios
Launch Date: December 2, 2022
Platform(s): PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows
Description: From the original creators of Dead Space and starring Josh Duhamel as cargo spaceship pilot Jacob Lee, The Callisto Protocol is an immersive, next-generation interactive horror experience. Players will need to survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
The Jackbox Party Pack 9
Publisher: Jackbox Games
Launch Date: Fall 2022 (TBC)
Platform: Steam (PC/Mac/Linux), PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5, Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
Description: The Jackbox Party Pack 9 is the newest Party Pack from Jackbox Games with five new titles including the fib-tastic party favorite Fibbage 4, sorting trivia team-up Quixort, magical antique auction Junktopia, silly scale test Nonsensory and reality TV round-up Roomerang. These games are the perfect pick for any Halloween plans with friends or family and will have you cracking jokes, pulling out your trivia knowledge and prompting you to think on your feet.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Publisher/Company: Skydance Interactive, Skybound Entertainment
Launch Date: January 23, 2020
Platform(s): Meta Quest, PC VR, PlayStation VR
Description: Featuring an original storyline in The Walking Dead universe, freedom of choice and visceral VR combat, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners provides an unforgettable deep-rooted VR experience as players survive the flooded ruins of New Orleans. Players can jump into the zombie infested streets this Halloween to prepare themselves for another outing with the upcoming release of The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution.