Halloween 2023 is upon us once again and as the nights become dark and chilly, curling up with the best creepy game on your beloved Nintendo Switch is the perfect way to call in the spooky season. With so many pulse-pounding titles to choose from depending on how you want to play, let us do the hard work while you prepare for your ultimate fright night!
Dead by Daylight
Little Nightmares 2
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Remothered: Broken Porcelain
Resident Evil Origins Collection
Tormented Souls
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The Best Spooky Nintendo Switch Games To Play This Halloween
Thankfully, there are many Nintendo Switch games to choose from if you’re looking to dip into the bloodcurdling horror genre for Halloween this year whether you are playing solo, with friends, or with your family.
Terror loves company after all
WHERE TO PLAY
Who wants to play a deadly game of hide-and-seek? You, that’s who! Drag in a friend in a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a Killer, and the other four play as Survivors. You might need to warn your neighbors about all the screams they’ll be hearing though, just an FYI.
Dead by Daylighthas been around for quite a few years now which only adds to its ever-growing popularity. Heavily inspired by popular horror movies, DBD is one of the best games to get stuck into around the spooky season, especially with your mates as one of you takes on the role of a homicidal maniac while the others can hide and work together to escape. Enjoy collective screaming and heart-pounding in unison with this one.
Sometimes, a little spooky you time is important
Take on a fearsome dark journey as a little boy named Mono who is trapped in a corrupted world. Thankfully, Mono has a guide in a yellow raincoat called Six to help him navigate the secrets of which he finds himself engulfed by.
If you love titles like Limbo and Inside, Little Nightmares 2 will be right up your Elm Street this Halloween. This Tim Burton-inspired title will not only provide around 6 hours of mind-boggling puzzles and spine-tingling monsters, curling up with this nightmarish title alone is a surefire way to not only scare yourself silly this Halloween but also be prepared for these little nightmares to penetrate your dreams too. Sleep tight!
Check out ourLittle Nightmares 2 Reviewto see what we thought.
The perfect spooky game for kids this Halloween that won’t have them up all night!
We know Luigi to be the anxious brother to Mario but this time, the Italian plumber braves a haunted mansion on a ghostly quest to save his friends. Scaling 17 floors all with a variety of themes and ghosts, Luigi is quipped with his Poltergust vacuum and dog Polterpup to take on whatever spooky happenings is in his path.
Check out ourLuigi’s Mansion 3 Reviewto see what we thought.
This is the perfect little gem for kids (adults too!) this Halloween. Although it’s set in a creepy mansion with lots of creaks and ghostly sounds, there isn’t overtly anything scary, and the fun atmosphere is just the right balance for kids to enjoy while also being able to enjoy the mildly spooky atmosphere. It’s probably best played with another adult who can help out with some of the puzzles, although they are fairly simple, and you may always amp up the tension by providing your own scary narrative if you think your kid could handle it!
You will need to play this one in the dark!
A psychological horror set in an immensely creepy inn with jump scares galore - count us in. Get to play as Jennifer, a maid working in the worst hotel ever where a dark presence lingers, Unravel the terrifying secrets and try to escape with your life.
If you’re a bit strapped for cash this Halloween after buying all those pumpkin spice lattes, we have your back.Remothered: Broken Porcelainwill have you uncovering truths buried in the Ashmann Inn, coming face to face with stalkers and hunters who inhabit its walls and stealth play your way into its many terrifying mysteries. It has a touch of Heavy Rain to its mechanics and atmosphere so if you enjoyed that absolute classic, there’s a good chance you’ll have fun here.
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An oldie but a goodie
If you want to experience the early days of the outbreak that started it all, you can’t go wrong with Resident Evil Origins Collection. A compilation package that includes two Resident Evil origin stories: Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil HD that will see you playing into the wee hours.There is no better way to try out the original survival horror formula this Halloween, provided you’ve got the stomach for it.
Who doesn’t love a classic, and you can’t get more old-school than Resident Evil. Take yourself back to the 90s and relive this little gem once again - plus - Halloween was always much better when younger, so it’s an even bigger excuse to get stuck into this on All Hallows' Eve. Two games, two nightmares - get ready to relive the beginning of one of gaming’s greatest survival horror series.
You might need a second pair of underwear to tackle this one…
Yet another classic survival horror (you just can’t get enough) and what could go wrong when twin girls go missing, and you have to investigate an abandoned mansion that is also a hospital? Oh, so many things - terrifying things.It’s a terrifically terrifying love letter to Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Alone in the Dark and if you play nothing else this Halloween, this needs to be on the top of your list.
So, we finally come to the cream of the crop and for our pick on the best overall spooky title on the Nintendo Switch, we thinkTormented Soulsis the ultimate Halloween game that will give you more than a few scares. It’s a genuinely scary survival horror that plates up a great homage to the classics and offers a well-fleshed-out mansion to explore while facing many horrifically creepy creatures. We can’t think of a better game to spend time with as the witching hour approaches.
