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🎃 Spooky Season Gaming: The Best Horror Games to Play This Halloween (2025)

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🎃 Spooky Season Gaming: The Best Horror Games to Play This Halloween (2025)

Halloween is here — and what better way to celebrate than dimming the lights, grabbing your headset, and diving into the creepiest, most heart-pounding games ever made?

Whether you’re rocking a high-end RTX 5090 beast or a budget gaming PC under £1000, these horror titles will push your nerves — and your hardware — to the limit.

💀 1. Resident Evil 4 Remake

Few franchises define survival horror like Resident Evil, and the 2023 remake of Resident Evil 4 is still terrifyingly good in 2025.
With upgraded visuals, atmospheric lighting, and spine-chilling sound design, it’s the perfect blend of nostalgia and modern horror.

Recommended Specs:

  • GPU: RTX 3060 or RX 6600 (for 1080p)

  • CPU: Ryzen 5 or Intel i5

  • RAM: 16GB

👉 Our mid-range and budget RTX systems handle this game perfectly — check out our Custom Gaming PC Range.

👻 2. Phasmophobia

If you’ve ever wanted to be a ghost hunter, this is your game. Phasmophobia combines teamwork, strategy, and genuine jump scares in a way no other horror title does.
It’s also one of the most VR-friendly horror experiences available — if you dare.

Why It’s Great for Halloween:
Every session feels different. You’ll never know when (or where) the next scare is coming.

🧟 3. The Outlast Trials

Set during the Cold War, The Outlast Trials throws you into terrifying experiments run by a twisted corporation. It’s brutal, unpredictable, and even better when played in co-op.

Performance Tip:
The game benefits from strong CPU performance and fast SSD storage — so if your PC feels sluggish, consider an upgrade from a SATA to an NVMe SSD.

🩸 4. Dead by Daylight

Halloween wouldn’t be complete without this iconic asymmetric multiplayer horror. Whether you’re playing as a survivor or the killer, Dead by Daylight delivers endless tension and adrenaline.

Why Gamers Love It:

  • Regular seasonal events (including Halloween specials!)

  • Playable horror icons like Ghost Face, Michael Myers, and Chucky

  • Runs great even on entry-level systems

🧠 5. Alan Wake 2

If you love psychological horror, Alan Wake 2 is this year’s must-play. The game’s use of lighting and storytelling makes it a masterpiece — but it’s demanding on hardware.

Recommended Setup:

  • GPU: RTX 4070 / RX 7800 XT

  • CPU: Intel i7 / Ryzen 7

  • 32GB RAM for Ultra Settings

⚡ If you’re looking to play Alan Wake 2 at full cinematic glory, explore our High-End RTX Gaming PCs.

🕯️ Bonus: Classic Horror Games That Still Hold Up

Want to go retro this Halloween? Try:

  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent — still one of the scariest games ever.

  • Left 4 Dead 2 — perfect for Halloween LAN parties.

  • Silent Hill 2 (Remake) — hauntingly atmospheric and beautifully remastered.

💀 Halloween Gaming Setup Ideas

Take your Halloween gaming night to the next level with:

  • Orange/green RGB lighting synced to your PC case.

  • Themed wallpapers or live backgrounds (try Wallpaper Engine).

  • Custom Discord soundboard with horror SFX.

  • Snacks: Popcorn, pizza, and maybe a pumpkin spice energy drink.

👾 Final Thoughts

Halloween is all about atmosphere — and with the right gaming PC, these horror titles come alive in ways that will have your heart racing.

Whether you’re chasing ghosts in Phasmophobia or running for your life in Outlast Trials, make sure your rig is ready for the scares ahead.

🕷️ Happy Halloween from Apex PC's — stay spooky, stay gaming! 🕷️