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The spookiest time of the year is upon us, but does Halloween actually impact your gaming habits? It’s something we’ve always wondered…
Of course, the PS5 is home to loads of really highly rated, horror-based games. The Resident Evil series will always be an option — a franchise packed with classics, many of which have been brilliantly remade.
But just this year alone, we’ve had the likes of Silent Hill F and Cronos: The New Dawn offering up especially scary excursions.
Even PS Plus has been pushing horror titles, with Alan Wake 2 being one of October’s Essential additions, and Silent Hill 2 being available via PS Plus Extra. How very fitting.
Much like sitting down to watch a creepy movie or two when Halloween season rolls along, we do think it can be nice to get into the spirit of things with a suitable video game. But obviously, not everyone’s a fan of horror to begin with.
So, we need to ask: do you actually end up playing horror games around Halloween? Or do your gaming habits simply stay the same as always? Vote in our polls, and then light some candles in comments section below.
Do you like to play horror games around Halloween? (670 votes)
Yes, it’s a tradition for me25%Yeah, I tend to play something spooky27%Kind of, but it depends on the release schedule11%Nah, I usually don’t think about it15%Nope, I’m not a fan of horror games9%No, I don’t care about Halloween to begin with14%
What are your favourite horror game franchises? (1,339 votes)
Alan Wake10%Alone in the Dark 0.2%Amnesia 0.3%Dead Island1%Dead Rising 0.9%Dead Space9%Dying Light2%F.E.A.R.2%Fatal Frame2%Five Nights at Freddy’s 0.5%Little Nightmares1%Metro3%Outlast 1%Parasite Eve2%Resident Evil27%Silent Hill14%Siren 0.4%STALKER 0.6%Telltale’s The Walking Dead3%The Dark Pictures Anthology3%The Evil Within3%The Last of Us14%
Robert (or Rob if you’re lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he’s played ’em all. A little too much, some might say.