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18 Excellent Horror Games That Are Free With Game Pass For Halloween 2026
It’s almost Halloween. Quick! What horror games can you download for a spooky festive session or two? If you have Game Pass on Xbox or PC, there’s actually a bunch, and some of them are quite good. Our picks below range from interactive stories to brutal first-person shooters. Best of all, you don’t need to have Game Pass Ultimate to access them. All of the following games are available with just Game Pass Premium or Game Pass PC. Check some of these out for creepy vibes in between giving out candy.
Great for: People who want a narrative-driven claustrophobic space-freighter thriller with great sound design.
Not good if: You don’t like minimal gameplay or gruesome polygonal horror.
Great for: Fans of the Irish countryside and deduction games like The Case of the Golden Idol and Return of the Obra Dinn.
Not good if: You don’t like collecting clues or having a time limit hanging over your playthrough.
Great for: People who love brutalist architecture, Force-pushing enemies, and The X-Files.
Not good if: You don’t like backtracking or third-person shooter aiming.
Great for: Those who want to relive the fun of trick-or-treating through whimsical battles.
Not good if: You’re the kind of person who gets off on buildcrafting.
Great for: People who like to imagine themselves inside of horror movies.