WithHalloweenjust around the corner, it’s time to fully embrace the spirit of the spooky season by cozying up with video games. During this time of year, jump scares and suspenseful gameplay seem befitting of the Halloween season. However, despite the abundance of brilliant horror video games available and with recent releases like theSilent Hill 2remake, there are many people who would much rather celebrate the Halloween season with a video game that isn’t too scary.
Luckily, for players who would prefer a variety of Halloween gaming features where horror is absent,this October is full of many exciting new spooky updates for many popular non-horror video games.The updates in these games have been highly anticipated as they introduce brand-new enhancements which add to the gameplay, as well as reward items inspired by Halloween. From cozy farming sims to combat games and more, there’s a Halloween update for just about everyone this year, featuring an array of exciting, seasonal rewards to collect.
8Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Trick-Or-Trick Event
Spooky Fun and Festive Treats In DDV
Disney Dreamlight Valleyhas justlaunched its “Jungle Update"which introduced an abundance of new and improved features to the game.The update has brought with it the brand-new Star Path called The Night Show, where players can embrace transforming their Valley into a festival of rock music.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Is Secretly The Perfect Halloween Game
Marvel’s Spider-Man strives to deliver an authentic web-swinging experience, but the open-world title is also perfect for the Halloween season.
Players can enjoy a variety of rewards that are inspired by rock music, Disney Villains and Disney Princesses,including items like neon lights and pyrotechnic displays to create their own magnificent festival stage. The update has also introduced a unique collaboration betweenDisney Dreamlight Valleyand Loungefly, where 6 bespoke backpacks can be purchased in the game; Pooh Cosplay Harness Animal Companion Accessory, Hunny Tummy Backpack,FantasiaBackpack, Mickey BOO! Backpack andMaleficentDragon Loungefly Backpack.
Disney Dreamlight Valley
In Disney Dreamlight Valley, players will create their own Disney avatar as they interact with some of the most iconic characters in Disney and Pixar history. The story surrounds the dream castle and the realm it resides in, which is a place where several characters, hero and villain alike, have lived together in harmony. However, an evil force known as the Forgetting consumes the kingdom. It’s up to the player to solve puzzles, reunite characters, and embark on feature-rich character storylines to save the Dream realm.
Disney Dreamlight Valleywill also see the return of the popular Trick-Or-Treat in-game event launching October 23-31.For the event, players will be able to participate in a series of festive tasks consisting of collecting candy from a selection of Candy Bowls that will pop up all over the Plaza, amounting to a complete collection of all the different colored candy that will be available to turn in the quest. The candy will be able to be consumed or gifted to other villagers in the Valley in exchange for seasonal reward items. During this time, a costume of the Evil Queen will appear in the Premium Shop, which players will be able to purchase for free.
7Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Halloween Event Includes Candy
Festive Island Decorating Awaiting The Pumpkin King
Players ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizonscan enjoy the various in-game festivities to celebrate the Halloween season.Gearing up for the highly anticipated visit of the pumpkin king of Halloween, Jack, on October 31, players can purchase Halloween candy every day from Nook’s Cranny to trade in to Jack in exchange for some festive, spooky reward items.
The candy can also be gifted to fellow islanders in exchange for more seasonal items, including DIY recipes and lollipops, which can also be traded to Jack on Halloween. However, players can experience repercussions if they do not gift candy to an islander when they request it, including pranks where their character will develop a different skin or eye color temporarily.
Animal Crossing New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a Nintendo Switch exclusive game that made a big impact over the last few years since it was released. This is a charming game in which the player moves to a small island town, with the goal of building up a new home, helping the town, and making new friends along the way. The game allows for online co-op, so you can join your friend’s island and play alongside each other! Animal Crossing is a perfect game for kicking back, relaxing, and just tuning out and letting all the stress of the day go as you wander your island and slowly build up your home and town.
Some of the everyday spooky season festivities thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers can enjoy include being able to purchase Halloween costumes from The Able Sisters, which are available and change daily, as well as the availability of a variety of seasonal, spooky and autumnal items in Nook’s Cranny. For the players who enjoy the farming sim mechanics ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, pumpkin starters are, of course, available from Nook’s Cranny for the entire month of October.Players can enjoy the variety of everyday seasonal activities available in the game this Halloween season.
6Pokémon GO’s Halloween Update 2024 Has Some Nice Shinies
Catch ‘Em All in Spooky Style
Players ofPokémon GOcan enjoy the game’s Halloween event this year, which will run from October 22 to October 28.The Halloween update will include the introduction of the legendary Pokémon, Morpeko. Morpeko will have two attack modes, including Full Bell mode and its Aura Wheel mode.
Morpeko’s attack skills will make this Pokémon an excellent addition to a players’ Pokémon collection.
During the Halloween update, players will be able to enjoy a variety of bonuses during gameplay including earning double candy for Pokémon catches and players who are level 31 and up will have increased chances of earning XL candy.There will also be a chance to find Shiny Umbreon and Shiny Zorua during Halloween.
Pokémon GO
Created by Niantic, Pokémon GO is an augmented reality RPG where players can wander around catching Pokémon as they pass by various landmarks in real life. Players can engage in a traditional Pokémon experience via battles with other trainers, catching Pokémon to breed new ones, and even trade them with other trainers they come across.
ThePokémon GoHalloween update will also come with some in-game shop installments featuring a variety of Halloween-themed items as well as official in-game merchandise for Morpeko and Woobat.In the wild, players will also have the opportunity to catch a diverse range of Pokémon which will appear in shiny forms. There will also be the opportunity to potentially encounter Pokémon spirits such as Spiritomb during events like a Free Time Research event, and the two Paid Time Research events priced at $5 and $2 will offer Halloween costumes and various upgrades as rewards.
5The Sims 4’s Life & Death Arrives At The Perfect Time
Create Spooky Decorations and Costumes
Players ofThe Sims 4have been delighted by the announcement of the brand-newLife & Deathexpansion pack, which will be released on Halloween night itself, on October 31. The expansion pack was announced very shortly after EA’s announcement thatThe Sims 4would remain the core game in the franchise, which disappointed many long-term Simmers who have grown bored with the game over the last decade. However, upon the release of the official trailer forLife & Death, players reacted with excitement as its features seemed extremely promising for the future ofThe Sims 4.
The Sims 4
InLife & Death, players can enjoy an abundance of features, including a new world with three new neighborhoods, as well as an array of new interactions for Sims.With a new Bucket List system, Sims can complete life goals for rewards and finish any unfinished business in the afterlife.
There are two new careers Sims can pursue; an undertaker’s career or joining the Grim Reaper’s team as a reaper. A thanatology skill will also be introduced, as well as a 4-stage grieving system where Sims can experience denial, anger, sadness, and acceptance during the grieving process.Life & Deathalso includes the introduction of funerals inThe Sims 4, and graveyards are finally arriving in the game.
4Fortnite’s Fortnitemares Released On October 11
Spooky Skins and Modes: Join the Halloween Fun in Fortnite
Fortnitehas just launched its 2024 Halloween event,Fortnitemares, which was released on October 11. Players have been very excited about the update which features the availability of a variety of brand-new horror-themed skins which have been inspired by famous villains, such as Marvel’s Mephisto, Billy the Puppet from theSawseries, and Leatherface fromTexas Chainsaw Massacre.
Fortnite
Fortnitetook the world by storm on its 2017 release, and it’s still one of the most popular battle royale games in the world despite stiff competition fromApex LegendsandCall of Duty: Warzone. Like all games in the genre, the objective is to be the last player standing at the end, and one of the biggest differences is its tie-in characters from Star Wars and other popular franchises.The game has fast-paced gameplay, and players must rush to find weapons scattered throughout the map. Where it differs from other Battle Royales is the building mechanic, which allows you to build fortifications to protect yourself from enemy fire and delay advancing opposition.Fortnitedidn’t have a split-screen mode in its official release, and Epic Games only added the feature in Chapter 2. The mode allows up to two players to enjoy the game in a horizontal or vertical orientation.Split-screeninFortniteis available for Duos or Squads, so you can play with friends at home and team up with online players.
Players are able to enjoy the transformation of theFortniteworld map, which now features some spooky Halloween-themed visuals, as well as the inclusion of some limited-time weapons such as the Jack-O-Launcher.
3Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Collect Limited-Time Halloween Items
A popular cozy game that knows exactly how to celebrate Halloween season is none other thanHello Kitty Island Adventure.Players can see the return of the Spooky Celebration Event as one can engage in a diverse variety of Halloween-themed activities in exchange for seasonal, spooky rewards.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a mobile adventure simulation game where Hello Kitty and their friends head to an abandoned island, trying to revitalize it. Players will solve puzzles, craft items, and build cabins for their characters as they create the ideal cozy vacation island.
The main activity in the Spooky Celebration Event update is the Trick-Or-Treatinng system, where players dress up in at least one spooky-themed clothing item, venture out at nighttime, talk to a resident of the island and select the ‘Trick-Or-Treat’ option.Players can receive spooky treats in exchange for the action, which can be used to purchase exclusive, spooky-themed items.
Players are also able to experience earning some exclusive spooky items this season, including pumpkins and a variety of different colored cosmetic dyes.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure’s Spooky Celebration Event offers quite a generous and broad range of different spooky-themed items for players to collect and enjoy this Halloween season.With up to 51 collectible spooky-themed items available during the Halloween update, players can enjoy many adorable spooky costume updatesas well as some beautiful collections of spooky furniture items to decorate the island and its building’s interiors with. Players are also able to experience earning some exclusive spooky items this season, including pumpkins and a variety of different colored cosmetic dyes.
2World Of Warcraft’s Halloween Update Includes A New Mount
Hallow’s End Fun: Trick-or-Treating and Seasonal Rewards
Players ofWorld of Warcraftare able to embrace the Halloween spirit with the popular game’s brand-new Halloween update, which offers an abundance of Halloween-themed cosmetic items in celebration of the spooky season.The Halloween-themed cosmetic items can be earned as rewards by players completing a variety of tasks in the Traveler’s Log and by then exchanging the Trader’s Tender.Some of the spooky-themed weapons that are available in the Halloween update include the Depthstalker mount, which can be unlocked at no cost by players completing the Traveler’s Log.
World of Warcraft
Created and published by Blizzard Entertainment, World of Warcraft is a long-running massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) that features the lush and expanding lands of Azeroth. Released in 2004, the game has seen a multitude of DLC updates and still sees tons of players logging in each day.
TheWorld of WarcraftHalloween update brings a diverse variety of Halloween-themed cosmetic items and rewards that cater to theWorld of Warcraftgaming community as well as the game’s Halloween fans.Players can earn some spooky, gothic parasol toys with available matching gloves to collect, a Ragged Harvest Golem transmog which has been inspired by scarecrows, and the Hand of Reshkigaal mount.There are also some non-Halloween in-game cosmetic reward items that are available with the update, including the Swift Zhevra mount as well as the Soot-Stainend Shalewing pet.
Spooky Legends of the West: Experience Halloween-Themed Events
Red Dead Onlinejust recently launched its Halloween update at the beginning of the month on October 1.With the new update, players are able to enjoy the return of The Halloween Pass 2, an event that offers up to 15 ranks of Halloween-themed cosmetic item rewards, including spooky masks and a variety of creepy costumes and outfits. There are also three new Bodygard Telegram Missions available with the new Halloween update, where players are obligated to protect clients from danger. Rewards for these missions include double RDO$, XP and Gold.
Red Dead Online
Developed as the online component of open-world Western Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online gives players all the freedom of the Old West. Players can assume countless roles: upstanding citizen, bounty hunter, fur trapper, bandit outlaw - with a wealth of missions to complete and other players to join forces with or compete against, Red Dead Online is one of the most versatile virtual frontiers ever created.
The Halloween 2024update inRed Dead Onlinealso introduces the return of the All Hallows' Call to Arms mode, where players can have the opportunity to participate in the defending of settlements from both supernatural and human forces. Some of the rewards available for the All Hallows' Call to Arms mod include doubled RDO$, Ability Card XP and XP. In Moonshiner Story Missions this Halloween season,Moonshiners can earn up to 2X RDO$and XP. The update is ultimately full of exciting gameplay features that enhanceRed Dead Onlinewhich players can enjoy this Halloween season.
