Skip to main content

Indie game storeFree gamesFun gamesHorror games
Game developmentAssetsComics
SalesBundles
Jobs
TagsGame Engines

Top Rated Spooky Games to Play This Halloween

Halloween is one week away, and we’ve got a selection of spooky-themed games pulled from our list of top rated games of all time. From psychological horror to festive celebrations, here are our recommendations for late October.

Therapy with Dr. Albert Krueger

Dr. Krueger’s revolutionary “Dream Therapy” combines breakthrough neuron technology with his closely held therapeutic principles. This psychological horror visual novel features multiple endings and a treatment program that Dr. Krueger assures is completely safe (peer review pending).

Therapy Screenshot

Windows, Mac, Linux | Free

Blackout

Navigate through a mysterious house as Marilyn in this point & click adventure. The game features an investigation system where players explore environments, collect items, and solve puzzles.

Blackout Screenshot

Browser, Windows, Mac, Linux | Free

The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival

This multiplayer pumpkin-carving celebration lets up to 200 players gather in a ghostly village illuminated by jack-o-lanterns. Recently updated for the 2024 Halloween season.

Pumpkin Festival Screenshot

Windows, Mac, Linux | Free

Of Love and Eternity

This atmospheric horror adventure demo follows a soul wandering through the void after an untimely death. The game features striking PS1-inspired visuals. Players navigate through otherworldly environments while searching for their similarly-fated beloved. Originally released in 2021 with a revised demo out as of 2024.

Of Love and Eternity Screenshot

Windows, Mac, Linux | Free

Crowscare

A narrative-driven RPG that follows a young boy’s first Harvest Festival experience. Multiple endings, autumn-themed environments, and dark secrets are to be found in this 1 and a half hour RPG.

Crowscare Screenshot

Windows, Mac, Linux | Free

INVITATIONEM

After a car breakdown leaves you stranded, you discover a mysterious house in the woods. INVITATIONEM is an old-school 2D point & click game with spooky pre-rendered graphics that can be completed in about 25 minutes.

INVITATIONEM Screenshot

Browser | Free

Good Boy

A first-person narrative game with distinctive hand-drawn textures, three different endings, and an unsettling atmosphere that builds throughout the experience. Don’t forget to check out the sequel as well: Good Boy 2.

Good Boy Screenshot

Windows | Free

First Kiss at a Spooky Soiree

Finishing out our list is the top-rated spooky visual novel on itch.io. Take on the role of Marzipan, a witch who’s gone her whole life without kissing anyone until tonight. There are 10 endings, with 8 characters to kiss.

First Kiss Screenshot

Browser, Windows, Mac, Linux | Free

What Halloween & Autumn-themed games have you been playing this year?

Support this post

Did you like this post? Tell us

What is itch.io?

itch.io is an open marketplace for independent game creators. It's completely free to upload your content. Read more about what we're trying to accomplish and the features we provide.

Leave a comment

Log in with your itch.io account to leave a comment.

Mentioned in this post

Sign up for your therapy today!
Interactive Fiction
Point & click adventure set in a spooky house!
Adventure
Play in browser
carve a lil pumpkin and share it with the world
Simulation
A stylized horror adventure game
Adventure
A short horror RPG about a young boy excited for his town's upcoming Harvest Festival...
Role Playing
Short horror game. Oldschool 2D point n' click.
Adventure
Play in browser
Its your birthday! Have you been a good boy?
It's your birthday..Again? And again? And again?
Survival
a light halloween-themed romance story
Visual Novel
Play in browser