Play These 10 Harrowing Horror Games to Get into the Halloween Spirit

Blog|Geplaatst door Phil Hornshaw|27 Okt 2026|

Halloween is imminent and the Veil grows thin. It’s a perfect time to indulge in the unsettling, and one thing VR games excel at is scaring the pants off players.

If you can’t get enough scares during Spooky Season, good news: Meta Quest is the home of some excellent horror games, ranging from spooky stories to truly terrifying experiences. Below, you’ll find a list of 10 titles* that’ll get you into the Halloween spirit, whether you’re in the mood for some thoughtful ghost stories, electrifying jump scares, or fun and funny frights.

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help WantedRated Teen

There’s work to be done at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, and good news: you’re hired! Sure, the place has seen better days and the dancing robotic characters might be a tad unpredictable, but that’s why you’re here. Take part in a variety of minigames as you repair the ventilation system, troubleshoot the animatronics, and of course, man the security booth on the night shift. Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted features scenes from throughout the series, as well as all-new ones, and stars all your favorite unhinged, murderous animatronic horrors. Available on Meta Quest 3, 3S, 2, and Pro.

Resident Evil 4Rated Mature 17+

Resident Evil 4 brings the beloved third-person action game to VR, putting you in the first-person role of Leon S. Kennedy as he battles through a cult with plans for world domination. The game is well-known for its mix of action and horror, inducing panic as you’re forced to fight off hordes of murderous villagers or pitted against huge, mutated monsters. Facing the overwhelming odds in VR makes this beloved classic all the more intense. Available on Meta Quest 3, 3S, 2, and Pro.

DreadhallsRated Teen

A longtime VR horror staple, Dreadhalls traps you in a massive, dark dungeon, filled with terrors that hunt you. If you want to escape its dismal halls, you’ll have to stay hidden and avoid the frightening creatures searching for you, while exploring with only a faint lantern for aid. Dreadhalls is inspired by roguelike games, which means each run is different as the dungeon realigns itself every time you venture within. Available on Meta Quest 3, 3S, 2, and Pro.

Ghost TownRated Teen

In Ghost Town, you play a clairvoyant paranormal detective named Edith who makes a decent living investigating hauntings and helping the dead move on to the next life. But when her brother goes missing, Edith follows his trail to a small island off the coast of Scotland, hoping to find out what happened to him. A ghost story full of intricate puzzles to solve, Ghost Town weaves a deep and fascinating tale, and can help scratch your itch for Halloween fare that doesn’t go hard on scares. Available on Meta Quest 3, 3S, 2, and Pro.

The LightkeepersRated Teen

Eldritch nightmares are rising from the depths, and it’s your job to hold them back in cooperative action shooter The Lightkeepers. Each day, you and your teammates work together to sail to nearby islands and gather supplies, so you can ready your weapons and build defenses. At night, strange creatures emerge from beneath the waves, bent on snuffing out your light and covering the world in darkness. If you’re looking for a spooky Lovecraftian experience that’s heavy on action and great with friends, join The Lightkeepers. Available on Meta Quest 3 and 3S.

Alien: Rogue IncursionRated Mature 17+

Face off against cinema’s most terrifying monster in Alien: Rogue Incursion, a shooter in which you travel to a far-flung science outpost, only to find it overrun by a hive of vicious, lethal xenomorphs. Armed with a pulse rifle, you’ll have to make your way through the facility as you try to learn what happened, discover the fate of any survivors, and escape with your life. Alien: Rogue Incursion tells an original story in the Alien universe and perfectly captures the dread and panic that makes Alien and Aliens such enduring horror classics. Available on Meta Quest 3 and 3S.

Killer FrequencyRated Teen

A killer is on the loose in Gallows Creek! As a local radio DJ, you soon find yourself inundated with calls from people trying to evade what is essentially a slasher movie villain. It’s your job to use whatever you’ve got handy, like maps and manuals, to help keep your callers alive. Killer Frequency is a sendup of ’80s horror movies with a fun premise that will test your smarts, rather than your skills with stealth or firearms. Explore the radio station to gather clues on what’s happening and work to help as many people survive to the end of the story as you can. Available on Meta Quest 3, 3S, 2, and Pro.

The Walking Dead: Saints & SinnersRated Mature 17+

Survive in a New Orleans overrun by walkers in The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. Set in the same world as the hit comic series, Saints & Sinners puts you in a battle to stay alive as you scavenge for supplies, fight the undead, and deal with other survivors, some of whom might be more dangerous than the creatures that infest the city. The game is about more than just battling the undead to avoid becoming one of them, though; whether you choose to help your fellow survivors or take what you need will have consequences. Available on Meta Quest 3, 3S, 2, and Pro.

The Room VR: A Dark MatterRated Everyone

If you prefer your Halloween games more relaxed but still vaguely dread-inducing, this one is for you. The Room VR: A Dark Matter is all about solving large, intricate puzzles to uncover their secrets. After a well-known Egyptologist disappears in 1908 London, you’re tasked with following in his footsteps to uncover what happened to him, mostly by working to unlock a series of strange puzzle boxes he left behind. The Room gives you a whole lot of fascinating and imaginative puzzles to solve and no monsters you need to flee. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a dark, sinister secret waiting to be discovered when you’ve solved it all. Available on Meta Quest 3, 3S, 2, and Pro.

Arizona Sunshine RemakeRated Mature 17+

Rather than channeling the terror of the zombie apocalypse, Arizona Sunshine Remake revels in its mayhem. You need to survive the undead hordes, and to do it, you’ll use anything you can get your hands on as a weapon, from bats and machetes to a host of different firearms. Fight to help other survivors, make your way across the sun-bleached Arizona landscape, and bash hundreds of zombies either alone or with a friend in a full co-op mode. Available on Meta Quest 3, 3S, 2, and Pro.

*Some titles are not suitable for children under 17, check meta.com for local rating information.