Horror game fans unite! The Xbox Shocktober sale has begun and with Halloween just five days away, Xbox ups the ante with a whopping list of 22 Shocktober horror titles. Out of the 22, we’ve narrowed it down to the must-plays to get lost in or hide from.
Here’s the list of top five horror titles to raise goosebumps and send shivers down your spines:
5. The Evil Within Digital Bundle (50% off)
- The Evil Within
- The Consequence
- The Assignment
- The Executioner
The Evil Within, developed by Shinji Mikami, is the modern day epitome of pure horror. Detective Sebastian Castellanos investigates a mass murder crime scene. After being attacked and knocked unconscious, Detective Castellanos awakens in a terrifying world among the dead and gruesome monsters.
This bundle includes The Evil Within and all season pass content, including The Assignment, The Consequence and The Executioner packs. If you can get through The Evil Within, then the expansions that feature protagonist Detective Juli Kidman should all be a piece of cake... maybe.
4. Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition (35% off)
- Dying Light
- Cuisine & Cargo
- Dying light: The Following
- The Bozak Horde
- Ultimate Survivor Bundle
- Dying Light: Season Pass
Dying Light: The Following - picture parkour meets zombie survival. Hop, skip and jump over zombies during the day and frantically escape them in nightfall. Dying Light: The Following adds a massive story-based expansion that brings new mysterious characters, weapons, unexpected “quests,” plus drivable dirt buggies!
The Enhanced Edition brings on a new experience with a “brand-new Legend system, improved visuals, and major gameplay updates.” In this package, you will be able to travel beyond the walls of Harran to discover a larger, crazier region in Dying Light. Read our review on Dying Light.
3. Outlast: Bundle of Terror (75% off)
Outlast is one wild ride of anxiety and insanity, literally. Murkoff Corp. re-opened the once shut down Mount Massive Asylum (why would anyone do this?) and protagonist Miles Upshur decides to follow an anonymous tip and break into the facility in search of the truth behind the crazy happenings in the asylum. There is more than just treatment and help for the mentally-ill going on at the facility. Miles embarks on a “cat and mouse” chase throughout his venture. The aptly named Bundle of Terror bundle pack features the original Outlast game as well as the heart attack inducing, Outlast: Whistleblower expansion.
Whistleblower tells the Mount Massive Asylum story from the perspective of Waylon Park, a consulting software engineer with Murkoff. Waylon turns out to be the whistleblower who sent Miles the anonymous tip. Players encounter the same, if not more psychotic terror, featuring hungry cannibals in the Murkoff facility. This is one of best horror DLCs and it ties the original and prequel together nicely.
2. Alien: Isolation - The Collection (67% off)
Within The Collection, players will receive the original game plus seven other packs in this throwback to the ‘80s survival horror. Based on the Alien movie series, Alien: Isolation takes place fifteen years later.
We play as Amanda, Ellen Ripley’s daughter. Still sore about her mother’s disappearance, Amanda finds herself navigating through an panic-induced isolated abandoned and alien infested ship.
Alien: Isolation - The Collection Includes 7 packs of additional content
- Trauma
- Safe Haven
- Corporate Lockdown
- Lost Contact
- Last Survivor Bonus Content
- The Trigger
- Crew Expendable
1. Resident Evil: Deluxe Origins Bundle (50% off)
Resident Evil
What else can be said about the Resident Evil series? Aside from the recent installment redefining the entire series and what’s to come. It’s what started the terrifying zombie survival trend. Just in time for Halloween, we get to relive sweaty palms and the original horrors of Resident Evil.
Resident Evil 0
This remastered version of Resident Evil 0 reveals the truth behind the Mansion Incident and ties together the entire storyline of the Resident Evil series all in one game! This remastered version takes the story and gameplay of the original, but adds stunning HD graphics, 5.1 channel surround sound, optional modernised controls and widescreen TV compatibility. Be ready to re-discover the terrible secrets lurking in the origins of evil.
Load up your Xbox and the browse the extended list of Shocktober titles on sale for the remainder of the month.
