

For example, my friends have no idea why I’m so afraid of snakes.

Horror is a pretty subjective thing what’s scary to one person may be downright laughable to the next. Excluding Costume Quest and that one Halloween game for the Atari 2600 that no one ever played, it’s the closest you’ll ever get to experiencing All Hallows’ Eve in a game. Believe it or not, I’m only touching the tip of the iceberg here. If you log in, you’ll encounter festive quests, cute-but-macabre decorations, and even the opportunity to do some trick or treating. Had I an award to give out for the game that leaned the hardest into Halloween, it would definitely go to Guild Wars 2. Did I mention that you’re doing all of this by way of a train? Of course not, because the title does a good job of giving that away. You’re tasked with saving New York City from a zombie apocalypse, as well as protecting all of your still-living passengers from the horrific outbreak. The game features what I consider to be one of the greatest stories of our time. Being that it’s not an update, though, you don’t need to own the original game in order to play it! How about them (bobbing for) apples? Trains vs Zombies 2 is actually a standalone product based on Train Simulator 2013, rather than an update to it. I’m bending the rules a bit to include this one. And in the spirit of Halloween, some of the zombies you’ll encounter will be wearing pumpkins on their heads, perhaps in reference to one of the all-time great horror films.

Perhaps most importantly, it makes you feel like some sort of virtual god while you mow down its endless onslaughts of zombie attackers.Ĭourtesy of its recent Halloween update, players will be able to experience that zombie killing high once again in a new in-game area, no less! Referred to simply as the “Haunted Graveyard,” there’s bound to be a whole new cavalcade of baddies to demolish with your arsenal of weaponry. It has its share of flaws, to be sure, but Dead Trigger still does a lot of things right.
