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Halloween is the perfect time to check out that horror game you've been wanting to try for months. During the spooky month of October, hundreds of horror games go on sale to celebrate the cathartic feel of on-demand scary. Steam is participating in this worldwide phenomenon with the Steam Scream Fest, which offers horror games at record prices. Here are the best horror games from Steam Scream Fest 2022.
Best Horror Games of the Steam Halloween Sale 2022
The Evil Within 2 ($5,99)
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This game is much more than a sequel, it's an immersive experience. The Evil Within 2 is a haunting look at the theater of death, with a villain capturing the exact moment a human being dies and replaying it over and over again. This game reproduces the paranoia of being watched, through the distorted lens of a camera. Even if you haven't played the first episode, The Evil Within 2's creative experimentation is worth trying.
Little Nightmares ($7,49)
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Little Nightmares encapsulates the feeling of running up the stairs after turning off the basement light, scared of the hungry horrors lurking just out of sight. Even as adults, this game makes us feel like a child who saw a moving figure in the closet and wouldn't dare go back to sleep. There's a primal dread of being chased, and Little Nightmares captures that panicked fear time and time again, haunting us to the bone.
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Resident Evil 4 (4,99 $)
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Resident Evil 4 recently received a VR makeover, but the original game still retains its 2005 charm. The game boasts an unparalleled level of atmosphere and sheer terror. The enemies of this game still exist in the back of our minds, even though we first encountered them in our childhood and more than ten years ago. Resident Evil 4 accomplishes something truly special with its heavy atmosphere and relentless protagonist.
Dark Wood ($4,49)
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We have never played a game that looks like this. In Darkwood, you cautiously explore a forest that personally wants you dead. Bound by a cone of vision, you must survive in a grove of trees where hatred flows as freely as sap. When the sun goes down, you retreat to flimsy shelter and pray the wildlife won't find you. This game has a superb method of harnessing the fear of the unknown, and at $4,49, it's a bargain.
Limbo ($2,49)
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Deprived of color, Limbo still manages to create fear using the silhouettes of monsters. You are a young boy searching for his sister, but in the process you fall prey to creatures on an unimaginable scale. In this platformer, you must use problem solving and strategy to narrowly pass enemies and climb, jump, and swim to your sister. If Limbo isn't your game type, you can try Playdead's other game, Inside.
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Encryption ($11,99)
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While there's never a bad time to play Inscryption, October is the best time to dive into this spooky deckbuilder. Inscryption incorporates horror on a mechanical level, requiring you to sacrifice cards to play other cards. Even so, Inscryption's fear isn't in your face or riddled with jumpscares. It is slow, crawling, and rests in the corner of your line of sight at all times.
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