Looking for otherworldly frights? You don’t have to go far: these games are full of them!

Survive Cyberpunk 2077’s futuristic dystopia by merging man and machine. Use darkness as cover in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Save humanity from a mysterious apocalypse in Death Stranding. Terror comes in many forms — and as a special Halloween treat, you can get them at a discount for a limited time.

Inside an eerie cabin, a sinister figure beckons you to join him in a game of cards. Collect creatures like wolves, bullfrogs and stink bugs to use in head-to-head clashes with your menacing host.

Between matches, explore the ominous cabin to solve escape-room-style puzzles and discover hidden creature cards. Just when you think you’ve got Inscryption figured out, it hits you with another twist — like buying cards with the bones of your fallen critters or facing a new boss with wildly tricky tactics.

You’re humanity’s last hope in this post-apocalyptic adventure from legendary game creator Hideo Kojima. As courier Sam Porter Bridges (portrayed by The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus), you’ll crisscross a dangerous wasteland to deliver packages and reconnect pockets of civilisation.

The bleak wilderness is home to myriad dangers, including terrifying bosses (like a flying whale made of goopy tar) and ghostly Beached Things (BTs) that explode on contact. Can you live long enough to unravel the secret of the event that nearly wiped out the world?

Easy choices are scarce in the gloomy, icebound world of Frostpunk 2. Set 30 years after the original post-apocalyptic city-builder, this sequel puts you in charge of New London, one of the last bastions of civilisation in an alternate 1900s gripped by a global ice age.

Plunder scarce coal and oil deposits to heat neighbourhoods. Build factories and research institutes to drive progress. More than anything, just try to keep your people safe and alive. Do you pass laws to keep influential factions happy or prioritise the needs of your townsfolk? Angering the wrong people could lead to strikes, riots and even your removal from office. A fate worse than death!

Cyberpunk 2077’s stunning dystopian metropolis, Night City, is filled with nefarious gang members, underworld ne’er-do-wells and futuristic oddities. As a cybernetically enhanced mercenary, explore dark alleys for enhancement-peddling ripperdocs, who will outfit you with improvements that help you hack computers or give you an edge in rooftop battles.

You may even have to commit crimes yourself, ratcheting up your wanted level and drawing the attention of local law enforcement. Behave too badly and the augmented MaxTac squad will be on your tail. Run for your life!

Set during the turbulent Azuchi–Momoyama period of 16th-century Japan, this gorgeous open-world adventure lets you play as both the stealthy shinobi Naoe and the powerful samurai Yasuke. While on a quest for vengeance and answers to age-old mysteries, you’ll explore dark castle fortresses and haunting environments. Swap between strategic infiltration and cinematic combat — dispatching foes with precision or fending off waves of enemies with brute force.

And you only grow stronger when it’s dark out. Don’t be afraid to snuff out a few lights to extend shadows and give you more places to move undetected!

In this instalment of the beloved action-adventure series, you play as Sargon, one of seven nearly unstoppable warriors known as the Immortals. But when your prince is kidnapped and taken to a citadel deep inside the labyrinthine Mount Qaf, it’ll take more than sword-fighting skills to save him.

Only with newfound powers to manipulate space and time can you defeat sneaky assassins, solve devious puzzles and unravel a conspiracy that threatens the kingdom. Chain moves and supernatural abilities into powerful combos to defeat monsters like a colossal snake with a metal spike for a tail — and bosses like the seemingly indestructible Jahandar the Manticore.

Strap in for a mind-bending nostalgia trip loaded with ancient mysteries. This sequel to the groundbreaking adventure game Myst has been remade for modern Mac hardware and its desolate environments look positively breathtaking.

Explore five hauntingly beautiful islands with full freedom of movement — solving dozens of environmental puzzles along the way — to track down a power-hungry villain. Search craggy cliffs and deep caverns, decipher exotic codes and activate ancient machines to escape before this baffling world collapses.

Not all titles are available to download on all devices. Some games contain mature content and may not be suitable for children under the age of 17.