PS4 Halloween Sale: score some scary-good deals

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (£25)

Capcom’s reinvented horror legend is half off right now, and the shift to first-person action gives this classic franchise an entirely new kind of tension. You can even play it with PlayStation VR… if you’re up to it.

Alien: Isolation – The Collection (£8)

Arguably the best Alien creation since the second movie, Alien: Isolation is an incredibly intense experience, pitting you as a lone survivor against one of the crafty creatures. This bundle also includes the DLC featuring the original movie cast.

Prey (£20)

Just five months after release, Prey is already down to £20. Well, that’s your gain – assuming you like freakish aliens posing as common items, like a coffee cup or office chair. Those shape-shifters keep this epic, atmospheric shooter plenty interesting…

The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season ($4)

Telltale’s episodic approach has never been more scintillating than in The Walking Dead, which forces you to make tough, often life-or-death choices amidst the zombie uprising. The later seasons and the Michonne mini-series are also on sale.

Doom (£9.49)

Doom for under a tenner? Yeah, we’ll take that deal. id Software’s pulse-pounding reboot keeps the incredible intensity of the FPS classic as you zip through corridors and open spaces alike, blasting imps and demons into puddles of gory goop. Delightful.

Dead Rising (£6.49)

Yes, the original Dead Rising is pretty clunky nowadays, but where else are you going to take down swarming zombies by whipping CDs or mannequin limbs at them? This Dawn of the Dead spoof is more silly than truly spooky, but it’s still a seasonal must-play.

Bloodborne (£16)

Got a masochistic itch that needs to be scratched? Well, don’t miss Bloodborne, one of our absolute favourite PS4 games to date. It’s a Dark Souls-esque, tough-as-nails action game that requires incredible endurance and precision, plus it’s dripping with gorgeous, gothic sights.

Outlast (£5)

Outlast: it’s not only the game title but also your primary objective. You’ll need to survive the freakish beasts found within the darkened asylum. Oh, and you’re not able to attack: all you can do is run away as fast as you can through the twisting corridors. Good luck, then!

SOMA (£6.49)

Like Alien: Isolation, Frictional Games’ SOMA is heavy on atmosphere. You’re trapped in an underwater research facility, which is unsettling enough, but now the machines believe they’re people. Yes, that does sound quite a bit worse!

Resident Evil (£5.79)

We don’t want to make a Resi-packed list, but if you don’t dig the first-person twist of RE7, then you can check out this remade original on the cheap. It’s the HD rendition of the old GameCube remake – and the old scares still haunt the familiar mansion.