Five horror games to play for Halloween — and not all of them are scary

1) Alien: Isolation is a masterpiece that’s better than most of the movies it’s based on. A single, relentless xenomorph stalks you throughout the whole game and there’s no way to kill it, only ways to distract it. 2) Costume Quest is about monsters, candy and childhood. In this silly and fun game, you embark on a quest to save your sibling after they’ve been kidnapped by evil monsters. 3) Doom Eternal is a game where you play the boogeyman. This ridiculously gory game is about killing thousands upon thousands of demons with lots of different guns and sometimes your bare hands. 4) Grim Fandango is a funny and touching detective noir story rooted in Mexican culture. It’s a hilarious game set in a beautifully realized world, with its design heavily inspired by Aztec mythology and Día de Muertos. 5) Hades is about death as another beginning — and another one, and another one and another one. This game has an addictive combat system, gorgeous art and valuable message: Losing is not the end. It’s just the process of getting strong enough to win