Plants vs. Zombies isn’t new, but it’s still really good. A classic and colorful strategy game about building flowers and other plants to stop a zombie invasion. It’s not scary at all, but it’s a perfect game to play during a cool October night, especially if you have young kids who don’t want to or aren’t old enough to watch horror movies or play scary games. Plants vs. Zombies is still worth booting up and playing all these Halloweens later. A true classic.
That’s the end of the list! But if you’re still looking for games to play this October and you enjoy some scarier titles, you can check out this list of the best horror games on Xbox Game Pass.
Update: 10/17/2024: This list has been updated again with three new games (Don’t Starve, Plants vs Zombies, and Cult of the Lamb). We’ve also removed Friday The 13th: Killer Puzzle as it was removed from stores in Jan. 2023.
Update: 10/12/2022: This list has been updated again with two new games. (Echo Generation and Lost In Random.)
Update: 10/17/2021: This list was originally published on October 31, 2020, and has now been updated with two new games. (Pumpkin Jack and MediEvil.)