Halloween is next week, so you should be in the right mood for it by playing some spooky games. Luckily, many horror titles have arrived in this month’s PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra game catalog. From classic horror games for PS1 and PS2 to newer titles with more modern stories and immersive adventure choices that suit you, PS Plus subscribers will have plenty to choose from when looking for something to play this weekend. Here are three new features that fit the bill.
Dino Crisis
While Resident Evil is Capcom’s leading survival horror game series, it’s not the only one they’ve released. There’s also Dino Crisis, a horror game that replaces zombies with dinosaurs. Although this series ended after three games and faded into obscurity, Capcom has finally acknowledged it again by re-releasing the first game on PS Plus. I’m glad they did, as the game deserves a revisit in 2024. If you can get used to the old control mechanics and menu design, you have a truly cinematic and thrilling horror game that deserves more love than it gets. If you’ve never tried Dino Crisis before, this Halloween gives you the perfect opportunity to do so. Dino Crisis is available on PS4 and PS5 as part of the PS Plus Premium Classics catalog.
Siren
Siren is a scary horror game that requires bold twists. Narratively, it tells its story non-linearly through 10 characters and three days. Most of the gameplay revolves around a mechanic called « Sightjacking, » which allows players to possess enemies to hear and see what they’re doing. It’s a good precursor to Slitherhead, a new game from the Siren director coming out next month. Siren was already part of the PS Plus Premium catalog in terms of art, but Sony updated its PS2 emulator to add new features like re-introducing gameplay and quick saves. They’re now updating previously released PS2 games to support Siren as the first one. We hope more will follow suit. Siren is available on PS4 and PS5 through PS Plus Premium subscription.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me
Have you checked out Sony’s Until Dawn new edition that dropped earlier this month? While it didn’t make it to PS Plus this month, another horror game based on choice has emerged from developer Supermassive Games. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me follows a documentary film crew visiting a remote island to validate a replica of « The Castle of Murder » by the illustrious Holmes. Of course, things go awry, and the crew members begin to be hunted. Depending on the player’s choices, these characters can live or die. It doesn’t reinvent the narrative horror adventure formula drastically guided by Supermassive, but it’s still enjoyable in this genre through a plot focusing on serial killer actions in the real world. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me is now part of the PS Plus Extra game catalog. It’s also available on PC and Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
