Top 5 Best Scary Indie Games to Play This Halloween

Penumbra: Overture

Though its visuals may look a little dated nine years following its release, Penumbra: Overture remains one of the scariest indie games you can play to date. Rather than over the top violence and gore, Overture instead tasks players with surviving in a hostile world and problem solving to keep them out of the way of danger.

The action focuses largely on physics-based puzzles and environmental interaction as you make your way through an abandoned mine in the uninhabited area of northern Greenland. It’s a lonely venture down into the depths of the mine, and it holds plenty of secrets to make things even worse. It’s not your typical horror experience, but it’s definitely one to consider if you’re looking for something different from the norm.