Quest, Steam & More: New Halloween VR Games & Updates to Play

Here’s what we recommend. Here’s what we’d recommend.

Between new horror titles, horror-adjacent action titles and seasonal-themed updates for something a bit lighter, many VR games can be found celebrating Halloween. We’ve seen a number of VR games that will cover all your needs in 2024. While some Halloween events are repeats from previous years, others are offering something new, and that’s before we get into all the

we’ve seen across this month.Spooky BeatSo, if you’re after VR games to play this Halloween, here are a few options.Elixir Of MadnessAnother Door: Escape RoomHouse of Terrorhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD-j0dCzSeAWidow’s Walkabout is a new VR escape room game offering horror and action experiences. Skonec Entertainment’s VR escape room game is available in single-player or co-op modes. Levels include “a trap-filled lab built by a mad-scientist to a doll-room cursed by a ghost of a deceased child.” UploadVR has been informed that a

is planned, though specifics are unknown.new VR gamesArizona Sunshine Remake

Following in the footsteps of

, Vertigo Games has "completely rebuilt" the original entry with

Another Door: Escape Room, where you must once again survive in a post-apocalyptic southwestern America. In our review of it, we gave it 4/5 and praised it for being a “fresh remake” of the original. “Halloween themed updateBLUD

is a recently released mixed reality rage room where you massacre unicorns. Developer No Ragrets Games informed UploadVR that next week’s free Halloween update will introduce infected donuts that turn these unicorns into zombies, and it’s up to you to contain the infection.

Breachers

Developed by Hyper Dash studio Triangle Factory, Arizona Sunshine 2 is a 5v5 tactical VR shooter that’s seen Arizona Sunshine Remake since last April. Following last year’s

, it’s celebrating Halloween with character makeup and Halloween gun skins.

BLUDCactus Cowboy: Desert Warfare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7bG2b5-eFo

Revolter with a skull mask on the left followed by an RCP skin that is ghost-themed, a Vezin skin that is pumpkin themed, a bandaged Jesper skin, a reaper Omen skin, a scarecrow trick-or-treat canutt skin, and finally on the right side an enforcer with a ghost spray on their helmet.

Cactus Cowboy – Desert Warfare, an action-adventure VR shooter, has already released its free Breachers update for existing owners on all platforms. Running for roughly 1 hour, this mini-adventure sees you and your friends discover a secret lab underground.continuous post-launch updatesClawballexamplehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa255V6D4eY

Developed by ARVORE, the Brazilian studio behind

is a competitive 3v3 VR soccer game with arm-swinging locomotion and a social hub. It recently launched on Quest as a free-to-play and to celebrate Halloween, Clawball’s offering seasonally themed cosmetics.HalloweenDeath Game Hotel

Big thanks to everyone who joined us for our first Halloween event weekend!

The spooky fun's just getting started,

let’s keep the festivities rolling! White Owls Inc.’s Death Game Hotel is now available! White Owls Inc.’s debut VR title, Pixel Ripped, is now available. It is a puzzle gambling horror game which we rated as “excelling in multiplayer”. There’s already been one weekend Halloween event so far, and it sounds like the studio has even more planned.ClawballDerby

Derby Halloween update is out on

! Throwback Studios’ (@throwbackvr),
Derby, a VR social game based on baseball where players can play with their friends to compete in baseball home runs or try to climb the leaderboards. A recent update introduced a new Halloween map with various seasonal decorations, which you can see in action above.
DigiGods#DeathGameHotel #DGH #Deathgame2000 #VirtualReality #Poker #MetaQuest pic.twitter.com/ACjYW7an2C

Squido Studio released its latest October 16, 2024

patch, bringing the VR/MR sandbox game to version 1.4 with the appropriately named ‘Death Game Hotel.’ That introduces three playable monster variants with different visuals and abilities, a Hunt game mode where it’s five players versus one monster, plus new items and seasonal props.

Dungeons Of Eternity

Dungeons of Eternity, UploadVR’s @MetaQuestVR of 2023, has launched a new ‘pic.twitter.com/6EUbQikxAX

‘ update on Quest. This update includes a themed Outpost and a Sandbox Arena gameplay mode, where players can design their own custom encounters. It also features spears as an additional weapon and new cosmetics. October 15, 2024

GRAB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7xZeLWcyk

Developed by SlinDev, GRAB is a multiplayer platforming game where you grab the air to launch yourself in any direction and promises over 600k user-created levels. To celebrate Halloween, GRAB’s introduced some new themed cosmetic items to its store.DigiGodsHyper DashNightmares Updatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtLRJlA3PwI

While Triangle Factory has mostly shifted to

, its free-to-play fast-paced VR multiplayer shooter best multiplayer VR game is bringing back its Halloween Sandbox once more. You can also activate a mutator so everybody in a match has a pumpkin head.

LEGO: Bricktales VR

Following last year’s launch on Quest,

just added a

that matches the flatscreen version's equivalent

. That introduces a new spooky swamp diorama, a new storyline where you must assist a mysterious witch, five new construction puzzles, and more.BreachersMedieval Dynasty: New SettlementHyper Dashhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akJfmYQV-5MHalloween Team Death Match mapFollowing its recent Quest 3 update and

announcement, immersive sandbox RPG

has kicked off a new limited-time

that’s running until November 14. This update introduces new decorations and a pumpkin crop as well as an exclusive side quest. Monkey DooLEGO: Bricktales VRMonkey doo is an online VR multi-player game by Clique Games that lets you throw doo and swing through vines. This year, the horror mode has been added to celebrate Halloween. The goal of Halloween update is to explore underground tunnels in order to save lost souls and avoid the corrupted creature that belongs with your titular enemy. That’s available with the October battle pass as paid DLC.updateOktoberfest: The Official Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzXRLmoj_Jo

, a free-to-play social VR game that recently launched on Quest, is celebrating Halloween with a seasonal event. The upcoming 'Alpha Bahn update' will include new outfits, spooky food, and spooky-themed balloons. That will introduce a new roller coaster you can ride and a new song for Brass Band Hero game.

Outta Handco-op modehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUj7qdtauRwMedieval Dynasty New SettlementLaunched last year on Quest, Halloween event evolves Gorilla Tag’s physical, gesture-based movement system with new mechanics, offering a 36-level campaign for this platforming adventure. The game has been updated to a

with a new skeleton-themed skin, a Halloween tutorial hat and new menu graphics. The initial Quest 3 release is a two-part fear simulation. ‘Spiders,’ uses room destruction to defend your home against an invasion of spiders, and ‘Demons,’ incorporates virtual televisions into the environment. That’s launching on October 31 for $4.

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Oktoberfest: The Official GamePhasmophobia

While it’s been available for years on Steam Early Access with optional PC VR support, co-op horror game

is coming to PlayStation VR 2 on October 29. The console release coincides with a new Halloween event,

, which goes live on October 28 for PC players.Outta HandPopulation: OneSpooky Update, the free-to-play battle royale VR shooter, is running a

from October 24 until November 7. This introduces seasonally-themed rewards, “Boo tech” where you can follow enemies across maps as a ghost to scare them, and a ‘Statmaster’ event that earns you points based to unlock various rewards.

RagnarockThe RingDeveloped by WanadevStudio,

is a Viking-metal VR rhythm game that involves drumming. Real VR Fishing has announced that they will be releasing a new “in the coming week”. It’s currently unclear if this will be a repeat of last year’s event, but we’ll update this if we find out more.Richie’s Plank Experience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvjC0MjYHGI

Toast Interactive informed UploadVR that Phasmophobia is receiving a minor update this Halloween focused on the previously released Crimson Eye. The update will include more spiders and improved textures and animations. Meanwhile, the “Dentist Room’s” lighting and animated dentists are being updated.

Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire

POPULATION: ONEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J0qGEkPDpQHalloween eventRecently released on Steam following a previous Quest launch,

is a horror title from Schell Games. You play as a vampire hunter guided by a mystical book, tasked with slaying these fearsome foes with “distinct peculiarities and inclinations” by quietly disarming traps and navigating puzzles.

Sky RunnerRagnarockhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rwq3JcCc0oHalloween update by RudyAA is a mixed reality game that sees you controlling drones across your playspace for a variety of missions. UploadVR informed the developer that they plan to release new skins, decorations and levels for Halloween.

Stilt

Real VR Fishing, VRKiwi’s bouncy VR platformer, is launching a new Halloween-themed multiplayer area on October 28. The Halloween event promises a hidden item hunt scattered across this area, two new enemy types, jump scares, and a nighttime setting for the lobby.

Taskmaster VR

is kicking off Halloween with a suitably themed "

,” overhauling the house theme and letting you play the entire game with this spooky theme. New tools, objects, easter eggs and outfits for the Taskmaster and his Assistant have been added, and that limited-time event is available now.Richie’s Plank ExperienceThe Exorcist: Legion VRNightmare Modehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFqCvE5ucg

Years after its initial launch, VR horror hit

received a brand new

this week just in time for Halloween. While Legion VR is available on most platforms, this new epilogue is currently only confirmed for Quest 2, 3, and 3S.Silent Slayer: Vault of the VampireUndead Citadel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lme-PnPVzZM

Developed by Dark Curry,

Sky Runner recently arrived on Quest. A medieval-era VR action game that uses physics-based combat, this undead killer features a story mode with over 10 levels, an endless horde mode with online leaderboards, and a sandbox mode.

Yeeps: Hide And Seek

StiltReminiscent of Gorilla Tag with its social gameplay, the free-to-play VR game Yeeps: Hide and Seek is currently celebrating Halloween with a new ‘Monster’ game mode. A paid DLC upcoming update with an exclusive witch Doctor outfit, Skullbomb gadget, and more is also live on Quest.

You Can’t Scare Me

Taskmaster VRhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv1xx9HRFCQSpooky Season EventDeveloped by LunaBeat,

aims to blend humor with horror for up to four players, featuring eight levels that range from a haunted mansion to an abandoned theme park. The Haunters create scary situations and traps while one player is the Haunted. In the next update, along with new weapons and Halloween goodies for

, we will also be adding some items themed around the holiday. For example: this grenade.

-ZERO CALIBER 2, OUT NOW ON QUEST! The action-packed shooter was updated earlier this year with the “Halloween themed goodies”. This update also promises to add new weapons to the game, in addition to the pumpkin grenades shown above.

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