This is the scariest game to play on Xbox Game Pass this Halloween

It’s Halloween, which means two things; the first being that children will likely be knocking on your door all evening declaring “trick or treat”, and the second being horror games. Those of us enjoying the latter won’t exactly have to worry about incessant knocking as we try to wade through some of the scariest games out there as part of our festivities, headsets firmly glued on with our own blood-curdling screams drowning out the noise. Though, with that in mind, what should you be playing this All Hallows’ Eve? While Xbox Game Pass has a small selection of horror games that are in my backlog patiently waiting to be played (mainly The Evil Within 2), there’s one truly terrifying title that sticks out to me: the Dead Space Remake, which was released earlier this year and scored 5/5 - easily - in the VG247 review. Dead Space was one of the best survival horror games ever made, and its remake went the extra mile in securing that title. You’ll play as Isaac Clarke aboard the titular USG Ishimura, a mining ship that once explored, will never be forgotten. Arguably one of the most terrifying settings in the genre, feeling equal parts claustrophobic and threatening, it’s not the ship you have to worry about, but the horrifying Necromorphs that lurk around every corner. Read more