plants vs zombies Not new, but still very good. A classic and colorful strategy game about growing flowers and other plants to stop zombie invasions. It’s not scary at all, but it’s a perfect game to play on a cool October night, especially if you have kids who don’t want to watch scary movies or play scary games. plants vs zombies Still worth booting up later and playing all those Halloweens. A true classic.
That’s the end of the list! But if you’re still looking for games to play this October and like some scarier games, you can check out List of the best horror games on Xbox Game Pass.
Update: October 17, 2024: The list has been updated again with three new games (Don’t Starve, Plants vs. Zombies, and Cult of the Lamb). We also removed Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle as it was removed from the store in January 2023.
Update: October 12, 2022: This list has been updated again with two new games. (Echo generation and random loss.)
Updated: October 17, 2021: This list was originally published on October 31, 2020, and has been updated with two new games. (Pumpkin Jack and Medical Evil.)