Dredge

Fishing isn’t scary, right? Wrong! In Dredge, fishing can be a very creepy pastime. A big part of this RPG fishing game is deciding how long to stay out each time you go looking for fish and goodies out in the sea. Stay out too long, and the sun will go down. And while there are rarer fish to be found at night, you’ll also have to deal with creepy, Lovecraftian monsters lurking out in the dark. While there are no jump scares or graphic gore, Dredge can get pretty dang creepy and spooky at times, making it a perfect game to play during the Halloween season.

If you are looking for some really scary games, check out our list of the scariest horror games from the last 20 years!

Update: 10/29/2025: This list has once again been updated. We’ve cleaned up some formatting issues and added Dredge. 

Update: 10/17/2024: This list has been updated again with three new games (Don’t Starve, Plants vs Zombies, and Cult of the Lamb). We’ve also removed Friday The 13th: Killer Puzzle as it was removed from stores in Jan. 2023.

Update: 10/12/2022: This list has been updated again with two new games. (Echo Generation and Lost In Random.)

Update: 10/17/2021: This list was originally published on October 31, 2020, and has now been updated with two new games. (Pumpkin Jack and MediEvil.)