PS Plus Halloween picks: Silent Hill 2, Alan Wake 2 and more

Sony has outlined a seasonal set of horror picks available on PlayStation Plus across PS4 and PS5. The curation spans modern remakes, multiplayer slashers, VR mini-collections and classic survival horror, including titles in the Game Catalog and Premium Classics tiers. Notably, Alan Wake 2 is listed as an October Monthly Game with availability until November 3, 2025. Below – the essentials: what each game offers, modes that matter, and where they sit in the PS Plus lineup.

Silent Hill 2 (PS5) – Game Catalog

The remake brings the PlayStation 2 landmark forward with updated controls and presentation while aiming to retain its oppressive mood and psychological edge. It remains a single-player experience with multiple endings to discover.

• Focus: Tense, psychological survival horror
• Structure: Story-driven campaign with branching outcomes

Until Dawn (PS5) – Game Catalog

A slasher-style interactive drama where choices determine who makes it through the night. The narrative continues even if characters die, keeping consequences front and center.

• Play style: Single-player with optional couch “pass-the-controller”
• Core hook: Choice-driven survival with branching paths

V Rising – Game Catalog

An action RPG and castle-builder hybrid set in a gothic open world. You rise as a weakened vampire, hunt to regain power, and expand a personalized stronghold complete with servants and treasure.

• Modes: Online multiplayer supports co-op alliances or PvP conflict
• Customization: Rebuild and outfit your vampiric castle

Alan Wake 2 – October Monthly Game

Remedy’s survival horror explores a meta narrative through dual protagonists – FBI agent Saga Anderson and writer Alan Wake. The campaign is single-player, with a post-completion New Game Plus mode titled The Final Draft.

• Availability: Listed as an October Monthly Game until November 3, 2025
• The Final Draft: Expanded ending, tweaked narrative, added collectibles and a new difficulty

Days Gone (PS4) – Game Catalog

An open-world action-adventure set in the Pacific Northwest, built around bike traversal, dynamic weather and large-scale “Freaker” hordes.

• Modes: Story campaign; Challenge Mode with combat trials and horde-focused objectives

Dead by Daylight – Game Catalog

A multiplayer slasher where 4v1 matches pit survivors against a single killer in procedurally generated arenas. Practice is possible with bots, but the core loop is online play.

• Variants: Modes such as 2v8 and the low-visibility Lights Out
• Watch trailer on YouTube

Outlast 2 – Game Catalog

A first-person, found-footage style survival horror that limits direct combat, heightening vulnerability and reliance on stealth and evasion. It is a single-player game built around exploration, jump-scares and flashback sequences.

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 – Game Catalog

Built for PS VR2, this entry offers 40 VR mini-games across Pizzaplex tasks and stage prep, unlocking new activities as earlier ones are cleared. It is single-player with no multiplayer mode.

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Killer Frequency – Game Catalog

A neon-soaked 1980s murder mystery from the perspective of a late-night radio host. You juggle puzzle-solving, clue-gathering and call management – each decision can determine a caller’s fate.

• Endings: Four variations depending on who survives

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

An interactive horror drama with five playable protagonists who can live or die based on player choices. Decisions reshape relationships, story beats and endings.

• Modes: Single-player; Movie Night couch co-op for 2-5 players; Shared Story two-player online co-op
• Curator’s Cut: Alternate perspective scenes with new choices

Hello Neighbor – Game Catalog

A stealth-driven break-in with adaptive AI that counters your tactics as you probe a neighbor’s home. It is a single-player experience with an optional Friendly Mode that eases difficulty.

Resident Evil Director’s Cut / 2 / 3 – Premium Classics

Capcom’s early trilogy defines fixed-camera survival horror with limited resources and intricate level layouts. Each entry is single-player with unlockable extras in later releases.

• Resident Evil 2: Two campaigns; mini-missions The 4th Survivor and Tofu Survivor
• Resident Evil 3: The Mercenaries – Operation: Mad Jackal action mode

Siren – Premium Classics

A methodical horror adventure centered on stealth and the distinctive Sightjack mechanic, which lets you see through enemies’ eyes – a perspective shift that elevates tension and planning.

• Unlockables: Time Attack mode; hidden puzzle mode Brain Cell Revival / Zuno via in-game archives
• Watch trailer on YouTube

Crow Country – Game Catalog

A throwback survival horror that nods to 1990s design while offering optional modern controls and camera movement. It mixes exploratory pacing with combat and resource management.

• Modes: Survival; Exploration (removes enemies); Murder of Crows (higher difficulty)

Quick reference – tiers and notable modes

The table below summarizes where each title sits on PS Plus and highlights mode-specific details players often check first.

Why it matters now

This curation maps cleanly to different horror tastes – from choice-driven dramas and retro-fixed camera throwbacks to co-op/PvP slashers and VR anthologies. If you have a specific mood in mind, the list makes it easier to zero in on the format and mode that fit – whether that is a solo psychological campaign, a couch co-op night, or a competitive 4v1 session.