Halloween 2018: PC gaming’s most horrifying modes and makeovers

Another Halloween, another year in which shooter developers have inexplicably failed to implement my design for the ultimate seasonal weapon, the SpooK47. This despite clear specifications attached to the initial email, and in the follow-up, as well as in some cases described in person for the entirety of a 30-minute interview slot. Cowards. For whatever dunderheaded bureaucratic reason, studios all over the world are convinced they have better ideas than an assault rifle that fires ghosts and have, instead, built their own Halloween modes and celebrations into their games. Which I suppose will just have to do for now? Fine. I’ve pulled together those Halloween events that could sit alongside the SpooK47 in a pitch meeting and not look embarrassing by comparison. Yes, these are the games you should be playing over this most spooky of seasons. Some host fleeting events, over so quickly you'll wonder whether you dreamed the horrors up yourself. Others are permanent updates, forever increasing the grimness of their parent games. All are devilishly nasty and worthy of your All Hallows' Eve.