Looking to get scared in VR this Halloween season? Steam’s Halloween sale runs through November 1st, bringing discounts to fright-themed VR titles.

Leading the VR portion of the Steam Halloween sale is the fan-favorite zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine, on sale for $30, a 25% discount over the usual price. The recently released Duck Season experienced VR studio Stress Level Zero is also available, discounted by 15%. Perhaps the scariest of the bunch, Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul, gets a healthy 38% discount, as well as my vote as a solid choice for scaring friends and family this Halloween.

Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul | Image courtesy VRWERX

Meanwhile, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter gets a steep 80% discount, and while the VR version isn’t well rated, the $6 bundle includes the base game (which is quite well rated), so you can always fall back to non-VR play if you don’t like the VR implementation.

Rounding out the VR portion of the Halloween sale are a few lesser known but still well rated titles like Ghost Town Mine Ride & Shootin’ Gallery (discounted 25%), the recently released Organ Quarter (discounted 20%), and what’s by now a VR classic, Dreadhalls (discounted 25%).

To see all 20 discounted VR titles that are part of the Steam Halloween sale, scroll down to the ‘HORROR VR’ section on this page; you’ve got until November 1st at 10AM PT. There’s lots of other VR content on sale too (separately from the Halloween sale)—click here to check it out.

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Ben Lang
Ben is the world's most senior professional analyst solely dedicated to the XR industry, having founded Road to VR in 2011—a year before the Oculus Kickstarter sparked a resurgence that led to the modern XR landscape. He has authored more than 3,000 articles chronicling the evolution of the XR industry over more than a decade. With that unique perspective, Ben has been consistently recognized as one of the most influential voices in XR, giving keynotes and joining panel and podcast discussions at key industry events. He is a self-described "journalist and analyst, not evangelist."
  • Xron

    Gonna try Solus Project and Ethan Carter I guess… Any other advices?

  • Nice shout out for Ghost Train, underrated

  • Viktor Navarro

    Hm, VR is still rising in popularity. I guess they are trying to up its popularity by customizing the other sold games. i checked it out and there are only titles like Biohazard and Prey that are relatively new. Old hits are also on, but they are just that – old, everyone who would have them already did.