What games would you pick that aren't really a part of the horror genre, but maybe have horror vibes, or fall vibes, or something else that makes them really suited for fall?
Another game I always thought of as horror-adjacent but not actually horror, but is ALSO a throwback from my childhood that I first played in the fall so I think of it in the fall:
Stanley parable goes pretty well with the times. A bit of confusion and almost never seeing the sun.
I sort of want to fire up Harvest Moon when the weather gets like this to be honest. It's got the right kind of cozy vibe, but it's obviously not horror. Maybe its spiritual successor is even better suited.
I'm also just partial to games where it can rain in the fall, like The Sims or even GTA.
Hellblade is a good horror-aesthetic but not really scary game
Bloodborne is a great choice! Last fall I had fun with Cult of the Lamb and Dredge. Also gonna recommend Inscyption. I've also seen Night in the Woods recommended in similar threads, but I haven't played it myself.
An old one just came to mind:
It's kind of a point and click adventure, although I played it originally on a NES. The music gets a little repetitive, but it's pretty enjoyable. You can watch a playthrough here, but I don't think it's a very fun game to watch, you really gotta play it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcZp3nETUXQ
Gone Home! And I can also think of Hollow Knight and Majoras Mask.
It might be tagged as a horror game, but I think of it as more of an action game with a horror theme: Kingdom of the Dead is a fun little boomer shooter with stylized graphics. It's playable on Steam Deck (I had to change the controls), but I'd recommend playing it on a larger screen.
And The Upturned Is a a cartoony horror-comedy game with a great sense of humor.
Maybe those are both technically part of the horror genre, but I didn't think they were scary and I liked them too much to not mention them.
Against the Storm Roguelike resource manager with atmospheric vibes, seasons featuring a devastating storm. Not really horror but has spooky undertones.
Darktide is probably the most horror-y of the 40k games with the nurglite hordes and monstrosities, and while not quite scary a well placed daemonhost can make for some tense moments.
Costume Quest is technically past due, but being set on Halloween has big spooky fall vibes.
Gothic 1 and 2
System Shock and Bioshock
Not a gory horror game but Alan Wake 2 has been making me feel a very certain way lately.
Dwarf Fortress with the Autumn Kingdom mod:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlUJB63JUqg&list=PLXX7Rp0iXj0nJAtn9BVlkUStCJ934c-nt
(I highly recommend watching Krugg's DF content)
Playing The Thaumaturge RN and it totally gives off spooky vibes but isn't actually frightening
Dark Souls 1 cus you get to be cozy by bonfires
MediEvil has a lot of spooky vibes mixed with its cheesy skeleton slapstick.
Darkest Dungeon
I got Mouthwashing from a kind lemming and it certainly has vibes
Team Fortress 2 for the halloween event(s).
I get the sense that the recent Resident Evil games are basically zombie-themed shooters rather than proper horror games, but I haven't played them to confirm.
Halloween Harry
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
I've been playing Hungry Horrors. It is quite charming and based on British monsters/myths.
Bloodborne's pretty horror-oriented, no?
But on the question, almost every metroidvania I've seen, including the games that give name to the genre, have some degree of horror in them.
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