Are you ready for a dread-filled Halloween with Nintendo?

Halloween is almost here - and Nintendo is gearing up for a dread-filled season this year. If you’re looking for games to get you into the spooky spirit, we have a few bone-chilling suggestions to place at the top of your lists.

Metroid Dread

The first 2D Metroid game in 19 years with a new story, Metroid Dread will allow you to suit up once again as an intergalactic bounty hunter, Samus. You’ll descend upon planet ZDR to inspect a mysterious transmission, only to find that the planet has become overrun with vicious alien lifeforms and murderous robots called E.M.M.I.. 

Will you help Samus overcome the inhuman threat stalking the depths of ZDR? You’ll have to find out for yourself in this brand new, dread-filled game available exclusively on the Nintendo Switch family of systems. 

Available Now: $79.99 CAD
Find more information
here.

Diablo II: Resurrected

A timeless classic, remastered. As the Lord of Destruction returns, you’ll embark on an adventure through icy caverns, horrific tombs filled with undead abominations and frozen wastelands. Your goal? To storm the gates of Hell to defeat Diablo himself. 

Think you have what it takes?

Available Now: $59.99 CAD
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here.

Little Nightmares: Complete Edition

Do you remember your childhood fears? 

Little Nightmares immerses you within your deepest fears, in a dark whimsical tale that asks you to confront the things that scare you most. Trapped in an oversized dollhouse inhabited by monstrous residents who are looking for their next meal, you’ll have to light your way through the darkness, avoid danger and run for your life to find a way out. 

Available Now: $39.99 CAD
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here.

Dead by Daylight 

Survive together...or not. Dead By Daylight gives you the chance to be in your favourite horror movies. In this 1v4 multiplayer, you’ll choose to take on the role of the unstoppable Killer, and master your unique ability to hunt, or one of four Survivors, hoping to outwit the Killer and escape the grounds. Real players and real fear means that you’ll never know how a game will turn out - can you escape by daylight? 

Available Now: $37.49 CAD
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here.

Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle 

Welcome back to Camp Crystal Lake!

Become Jason Voorhees, one of the most famous name's in horror, and terrorize the campers at Camp Crystal Lake. As Jason, you'll stalk campers across 150+ levels in the most gruesome puzzle game ever! For ever puzzle you solve, you'll unlock new weapons and attacks. ​ 

Available Now: $24.99 CAD
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here.

OXENFREE

OXENFREE presents an opportunity to play as Alex, a bright, rebellious teenager who unwittingly opens a ghostly rift on an old military island, revealing a cryptic past. You’ll soon find that you’ve unleashed ominous creatures, and begin unraveling multiple mysteries that span lifetimes. How you deal with the events, your peers and the mysterious spectres is up to you. 

Available Now: $9.99 CAD
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here.

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Since the 1983 release of the Family Computer (Famicom) system in Japan, and continuing through Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo’s focus has been the development, manufacturing, and sale of its gaming systems and software. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 6 billion video games and over 870 million hardware units globally, and has created franchises such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Pokémon™, Metroid™, Kirby™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™, and Splatoon™.

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