Xbox is now ready to embrace the season, joining in on the industry's expanding Halloween festivities. The Xbox storefront has kicked off Shocktober, its annual Halloween sales event. This year's Xbox game sale is advertising discounts of up to 70% off and features over 200 different game listings. Further, it includes games that are playable across the Xbox console platform, with titles that run on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Xbox's Shocktober sale should last two weeks, through November 4.
Headlining the Shocktober sale are several major game releases. The most prominently featured game on sale being the Diablo Prime Evil Collection, which bundles together Diablo 2: Resurrected with the Diablo 3: Eternal Collection. It's discounted 30% off, dropping the price to $41.99. Other prominently featured games include Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Borderlands 3: Ultimate Edition, and Resident Evil Village.
The Shocktober sale name isn't just for show, either. The sale focuses on games that fit the season, either in the horror genre or featuring content that can be frightening, dark, or tense. That includes horror games like the asymmetrical multiplayer game Dead by Daylight, discounted to $14.99, the BioShock collection for $9.99, The Medium, The Evil Within 2, Little Nightmares, and more. There's even discounted Halloween DLC, like The Sims 4's Spooky Stuff Pack discounted 25% off to $7.49.
Several major horror franchises are also well-represented in the Shocktober sale. It isn't just Resident Evil Village that's been discounted, but the full series. That includes Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 6, and Resident Evil 7, as well as the Revelations duology. Castlevania is another series on sale, with the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, Harmony of Despair, Symphony of the Night, and the Lords of Shadow series discounted.
Expect a good number of indie horror games available in the Shocktober sale, too. Carrion, Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted, Sheltered, The Sinking City, and many more impressive indie games are available. Most of them are heavily discounted, too, making for a selection of affordable frights for Halloween.
With over 200 game listings in the Shocktober sale, there should be a spooky game for every Xbox gamer to purchase. Alternatively, Xbox Game Pass subscribers have a curated list of Shocktober games selected just for Halloween in the app, many of which are the same games currently on sale. Xbox is going out of its way to ensure Shocktober can be enjoyed by as many Xbox and PC gamers as possible.
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