Xbox Game Pass is constantly adding new games, but October is a special month as many celebrate all things spooky and horror oriented, including games. There are plenty ofclassic horror gamesto replay, but it’s always nice to celebrate with something else. Many Xbox Game Pass users will be able to playScornthis October, day one on the service.
Originally,Scornwas scheduled to release on October 21, but that’s now been moved up a week.Scornis billed as an “atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.” Players have to remain aware of their own bodies, the entire world around them, and more, as there is no sympathy for those who miss a key detail.
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Developer Ebb Software and Publisher Kepler Interactive have announcedScorn’s new release dateas October 14, although the companies do not dive into why it changed the release date. All the small trailer indicates is fans have waited long enough, so it’s likely that the logistics just lined up in a way that the companies could get it in fans' hands sooner.
During ourpreview ofScorn, we wrote that its 45-minute prologue “establish[es] that the game’s Giger inspirations are on point and the gameplay does not fall into the typical horror mold. Ebb Software no doubt wants to unnerve its players but in ways that make sense for this world.”
Of course, it’s far from the only game coming to Xbox Game Pass in October. Aside fromScorn,fans can expectCoral IslandandEvilleon October 11,Dyson Sphere Programon October 13,A Plague Tale: Requiemon October 18,Norcoon October 20,Persona 5 Royalon October 21,Gunfire Rebornon October 27, andSignalison October 27. Of these,Scornis not the only game perfect for the upcoming spooky season.
As a franchise,A Plague Talehas never been full-blown horror, but it definitely creeps close to it. TheRequiemsequel is highly anticipated and perfectly complementsScorn’s addition to Xbox Game Pass. At the same time,Signalisis a survival-horror game, and that ups the ante all the more. What’s clear is that, while the verdict is still out on many of these games, Xbox Game Pass is doing Halloween right.
Scornreleases June 13, 2025, for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
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