As the shadows grow longer and nights get chillier, VR horror enthusiasts have a feast in 2025. This year has brought us several new titles that push boundaries, creep under your skin, and haunt your headset long after you remove it. Whether you like full‑on monsters or subtle psychological dread, these games deliver. Here are the new VR horror games you must try this Halloween.
Memoreum
One of the most highly anticipated horror releases of 2025, Memoreum arrived in early October for Meta Quest headsets, with PSVR 2 and PCVR support to follow. This sci-fi survival horror experience takes place aboard the last human colony ship, where a mysterious infection called the “Ichor” has transformed the crew into terrifying mutations. From the very first moments, Memoreum crafts a deeply immersive, dread-soaked atmosphere. Flickering lights, ambient ship noises, and claustrophobic corridors make every moment feel dangerous. And that’s before the enemies start evolving.
What sets Memoreum apart is its blend environmental storytelling and psychological horror. The infection itself becomes a narrative element, affecting your perception of reality. As you push deeper into the derelict vessel, the sense of isolation intensifies. For any VR horror fan, this is a must-play for Halloween night.
Ghost Photographers
Released earlier this year for Meta Quest, Ghost Photographers is one of 2025’s most fun and social horror experiences. The game drops players into a cursed apartment building that spans nine eerie floors, where supernatural activity is surging. Armed only with a smartphone camera and a few detection tools, players must capture evidence of spirits, solve paranormal puzzles, and avoid becoming the ghosts’ next victim.
What makes Ghost Photographers particularly engaging is its multiplayer co-op gameplay. Teams must work together to photograph and catalog hauntings. All while managing limited equipment and reacting to increasingly aggressive spiritual encounters. Perfect for a Halloween game night with friends, Ghost Photographers blends classic ghost-hunting thrills with modern VR immersion.
BlackGate
BlackGate is one of the most original horror entries of 2025, blending survival mechanics, zero-gravity movement, and asymmetrical multiplayer gameplay. Released in early October on Meta Quest 3, this tense space horror game casts one player as an evolving alien predator while the others take on the role of engineers stranded on a damaged orbital station. The engineers must repair systems, gather resources, and survive long enough to escape. All while being hunted.
The tension in BlackGate doesn’t come from cheap scares, but from the escalating sense of terror. You never know where the alien is, or when it will find you. The shifting power dynamic between the hunted and the hunter is what makes BlackGate compelling. Navigating zero-gravity environments adds an additional layer of disorientation and vulnerability, amplifying the horror. With high replayability and a unique premise, this is one of the most exciting multiplayer VR horror games of the year. Ideal for groups looking to blend sci-fi with serious scares.
Scared by Squares
Launching in early access this month, Scared by Squares takes horror in an unconventional direction, using geometry and liminal spaces to create an unsettling experience that lingers long after you take off your headset. Set in a surreal world made entirely of shifting cubes, this game doesn’t rely on traditional monsters or gore. Instead, it uses subtle environmental manipulation, audio distortion, and psychological dissonance to disorient players and make them feel truly unsafe.
As you navigate “The Cube,” the world begins to change in impossible ways. Doors vanish, floors loop endlessly, and entire rooms seem to breathe. Occasionally, familiar objects twist unnaturally, and then act as if nothing is wrong. This kind of slow, creeping horror gets under your skin without ever resorting to jump scares. If you’re looking for a unique, intelligent VR horror experience that tests your sanity more than your reflexes, Scared by Squares is a must-try this Halloween.
POOLS VR
Inspired by the viral “Backrooms” aesthetic, POOLS VR is not your typical horror game and that’s precisely why it’s terrifying. Arriving on PSVR 2 in later this year, a demo version is available now. This exploration-based experience invites players to wander through endless maze-like environments made entirely of water, tile, and echo. There are no obvious threats, yet the feeling of dread is palpable.
The horror in POOLS VR comes from its minimalism. You’re completely alone, and the only sounds are your footsteps, your breathing, and the occasional splash. Sometimes, you’ll glimpse something – a shadow, a rubber duck, a distant figure – but it’s never clear if it’s real or imagined. This is a game about being lost, and about what your mind conjures in the silence.
My Monsters
While My Monsters isn’t a horror game in the traditional sense, it earns a place on this list for its deeply unsettling and emotionally charged themes. Released in early October, this hand-painted, narrative VR experience immerses you in a surreal dreamworld where your inner child meets a personal monster named Moti. As you explore the world of Onirium, you encounter manifestations of anxiety, loneliness, and loss. All presented through eerie visuals and haunting audio design.
The environments are strange yet beautiful, and the storytelling has moments of emotional weight that hit harder than some horror titles. It’s a game about confronting fear rather than fleeing from it, and that makes it uniquely fitting for Halloween — especially for players who want a break from high-intensity scares.
If you’re planning your ultimate VR Halloween experience, these 2025 titles are the freshest and most immersive options available. Memoreum delivers terrifying sci-fi survival, Ghost Photographers and BlackGate bring multiplayer mayhem, and Scared by Squares and POOLS VR offer atmospheric dread that plays with your mind. My Monsters rounds out the list with emotional depth and subtle unease — a reminder that not all monsters are external.
What’s your pick for the best new VR horror games of 2025? Did we miss your favourite off the list? Let us know in the comments below!
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