Fall is a great time of year for gamers. They love staying inside and watching a torrential downpour outside from their open windows (to smell the rain, of course). And, it is also about burning a pumpkin or apple-scented candle and cozying up with a game.
But finding one that’s befitting the season can be the hard part. Sure, all games can be played year-round, but if you’re into romanticizing the small things and really getting into the seasonal spirit, these are some games that are perfect for autumn. Our Fall game recommendations will start with cozy options and then get into some spookier ones for you horror lovers out there.
Stardew Valley
Not mentioning Stardew Valley would be a disservice to all cozy gamers. Though this is technically a game that spans the full course of the year (with amazing corresponding songs for each season), nothing is better to curl up and play than a farming simulator. With plenty of activities from fishing to mining, befriendable and romanceable characters, and a consistent storyline from playable year to year, Stardew Valley really has it all. Plus, the cute pixel style, with detailed sprites for each character, is the cherry on top.
Each season has devoted tracks that play as you adventure during the day, farming, caring for animals, and completing mysterious (perhaps magical) quests. The tracks for fall are our personal favorites, and they can definitely be played outside of just gaming contexts.
Fall in Stardew Valley lasts 28 days, with each day lasting about 14 minutes in real time. That means there is just over 6 hours of playtime in the season, but to be honest, all Stardew seasons are cozy and a great fit to play this autumn.
Wytchwood
Also in the witchy, magical realm, the cozy yet gothic design of Wytchwood makes it a great option for autumnal gaming.
Following a witch with a cool, medieval-looking helmet covering her face, players can explore the colorful, slightly eerie environment while gathering potion ingredients, solving puzzles and interacting with odd and interesting characters. Those interactions can include a judgment of their character. In these confrontations, you can punish them accordingly using magic, and take their souls— 12 to be exact, per a mysterious contract with a goat.
The gothic storybook look combined with the medieval-esque lute-based soundtrack makes playing Wytchwood feel like an alternate reality, and the slight spookiness of it all makes for a great fall playthrough.
Deltarune
A follow-up to the widely-beloved Undertale, Deltarune follows a new cast of characters, but most of the gameplay is functionally the same. Instead of following Frisk, you are now Kris, who is Toriel and Asgore’s child in the alternate reality the game presents. They are joined by Susie, their scary classmate, and Ralsei, a dark world prince. Plenty of Undertale characters appear in Kris’s Hometown, including Alphys, Undyne, and, of course, Sans.
The “real-world” aspects of the game, the parts that happen in the Hometown, are clearly set during the fall, where the environment is basked in warm orange and red hues. In the dark worlds, where our adventurers spend most of their time, the seasons are irrelevant. Regardless of the season, though, Deltarune is an odd mix of cozy and mysterious.
And don’t think that because it’s cozy that this game isn’t challenging—several battles have had us close to throwing our controllers across the room after a solid hour of attempts. The combat uses the same heart-in-a-box mechanics as Undertale did, and the devs created plenty of new, terrible ways for you and your crew to die.
Only five chapters of the game are out now, but there is a hefty amount of playtime in those chapters, so you will not be lacking in Deltarune for a good while. Unfortunately, though, chapter six isn’t set to come out until next year.
Cult of the Lamb
If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a cult leader—a perfectly normal goal to have—this cute, roguelike indie game is for you. You play as a lamb who goes around the forest saving new disciples from monsters and recruiting them to your cause.
The cute animation style, vibrant colors and upbeat soundtrack are the only things keeping this from being a horror game. The gameplay takes the cult leader through setting up a good basecamp, caring for their disciples, and adventuring into the wilderness for materials. There, the lamb meets enemy cultists, forest creatures, and god-like beings.
Cult of the Lamb is a low pressure game I like to hop onto every once in a while, though be sure not to leave for too long, or your disciples will be depressed and living in squalor by the next time you load the game. That said, we definitely won’t undersell the combat, and the permadeath aspect is enraging, so tread carefully. The warmth of the color palette and the cutesy coziness of it, despite the subject matter, make COTL a great game to cuddle up and play this fall.
COTL is available on console and PC, as well as Nintendo Switch.
Sally Face
We’re getting into the spookier choices now. Sally Face is an story-driven indie game that, interestingly, also involves cults, but definitely leans to the side of horror. The art style is very sketch-like, with loveable (and hateable) oddball characters filling the town of Nockfell.
Our main character, Sally, is a boy whose face was disfigured as a child and wears a mask to cover it, creating one of the best, most recognizable character designs in indie games. Through the course of the game, Sally and his friends discover the secrets of Nockfell while coming face-to-face with the supernatural.
The game has five chapters and spans about 9 hours of playtime, so it’s not a huge commitment. It’s great for a two/three-day playthrough, and is perfectly creepy and dark, befitting of the season. Sally Face 2 is in production now, with no set release date, so playing the first will get you caught up ahead of that release.
Little Misfortune
Another animated, 2D indie game with dark themes, Little Misfortune also deals with the supernatural. Players control a naive, 8-year-old girl living a dreary home life. She is guided by a voiced-over, unseen narrator, who tells her if she adventures into the forest, she can find a gift of Eternal Happiness, which she wants to give to her mother.
Take heed: in this dark, story-driven game, your choices have consequences. While there is a level of darkness and supernatural elements, Misfortune’s naivete also adds a level of whimsicality to her otherwise gloomy world. That combination, alongside the warm color choices for the environment, make this a great choice for fall gamers.
If you’re a fan of Fran Bow, you’ll like this one—the two were created by the same studio, Killmonday Games, and take place in the same universe.
Halloween: The Game
How ever could we forget a cult-classic movie-made-game? Halloween: The Game only came out on September 8, so audience reviews are just coming in. The structure is cool: you can either play as Michael Myers himself, a masked killer targeting the innocent civilians of Haddonfield, or civilians straight from the movie.
Laurie Strode, originally played by Jamie Lee Fox, is playable, of course, alongside Annie Brackett, Lynda van der Klok, and Bob Simms, among others. Civilians have unique stats and abilities, so choose wisely. Single-player story mode with Myers is relatively short, lasting only about 2-3 hours playing through main objectives, but multiplayer can be replayed as many times as you want. Multiplayer uses online matchmaking, but don’t expect it to be anything like Dead by Daylight.
With impressive graphics, multiplayer horror that varies every game, and constant activities making for quick gameplay, Halloween provides perfect asymmetrical horror for getting into the spooky mood this fall.
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