Halloween Games Online — Free Spooky (Not Too Scary) Browser Games for Kids, Classrooms & Parties

Famous games that defined the genre

Magic Cat Academy (Google Doodle) — Google's Halloween 2016 Doodle game, released October 30, 2016: Momo, a black cat at a school for magic cats, fends off ghosts by drawing the symbol shown above each one. It was popular enough to get sequels as the 2020 and 2024 Halloween Doodles, and it is much of what people mean by "halloween games google". It is Google's game, not hosted here. Play a free ghost-busting arcade game: Kill a Ghost →

The Great Ghoul Duel (Google Doodle) — Google's Halloween 2018 Doodle and its first multiplayer Doodle: two teams of ghosts race to collect spirit flames and bank them. It returned as the Halloween 2022 Doodle. It is Google's game, not hosted here. Play as a sneaky ghost: Scary Ghost Finder →

Pac-Man — Namco's 1980 arcade classic, where four ghosts chase you through a maze and power pellets turn the hunt around. It is the original "run from the ghosts" game. It is a trademarked Bandai Namco title and is not hosted here. Play a free maze-and-ghosts homage: Pac vs Ghosts 2024 →

Costume Quest — Double Fine's 2010 role-playing game about trick-or-treating: your costume becomes your battle form when monsters kidnap your sibling on Halloween night. It remains one of the best-loved Halloween-themed games. It is paid on PC and consoles and is not hosted here. Play a free costume game: My Perfect Halloween Costume →

Luigi's Mansion — Nintendo's 2001 GameCube game (with later sequels) in which Luigi clears a haunted mansion with a ghost-sucking vacuum. It is spooky, funny and not frightening, which is the tone this page aims for. It is a Nintendo exclusive and is not hosted here. Play a free spooky platformer: Ghost Runaway →

Halloween games vs. horror games: which one you want

The two get mixed up, but they answer different moods. Horror games are built to frighten: jump scares, chases, dark rooms, a monster you cannot fight. Halloween games borrow the costume box instead, with pumpkins, witches, bats, friendly ghosts, skeletons and candy, and wrap it around ordinary, cheerful game types like runners, merge puzzles, match-3, dress-up and arcade shooters. Nearly everything on this page is fine for younger players and for a classroom screen. If the point is to be scared, head to our horror games collection instead: Granny-style escapes, Backrooms corridors and haunted houses live there.

Quick Halloween games for kids and classrooms

For short sessions on a shared screen, the one-button games work best. Flappy Pumpkin and Survival Pumpkin are single-tap endless games you can explain in five seconds. Little Pumpkin sends a pumpkin after candy, and Halloween Hop is a timing-jump game across spooky platforms. ABC Halloween is built for the youngest players, with ghosts and witches guiding alphabet mini-games. Duet Cats Halloween is a rhythm game where you steer two cats to Halloween music, and it can be played solo or together. None of these need an account, and progress lives in the browser.

Costume, makeup and party dress-up

Picking a costume is half the fun of Halloween, and it has its own run of dress-up games. Royal Couple Halloween Party has you style two characters for a party, and My Perfect Halloween Costume and BFFs Unique Halloween Costumes mix outfits, hair and accessories for a group of friends. Makeup Studio - Halloween focuses on spooky face makeup. They are also a decent way to test costume ideas before the real thing.

Spooky puzzles and arcade games for grown-ups

Older players who want Halloween without the kiddie feel have a few good options. Moto X3M: Spooky Land is the Halloween edition of the well-known Moto X3M stunt-bike series: timed tracks, flips and traps on a haunted theme. Boss Level - Pumpkin Madness is a retro arcade boss fight. Spooky Merge drops monster heads into a physics container for you to combine, Suika-style. Mahjong Connect Spooky is a calm tile-matching game with Halloween tiles, and Pac vs Ghosts 2024 is a synthwave take on the maze-and-ghosts arcade formula.