Halloween games: spooky fun, nothing scary

Halloween is about costumes, sweets and a little thrill. Our games stay friendly for all ages — the challenge comes from speed and clever levels, not from horror.

Two ghostly picks

• Ghost Hunter — a hand-drawn archery game in a moonlit graveyard. Aim your bow at cartoon animal ghosts (a snail, a spider, an owl and more), knock thrown bones out of the air before they reach your five hearts, and work through twelve Haunted Path levels.
• Ghost Detector — a pretend "ghost radar" for parties. It uses no real sensors: you charge the engine, switch the frequency and watch colourful blips appear on the sweep. Pure make-believe, and a fun gag for a Halloween evening.

For a Halloween evening

• Arcade games with fast rounds — try to beat your score before the next doorbell.
• Shooters with cartoon style and quick restarts.
• Puzzles for the calm after trick-or-treating.

Not celebrating? These games work on any autumn evening too.