We bring you 5 must-play halloween one shot table top roleplaying games (ttrpg’s) to make your spooky dreams come true. 

Horror is such a vast genre and you get everything from campy scooby doo type horror to serial killer trapped in the woods type horror so we have endeavoured to give variety in the kinds of horror games on this list. 

1 Be Witched!

300 years ago three sisters were burned for being evil, child stealing witches. This halloween someone lights the Infinite Candle and brings them back to life for one night. But they are back with a plan to gain immortality. 

You are teenagers and the only people who can stop them. 

Enjoy this campy, friendly, familiar tale of saving a town from the witch sisters with your friends for a memorable time at the table. 

 

System: Monster of the Week

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Best for: One shots

Vibes: Campy, Funny, Quirky

2 Midnight Monster Mash

Play as monsters going to a human party. You have a group goal that you need to achieve before the humans discover you. 

Let your inner bat fly or howl at the moon as you get down to party.

This one comes with a pre-done one shot as well making it even easier to start.

 

System: 1d6 HLG system

Best for: One shots, Quick Set Up

Vibes: Campy, Sweet, Fun

 

3 Cabin in the Woods

You are in a Cabin in the Woods and something is out there.  This game is meant to be fast paced and terrifying. 

Lean into the movie tropes and be the jock, the nerd, the horror expert as you try to figure out what weird things are happening here and try to stop them. 

But things get worse and not everyone will survive. 

Can you? 

Roll to find out. 

System: 1d6 HLG system

Best for: One shots, Quick Set Up

Vibes: Scary, Dark, Thrilling

 

4 The Cave

You are monster hunters hired by big pharma to retrieve data from a site where scientists have disappeared. No one knows what’s down there. 

Face a dark cave system with no quick escape. 

Learn what happened to the scientists. 

And load your weapons because you are not alone in the cave.

System: Monster of the Week system

Best for: One shot

Vibes: Oppressive. Exciting. Something is out there.

5 The Haunting of Burton Manor

You are sent to investigate strange things happening in an old house that the new town sheriff just moved into. 

Not only is the house severely haunted but the ghost is out for blood. Can you save everyone in the house and stop the ghost or will you get killed first?

A game with a mystery, a rival team of investigators, desperate citizens and a supernatural force that likes to kill. 

System: Monster of the Week system

Best for: One shot

Vibes: Classic Haunting. Supernatural. Old House.

 

We are sure that you will find at least one Halloween one shot ttrpg from this list that you will love.