Survival Horror

Overview

Players are typically placed in dark, secluded environments with limited inventory space and scarce ammo in order to put them at a disadvantage and consequently, make them focus on survival . These games commonly incorporate puzzles as well as visceral action sequences. Another factor that is often used to provoke a response from players is jump scares, these are used not only to startle players, but to also keep them on their toes. Typical adversaries in these games include; zombies, aliens, insects (often spiders) and grotesque monsters.

Notable Games and Franchises

Some titles have helped the survival horror genre in making a name for itself over the years. Here's a list of some of the most notable, in alphabetical order:

• Alone In the Dark
• Amnesia: the Dark Descent
• Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
• Clock Tower
• Condemned
• Corpse Party
• D
• Dead Space
• Deadly Premonition / Red Seeds Profile
• Doctor Hauzer
• Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
• Fatal Frame / Project Zero
• F.E.A.R.
• Haunting Ground
• Laplace no Ma
• Otogiriso
• Parasite Eve
• Penumbra
• Resident Evil / Biohazard
• Silent Hill
• Siren
• Souls
• Sweet Home
• System Shock
• War of the Dead
• Zero Escape