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Alien Syndrome is a cooperative, top-down, run & gun shooter with aliens developed by SEGA as an arcade game in 1987. Compared to other shooters at the time, Alien Syndrome introduced a horror atmosphere in an isolated space station, along with some exploration and survival elements.
A first-person adventure game with RPG elements, released by Microcabin in 1986. The game featured environments rendered in 3D polygon graphics, for possibly the first time in a home video game, along with early survival horror elements. However, the game is better remembered for its cyberpunk narrative, which was adapted into a sci-fi novel shortly afterwards.
Brain Breaker is an epic open-world platform-adventure for the Sharp X1 Japanese home computer. It was an early Metroidvania-style game, predating both Metroid and Castlevania. It was designed by Hiroshi Ishikawa and published by Enix in 1985.
Designed by Yoshio Kiya and released by Nihon Falcom in 1983, this was possibly the first action RPG. It introduced real-time combat, sci-fi elements, a persistent open world with day-night cycle, and survival mechanics. This was a precursor to Falcom's seminal action RPG franchise, Dragon Slayer.
An early horror game released for the Bandai LCD Solarpower handheld system in 1982. It featured two LCD panels stacked on top of each other.
Players navigate a haunted house in this Atari 2600 horror game.
A 2D side-scrolling platformer with a main character that resembles Alex Kidd. He has a giant fist that is, and he uses it to defend this haunted House from none other than Dracula. It was originally the 1982 arcade game Monster Bash.
3D Monster Maze is an adventure game for the Sinclair ZX81, originally released in 1982. In it, you must attempt to escape from a maze without being eaten by a Tyrannosaurus rex. It is one of the very first 3D games developed for the home microcomputer.
The first survival horror game, developed by Akira Takiguchi and Masakuni Mitsuhashi, and published by ASCII in 1981.
A formerly-planned action FPS from Darkworks, who previously began development of "I Am Alive". The game was to be set in a town coated in an unusual fog which infects that which it touches.
A survival horror game from the creators of Two Worlds.
Human Element is the first game from Robotoki. It is about zombies and survival. The game is on hiatus as of January 20, 2015.
What was to be a new entry in the Silent Hill franchise for the PS4 involving Hideo Kojima, Guillermo Del Toro, and Norman Reedus, was officially cancelled on April 27, 2015. The 'PT' demo of the game has also been taken off PSN.
Possession is a survival horror game inspired by classic zombie movies. You play as the "Enslaver," a former-human who can take command of all zombies.
A first-person survival game where the player takes the role of Howard Chapman, a detective investigating an incident on Erlsen Island and what drove the residents to madness.
A remake of 2001's Silent Hill 2 developed by Bloober Team.
Silent Hill F brings Konami's survival horror series to 1960s Japan.
Pneumata is a psychological horror game from Deadbolt Interactive.
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