Little ammo, no allies, no weapons, dark environment; these all create a situation making you vulnerable, and that is what a horror game plays on. The scare comes from the possibility that something will jump out, shock you, and eat you alive-end of the game.
Like most horror games, as you get further and further, you grow increasingly powerful, diffusing much of the fear and tension, but Bios hock haunts throughout the game.
2. Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first person shooter video game. The game launched in 2009 for Windows and Xbox 360 and, later in 2010 was available for Mac.
The premise of game is simple; you and three of your friends must fight your way through hordes of zombies towards a safe house or extraction point, but if you stray too far from your friends, you might be picked off by a hunter zombie or strangled by a smoker zombie. This zombie thriller will have you racing for safe areas, while fighting off hordes of zombies. The new zombies and environments will have your heart jumping.
The premise of game is simple; you and three of your friends must fight your way through hordes of zombies towards a safe house or extraction point, but if you stray too far from your friends, you might be picked off by a hunter zombie or strangled by a smoker zombie. This zombie thriller will have you racing for safe areas, while fighting off hordes of zombies. The new zombies and environments will have your heart jumping.
3. Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4 is a survival horror third person shooter video game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4. There are currently several editions of the original Resident Evil for sale, but the Resident Evil 4 is scarcest game within.
The premise of the game is the strong suit. You are trapped in a mansion filled with zombies. To escape, you have to kill as many zombies, zombie dogs, and zombie plants as you can. This game is just a giant front for an evil corporation that has facilities beneath and has to solve a puzzle or twelve to make any progress.
Resident Evil 4 has a number of great moments, but the best may be the opening scene. Trapped in a macabre European village, Leon Kennedy is forced to hide in attics and behind houses as the populace tries to kill him. It's a masterfully designed level that is both open-ended and claustrophobic, and does well to set the tone for the rest of the game.
The premise of the game is the strong suit. You are trapped in a mansion filled with zombies. To escape, you have to kill as many zombies, zombie dogs, and zombie plants as you can. This game is just a giant front for an evil corporation that has facilities beneath and has to solve a puzzle or twelve to make any progress.
Resident Evil 4 has a number of great moments, but the best may be the opening scene. Trapped in a macabre European village, Leon Kennedy is forced to hide in attics and behind houses as the populace tries to kill him. It's a masterfully designed level that is both open-ended and claustrophobic, and does well to set the tone for the rest of the game.
4. Dark Souls
Dark Souls is an action adventure, role playing game video game developed and published for PlayStation 3 and published for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by Namco Bandai Games.
The game focuses on dungeon crawling and the tension and fear that arise when players encounter enemies in this setting. The game is a spiritual successor to Demon's Souls. It takes place in an open world environment and allows players to light Bonfires, which functiond as respawn locations. These bonfires also replenish health, magic, and special items like Estus flasks, limited vials that restore health. The player has to battle using various weapons and strategies to survive in a dark fantasy world. Online features allow players to share the play experience without need for direct communication.
There are more weapons, spells, and new classes. It is also said to be 'significantly harder', with more enemies and more difficult encounters. It includes leaving messages to other players, seeing others' deaths, and player versus player.
The game focuses on dungeon crawling and the tension and fear that arise when players encounter enemies in this setting. The game is a spiritual successor to Demon's Souls. It takes place in an open world environment and allows players to light Bonfires, which functiond as respawn locations. These bonfires also replenish health, magic, and special items like Estus flasks, limited vials that restore health. The player has to battle using various weapons and strategies to survive in a dark fantasy world. Online features allow players to share the play experience without need for direct communication.
There are more weapons, spells, and new classes. It is also said to be 'significantly harder', with more enemies and more difficult encounters. It includes leaving messages to other players, seeing others' deaths, and player versus player.
5. Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror adventure game by Frictional Games, who previously developed the Penumbra series and released for Windows, Mac OS X, and GNU/Linux platforms, the game features an unarmed character exploring a dark and foreboding castle, while avoiding monsters and other obstructions and solving puzzles.
Players will take on the role of Daniel as he awakens to find himself in a mysterious castle with no memory about his past. Not only will players explore through the physical castle, they will also experience Daniel's tormented memories as he slowly regains them. The game does not give the player access to weapons. As such, the player must use their wits to escape and hide from the monsters, until they lose interest in finding the player. The monsters are very capable of tearing down doors in their path and kicking obstacles out of the way.
Players will take on the role of Daniel as he awakens to find himself in a mysterious castle with no memory about his past. Not only will players explore through the physical castle, they will also experience Daniel's tormented memories as he slowly regains them. The game does not give the player access to weapons. As such, the player must use their wits to escape and hide from the monsters, until they lose interest in finding the player. The monsters are very capable of tearing down doors in their path and kicking obstacles out of the way.
6. Limbo
Limbo is a puzzle platform video game developed by Playdead and released in 2010 as a platform exclusive title on Xbox Live Arcade.
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player controls the boy throughout the game. As is typical of most two dimensional platform games the game is presented through dark, grayscale graphics, with minimalist ambient sounds, creating a creepy, haunting environment. The dark visuals also hide numerous environmental and physical hazards, such as deadly bear traps on the forest floor, or lethal monsters hiding in the shadows, such as a giant spider. Among the hazards are glowing worms, which attach themselves to the boy's head and force him to travel in one direction, until removed.
7. Dead Nation
Dead Nation is a shooter video game for PS 3 developed by Housemarque and released in 2010. It takes place in a fictional world afflicted by a zombie.
The player can play as a male or female character and fight, and they are awarded with money when zombies are killed. Money is used to purchase and upgrade weapons and multipliers grant better scores. Each time players are hit, they lose health. Players fight their way through ten levels, using weapon shops that allow weapon upgrading and armor swapping. During the levels, players can find chests that hold ammunition, multipliers, money, or armor pieces. At times the players are trapped in areas where they must survive until they have accomplished a certain goal. Armor sets influence strength, endurance and agility.
The player can play as a male or female character and fight, and they are awarded with money when zombies are killed. Money is used to purchase and upgrade weapons and multipliers grant better scores. Each time players are hit, they lose health. Players fight their way through ten levels, using weapon shops that allow weapon upgrading and armor swapping. During the levels, players can find chests that hold ammunition, multipliers, money, or armor pieces. At times the players are trapped in areas where they must survive until they have accomplished a certain goal. Armor sets influence strength, endurance and agility.
8. Dead Island
Dead Island is a first person horror action-adventure video game developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It was originally announced at E3 2006, but was pushed back to 2011 and was released on September 6, 2011.
Dead Island is noteworthy for not just its survival horror elements, but its RPG and FPS elements as well. As your character progresses throughout the story, certain skills will level up and become stronger, turning them from a frightened survivor into an unstoppable zombie slayer.
Dead Island is noteworthy for not just its survival horror elements, but its RPG and FPS elements as well. As your character progresses throughout the story, certain skills will level up and become stronger, turning them from a frightened survivor into an unstoppable zombie slayer.
The game gives the player the freedom to explore the town Greenvale and choose events and activities to participate in alongside mandatory sequences which advance the overall story. York is controlled from an over the shoulder perspective, he must stop moving in order to aim and fire his laser sighted weapons. He may explore the environments on foot, or use one of the cars to travel long distances at speed. These cars must be maintained, as they consume fuel, which York must purchase, and accumulate damage which will render them useless unless York pays for their repair. He himself must also be maintained, as he requires food and sleep at regular intervals. He must also shave and change his clothes periodically or his hygiene-related scores will suffer.
10. Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 is a survival horror third person shooter video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Unlike its predecessor, Dead Space 2 has a multiplayer mode. A Collector's Edition is available for all three platforms.
The game works best when you are not fighting anything at all, when you are just exploring the space station. But that is because you know that an attack can come from anywhere. Monsters pop out of ducts without warning, and while you have some powerful weapons, ammo is still a precious commodity. Like a good horror movie, even making the right choices does not mean you will be able to keep all your friends alive. Just keeping your own sanity is victory enough when the world is crumbling around you.
The game works best when you are not fighting anything at all, when you are just exploring the space station. But that is because you know that an attack can come from anywhere. Monsters pop out of ducts without warning, and while you have some powerful weapons, ammo is still a precious commodity. Like a good horror movie, even making the right choices does not mean you will be able to keep all your friends alive. Just keeping your own sanity is victory enough when the world is crumbling around you.
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