I've always been a huge fan of the genre in question. But I've only played a handful of games that would fit this description. Games like the Resident Evil and Silent Hill series, also Parasite Eve (although it lacks in 'horror'), it's still a prime example of the 'survival' that I'm looking for.

Do you know of any games that would fit in this genre? Preferrably for PS2, but PS1 and 3 will do nicely too, and why not even PC while were at it.

It can be more horror orientated than survival, and vice versa. As an example, I love Parasite Eve because the survival aspects of the game are so good, they make up for the lack of horror. So the suggestions don't have to be 50/50 survival and horror, but one can make up for the lack of the other, if that makes any sense!

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condemned i found particularly terrifying. that came out across many systems, though other than PC im not sure which ones. also had the most satisfying melee combat ive experienced in a game.

aliens versus predator (the marine missions) are also scary as fuck.

many people found deadspace to be scary, but after the first few scares i wasn't that impressed. still worth a look though.

Bioshock is awesome! Also look at Penumbra and Left 4 Dead

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Eventhough I'm not that into fps games, those are all good suggestions, Bioshock looks nothing short of awesome


This is what a scary scene looks like in my book;

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Wilson: Everytime I go to one of your parties, I end up embarrassing myself in some new and unexpected way.

House: The thing with the duck was hardly unexpected.

bioshock is awesome, but its not even remotely scary. and condemned is indeed a first person game, but its not a shooter you very very rarely ever have a pistol

also, i think that first person games are inherently more frightening.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN bioshock is awesome, but its not even remotely scary. and condemned is indeed a first person game, but its not a shooter you very very rarely ever have a pistol also, i think that first person games are inherently more frightening.

True, true.

I guess I've just seen so many first-person shooters, that I have automatically thought of FP games as FPS games.
So thanks for pointing out the difference.

Condemned sounds intriguing. I'll look into that

One thing that adds dramatically to the survival aspect, is when your BFG a lá Doom is replaced by nothing else than a knife or a stick.

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Originally posted by DuBam True, true. I guess I've just seen so many first-person shooters, that I have automatically thought of FP games as FPS games. So thanks for pointing out the difference. Condemned sounds intriguing. I'll look into that One thing that adds dramatically to the survival aspect, is when your BFG a lá Doom is replaced by nothing else than a knife or a stick.

haha yeah, that's exactly why condemned is so freaky. 99% of your weapons are bits of wood, or pipes or other things you find laying around. the pistols are all single-use, and normally only have a handful of bullets.

i picked it up for like $20 and was blown away by the game and how scary it was (at least for me). there is also a sequel out on consoles, but havent played it.

Awesome! The atmosphere and graphics, the flashlight lighting in the darkness, everything is exactly the same as in Silent Hill



Will definitely check out this series

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Wilson: Everytime I go to one of your parties, I end up embarrassing myself in some new and unexpected way.

House: The thing with the duck was hardly unexpected.

Call Of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of The Earth was a great game. It was flawed, but had some great scares and atmosphere nevertheless. Though you'd probably have to download it at this point.

It doesn't count as survival horror at all, but if you've never played Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, do so immediately. Fucking astounding game.

I've been playing Clive Barker's Jericho lately and it's really neat so far. Unfortunately, it's more on the shooter side of games, but it's cool - there's zombies and horrible Barker-esque creatures all over, and you are a part of some sort of occult special forces unit. I know, how uninspired. But it's about as entertaining as the original F.E.A.R. I'd say, which means it's worth a try.

It really is too bad that most horror-themed games are first-person, but I think that's an aspect sort of similar to the original Resident Evils in that a sort of 'fixed' perspective is slightly scarier due to the fact that your vision is going to be more limited. I dunno.

One thing I have noticed about good horror games though, is that they always go really fast for me. It's likely because I rush through them because they're scary though. Ravenholm, for example, is always a fucking race.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On

Thanks for yet another great post, I'll look into those that I can find

You wouldn't mind posting a few videos or something from some of those games you suggested?

About that last line you wrote, regarding running through.. Have you played any of the Silent Hills? It just occurred to me that the first two times I played them (3rd one in particular), I was so scared of just 'looking around', that I always just looked at the map, took the right direction,
and simply ran from point A to B

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Wilson: Everytime I go to one of your parties, I end up embarrassing myself in some new and unexpected way.

House: The thing with the duck was hardly unexpected.

I'd be more than happy to dig up some gameplay videos for you, but I am at work for the next 9 hours and all games/video sites are blocked. :/

And my Silent Hill experience is quite minimal. I remember playing the first one and that it was really pretty frightening, but I recall there being a fixed, 3rd person perspective... it has been years though, so maybe I have it all wrong. Though I wouldn't put it past them to give you camera options for the express purpose of not using them. Seems more tense that you would in fact be afraid to see all that you can at all times, and you know how those guys like to play psychological games within their games.

If I were home, I'd go visit 4chan's /x/ (Paranormal) board. I promise you will find some great recommendations there - those people never turn their fucking lights on.

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Fatal Frame 2 + 3 = excellent horror games..scarier than Silent Hill IMO.

Last edited by Capitalizt on Jun-10-2009 at 18:21