pack your flashlight put on a fresh pair
of underwear and get ready for some
heart pounding or goodness it was wild
and dark and weird even by my standards
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 survival horror games dr. verrity
died before he started working here just
our usual rule for this one one game per
franchise number 10 Alan Wake
you never published another one of those
shitty streams in Alan Wake players
incarnate the game’s titular hero who
after a long bout of writer’s block is
suddenly in the clutches of an
otherworldly darkness the game differs
from most survival Horrors in one main
respect the player must shine light on
enemies in order to eventually kill them
this makes the game more challenging
because new batteries and recharge time
are necessary for the flashlights of
course humanoid monsters aren’t the only
things you need to worry about as
various inanimate objects also come to
life and try to kill you
number nine condemned criminal origins
I believe you found mr. tennard’s serial
killers abound in this survival horror
classic about an FBI agent trying to
make it out alive in a city gone mad the
gameplay provides a visceral experience
that is altogether unlike standard
first-person shooters
giving the player access to hard-hitting
melee weapons like two-by-fours and
pipes instead of conventional firearms
this focus on melee coupled with a
gritty and unsettling mood makes for an
experience that will have you on the
edge the entire wave route number eight
The Last of Us man chanting out of you
let me explain why this is at number
eight while it does have the survival
factor down pat its horror elements are
lacking compared to the rest on the list
but the game was too good to be ignored
as this one sets itself apart with an
engaging story and a realistic combat
system Joel and Ellie navigate the
devastated wasteland that was once the
United States in order to find a
possible cure for an outbreak of fungus
that turns people into zombies memorably
horrific moments include the sections
where you have to avoid the blind
clickers who do not mess around number
seven eternal darkness sanity’s Requiem
Alexandra rooibos is investigating her
grandfather’s death and stumbles upon an
ancient world of magic and horror my
dear Alex I will always be at your side
in an interesting twist the player does
not solely control the main character
but also plays as a cast of different
characters throughout history related to
the main story the game is also
innovative in introducing the sanity
meter as it gets lower the game starts
to mess with the player’s mind
distorting the line between
hallucination and reality number 6
amnesia the Dark Descent in this title
players follow the story of Daniel who
as the title might suggest has lost all
of his memories and knows only that he
must kill a mysterious Baron the game
isn’t your typical survival horror as
the player isn’t given any weapons to
defend themselves instead while
attempting to solve puzzles and find
your way through the castle you’re
forced to hide under desks and cower in
fear as hungry Horrors search for you
Daniel is also given a sanity bar that
is lowered every time he sees something
scary number 5 System Shock 2 something
I can’t find my card please
a solid precursor to the Bioshock series
the System Shock sequel pits the players
against zombie like monsters and an
unstable AI
using a complex and unforgiving RPG
system players must scavenge the ship
for upgrades and supplies while trying
to stay alive and uncover the truth that
insipid computer Circe is shut down the
elevator as well although the gameplay
may seem slow by today’s standards the
atmosphere is some of the best the genre
has ever seen just be sure to turn off
that techno soundtrack before you start
number four Fatal Frame 2
there’s a reason Japanese horror works
so well maybe it has something to do
with ghostly little girls and long black
hair using the infamous camera obscura
from the first game neo returns to
search for her lost sister in a damned
village that has been shrouded in
darkness using the camera the player is
provided with different types of film
that act as ammunition against the
vengeful spirits this game has great
shot moments that are sure to scare the
pants off you
number 3 dead space
combining all the sci-fi horror goodness
of such films as event horizon and alien
the first installment of the dead space
series showed us just how scary survival
could be in deep space at least showed
everyone who wasn’t lucky enough to have
played System Shock 2 protagonist Isaac
Clarke contends with a ship filled to
the brim with zombie like aliens using
the plasma cutter and various cobble
together yet surprisingly effective
weapons Isaac must dismember the
mindless Necromorphs limb by limb in
order to kill him
that or suffer the same fate himself
number 2 Resident Evil remake this
remains one of the best examples of a
video game remake done right and it’s no
coincidence that it should find itself
on this list as Resident Evil was the
seminal game of the whole yarn as either
Chris or Jill you navigate a creepy old
mansion and fight the undead Horrors
within in the remake the main changes
are notably better voice acting for the
characters as compared to the original
what a mansion a defense weapon that
helps players when they’re grabbed by a
zombie and the terrifying crimson heads
the graphics are also notably enhanced
and still look great despite being a
decade old and a lot of the in-game
puzzles are different which creates new
challenges for old players
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions number one Silent
Hill 2 horror and creepiness abound in
this sequel to the highly popular Silent
Hill
players control James Sunderland who
ends up in the eponymous town after
receiving a letter from his deceased
wife the name on the envelope said
marry the tension mounts throughout the
game as the player encounters all kinds
of monstrous enemies and nutty
characters anyway it’s not that way it’s
this way
the subtlety woven into this game’s
psychological elements from the limited
visibility to the bizarre soundtrack is
truly what makes it our top pick do you
agree with our list yeah yeah which
survival horror game do you like to play
in the dark for more terrifying top 10s
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
of underwear and get ready for some
heart pounding or goodness it was wild
and dark and weird even by my standards
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 survival horror games dr. verrity
died before he started working here just
our usual rule for this one one game per
franchise number 10 Alan Wake
you never published another one of those
shitty streams in Alan Wake players
incarnate the game’s titular hero who
after a long bout of writer’s block is
suddenly in the clutches of an
otherworldly darkness the game differs
from most survival Horrors in one main
respect the player must shine light on
enemies in order to eventually kill them
this makes the game more challenging
because new batteries and recharge time
are necessary for the flashlights of
course humanoid monsters aren’t the only
things you need to worry about as
various inanimate objects also come to
life and try to kill you
number nine condemned criminal origins
I believe you found mr. tennard’s serial
killers abound in this survival horror
classic about an FBI agent trying to
make it out alive in a city gone mad the
gameplay provides a visceral experience
that is altogether unlike standard
first-person shooters
giving the player access to hard-hitting
melee weapons like two-by-fours and
pipes instead of conventional firearms
this focus on melee coupled with a
gritty and unsettling mood makes for an
experience that will have you on the
edge the entire wave route number eight
The Last of Us man chanting out of you
let me explain why this is at number
eight while it does have the survival
factor down pat its horror elements are
lacking compared to the rest on the list
but the game was too good to be ignored
as this one sets itself apart with an
engaging story and a realistic combat
system Joel and Ellie navigate the
devastated wasteland that was once the
United States in order to find a
possible cure for an outbreak of fungus
that turns people into zombies memorably
horrific moments include the sections
where you have to avoid the blind
clickers who do not mess around number
seven eternal darkness sanity’s Requiem
Alexandra rooibos is investigating her
grandfather’s death and stumbles upon an
ancient world of magic and horror my
dear Alex I will always be at your side
in an interesting twist the player does
not solely control the main character
but also plays as a cast of different
characters throughout history related to
the main story the game is also
innovative in introducing the sanity
meter as it gets lower the game starts
to mess with the player’s mind
distorting the line between
hallucination and reality number 6
amnesia the Dark Descent in this title
players follow the story of Daniel who
as the title might suggest has lost all
of his memories and knows only that he
must kill a mysterious Baron the game
isn’t your typical survival horror as
the player isn’t given any weapons to
defend themselves instead while
attempting to solve puzzles and find
your way through the castle you’re
forced to hide under desks and cower in
fear as hungry Horrors search for you
Daniel is also given a sanity bar that
is lowered every time he sees something
scary number 5 System Shock 2 something
I can’t find my card please
a solid precursor to the Bioshock series
the System Shock sequel pits the players
against zombie like monsters and an
unstable AI
using a complex and unforgiving RPG
system players must scavenge the ship
for upgrades and supplies while trying
to stay alive and uncover the truth that
insipid computer Circe is shut down the
elevator as well although the gameplay
may seem slow by today’s standards the
atmosphere is some of the best the genre
has ever seen just be sure to turn off
that techno soundtrack before you start
number four Fatal Frame 2
there’s a reason Japanese horror works
so well maybe it has something to do
with ghostly little girls and long black
hair using the infamous camera obscura
from the first game neo returns to
search for her lost sister in a damned
village that has been shrouded in
darkness using the camera the player is
provided with different types of film
that act as ammunition against the
vengeful spirits this game has great
shot moments that are sure to scare the
pants off you
number 3 dead space
combining all the sci-fi horror goodness
of such films as event horizon and alien
the first installment of the dead space
series showed us just how scary survival
could be in deep space at least showed
everyone who wasn’t lucky enough to have
played System Shock 2 protagonist Isaac
Clarke contends with a ship filled to
the brim with zombie like aliens using
the plasma cutter and various cobble
together yet surprisingly effective
weapons Isaac must dismember the
mindless Necromorphs limb by limb in
order to kill him
that or suffer the same fate himself
number 2 Resident Evil remake this
remains one of the best examples of a
video game remake done right and it’s no
coincidence that it should find itself
on this list as Resident Evil was the
seminal game of the whole yarn as either
Chris or Jill you navigate a creepy old
mansion and fight the undead Horrors
within in the remake the main changes
are notably better voice acting for the
characters as compared to the original
what a mansion a defense weapon that
helps players when they’re grabbed by a
zombie and the terrifying crimson heads
the graphics are also notably enhanced
and still look great despite being a
decade old and a lot of the in-game
puzzles are different which creates new
challenges for old players
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions number one Silent
Hill 2 horror and creepiness abound in
this sequel to the highly popular Silent
Hill
players control James Sunderland who
ends up in the eponymous town after
receiving a letter from his deceased
wife the name on the envelope said
marry the tension mounts throughout the
game as the player encounters all kinds
of monstrous enemies and nutty
characters anyway it’s not that way it’s
this way
the subtlety woven into this game’s
psychological elements from the limited
visibility to the bizarre soundtrack is
truly what makes it our top pick do you
agree with our list yeah yeah which
survival horror game do you like to play
in the dark for more terrifying top 10s
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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