Game Reviews7.8/10
Resident Evil 5: The Co-op Shooter That Left Survival Horror Behind
Resident Evil 5 review: Capcom's 2009 co-op action game that traded survival horror for firepower, sold millions, and still divides players.
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Tag: survival horror
Game Reviews7.4/10
Dead Space 3 traded horror for co-op, and the series never recovered
Dead Space 3 turns 13: a strong frozen planet and crafting system undercut by microtransactions, co-op, and a publisher push toward action over horror.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Survival horror that punishes patience: why The Evil Within still divides players 12 years on
The Evil Within review: Shinji Mikami's 2014 survival horror game delivers dread, scarce ammo and The Keeper, but its story buckles. Score: 7.5 of 10.
Game Reviews6/10
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare Review — A Great Flashlight and Not Much Else
A retrospective on Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, the 2001 PS1 survival horror reboot with two heroes, one flashlight, and one great idea.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Dino Crisis 2 Review: Capcom’s Action Sequel Swaps Survival Horror for Extinction Points
Dino Crisis 2 swapped survival horror for arcade action in 2000, adding Extinction Points and a jungle of pre-rendered terror. A review scored 8.6/10.
Game Reviews7/10
Silent Hill: The 1999 Original Is Still the Most Frightening Town in Games
Silent Hill (1999) review: Team Silent's fog-bound PS1 horror classic, its otherworld, clumsy combat, cult story, and why it still works today.
Game Reviews8.2/10
How Resident Evil Turned a Creaking Mansion Into a Trap That Teaches You to Survive
Capcom's 1996 PC Resident Evil is the only version with all uncensored FMV intact — color intro, Kenneth's death, and ending. Review score: 8.2/10.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Shinji Mikami’s sequel trades claustrophobia for open ground, and the scares hold up nine years on
The Evil Within 2 review: Tango Gameworks' 2017 survival horror sequel sends Sebastian Castellanos into Union to save his daughter. Score: 8.1/10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Alien: Isolation: The Creature That Listens
Alien: Isolation strands Amanda Ripley on a broken station with a creature she cannot kill. A survival horror classic built on stealth, sound, and fear.
Game Reviews9.3/10
Alan Wake II Review: Remedy’s Two-Hander Horror Lands at 9.3/10
Alan Wake II review: Remedy's first survival horror traps a missing novelist and an FBI agent in two realities. Critic score 9.3/10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
The Ishimura’s repair job is the real monster in Dead Space
Dead Space (2008) review: EA Redwood Shores' survival horror classic, its diegetic HUD, the Ishimura, and why it earns 7.4/10.
Game Reviews9/10
Dead Space 2 Turns Its Hero’s Breakdown Into the Horror You Play Through
Dead Space 2 review: Visceral Games' 2011 sequel strands Isaac Clarke on the Sprawl and makes his shattered mind the real monster. Score: 9/10.