Survival Horror

Anomalith

Anomalith

About the most damning thing I can say about Anomalith is how despite combining two different genres into one experience that it doesn't succeed in conveying either one in any meaningful way. The extraction elements are watered down with the ease of dropping off items, and the lack of true horror elements makes this more action horror than survival horror.

Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy

Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy

Few survival horror games have really presented compelling stories, and often have their gameplay at the forefront of the experience. Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy is quite the opposite, and while its gameplay isn't revolutionary, the game is nonetheless compelling and disturbing, complete with moments that will make your skin crawl. 

Fire and Ashes

Fire and Ashes

Fire and Ashes is a fairly miserable experience, even despite the constant bombardment of technical issues. With a story that doesn't appear until the game's final moments, and the developer's use of Generative AI, Fire and Ashes is an experience I'll forget by the time this is published.

Hellraiser: Revival

Hellraiser: Revival

Hellraiser: Revival is a single-player first-person survival horror game that feels like a combination of Condemned: Criminal Origins, Silent Hill, PT, and Resident Evil; most notably its 7th and 8th entries, all mixed into one game. That's not to say it feels like an imitation of those games, or leans on them to do the heavy lifting, but it does set the expectations of what you're getting here. 

The Sinking City 2

The Sinking City 2

The Sinking City 2 moves away from the detective style that Frogwares has mastered over the years to the realm of Survival Horror. As Calvin is attempting to perform a ritual to bring his beloved back, Lovecraftian horrors interject and take him on a morbid and gory journey to fight for his love.

The Tag-Along Obsession

The Tag-Along Obsession

The Tag-Along Osession, developed by LuLuDu Tech, is a dark atmospheric horror game based on a Taiwanese urban legend. It's about facing the terrifying unknown to break a life oppressing curse that threatens to swallow you whole.

The 9th Charnel

The 9th Charnel

The 9th Charnel feels unfinished despite a good attempt and breeding atmosphere. Saikat Deb has set a somewhat decent foundation here, but its execution has resulted in a boring, broken, and bland experience across the board.

Apartment No 129

Apartment No 129

I enjoyed Apartment 129 despite the few flaws that drew me out of some moments. The developers, Dead Witness, crafted a great psychological horror experience that I recommend any aficionados of the genre try.