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01 Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix Cover

2001 · PS1, PS3

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

87%

Set in a crazed, alternate future of Hong Kong, Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix is the prequel to the survival-horror hit Fear Effect. You play as one of four deadly mercenaries on a team that's been commissioned to bring back the kidnapped daughter of a powerful C...

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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode
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02 Resident Evil Cover

1996 · PS1

Resident Evil

81%

Resident Evil is a survival horror classic in which a group of special forces agents, known as S.T.A.R.S, struggle against hordes of zombies and various other mutants in a mysterious mansion as they try to uncover the truth behind the terrifying infection. The...

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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective
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03 Resident Evil Outbreak Cover
80%

Resident Evil Outbreak is a survival-horror game released exclusively for the PlayStation 2. The gameplay is similar to the previous Resident Evil games and consists mainly of exploring, solving puzzles, finding items and surviving. It was the first Resident E...

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80% Sehr nah dran
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective
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04 Dino Crisis Cover

1999 · DC, PC, PS1

Dino Crisis

77%

Dino Crisis is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom in 1999. Set in a remote research facility, it follows special agent Regina as she investigates a scientific experiment gone wrong. The game combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and...

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77% Sehr nah dran
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode
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05 Alone in the Dark Cover

1992 · 3DO, Acorn Archimedes, DOS

Alone in the Dark

72%

Alone in the Dark is one of the first survival horror games and the first to utilize 3D models superimposed on pre-rendered backgrounds, which would become a key inspiration for upcoming horror games at the time, like the Resident Evil franchise. The player ca...

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72% Sehr nah dran
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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06 Tormented Souls Cover

2021 · Switch, PC, PS4

Tormented Souls

69%

Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernizes with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure. While investigating the disappearance of twin girls at Winterlake, something...

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69% Sehr nah dran
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective
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07 Illbleed Cover

2001 · DC

Illbleed

65%

Illbleed is a tongue-in-cheek survival horror game and a send-up to horror Clichés. Despite being financially unsuccessful, this game received a worldwide cult following for its notable combination of nonlinear gameplay elements (e.g. trap detection) and bizar...

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65% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel Choices Game feel
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08 Dead Space Cover

2008 · PC, PS3, X360

Dead Space

64%

Dead Space is a 2008 science fiction survival horror video game developed by EA Redwood Shores (now Visceral Games) for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released on all platforms through October 2008. The game puts the player in cont...

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Fear Effect

64% Spannender Match
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Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective
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09 Kuon Cover

2004 · PS2

Kuon

63%

Kuon is a horror game set in Heian period (12th century) in Japan. You control three protagonists in the game. The story revolves around a man named Doman, an exorcist who was summoned by one of the noblemen to investigate a cursed manor. His daughter Utsuki i...

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63% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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10 Half-Life Cover

1998 · Linux, Mac, PC

Half-Life

61%

Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretica...

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Fear Effect

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11 Silent Hill 2 Cover

2001 · PS2

Silent Hill 2

59%

The second entry in the Silent Hill franchise, Silent Hill 2 is a narrative-focused third-person psychological survival horror game with emphasis on combat, exploration and puzzle-solving elements which follows James Sunderland, a man who receives a letter, se...

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Fear Effect

59% Spannender Match
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12 The Last of Us Cover

2013 · PS3

The Last of Us

58%

The Last of Us is a third-person action-adventure game featuring a mix of exploration, stealth and combat. Players face both infected creatures and hostile human enemies while progressing through varied environments. The game includes a narrative-driven single...

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Fear Effect

58% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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13 BioShock Cover

2007 · Mac, PC, PS3

BioShock

57%

BioShock is a horror-themed first-person shooter set in a steampunk underwater dystopia. The player is urged to turn everything into a weapon: biologically modifying their own body with Plasmids, hacking devices and systems, upgrading their weapons, crafting n...

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57% Spannender Match
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14 Dead Space 2 Cover

2011 · PC, PS3, X360

Dead Space 2

57%

Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Just as his health begins to improve, The Sprawl is overrun with even more advanced forms o...

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57% Spannender Match
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15 Resident Evil 4 Cover

2005 · NGC

Resident Evil 4

54%

Resident Evil 4 is the sixth installment in the Resident Evil series and is often noted for its departure from the fixed camera angles of earlier titles. It introduced an over-the-shoulder third-person perspective, faster-paced gunplay, and more dynamic contro...

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54% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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16 Alan Wake Cover

2010 · PC, X360

Alan Wake

54%

Alan Wake is a psychological horror action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment. The narrative centres on Alan Wake, a bestselling thriller novelist experiencing writer's block. He travels to the small town of Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, see...

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Fear Effect

54% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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17 Tomb Raider Cover

2013 · Android, Linux, Mac

Tomb Raider

53%

Tomb Raider explores the intense and gritty origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor. Armed only with raw instincts and the ability to push beyond the limits of human endurance, Lara must fight to unravel the dark his...

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Fear Effect

53% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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18 The Last of Us Part II Cover

2020 · PS4, PS5

The Last of Us Part II

53%

The Last of Us Part II is an action-adventure game set five years after the events of The Last of Us. The player traverses post-apocalyptic environments such as buildings and forests to advance the story. They can use firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth...

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Fear Effect

53% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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19 The Last of Us Remastered Cover
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The Last of Us Remastered is an updated release of the PS3 game The Last of Us. It is identical to the PS3 version but runs at a 1080p resolution and incorporates character models with a higher resolution. There are also improved shadows and lighting, upgraded...

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20 Resident Evil 2 Cover

2019 · Mac, Switch 2, PC

Resident Evil 2

53%

Resident Evil 2 is a remake of 1998's Resident Evil 2. The game was not developed with the intent of improving the original, but rather a reimagining of the original story with redesigned maps, characters and story elements. Gameplay mechanics are more similar...

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