Tag Archives: Survival Horror

Somewhere between Resident Evil 4’s village and H.P. Lovecraft’s Innsmouth lies The Sinking City. The upcoming third-person horror game from developer Frogwares (opens in new tab) gives players an open world to investigate filled with historical grime, otherworldly abominations, and a healthy terror for what lurks beneath the ink-black waves. …

There’s a good chance you were scared of getting a haircut as a kid, which probably seems incredibly silly now. Leave it to upcoming horror game The Inner Friend to remind you of why you dreaded the thought of sitting in a too-tall chair as some stranger snips big, sharp …

I have good news and bad news about Resident Evil 7 (opens in new tab). Seeing as we’re talking about one of the best horror games of this generation, i’ll tell you the good news first. Capcom’s critically adored re-imagining of the Resident Evil series, which originally released for PC, …

The fans responsible for that lovely-but-canceled unofficial Resident Evil 2 remake (opens in new tab) have returned with a successor no less proud of its classic inspiration. Invader Games ceased work on Resident Evil 2 Reborn after Capcom announced it would create an official Resident Evil 2 (opens in new …

Freaked out but not frustrated Horror games often require a certain kind of fortitude, whether you have to wade through disgustingly rendered entrails, tiptoe around unknowable beasts, or watch characters die in truly gruesome ways. Seeing those things take place in a movie is one thing, but actually experiencing a …

In my brief ten-minute hands-on of Outlast 2 (opens in new tab), I got so frightened that I knocked the headphone jack out of the demo station’s PC, shouted expletives I will not repeat here, and asked the developers, “What the hell is wrong with you?” the moment I stepped …

Spoilers for Myst, The Talos Principle, and Soma below I must have been nine or ten the first time I played Myst. My dad had just purchased a new computer (complete with a top-of-the-line 4X CD-ROM drive!), and at the time, Myst was the hotness. Full motion video, breathtaking graphics, …

Having previously teased Outlast 2 with a trailer (at the bottom) developer Red Barrels has teased out a new screen, with a few little hints in it. The original game saw you play as a reporter investigating an asylum with a found footage camera mechanic as you hid from insane, …

Oh good. First the PlayStation VR Kitchen demo and now Until Dawn (opens in new tab) might have a future in virtual reality based terror. In an email sent to Destructoid (opens in new tab) and apparently “verified and confirmed through a second independent source,” it’s reported that Sony is …

Haunted houses are inherently ridiculous. Walking inside comes with an inherent acknowledgement of the house’s artifice: you know it’s all fake. People made it, not spirits. Surrender is also an inherent aspect of the experience, though. Giving yourself over to the house means you’re willing to be scared. You want …