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The 36 Best Survival Horror Games That Will Scare You to Death

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Zombies. The Pyramid Head. Necromorphs. Plus other unspeakable horrors that want you dead are the regular types of terrifying beasts that haunt you in the best survival horror games.

Since the term was originally coined for the original 1996 release of Resident Evil, an avalanche of survival horror titles has hit the scene. But even before Capcom's classic franchise scared everyone half to death, games like 1989's Sweet Home and 1992's Alone in the Dark laid the blueprint for what survival horror games are supposed to be. The 36 titles we're about to celebrate on this list represent the epitome of quality games in the thriving sub-genre of action/adventure experiences.

These titles are perfect for an October playlist or just a terrifyingly good time while you're playing them in the dark at any time of the year.

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Best Survival Horror Games

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1. ‘Alone in the Dark’

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, $14.99

2. ‘Resident Evil’ (2015 HD Remaster)

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $19.40

3. ‘Resident Evil 2’

Available on: PS1, N64, Dreamcast, GameCube, Game.com

Buy Now, $84.08

4. ‘Resident Evil 3: Nemesis’

Available on: PS1, Dreamcast, GameCube

Buy Now, $106.20

5. ‘Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X HD’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360

Download Now, $14.99

6. ‘Resident Evil 2’ (2019)

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $22.95

7. ‘Resident Evil 4’

Available on: GameCube, PS2, Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, Oculus Quest 2

Buy Now, $19.79

8. ‘Resident Evil 7: Biohazard’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, Amazon Luna

Buy Now, $23.99

9. ‘Resident Evil Village’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, PS VR2, iOS

Buy Now, $35.75

10. ‘Dino Crisis’

Available on: PS1, Dreamcast

Buy Now, $200

11. ‘Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly’

Available on: PS2, Xbox

Buy Now, $148.56

12. ‘Silent Hill 2’

Available on: PS2, Xbox, PS3, Xbox 360

Buy Now, $189.30

13. ‘Silent Hill 3’

Available on: PS2, PS3, Xbox 360

Buy Now, $269.99

14. ‘Dead Space’

Available on: PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $75

15. ‘Dead Space 2’

Available on: PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $71.44

16. ‘Alien: Isolation’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store

Buy Now, $21.30

17. ‘The Evil Within’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store

Buy Now, $23.99

18. ‘The Evil Within 2’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC - Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store

Buy Now, $8.06

19. ‘Outlast’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store

Buy Now, $23.51

20. ‘Alan Wake Remastered’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Epic Games Store

Buy Now, $19.49

21. ‘F.E.A.R.’

Available on: PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam, GOG.com

Buy Now, $27.99

22. ‘P.T.’

Available on: N/A

23. ‘Parasite Eve’

Available on: PS1

Buy Now, $99.99

24. ‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, Android

Download Now, $19.99

25. ‘Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem’

Available on: GameCube

Buy Now, $179.69

26. ‘Soma’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC - Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store

Download Now, $29.99

27. ‘Condemned: Criminal Origins’

Available on: Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $23.38

28. ‘Condemned 2: Bloodshot’

Available on: PS3, Xbox 360

Buy Now, $32.67

29. ‘The Suffering’

Available on: PS2, Xbox, PC - GOG.com

Buy Now, $55

30. ‘Doom 3: BFG Edition'

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam, PS VR, Oculus Quest 2, Android

Download Now, $44.99

31. ‘Siren: Blood Curse’

Available on: N/A

32. ‘System Shock 2’

Available on: PC - Steam, GOG.com

Download Now, $9.99

33. ‘Dying Light’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store

Buy Now, $19.99

34. ‘The Thing’

Available on: PS2, Xbox

Buy Now, $62

35. 'Dead Space' (2023)

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC - Steam, Epic Games Store

Buy Now, $50.34

36. 'Resident Evil 4' (2023)

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PC - Steam, iOS

Buy Now, $48.99
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