Isaac Clarke is investigating a deep space mining ship that has been infested with monsters known as Necromorphs and the void of space is the perfect setting for grotesque horror. You play Simon who has to escape from an existential nightmare of strangely human robots before the sea crushes you completely.ĭead Space is the progenitor to all modern sci-for horror games and breathed new life into the dormant genre.

The gripping atmosphere of an underwater labyrinth known as PATHOS-II is openly reminiscent of Bioshock’s Rapture in all the best ways. Frictional Games – the minds behind Amnesia – prove they are still the masters of survival horror, offering you no weapons but your legs to run with. The Evil Win is available on PS4, plus PC and Xbox via Game Pass.īlurring the lines between humanity and technology, SOMA is a horror game with a deeply philosophical underpinning. Horror mastermind Shinji Mikami created some truly grotesque creatures into The Evil Within and the pervading anxiety of having only one shotgun shell never eases until after the credits roll.

While most modern survival horror games understandably adopt a first-person perspective, The Evil Within pays respect to the genre’s pioneers like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, and the over shoulder view is awesomely terrifying as the story unravels.

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