When it comes to hoarding ammo, the best survival horror games will have you agonizing over your inventory as well as the terrors all around you. Sure, the best horror games offer plenty of chills and thrills, but there’s something especially petrifying about being pursued throughout your adventure in a relentless chase of cat and mouse while your bullets and health items rapidly dwindle… Be it Mr X in Resident Evil 2, the Xenomorph in Alien: Isolation, or Pyramid Head in the new Silent Hill 2 remake, the genre’s greatest hits always include formidable foes who just will not let up. The best survival horror games also often come with a psychological twist, meaning it’s not just the fight for physical strength that our poor protagonists need to contend with. There’s plenty more to come amid the litany of upcoming horror games, but for now, we’re here to focus on the top 10 survival horror games you absolutely need in your library. Keep your shotgun close.10. Resident Evil 2 remake Developer: Capcom
Platform(s): PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PCAlmost 20 years after its original PS1 release, Resident Evil 2 is back and better than ever. The Resident Evil 2 Remake has rebuilt the original game from the ground up, which manages to simultaneously honor its roots and build a future for one of the most groundbreaking horror games of all time. Leon and Claire are attempting to escape the zombie-filled Raccoon City, and will face plenty of monsters and challenges along the way. As we mentioned in our Resident Evil 2 Remake review, tight gunplay, clever puzzles, great set pieces, and some strangely beautiful gore – seriously – all combine to make one of the most essential and best survival horror games.9. Alan Wake 2 Developer: Remedy Entertainment
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