15 Best Survival Horror Games for PC: Page 8 of 15

Best Survival Horror Games
I saw her in my nightmares for WEEKS


8) Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Amnesia: The Dark Descent gameplay

Designed for PC by Frictional Games, Amnesia: The Dark Descent is unlike any survival horror game I’ve ever played. Dead Space and even Evil Within gives you a weapon to fend off your attackers. In Amnesia, all you can do is hide.

Playing like a first person adventure game, Amnesia relies heavily on physics puzzles and environmental manipulation mechanics. In order to open a door you have to click the door knob and pull the door back with your mouse. For me this roots you deeply into the game’s reality.

The story is also told as a series of flashbacks, unraveling the tale of Alexander and Brennenburg castle. You play as Daniel, who wakes up in the middle of a seemingly empty castle, completely clueless as to who you are and what’s going on outside of a note you left yourself with instructions to kill Alexander. You work your way through the dark. Sounds echoing, shadows moving. What really defines the authenticity of this Lovecraftian horror is the nagging feeling of pursuit and the easy transition to flight or fight.  

I will wholehearted echo what the loading screen suggests: play with the lights out and your headphones jacked in. While the puzzles are easy and the voice acting occasionally cheesy, this is a well thought out atmospheric feast.

The longer you are in the darkness the faster it drives you mad. However, the lantern brings the monsters to you.

The setting has become its own character

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From the kingdom of the sun, Florida, Osha has a weakness for all things geeky, quirky, scary, or not on fire. She has a deep distrust of rodents and boy wizards and is still waiting for the Doctor.
Gamer Since: 1995
Favorite Genre: RPG
Currently Playing: Darksiders I
Top 3 Favorite Games:The Evil Within, Darksiders II, Portal


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