Penumbra
Penumbra is a Horror-Survival, Action-Adventure and Episodic game series developed by Frictional Games and published by Paradox Interactive for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms. Penumbra game series consists of three sequels (Penumbra: Overture, Penumbra: Black Plague and Penumbra: Requiem) and features the same protagonist in all of the games. Protagonist named as Philip stars as the main character in all the games and acts as the story of the game directs him in accordance with the appearance and plot of the specific game. This whole series is super awesome to play and features unique stories for each game with amazingly crafted 3D graphics and thrilling game-plays. If you love playing games with dark themes and Horror-Survival elements, you should totally check out the Penumbra Series game. You’ll love them.
#1 Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Developed by Climax Studios and published by Konami Digital Entertainment a fantastic Horror Survival and Action-Adventure video game. it is available to play on PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Wii platforms. The game is set in the fictional surroundings of Silent Hill in Northern America and it revolves around the Protagonist Harry Mason who struggles to find his missing daughter Cheryl. Harry gears up and starts the search and on his way to the snowy Silent Hill, he encounters the hostile monsters and furthers on his way by solving the hard mechanism puzzles. The game features an open world gaming environment, a great story and marvelous 3D graphics. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a fantastic Horror Survival video game to play, do try it out.
#2 Dino Crisis 2
Dino Crisis 2 is an Action-Adventure video game designed for hardcore players who love playing Shooting games. It combines the elements of horror-survival, open environment, and combat. The game supports single-player mode and plays from both First and Third-person perspective. It is the 2nd entry in the series of Dino Crisis. The game takes place in the fictional city of Edward, and the story starts after the event of an earlier entry. According to the story, the scientist works on a secret project and search for the mysterious third energy. After the wrong experiment the whole Island has vanished and move back in the time of dinosaur era. A team of Soldier is sent to rescue the survivals, scientist team and recover the research data. Unfortunately, all soldiers are slain by dinosaurs. The game offers two protagonists named Dylan and Regina and let you control the protagonist and complete your tasks. In the game, your main task is to find a way out, locate the survivors, retrieve the data, and use the third energy to get back your time. You have to collect items, complete complex puzzles, and fight against dinosaurs to save your crew. Dino Crisis 2 offers enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and superb visuals. Try it out.
#3 Shadow Man
Shadow Man is an Action, Horror, Third-person Perspective, Adventure and Single-player video game developed by Acclaim Studio Teesside and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The game follows the comic book known as Shadow man published by Valiant Comics. It takes place in the historical year in 1988 and the story centers on the protagonist named as Jack who are try to take his own life after becoming fail to uncover the secret behind the murder scene. A Legion occurs and tells the protagonist about the power that he seeks and offers a proposal to share this power with him if he construct an asylum in the land of dead known as Deadside. You can take on the role of the protagonist and your ultimate objective is to navigate the environment from third-person and fulfill your objectives to progress through the game. You can interact with environment and objective to collect valuables. The game offers open environment filled with monsters, deadly animals, and more. Use weapons to slaughter them and score the best points. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.
#4 Manhunt 2
Manhunt 2 is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game with Stealth elements developed by Rockstar London and published by Rockstar Games. The game takes place in the realistic environment and the story centers on the protagonist, a mental patient suffering from amnesia. The major aim of the protagonist is to unearth his identity by exploring the world and interacting with NPCs. The player can assume the role of the protagonist named as Daniel Lamb and he is assist by his companion named as Leo Kasper, an assassin who helps Daniel in his journey. The player can explore the world from third-person perspective and lets the player fight against other players and take down them using stealth elements. He can interact with objects and use his abilities to fulfill his objectives to survive as long as possible. As the game proceed, other features and content will be unlocked. With prominent features, exciting gameplay, brilliant mechanics and 3D environments, Manhunt 2 is the best game to play and enjoy.
#5 Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis is a Survival Horror and Single-player video game developed by Capcom. The first title in the series of Dino Crisis and shares many similarities with Resident Evil game. The storyline follows the protagonist named Regina, an agent who is sent on an epic mission with a team to investigate an island research facility. Upon reaching, the team discovers a place overrun with dinosaurs. After that, the protagonist decides to battle through the facility to find out its secrets and escape alive. The gameplay uses traditional survival horror mechanics, including puzzles and action aspects. While exploring the world, the player can run, backpedal, turn, walk, and climb objects, as well as perform a 180-degree turn. The game features a small map which shows the locations, save points, and locked doors. In the game, save points act as rooms which will prompt the player to save his progress. The inventory of the protagonist probably includes key items such as medical supplies, ammo, and weapons. Dino Crisis includes thrilling gameplay, brilliant graphics, and smooth controls.
#6 Parasite Eve 2
Parasite Eve 2 is an Action Role-playing, Survival Horror, and Single-player video game developed and published by Square for PlayStation platform. The sequel to Parasite Eve, the game serves as the 2nd installment in the series of the same name. However, it takes place several years after the events of the main title and the protagonist returns from the first title, named Aya Bera. In the Storyline, the player controls the protagonist from a third-person viewpoint and involves a vicious outbreak of strange creatures. The gameplay diverges from the previous installment such as battles is set in real-time, and the action’s areas are less restrictive. Now, the approach is more typical of Horror Survival games, although some RPG aspects are retained. During the gameplay, the player is capable of moving forward, backward, and pivot right and left. Though the movement of the camera is limited and the player can’t modify it. There are several challenging levels, and the player has to complete each one while playing the game to advance through it. During the gameplay, the player will face off several enemies and take down them to earn points which he can use later to upgrade his tools, weapons, and more.