Silent Hill: Homecoming
If you have played any game of the Silent Hill series, you would know that Silent Hill: Homecoming is not so different from other games in the series. Maintaining the standard, Double Helix Games and Konami Entertainment have provided with yet another masterpiece that truly mimics the characteristics of a brilliant Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Shooter video game. The game makes you the protagonist Alex Shepherd, an Army veteran who returns home after a brief time spending on overseas duty. Moments after returning home, Alex finds out about the mysterious disappearance of his Father and Brother that leaves his mother in Coma. Alex starts off his journey to find his brother Josh and maps the area for search from his home town to the Fog-shielded Town of Silent Hill. This is where you get into the paly and your duty is to continue Alex’s journey, get to Silent Hill, kill some grotesque monsters and mutants, solve challenging puzzles and search for clues and objects that will eventually lead you to the location where Josh is being held. Silent Hill: Homecoming offers an amazingly fast-paced Action, cool weapons (guns and melee), amazing stealth abilities to use against the enemies, eerie and haunted environment, great story and a wonderfully engaging game-play to enjoy.
#1 The Evil Within
The Evil Within is a wonderful Horror-Survival, Action-Adventure and Third-person Shooter video game that takes this specific genre to a whole new level. The game lets you be Sebastian Castellanos, a skilled detective who is haunted by a cloaked and mysterious entity with immense paranormal powers. Set in a type of apocalyptic open world, The Evil Within lets you scavenge for items like medical supplies, food, weapons etc. and allows you to unfold the mysteries that are directly connected to the entity haunting you. Enemies in the game are equally equipped as yourself and because of that the combats in the game are quite action-packed and to properly dispose of the enemies, you must be skilled enough to survive. With a huge arsenal of weapons but limited ammunition, amazing abilities to master, various types of enemies to combat with and a great story to follow along with wonderful visual details and an engaging game-play, The Evil Within is one of the best Third Person, Action-Adventure and Survival video game to play and enjoy.
#2 Metro: 2033
Metro: 2033 is a Hardcore Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and First-person Shooter video game and a direct sequel to Metro last Light. The game is set in a Post-Apocalyptic era and takes you to the city of Moscow, Russia. Once again you’ll play as Artyom and your task is to survive and save the humanity from the reign of mutant creatures and their sudden deadly attacks. In order to complete the tasks, you’ll have to scavenge an open world for items like food, weapons, ammunition and medical supplies, fight against the mutants using different weapons in close and long distance combats and survive until every one of the enemies is killed or is neutralized in any other way possible. With an amazing game-play similar to its predecessors and Fallout series games, a great story to follow, ultra-realistic visuals and an amazingly realistic game setting, Metro 2033 is a great Action, horror, Survival and First Person Shooter video game to play and enjoy. Do try it out.
#3 Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation is one of the best Action-Adventure and Horror-Survival, Stealth and Shooter video game. The game offers a similar gaming experience to System Shock 2 video game and allows you to be the protagonist Amanda Ripley who embarks on a journey to find her mother Ellen Ripley and on her way to the secrets, she encounters the otherworldly aliens, engages into amazing combats with them on a space station named as Sevastopol. She gets trapped on the station and the only way out is to fight all the aliens, kill them using the advanced tech weapons and gadgets, eventually complete the game objectives. Alien: Isolation offers a huge arsenal of weapons at your disposal, a wonderful setting and story-line along with brilliant visuals and an addictive game-play to enjoy.
#4 Dead Space
Dead Space is a 2008’s Sci-Fi, Horror-Survival, and Third-person Shooter video game published by EA (Electronic Arts). The game is set in the future in the year 2508 and features the character of the protagonist named Isaac Clarke who works as an engineer. The game kicks off with a distress signal from one of the Mining Ships USG Ishimura, harvesting the Ore from a Planet named as Aegis VII. After getting the Distress Signal, CEC (Concordance Extraction Corporation), sends in another Ship USG Kellion to investigate the matter. The Protagonist Isaac along with Commander Zack Hammond and Computer Expert Kendra Daniels gets forwarded to the Ship and upon their arrival at the USG Ishimura, USG Kellion crashes on the docks of USG Ishimura due to some technical issues. After boarding off, Isaac Clarke starts to investigate the malfunctions in ship’s systems and soon encounters the Necromorphs, The Monstrous Reanimated Human Corpses. This is where the player gets in and controls the character of Isaac Clarke. Player’s task is to find the causes of ship’s systems malfunction, repair the system and send the distress signal to USG Valor to get rescued. Finding the Hive Mind (A creature that controls all the Necromorphs) and creating the “Dead Space” is one of the primary objectives of the game as it helps make all the Necromorphs dormant and it is the only way to survive the infestation. With a very story-centric and action-packed gameplay, brilliantly portrayed narrative and all the incredible thrill, Dead Space offer a great Sci-Fi experience of the game. Dead Space offers loads of various types of weapons to kill the Necromorphs, loads of items to collect and upgrades to enhance the efficiency as well as tons of entertaining aspects. For all those who love playing Action, Horror and Survival games with a Sci-Fi touch, Dead Space would definitely be a great entertainer.
#5 Dead Rising 3
Dead Rising 3, by Capcom Vancouver, is an Open World, Action-Adventure, Horror Survival and a third person beat em’ up video game. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic era and features the protagonist Nick Ramos, who after the three initial days of the outbreak, scavenges for supplies like water, food and medicines. You as the protagonist act as you see suitable to survive by encountering the zombies and killing them in Melee Combats. You search for the possible safe zones to get to safety and find out that the only safe passage goes through the lairs of zombies. As the game mostly bases on the melee combats so you get only melee weapons to fight against the zombies. You can buy weapons and different melee techniques from in-game stores by spending your experience points (XP). Dead Rising 3 provides with an open world bigger than the world in Dead Rising and Dead Rising 2 combined, in which you can roam freely and travel to different locations and scavenge a larger area for goods. The game also provides with an extremely horror and action-packed gameplay. You will surely enjoy it a lot.
#6 Dying Light
Dying Light is a First-Person Action, RPG Open World and Horror-Survival Video game by Techland. The game revolves around the character of the protagonist an undercover agent who is tasked to infiltrate the city of Harran. The city is infested with the undead (Zombies) and your task is to stay alive, by the use of your Parkour skills, Unique Combat Techniques and advanced weaponry. Featuring a Zombie Apocalypse, Dying Light is one of the best game of this specific genre. If you are a hardcore fan of Apocalyptic and chaotic themes, you must be familiar Dying Light, because the game offers a true action and thrill filled gameplay that will definitely let you enjoy it big time. Dying Light offers Close combats against the enemies that you can also call the Melee Combats and it lets you use a number of tools as your melee weapons and allows yo to enjoy the deadly encounters from close. You must stay alive in order to complete the game objectives and to save the others depending on you. Dying Light offers a fantastic story and portrays it impressively enough to lets you immerse yourself into the gameplay and feel like being actually a part of the game world. With a great game setting, beautifully created game visuals, adrenaline pumping gameplay and Co-Op multiplayer game mode, Dying light is a great Action, RPG, horror and Survival video game to play and enjoy.
#7 Outlast
Outlast is a First-person Action-Adventure and Horror-Survival video game, developed and published by Red Barrels. This Psyche-horror game set in psychiatric hospital and features Miller Upshur as a patient of the above mentioned hospital who is incapable of any combat but knows about how to clear his way. With only a camcorder and a notebook in his inventory, he tries to get out of the facility and on his way out he faces the most unbelievable and unearthly hazards. Crawling and sliding through the vents, he carries on, on his way and gets followed by some really bizarre and strange beings, all trying to kill hm. Dodging all of the difficulties he continues his effort and finally gets out of the asylum but only to find out that he never actually is free yet. The twisted story and events of the game make you think like being a patient of the asylum too. You are forced to think like Miles and all the fears seem to be so real that you feel something crawling on your back. Play the game and feel the creepiness if you like playing games packed with Horror and Survival elements. You’ll definitely like it.
#8 The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead, Developed and published by Telltale Games is an Action-Adventure, Graphic and Interactive Drama based on the comic book (The Walking Dead Comic Book Series) of Robert Kirkman. The game is set in an era of Zombie Apocalypse in Georgia, the story revolves around the life of the protagonist Lee Everett a former university professor, and a young girl named Clementine. Lee Everett helps a group of survivors stay alive and he leads them. Due to an open world gaming environment and a third person gaming perspective the player along with all the people roams freely and interacts with the item easily. The player controls the protagonist and helps him and other people fight against the hordes of zombies using every weapon they have. The life rate of survivors depends on the fighting abilities of all the fighters. With super cool graphics, a well-written storyline and many weapon choices, The Walking Dead provides with an amazingly fascinating game-play.
#9 Dead Rising
Dead Rising is a Survival-Horror, Beat ‘em up, and Single-player video game created and published by Capcom. It is the first marvelous entry in the series of Dead Rising. The game takes place in the fictional world invaded by zombies. It lets you take on the role of the protagonist, a journalist named Frank West who trapped in a mall suffering from zombies. The ultimate task is to explore the mall, slaughter zombies using deadly weapons and items and rescue other survivors like you. Find the way out and complete each level at any cost. The game is played from the third-person perspective and it has two different modes such as Sandbox mode and 72 Hour mode. According to the story, the protagonist entered into the city without any movement to investigate why the city is closed by the Nation Guard. After reaching, he discovers the city is suffering from Zombie Outbreak. It lets you a chance to become a hero, rescue people who are not effected and beware from zombies because they want to bite you. Fight against zombies or have eaten your brain. Dead Rising includes key features such as Zombie-apocalyptic World, Lots of Missions, different types of Zombies, NPCs, Customization and more. Try it out and you’ll enjoy it.
#10 Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4 is a Horror-Survival video game for those players who love playing Horror-filled games. It combines the elements of Action, Shooter and Zombie developed and published by Capcom. The game supports Single-player mode only, and it is the 6th entry in the series of Resident Evil. The story focuses on the special agent of the US government named Leon S. Kennedy, who is a female and sent on an epic mission to save Ashley Graham, the daughter of US President who is kidnapped by a sinister cult. The game takes place in the rural area of Spain and casts you in the role of the protagonist and lets you fight against hordes of violent villagers. You explore the world from a third-person perspective and can use different weapons to slaughter foes. It centers on the action, shooting and massive crowds of foes in open-ended areas. There are several missions, and you have to complete each one to gain access to new weapons, by gathering enough experience points and use them to get upgrades. Resident Evil 4 includes key features such as Global Leaderboards, Customization Controls, Challenging Missions and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#11 Hello Neighbor
Hello Neighbor is an Action, Stealth, Horror-Survival, and Single-player video game developed by Dynamic Pixels and published by tinyBuild Games. The game takes place in the fictional land and introduces a variety of levels. The player assumes the role of the protagonist and his primary objective is to sneak into the basement of his neighbor’s home to unearth the terrible mystery. Each neighbor has its unique behavior, depending on the past action of the player. According to the story, the protagonist finds himself moving into a new home across the street of strange neighbors, who seems to be keeping a mystery in their home’s basement. The ultimate task of the player is to get into the home, collect objects needed to access and unlock the basement of the home. During the exploration, the player needs to move carefully without making any noise, otherwise the neighbor will chase and catch him. There are four inventory spaces available, same kind of items can’t be placed together in the same space. With superb gameplay, immersive soundtracks, high detailed graphics and smooth controls, Hello Neighbor is the best game to play and enjoy.
#12 Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition
Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition offers four Downloadable Content Pack with Ultimate Open World Environment developed by Capcom Vancouver and published by Microsoft Studios. It is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Beat ‘em up video game supports both Single and Multiplayer modes. It takes place in the zombie-apocalyptic, and the game lets the player step into the shoes of the previous title’s protagonist named as Nick Ramos and navigate the world from a third-person perspective. In the game, the primary objective of the player is to search for weapons and supplies to battle undead creatures and fulfill the requirements of different missions. Throughout the game, the player can save his progress anywhere. There are lots of challenging missions, and each mission needs a completion of individual objectives. The player will receive points for complete mission and can use them to unlock additional content. During the gameplay, the player will experience the horror, exciting open world and supply shortage. With the massive open environment, detailed graphics, brilliant controls, and realistic sound effects. Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition is the best game to play and enjoy.
#13 The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within 2 is the sequel to The Evil Within video game, released in 2014 developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is a mix of Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival and Single-player video game available to play on multiple platforms. It offers a thrilling story and starts after the events at Beacon Mental Hospital. According to the plot, the protagonist has left the Krimson City Police Department to unearth the secret about the organization known as MOBIUS, but continuously haunted by his experience at Beacon, the death of his beloved daughter, and the disappearance of his wife. The gameplay is similar to its predecessor and it puts the player in the role of the protagonist, a detective named as Sebastian Castellanos, who must jump into the brutal world to find and save his daughter named as Lily. The player navigates the environment from a third-person perspective, interact with landscape and objects to find information about the quests and can accomplish the requirements of each task to progress through the story. The game features a crafting system, enabling the player to collect resources to craft new items like ammo. With brilliant mechanics, and superb graphics, The Evil Within 2 is the best game to play.
#14 Friday the 13th: The Game
Friday the 13th: The Game is an Action-Adventure, Horror-Survival, and Third-person Exploration video game created by IllFonic and published by Gun Media. The game comes with both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and offers a stunning gameplay based on the film franchise of the same name. It focuses on asymmetrical multiplayer gameplay, allowing up to seven players controlling the Camp Crystal Lake counselors while one player guiding the antagonist named as Jason Voorhees. It consists of semi-open world, where the player explore the world and interact with each other. The primary task of the player controlled the Jason Voorhees to kill as many councilors as possible to progress through the game. During the gameplay, the player get access to special abilities including sense nearby counselors and can teleport anywhere in the world where the player want. The task of the counselors is to fulfill the objectives that will let the players to escape from the camp. There are more than 12 counselors available to choose from including Adam Palomino, A.J. Mason, Chad Kensington, Deborah Kim, and more. With thrilling gameplay, stunning graphics, and smooth controls, Friday the 13th: The Game is the incredible heart-pumping game for those, who love playing horror-survival games.
#15 Dead Rising 4
Dead Rising 4 is an Adventure, Beat ‘em up, Survival Horror, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Capcom Vancouver and published by Microsoft Studios. It takes place in an open world environment explored by third-person perspective. The game serves as the 4th title in the series of Dead Rising. It introduces the return of Frank West and takes place in the Christmas-themed Willamette Colorado. Unlike its previous titles, the game doesn’t feature the timer system or co-op gameplay. According to the story, Frank West, who is a former photojournalist and works as the professor in the college. One of Frank West students named as Vicky Chu approaches the professor and convinces him to assist her interrogate a military component in Willamette Colorado, the place where the first zombie outbreak. The player can take on the role of the protagonist with a job to kill as many zombies as possible while exploring the game world to fulfill the objectives. The player can navigate the world from a third-person perspective and can smash them using a huge arsenal of weaponry. With enhanced mechanics, improved gameplay, and stunning graphics, Dead Rising 4 is the best game to play.
#16 Resident Evil
Resident Evil is a popular Single-player Horror-Survival and Shooter video game developed by Capcom and published by Nintendo. The game is also known as Bio Hazard in Japan and some other parts of the world. This one is the first game in the Resident Evil series and provides the saga basis. The game’s story features the character of Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine.
Both of the characters are part of S.T.A.R.S, an elite task force that travels to Raccoon City to investigate the sudden disappearance of their team members. While searching for the clues, they get trapped inside a huge mansion filled with all kinds of gory monsters and Zombies. The players can either select Chriss or Jill as the main character, explore the mansion and uncover the secrets about the disappearance of the team members and the Zombie outbreak.
#17 Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is an Episodic Horror-Survival, Action-Adventure, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Capcom for multiple platforms. The game acts as the 10th massive entry in the franchise of Resident Evil and 22nd overall. The game marks the Claire Redfield’s return as the main protagonist, and the first time the player control Barry Burton as the playable character in the main series. The storyline of the game takes place between the events of Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6. The plot starts when the protagonist named as Clair and her partners, including the playable protagonist and newcomer named as Moria Burton, are at the exciting party in the NGO’s headquarter, then they are attacked by unknown creatures. The player explores the land from a third-person perspective, use equipped flashlight to see in the dark environment and can use a huge arsenal of weaponry including melee weapons to attack foes. The game features the mini-map at the top of the screen to display the player’s location. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and stunning graphics, Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is the wonderful game to experience the Horror-Survival genre.