Cold Fear came out 2 months after RE4. It’s hard to call it a “clone” when they were both in development at the same time and released almost the same time.
FYI, Cold Fear was actually in development at the same time as RE4 and released less than two months after RE4. So it certainly can't be a "clone" in the traditional sense. Also, the way the camera works is very much in the vein of pre-RE4 games rather than the over the shoulder camera used in RE4.
Thank you, I thought it was not an RE4 clone. Plus, you play as a member of the Coast Guard. You're not a Navy Seal. I think the team in the intro cutscene are Seals.
There is one game I really expected to see on a list like this: Haunting Ground for the PS2. It's a great atmospheric game and it's real survival horror.
Original Dead Space (2008) has a mute protagonist. Curse the Eye of Isis (2003) should be worth mentioning. A little known survival horror gem with a unique setting in late 19th century London and Egypt.
I highly recommend The Suffering and The Suffering: Ties That Bind. They are more action focused but have amazing atmosphere and monster design comparable to silent hill. If you have a ps2 or Xbox those are the definitive ways to play the first game, because on pc the audio for the first game is completely messed up. Pc is good for the second game though
They're more on the action side than horror and I wouldn't call them survival horror. But The Suffering: Prison is Hell is a favorite of mine. Midway rarely ever made any boring games and the Suffering is a game I still enjoy playing to this day. I think it's important to mention a few things about it, though: One, the main character's story is secondary to the story of the island he's on. His backstory *is* important, obviously, but part of what draws you in is all that's happened on the island itself over its long history. Two, the action takes the front stage in the game. There are definitely scary moments, but in most cases, if you're used to scary horror games, this will be more of a horror-skinned action game (like Clive Barker's Jericho or something, but less rushed and shit).
How about The Thing game itself or Gorky 17. Latter is actually a turn-based tactic, but I really liked the heavy atmosphere and there is a survival aspect with ammo/consumables management, research gone wrong plot and even some puzzles. Both games are very near and dear to my heart and offer some nice chills.
To this day, Fear Effect 1 is still amongst my favourite games of all time. A fantastic story with an awesome soundtrack and great stylised visuals let down only by it's clunky controls and infuriating trial and error sections, but such was the way of the industry at the time. You suggested folks use an emulator with save states to get around issues with the save system which is fair enough, but I must warn people who do this to ensure that they cap their frame rate. There are several points in the game where all you have to do to proceed is run away from an explosion/fire, but if your frame rate is not capped then the explosion animation in the background moves too fast for you to escape and you become softlocked. In response to your questions about Fear Effect 2, functionally it's the same game but it's bigger and shinier. The plot is much more intelligent but suffers from serious pacing issues and it falls into the trap that many prequels do; it answers questions about the original that absolutely nobody asked. Still a great game, but the first one is my preference. There was a planned third game called Fear Effect Inferno for release in 2003 but that was cancelled quite late in production. Fear Effect Sedna was released in 2018 but i've never played it. There was a remake of the first game called Fear Effect Reinvented in production but it has sadly recently been cancelled with no reason yet given.
In terms of retro survival horror, I remember enjoying Obscure, which was not that obscure at the time (haha…), but in the 20+ years since its release, I never heard about it again.
I love the original Clock Tower! Sure it’s a bit slow paced and confusing where to go sometimes, but the artwork and atmosphere is incredible. I’ve gotten the best ending.
A game I never see mentioned is Run Like Hell. I wouldn't recommend it as a must-play, but it is an experience. It's a third person shooter with horror elements similar to Dead Space. If the game could be summed up into a single word it would be 'misguided'. There are some known actors that did voice work for the game and the story is very Hollywood in it's delivery. The Xbox got the superior version with extra content and enemies
Run Like Hell was a weird one, heavily marketed around groundbreaking horror mechanics but honestly it felt more like a prototype for Mass Effect or something. Definitely too much ambition went into that game.
Despite being a clumsy, budget RE clone, Countdown Vampires is a surprisingly entertaining, playable game. It's got its B-movie charm with silly story and exhilarating voice "acting" and it's also longer than your usual survival horror flick (came out on 2 discs). It's not too hard on the action side but be warned, it features lots of backtracking, samey locations and some ridiculously confusing riddles all the way.
Glad you mentioned Galerians! In addition to its movie adaptation, the game also got an artbook and a novelization, which was partially translated by a Galerians fan with the handle Shiva Indis. Only about 30 pages of the novel have been translated, but what I read was pretty intriguing! There is also a sequel for the PS2 called Galerians: Ash.
Galerians is great though you have to be careful not to softlock yourself. If you use your powers too much you can "short" which will kill you in a minute or two and can only be stopped with a special medicine which there is a limited supply of on each level.
I was hoping you’d add ObsCure. Of course it’s not an amazing game, but it hits that Code Veronica game play (fixed camera positions and lingering camera movements), has lightly weapon combinations like Dead Rising (only with guns and flashlights, but still intriguing for the time), and honestly a great setting (a high school, though it is confusing, since it looks like a college, but in game it does say it was reused, so I think it’s a boarding school that was shut down and turned into a high school). The story is a little light and is a little silly, but I think the game is going for more of a Scream tone, being a little cheeky. It’s also pretty nice with its puzzles and such. The worst things about it is that it only really has one boss and just little sections of harder enemies, a broken floor sections that is a little hard, and the way to reload or change your weapons is on buttons, rather than in a menu, which all weapons and items are in, so it’s hard to control. It’s not perfect, but it’s definitely a gem and underrated.
@@tricouleur9689 Yeah, I didn’t get the game until last year (I don’t do pc and finding a physical copy is insane; I’ve wanted it since 2009/2010), so I didn’t really finish it up until June/July. It can be a little hard, but I do find it easier than say the original Resident Evil games. Also, when you get the the final boss, and if your playing alone, don’t take in a partner, it helps to have just one character. I have the X-Box original physical copy and I don’t know of the original PS2 and PC ports are similar to mine, but if your playing the Steam version, it’s actually slightly different. Not much and the story is the same, but there is a different way in mine to unlock the upper library door and it has a removed cutscene with the enemies that crawl on the ceiling (the characters come out in the hallway and it’s from the monsters point of view seeing them). In the Steam version, the cutscene is nonexistent and to unlock the door on that floor is different too. Actually the trailer/game pause screen movie actually shows completely different clips from the game, like none of them match up to the story, so it makes me wonder if the game was completely different before too.
I am surprised that Deep fear didn't make it on the list. It's a somewhat well known but not super well known because it's a Sega Saturn game and on top of that It was only ever released in Japan and Europe. The European version is super expensive but as far as I know the Japanese version is still inexpensive.
Man I just ebayed DF prices and I can't believe how much is it right know, I still have my EU copy purchased by snail mail back then, probably one of the few ones in Italy, it's one of those games I come back from time to time and I wish there was a sequel or another deep water themed survival horror
Decent list. One horror game I recommend to everyone is Scratches: Director's Cut. It's a point and click title that REALLY gets under the skin. Seriously, you don't know anything about basements in horror until you've played this.
A really nice recent throwback game is Them and Us. Also some cool forgotten survival horror games are the 2000s Blair Witch games, Haunting Ground and Ecstatica (basically RE Village in the 90s)
So glad you have included SH: shattered memories. I have replayed that game twice this month as I got it on the wii. I used to hate it back in the day, when I played it on ps2 , but replaying it now I found a new appreciation for it. The story is amazing, and exploring the city is amazing. It falls short with nightmare stages, puzzles and ironically with replay value. I also found it to be immersive, especially where you use wiimote as a phone and listen to phone messages that way. It feels very personal and unsettling. I don't agree that Cold Fear is a copy of RE4, because it was released 3 months after RE4. RE4 was released in January 2005, cold fear was released in March 2005. They couldn't have copied a game in 3 months... maybe there was a demo of RE4 released earlier, but I don't think they would be able to rework the whole game in 6 months or so. Some unknown survival horror games I like but don't seem to be know: Illbleed, The Ring: Terror's Realm, Alone in the Dark:TNN, Clock Tower 3, Headhunter, Enemy Zero, Penumbra
I've played through the second Fear Effect. It's a prequel and tells an unrelated story from the original game. In some aspects the motion background visuals have improved but it's basically more of the same with insanely hard puzzles. I used a GameShark to get through some harder puzzles. I've beaten the original game multiple times but Fear Effect 2 once and left it sitting on my shelf.
Carrier is such an amazing game. It came out at a very particular time. RE Code Veronica was almost out and we had recently been through RE3. The game runs at a super smooth 60fps and the graphics are super clear. It has awesome atmosphere and that feeling that you’re alone. Definitely try this if you have a DC.
What i liked about silent shattered memories is the fact that places and people change according to choices and time spent looking at objects. wish more games did this. plus its ending / revelation is awesome and dark.
If you haven't played it yet, play Signalis. It's incredible! I would put it right up there next to Resident Evil and Silent Hill as a top-tier survival horror game
Surprised to not see "Hell Night" on here, a PS1 first person survival horror where all you can do is run. Had a really cool health mechanic involving a second person alongside you. Definitely check that out sometime
"Hellnight" it seems is how it's spelled. "Hell Night" is an old 1981 movie that used to creep me out as a kid. Not amazing by today's standards, but I still recommend people watching it just because. I'll have to check out that game, though. Or watch it, at least. EDIT: Oh shit, I *did* check it out but never finished watching the video on it for some reason.
Just posted the same and deleted it cause i saw your post, i still own that game, it was damn good, it is also know as Dark Messiah in case ppl are interested in trying it out. Would be nice to see a video about it.
@@Lucifronz A halloween movie recommendation, thank you very much! Bonkers game as it is really interesting to hear the lines your second person comes out with, they can get pretty freaky
I need to look up D2 more - read about it somewhere long ago, it's predecessor was a little horror game with real-time limit to finish it, or something like that. Still, looks worthwhile enough
Yeah, the original D had a two hour time limit to finish the game, real time with no pauses. The story has nothing at all to do with D2, actually it's a dracula game if I remember correctly.
@@jaysteelsun Yeah, D2 was something about aliens, wasn't it? The only thing I remember is that the dude who wrote the article compared the story to ravings of a junkie xD
@@Andriej69 I can't really remember what the ultimate "bad guy" was in D2, I was like 12 when I played it and I didn't make it past disc 2 so I don't remember much lol.
They are all kind of well known in the community, except for Tormented Souls. Great seeing some love for it. And nevertheless, it's great watching your view on them and getting more recognition on them. I did play Clock Tower, which is FANTASTIC. The PSX one is actually the SECOND game, and CT2 and CT3 have nothing to do with the rest, they're cashing in for the name. I also played Cold Fear, which is honestly a very very good game. I finished with no cheats, no guide, no nothing, during Halloween some decade ago. Also also, I am a happy owner of a copy of Silent Hill Shattered Memories. Enjoying it on the Wii has to be one of the best gaming experiences I had. It's not super duper scary, but had its own unique dread sensation and intense immersion. Lastly, Kai, no love for Cursed Mountain? C'mon man! That and Daymare!
The first game had a updated release for PSX, Windows and the WonderSwan which were only in Japan (like the Super Famicom original) and yes, the other one is a sequel to the first game, the reason for the second game being treated as the "first" game is due to the first game never getting releases outside of Japan, besides fan translations for the Super Famicom game and its updated releases on Windows and PSX.
I rage quit daymare on that bloody chase scene near (I assume) the end. Tried umpteen times and even watched a video guide (which i hate doing) but still couldn't get past it. So uninstalled, shame as i was really enjoying it. I liked the whole reload mechanic, that was cool.
Growing up, I was never really into survival horror games until I played The Suffering. It's on OG Xbox and PS2. I knew nothing about it until one night I saw it at my local Blockbuster and saw that Midway made it so I decided to rent it and it did not disappoint. You play a prisoner convicted of killing your entire family and is sent to an Alcatraz-like prison and as soon you are sent to your cell, all hell breaks loose with weird-like creatures taking over, all designed after the 7 ways to be executed in prison. It was ahead of its time and was a first and third-person shooter. It had multiple endings depending on how good or bad of an inmate you treated towards other inmates and guards while trying to escape the island. It's my favorite survival game by far.
Galerians is one of my favorite classic survival horror games. It also has a sequel on the PS2 Galerians: Ash. Sadly the second games ends in a way that basically means we'd never get a third.
Dude, you've made an amazing collection. The first game with Jennifer, it has elements of the new parts of Resident Evil, the hiding under the bed moment. As well as the design of the baby itself can also be seen in this game. Incredible!
Really great video. Some other lesser known horror games I’d say to try are: Blue Stinger Overblood 1,2 (2 is a PAL exclusive) Deep Fear (basically under water Resident Evil) Kuon Sweet Home (the precursor to RE) MADiSON Phobia The Medium Cursed Mountain
To be fair, people might not like Overblood. 2 is a lot different, but 1 is downright cruel to play. Lotta instant deaths, ammo is hard to find cos you just blindly search (there's no "here it is!" glint like other games), standing and crouching can trigger different search results and the platforming is.... A thing. Which is a shame cos it doesn't rely on flooding you with enemies and the story is good, plus the voice acting is surprisingly better than you'd expect. If they remade it and fixed a couple of things, I'd argue it'd be great. But as it stands, it's pretty harsh to new players unless you know what to expect (I was half way through the game before I realized I had to blind search for ammo).
Carrier for dreamcast was a great one too also trag is another one, it has a resident evil feel but your fighting robots and can switch characters at some point, I also think that it is 2 player co-op
Cosmology of Kyoto is the ultimate one. Very dark 90s japanese educational game that is ripe with nightmare stuff, and is basically Demon Slayer X Berserk
Really expected to see T.R.A.G. on here (or Hard Edge), such a great, unique, and one of a kind RE clone on the Playstation 1 that deserves so much more love!!!
While I can’t give it a full on recommendation just yet (as I haven’t finished it), I’ve been playing through Extermination on the PS2 and it’s been a lot of fun so far due to the gun customization and the infection system, which makes nearly every combat situation a nail biter. It’s also very cheap to buy for a survival horror game which means a lot given how insane the prices of other games in the genre have gotten.
Dunno if you've covered it already, but there's an upcoming survival horror game on Steam called "CONSCRIPT" that I've been eagerly awaiting for a few years, now. It's set during WW1 and the player is in the boots of a young French soldier trying to make it out. Less reliance on the supernatural and more about the real horrors encountered in war. There's also a demo, so if it sounds interesting to anyone, go give it a try!
Kai, I'd highly recommend a little indie horror called lone survivor. It's Fantastic and one of my favourite survival horrors ever. The music is fantastic too. All made by one guy. Very strong re and sh vibes.
Haunting Ground and Rule of Rose are two of the greatest horror hidden gems i've ever played... The music of Rule of Rose is next level i still frequently listen to it... And i'm one of the 50% who loves Deadly Premonition!
To see the Disaster Report series get any recognition these days is awesome! Raw Danger (Disaster Report 2) is amongst my favorite games ever, and to have be compared to the Resident Evil series is just great. I still hope for a port of the previous 3 games to modern platforms one day.
I love Raw Danger and the rest of the Disaster Report series. I was a little disappointed with how linear DR4 is but I hope they can bring back the branching storyline that the first 2 games had. I still need to play through DR3, so I guess I have that to look forward to.
I was expecting to see the game Extermination from the PS2. It had some of the original creators from the first resident evil for the playstation. I Did not get to beat it when i was younger, but it I enjoyed it.
You really should check out Eternal Darkness Sanity’s Requiem. Your characters sanity plays out on screen. It’s really fun to play but nerve racking at times.
It's not exactly horror but I'd definitely recommend Peter Jackson's King Kong the video game. This game is actually scary, especially when you play as the main protagonist of that film, Jack. The dinosaurs and some other creatures are scary as hell and it has an incredible atmosphere.
@@kangaroowarrior9 Yeah, Kong was great too. The game does a great job at changing tones when playing as two different character. As Kong, nothing is scary because you are the King and all the dinosaurs are your bitch. But as Jack, you are not a superhero and the ammunation is very scarce.
I wondered if you'd mention Extermination on this list. I'm not sure it was a "gem" exactly but it was a game I played many years ago that stuck with me. The setting is a research base in Antarctica, heavily influenced by The Thing. Some of these games look really neat, I'll have to give them a go!
@@toplookingdown971Me too dude, I was expecting to see it here to give it some justice because the game was really good in my opinion and for some reason nobody knows it. And the game is not influence by the thing, it is in fact the continuation of the movie.
The sequel to Fear Effect 2 is very good in terms of gameplay, and also maintains the same gore and sexuality, I only see the story of how Hanna, Deke and Glass met as a bit forced, and it focuses more on Hana and Rain
Shattered Memories was OK, it felt like it didn' t belong to the franchise, not the same vibe, but I liked more the less known Silent Hill: Origins (PS2, PSP). My "you have to play this" list are: Cryostasis - 2008 (PC), this was the most impressive claustophobic intense and imersive survival game I played in the past with a very "The Thing" movie vibe; The Thing (PC, PS2) was better than Cold Fear; Rule of Rose (PS2) almost forgotten after a false polemic; Echo Night: Beyond (PS2) until now the most mysterious and strangest survival horror game I've ever played; Lifeline aka Operators Side (PS2); Haunting Grounds (PS2, PS3); Eternal Darkness (Nintendo 64) and Glass Rose (PS2) a Resident Evil with a Shenmue vibe.
Silent Hill Shatered Memories was the only Silent Hill game I finished for years!! Took me another 6 years to even start another game from this franchise.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is a great game inspired in Clock Tower with one of the best horror concepts I ever seen. Even Masahiro Ito gave compliments to the game creator because the character desig are really impressive. (note: Do not play the sequel of this game, just play the first one and pretend that this game never had a sequel.)
Also, if you're planning to expand the list in the future, I recommend you try Martian Gothic: Unification. It's a weird game, but it gave me real scares back in the day.
10. I suck at clocktower but my mom loves it. 9. Is that a dreamcast game? 8. I loved cold fear. 7 what platform? 6 was so good and creepy i loved it! 5 might check that out. 4 might check that out 3 i really want to play that 2 not sure if I'll play it . 1 i loved the game so much it doesnt deserve the hate it gets
If you enjoyed the first Fear Effect, it's prequel "Retro Helix" is definitely worth a look. Gameplay is more of the same while the story has improved and the game in general is more polished than the original. It also still has all the sexy stuff that many show up for. Sadly, the franchise hasn't had much love since then. FE3:Firestorm was cancelled and a 3rd party developed FE:Sedna keeps with the story beats and puzzles, but turns the game into an isometric squad shooter. Losing the charm of the originals. The feel and graphics remind me of a modernised twist on the many Newgrounds Flash adventure games! Play Sedna if can get it cheap but don't expect much. +1 for ClockTower! There was a indie remake for that which ended up going in a different direction and turning into the RE:Mothered series. That 16-bit "SnipSnipSnip" still haunts me to this day... >X.X
I've owned Carrier since my teens and went through it back in April, when it takes place (also the last of the early 2020s). By the time I started it, it was already set in a future that's now in the past. I rented the Wii version of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories once in '09. It clearly says "Retroid" on that handheld.
with there being 2 dreamcast games on here i was surprised that blue stinger never showed up, it was one of my favourite survival horror games as a kid. like most dreamcast games nowadays i cant say it has aged well but it's still a good one worth checking out
"Cursed mountain" deserves a mention, as does the legendary "Call of Cthulhu: Dark corners of the Earth". The first "Dino crisis" ain't half bad either.
Cold Fear came out 2 months after RE4. It’s hard to call it a “clone” when they were both in development at the same time and released almost the same time.
Came here hoping someone would be thinking that too. Plus Cold Fear allowed you to move and shoot which was a huge plus.
Yeah.
I know a lot of people will disagree, but imo Cold Fear was also the better game in terms of "Horror".
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Came here to say the same haha both games were released only months apart in 2005.
0:00 Intro
0:43 #10 Clock Tower
2:23 #9 Disaster Report
3:50 #8 Cold Fear
5:26 #7 Fear Effect
8:01 #6 Deadly Premonition
10:15 #5 D2
11:57 #4 Carrier
13:15 #3 Tormented Souls
14:04 #2 Galerians
15:57 #1 Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
17:45 Conclusion
Thanks
FYI, Cold Fear was actually in development at the same time as RE4 and released less than two months after RE4. So it certainly can't be a "clone" in the traditional sense. Also, the way the camera works is very much in the vein of pre-RE4 games rather than the over the shoulder camera used in RE4.
I played this game hoping to kill time until RE4 came out. It did ok but when 4 finally came out there was no comparison.
Thank you, I thought it was not an RE4 clone.
Plus, you play as a member of the Coast Guard. You're not a Navy Seal. I think the team in the intro cutscene are Seals.
funny how the youtuber won’t admit that. unsubscribe
There is one game I really expected to see on a list like this: Haunting Ground for the PS2. It's a great atmospheric game and it's real survival horror.
It's FANTASTIC
i own the PS2 version and i still have to beat Daniella, but she is so cool and scary.
Haunting Ground is so good. I see people comparing it to Rule of Rose, but that game sucks ass in comparison to HG
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Honestly, I always wanted to play RoR but that game is rare here in Europe and expensive on top.
I have never played Haunting Ground, how is it compared to clock tower 3? I love clock tower 3
Cold Fear was actually in development before Resident Evil 4, it just happened to come out after 4's release.
True I hate when people call it a re4 clone lol
Original Dead Space (2008) has a mute protagonist. Curse the Eye of Isis (2003) should be worth mentioning. A little known survival horror gem with a unique setting in late 19th century London and Egypt.
September 1, 1867 to December 31, 1900.
“We won’t be talking about more or less known games, it’s about hidden gems, okay? SO! Clock Tower!” Lmao
Yeah, I lol'd when I saw Clock Tower as the first choice. It hasn't been considered a hidden gem in eons lol
Do you expect anything less from a video like this
I highly recommend The Suffering and The Suffering: Ties That Bind. They are more action focused but have amazing atmosphere and monster design comparable to silent hill.
If you have a ps2 or Xbox those are the definitive ways to play the first game, because on pc the audio for the first game is completely messed up. Pc is good for the second game though
They're more on the action side than horror and I wouldn't call them survival horror.
But The Suffering: Prison is Hell is a favorite of mine. Midway rarely ever made any boring games and the Suffering is a game I still enjoy playing to this day. I think it's important to mention a few things about it, though:
One, the main character's story is secondary to the story of the island he's on. His backstory *is* important, obviously, but part of what draws you in is all that's happened on the island itself over its long history.
Two, the action takes the front stage in the game. There are definitely scary moments, but in most cases, if you're used to scary horror games, this will be more of a horror-skinned action game (like Clive Barker's Jericho or something, but less rushed and shit).
Im still hoping for a remake
How about The Thing game itself or Gorky 17. Latter is actually a turn-based tactic, but I really liked the heavy atmosphere and there is a survival aspect with ammo/consumables management, research gone wrong plot and even some puzzles. Both games are very near and dear to my heart and offer some nice chills.
"Mr. Morgan" here talking about Deadly Premonition without talking about that music.
Pretty sure youre coast gaurd in cold fear, and the no map thing just really added to it. I was gutted it didn't do better I absolutely loved it
To this day, Fear Effect 1 is still amongst my favourite games of all time. A fantastic story with an awesome soundtrack and great stylised visuals let down only by it's clunky controls and infuriating trial and error sections, but such was the way of the industry at the time.
You suggested folks use an emulator with save states to get around issues with the save system which is fair enough, but I must warn people who do this to ensure that they cap their frame rate. There are several points in the game where all you have to do to proceed is run away from an explosion/fire, but if your frame rate is not capped then the explosion animation in the background moves too fast for you to escape and you become softlocked.
In response to your questions about Fear Effect 2, functionally it's the same game but it's bigger and shinier. The plot is much more intelligent but suffers from serious pacing issues and it falls into the trap that many prequels do; it answers questions about the original that absolutely nobody asked. Still a great game, but the first one is my preference.
There was a planned third game called Fear Effect Inferno for release in 2003 but that was cancelled quite late in production.
Fear Effect Sedna was released in 2018 but i've never played it.
There was a remake of the first game called Fear Effect Reinvented in production but it has sadly recently been cancelled with no reason yet given.
I liked it too. I've played it in my RG350 and had no issues.
I like Fear Effect 2 more, it's just a better made game
The remake would've been targeted by twitter and the "gaming" journalists unless some heavy editing was done.
They have Fear Effect: Sedna, but it’s isometric, no atmosphere.
I absolutely loved the Clock Tower series. The multiple endings are crazy and one of the first games to have so many.
In terms of retro survival horror, I remember enjoying Obscure, which was not that obscure at the time (haha…), but in the 20+ years since its release, I never heard about it again.
> "I won't be including well-known games like Parasite Eve and Dino Crisis"
> Includes Clock Tower
Kai, brother, amigo, come on
I never would have thought that 16-bit graphics could scare me, but Clock Tower proved me wrong.
Bluestinger for the dream cast was the bees knees loved that game
3:55 I love cold fear .. still replaying it from time to time on my emulated ps2
I love the original Clock Tower!
Sure it’s a bit slow paced and confusing where to go sometimes, but the artwork and atmosphere is incredible. I’ve gotten the best ending.
And it's gonna be re-released next year. Can't wait to see what it's all about.
The PSX version has been transalted and it's the best version of that game, check it out
@ I just might. Thanks.
Clock Tower 2 is really good too
And the sound design is truly fantastic
A game I never see mentioned is Run Like Hell. I wouldn't recommend it as a must-play, but it is an experience. It's a third person shooter with horror elements similar to Dead Space. If the game could be summed up into a single word it would be 'misguided'. There are some known actors that did voice work for the game and the story is very Hollywood in it's delivery. The Xbox got the superior version with extra content and enemies
Run Like Hell was a weird one, heavily marketed around groundbreaking horror mechanics but honestly it felt more like a prototype for Mass Effect or something. Definitely too much ambition went into that game.
Despite being a clumsy, budget RE clone, Countdown Vampires is a surprisingly entertaining, playable game. It's got its B-movie charm with silly story and exhilarating voice "acting" and it's also longer than your usual survival horror flick (came out on 2 discs). It's not too hard on the action side but be warned, it features lots of backtracking, samey locations and some ridiculously confusing riddles all the way.
Clock tower is pretty well known. It’s not exactly hidden.
Same for Deadly Premonition these days and literally anything Silent Hill. Really bizarre pulls for a hidden gem list.
Glad you mentioned Galerians! In addition to its movie adaptation, the game also got an artbook and a novelization, which was partially translated by a Galerians fan with the handle Shiva Indis. Only about 30 pages of the novel have been translated, but what I read was pretty intriguing! There is also a sequel for the PS2 called Galerians: Ash.
Galerians is great though you have to be careful not to softlock yourself. If you use your powers too much you can "short" which will kill you in a minute or two and can only be stopped with a special medicine which there is a limited supply of on each level.
@@grubermeister6139Yeah, but I imagine most people figured that out right away.
As soon as I had to use an item to fix it I knew to watch out for it.
Fantastic games
I think you need to have a look at Deep Fear on the Saturn. Monsters and tank controls but in a sub-aquatic setting.
Deep Fear from Sega Saturn is a greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat survival horror game
I was hoping you’d add ObsCure. Of course it’s not an amazing game, but it hits that Code Veronica game play (fixed camera positions and lingering camera movements), has lightly weapon combinations like Dead Rising (only with guns and flashlights, but still intriguing for the time), and honestly a great setting (a high school, though it is confusing, since it looks like a college, but in game it does say it was reused, so I think it’s a boarding school that was shut down and turned into a high school). The story is a little light and is a little silly, but I think the game is going for more of a Scream tone, being a little cheeky. It’s also pretty nice with its puzzles and such. The worst things about it is that it only really has one boss and just little sections of harder enemies, a broken floor sections that is a little hard, and the way to reload or change your weapons is on buttons, rather than in a menu, which all weapons and items are in, so it’s hard to control. It’s not perfect, but it’s definitely a gem and underrated.
It also had an amazing soundtrack. More love for ObsCure!!!
I was going to say ObsCure in comments too. Haven’t finished it yet but so far it’s been great although slightly difficult for me.
@@tricouleur9689 Yeah, I didn’t get the game until last year (I don’t do pc and finding a physical copy is insane; I’ve wanted it since 2009/2010), so I didn’t really finish it up until June/July. It can be a little hard, but I do find it easier than say the original Resident Evil games. Also, when you get the the final boss, and if your playing alone, don’t take in a partner, it helps to have just one character.
I have the X-Box original physical copy and I don’t know of the original PS2 and PC ports are similar to mine, but if your playing the Steam version, it’s actually slightly different. Not much and the story is the same, but there is a different way in mine to unlock the upper library door and it has a removed cutscene with the enemies that crawl on the ceiling (the characters come out in the hallway and it’s from the monsters point of view seeing them). In the Steam version, the cutscene is nonexistent and to unlock the door on that floor is different too.
Actually the trailer/game pause screen movie actually shows completely different clips from the game, like none of them match up to the story, so it makes me wonder if the game was completely different before too.
But ObsCure IS amazing.
Great Couch Co op Stuff.
@@DeKay1980 It definitely is. Such an underrated game. I prefer 1 over 2, but 2 is still a bit fun.
Germs Nerawareta Machi is another strange but unique survival horror game not a lot of people know about
I recommend T.R.A.G on PS1. It’s the result of “what if Die Hard and Resident Evil had a baby and it became an anime nerd?”
Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time.
Tormented Souls and Clock Tower was SPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am surprised that Deep fear didn't make it on the list. It's a somewhat well known but not super well known because it's a Sega Saturn game and on top of that It was only ever released in Japan and Europe. The European version is super expensive but as far as I know the Japanese version is still inexpensive.
Man I just ebayed DF prices and I can't believe how much is it right know, I still have my EU copy purchased by snail mail back then, probably one of the few ones in Italy, it's one of those games I come back from time to time and I wish there was a sequel or another deep water themed survival horror
i recommend Heaven Dust 1 and 2. Both are isometric Resident Evil clones and have a great feeling of survival horror. Especially part 2
Yes. Totally agree. Chibi Evil is definitely fun to play. The challenges are a bit demanding though.
Try Koudelka. It’s strange at first, but once you get familiar with it, it offers amazing visuals and a really good story.
The Thing for Ps2 was intense too!
Decent list. One horror game I recommend to everyone is Scratches: Director's Cut. It's a point and click title that REALLY gets under the skin. Seriously, you don't know anything about basements in horror until you've played this.
A really nice recent throwback game is Them and Us. Also some cool forgotten survival horror games are the 2000s Blair Witch games, Haunting Ground and Ecstatica (basically RE Village in the 90s)
So glad you have included SH: shattered memories. I have replayed that game twice this month as I got it on the wii. I used to hate it back in the day, when I played it on ps2 , but replaying it now I found a new appreciation for it. The story is amazing, and exploring the city is amazing. It falls short with nightmare stages, puzzles and ironically with replay value.
I also found it to be immersive, especially where you use wiimote as a phone and listen to phone messages that way. It feels very personal and unsettling.
I don't agree that Cold Fear is a copy of RE4, because it was released 3 months after RE4. RE4 was released in January 2005, cold fear was released in March 2005. They couldn't have copied a game in 3 months... maybe there was a demo of RE4 released earlier, but I don't think they would be able to rework the whole game in 6 months or so.
Some unknown survival horror games I like but don't seem to be know: Illbleed, The Ring: Terror's Realm, Alone in the Dark:TNN, Clock Tower 3, Headhunter, Enemy Zero, Penumbra
yes a very underrated offshot.
Countdown Vampires and Martian Gothic were also pretty cool games.
I've played through the second Fear Effect. It's a prequel and tells an unrelated story from the original game. In some aspects the motion background visuals have improved but it's basically more of the same with insanely hard puzzles. I used a GameShark to get through some harder puzzles. I've beaten the original game multiple times but Fear Effect 2 once and left it sitting on my shelf.
Never played Clock Tower however I'm thrilled Limited Run is releasing it with the carbon engine. Kinda surprised OverBlood didn't make the list.
Carrier is such an amazing game. It came out at a very particular time. RE Code Veronica was almost out and we had recently been through RE3. The game runs at a super smooth 60fps and the graphics are super clear. It has awesome atmosphere and that feeling that you’re alone. Definitely try this if you have a DC.
I would like to recommend the Alien Trilogy and Alien Resurrection for the PS1 ! They are very good, scary and also quite difficult.
A true hidden gem that I never see mentioned in lists is Nightmare Creatures 2.
Amazing countdown as usual! Does anyone remember that game extermination on PS2? That game was wild.
I should've gone through more comments; I played it, but too confusing for me at the time
Oh yeah I feel you on that!
What i liked about silent shattered memories is the fact that places and people change according to choices and time spent looking at objects. wish more games did this. plus its ending / revelation is awesome and dark.
If you haven't played it yet, play Signalis. It's incredible! I would put it right up there next to Resident Evil and Silent Hill as a top-tier survival horror game
Great game, but I'm not sure it qualifies as "hidden."
@@DavidCowie2022It doesn't.
Cold fear is my favorite, one of the best, sadly is a bit short, but the atmosphere is amazing 😊 great stuff.
Surprised to not see "Hell Night" on here, a PS1 first person survival horror where all you can do is run. Had a really cool health mechanic involving a second person alongside you. Definitely check that out sometime
"Hellnight" it seems is how it's spelled. "Hell Night" is an old 1981 movie that used to creep me out as a kid. Not amazing by today's standards, but I still recommend people watching it just because.
I'll have to check out that game, though. Or watch it, at least.
EDIT: Oh shit, I *did* check it out but never finished watching the video on it for some reason.
Just posted the same and deleted it cause i saw your post, i still own that game, it was damn good, it is also know as Dark Messiah in case ppl are interested in trying it out.
Would be nice to see a video about it.
@@Lucifronz A halloween movie recommendation, thank you very much! Bonkers game as it is really interesting to hear the lines your second person comes out with, they can get pretty freaky
I need to look up D2 more - read about it somewhere long ago, it's predecessor was a little horror game with real-time limit to finish it, or something like that. Still, looks worthwhile enough
Yeah, the original D had a two hour time limit to finish the game, real time with no pauses. The story has nothing at all to do with D2, actually it's a dracula game if I remember correctly.
@@jaysteelsun Yeah, D2 was something about aliens, wasn't it? The only thing I remember is that the dude who wrote the article compared the story to ravings of a junkie xD
@@Andriej69 I can't really remember what the ultimate "bad guy" was in D2, I was like 12 when I played it and I didn't make it past disc 2 so I don't remember much lol.
@@jaysteelsun No problem, there has to be some playthrough somewhere in here
Good list minus Clock Tower, that's not hidden everybody knows Clock Tower.
Having Clock Tower as a hidden gem feels weird
I can't believe Martian Gothic never made the list!
They are all kind of well known in the community, except for Tormented Souls. Great seeing some love for it. And nevertheless, it's great watching your view on them and getting more recognition on them.
I did play Clock Tower, which is FANTASTIC. The PSX one is actually the SECOND game, and CT2 and CT3 have nothing to do with the rest, they're cashing in for the name. I also played Cold Fear, which is honestly a very very good game. I finished with no cheats, no guide, no nothing, during Halloween some decade ago.
Also also, I am a happy owner of a copy of Silent Hill Shattered Memories. Enjoying it on the Wii has to be one of the best gaming experiences I had. It's not super duper scary, but had its own unique dread sensation and intense immersion.
Lastly, Kai, no love for Cursed Mountain? C'mon man! That and Daymare!
The first game had a updated release for PSX, Windows and the WonderSwan which were only in Japan (like the Super Famicom original) and yes, the other one is a sequel to the first game, the reason for the second game being treated as the "first" game is due to the first game never getting releases outside of Japan, besides fan translations for the Super Famicom game and its updated releases on Windows and PSX.
I rage quit daymare on that bloody chase scene near (I assume) the end. Tried umpteen times and even watched a video guide (which i hate doing) but still couldn't get past it. So uninstalled, shame as i was really enjoying it. I liked the whole reload mechanic, that was cool.
Growing up, I was never really into survival horror games until I played The Suffering. It's on OG Xbox and PS2. I knew nothing about it until one night I saw it at my local Blockbuster and saw that Midway made it so I decided to rent it and it did not disappoint. You play a prisoner convicted of killing your entire family and is sent to an Alcatraz-like prison and as soon you are sent to your cell, all hell breaks loose with weird-like creatures taking over, all designed after the 7 ways to be executed in prison. It was ahead of its time and was a first and third-person shooter. It had multiple endings depending on how good or bad of an inmate you treated towards other inmates and guards while trying to escape the island. It's my favorite survival game by far.
Song of Horror is also a really neat survival horror game with nice story, atmosphere and lots of playable characters with permadeath mechanics.
Galerians is one of my favorite classic survival horror games. It also has a sequel on the PS2 Galerians: Ash. Sadly the second games ends in a way that basically means we'd never get a third.
I played both fear effects and they were ridiculously hard. But they were ahead of their time. A rare gem and must have.
Love Fear Effect. The sequel was very good too, didn’t have the original feel, but more than worth it if you love the first.
Dude, you've made an amazing collection. The first game with Jennifer, it has elements of the new parts of Resident Evil, the hiding under the bed moment. As well as the design of the baby itself can also be seen in this game. Incredible!
Clock Tower literally inspired RE1 dude.
@@matthewscott2070And RE1 original idea heavily inspired RE7
Really great video. Some other lesser known horror games I’d say to try are:
Blue Stinger
Overblood 1,2 (2 is a PAL exclusive)
Deep Fear (basically under water Resident Evil)
Kuon
Sweet Home (the precursor to RE)
MADiSON
Phobia
The Medium
Cursed Mountain
I'm very surprised Overblood is one of the first games that came to your mind.
Blue Stinger was my first thought!
To be fair, people might not like Overblood. 2 is a lot different, but 1 is downright cruel to play. Lotta instant deaths, ammo is hard to find cos you just blindly search (there's no "here it is!" glint like other games), standing and crouching can trigger different search results and the platforming is.... A thing. Which is a shame cos it doesn't rely on flooding you with enemies and the story is good, plus the voice acting is surprisingly better than you'd expect.
If they remade it and fixed a couple of things, I'd argue it'd be great. But as it stands, it's pretty harsh to new players unless you know what to expect (I was half way through the game before I realized I had to blind search for ammo).
@@elliottwilde6635blue stinger was so weird but I played it a lot for some reason
Carrier for dreamcast was a great one too also trag is another one, it has a resident evil feel but your fighting robots and can switch characters at some point, I also think that it is 2 player co-op
Cosmology of Kyoto is the ultimate one. Very dark 90s japanese educational game that is ripe with nightmare stuff, and is basically Demon Slayer X Berserk
never heard of that one whoa! thanks for the mentioning it here 👍👍
Really expected to see T.R.A.G. on here (or Hard Edge), such a great, unique, and one of a kind RE clone on the Playstation 1 that deserves so much more love!!!
Awesome picture video thanks ink Ribbon one game which was outstanding was the original Blood omen game and of course Forbidden siren!😎👍
While I can’t give it a full on recommendation just yet (as I haven’t finished it), I’ve been playing through Extermination on the PS2 and it’s been a lot of fun so far due to the gun customization and the infection system, which makes nearly every combat situation a nail biter. It’s also very cheap to buy for a survival horror game which means a lot given how insane the prices of other games in the genre have gotten.
I can't remember if you've mentioned it before but I think you would enjoy Dark Sector on ps3. Just make sure to use a 6axis controller fyi.
Dunno if you've covered it already, but there's an upcoming survival horror game on Steam called "CONSCRIPT" that I've been eagerly awaiting for a few years, now. It's set during WW1 and the player is in the boots of a young French soldier trying to make it out. Less reliance on the supernatural and more about the real horrors encountered in war.
There's also a demo, so if it sounds interesting to anyone, go give it a try!
There is "Dementium: The Ward" and "Dementium II" on NDS. Two great horror games :)
I came here to specifically mention and look for those two.
Kai, I'd highly recommend a little indie horror called lone survivor. It's Fantastic and one of my favourite survival horrors ever. The music is fantastic too. All made by one guy. Very strong re and sh vibes.
I second this. Jasper Byrne's soundtrack is phenomenal.
@@Reckoner89 I regularly listen to it
Xfiles : Resist Or Serve is my personally underated re clone.
Also Obscure is super underrated.
Haunting Ground and Rule of Rose are two of the greatest horror hidden gems i've ever played... The music of Rule of Rose is next level i still frequently listen to it... And i'm one of the 50% who loves Deadly Premonition!
To see the Disaster Report series get any recognition these days is awesome! Raw Danger (Disaster Report 2) is amongst my favorite games ever, and to have be compared to the Resident Evil series is just great. I still hope for a port of the previous 3 games to modern platforms one day.
I love Raw Danger and the rest of the Disaster Report series. I was a little disappointed with how linear DR4 is but I hope they can bring back the branching storyline that the first 2 games had. I still need to play through DR3, so I guess I have that to look forward to.
Alisa is a good one. Eternal Darkness if you’ve never heard of that one. Echoes Of The Living is another one to keep an eye on, coming soon.
I was expecting to see the game Extermination from the PS2. It had some of the original creators from the first resident evil for the playstation. I Did not get to beat it when i was younger, but it I enjoyed it.
You really should check out Eternal Darkness Sanity’s Requiem. Your characters sanity plays out on screen. It’s really fun to play but nerve racking at times.
Really surprised you didn't mention the game Obscure, it's fantastic, like playing a late 90s early 00s teen slasher
Forgot to mention it's cheap as chips too, will set you back about 10 bucks
Thank you for including Clock Tower! I loved playing those games when I was a kid. Hell, I still play them when I get a chance. ❤
I hated clocktower 3 the final boss is impossible
It's not exactly horror but I'd definitely recommend Peter Jackson's King Kong the video game. This game is actually scary, especially when you play as the main protagonist of that film, Jack. The dinosaurs and some other creatures are scary as hell and it has an incredible atmosphere.
Yeah that’s a fun one. I remember renting it at Blockbuster back when it came out. Playing as Kong was pretty cool too.
@@kangaroowarrior9 Yeah, Kong was great too. The game does a great job at changing tones when playing as two different character. As Kong, nothing is scary because you are the King and all the dinosaurs are your bitch. But as Jack, you are not a superhero and the ammunation is very scarce.
I spent 100% of the the human parts of that game wishing I was playing instead as Kong.
Such an underrated gem! Would be great to have a remaster.
I hope clock tower gets a movie or a remake in the future
I wondered if you'd mention Extermination on this list. I'm not sure it was a "gem" exactly but it was a game I played many years ago that stuck with me. The setting is a research base in Antarctica, heavily influenced by The Thing. Some of these games look really neat, I'll have to give them a go!
Such a great fun game. I thought I was the only one who played that game lol.
@@toplookingdown971 I don't know anyone else who played it either! I assume it wasn't a huge success, but I remember it pretty fondly.
@@toplookingdown971Me too dude, I was expecting to see it here to give it some justice because the game was really good in my opinion and for some reason nobody knows it. And the game is not influence by the thing, it is in fact the continuation of the movie.
@@hopefulpellinore5490 Me neither bro and in my opinion it was a really good game.
The sequel to Fear Effect 2 is very good in terms of gameplay, and also maintains the same gore and sexuality, I only see the story of how Hanna, Deke and Glass met as a bit forced, and it focuses more on Hana and Rain
Shattered Memories was OK, it felt like it didn' t belong to the franchise, not the same vibe, but I liked more the less known Silent Hill: Origins (PS2, PSP). My "you have to play this" list are: Cryostasis - 2008 (PC), this was the most impressive claustophobic intense and imersive survival game I played in the past with a very "The Thing" movie vibe; The Thing (PC, PS2) was better than Cold Fear; Rule of Rose (PS2) almost forgotten after a false polemic; Echo Night: Beyond (PS2) until now the most mysterious and strangest survival horror game I've ever played; Lifeline aka Operators Side (PS2); Haunting Grounds (PS2, PS3); Eternal Darkness (Nintendo 64) and Glass Rose (PS2) a Resident Evil with a Shenmue vibe.
"Mom can we play Blue Stinger?"
"No we have Blue Stinger at home"
Carrier is Blue Stinger at home.
The main character of cold fear isn't a navy seal, he's a coast guard, a navy seal team was sent but was wiped out
Silent Hill Shatered Memories was the only Silent Hill game I finished for years!!
Took me another 6 years to even start another game from this franchise.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is a great game inspired in Clock Tower with one of the best horror concepts I ever seen. Even Masahiro Ito gave compliments to the game creator because the character desig are really impressive.
(note: Do not play the sequel of this game, just play the first one and pretend that this game never had a sequel.)
Using the Wiimote as a flashlight in Shattered Memories is an experience like no other.
I was expecting to see Fatal Frame, Siren, Obscure and Kuon
Also, if you're planning to expand the list in the future, I recommend you try Martian Gothic: Unification. It's a weird game, but it gave me real scares back in the day.
Experiencing RE on PSX first as my first survival horror game spoiled me, now nothing compares.
Fear Effect & Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix are a must-play. These are the only two worth your time from this franchise.
10. I suck at clocktower but my mom loves it. 9. Is that a dreamcast game? 8. I loved cold fear. 7 what platform? 6 was so good and creepy i loved it! 5 might check that out. 4 might check that out 3 i really want to play that 2 not sure if I'll play it . 1 i loved the game so much it doesnt deserve the hate it gets
If you enjoyed the first Fear Effect, it's prequel "Retro Helix" is definitely worth a look. Gameplay is more of the same while the story has improved and the game in general is more polished than the original. It also still has all the sexy stuff that many show up for.
Sadly, the franchise hasn't had much love since then. FE3:Firestorm was cancelled and a 3rd party developed FE:Sedna keeps with the story beats and puzzles, but turns the game into an isometric squad shooter. Losing the charm of the originals. The feel and graphics remind me of a modernised twist on the many Newgrounds Flash adventure games! Play Sedna if can get it cheap but don't expect much.
+1 for ClockTower! There was a indie remake for that which ended up going in a different direction and turning into the RE:Mothered series. That 16-bit "SnipSnipSnip" still haunts me to this day... >X.X
5:52 I had this game in the 90s, and we knew it was cyberpunk back then too.
Isn’t Isaac Clarke technically a silent protagonist in the first Dead Space? Do grunts count in that regard?
I've owned Carrier since my teens and went through it back in April, when it takes place (also the last of the early 2020s). By the time I started it, it was already set in a future that's now in the past.
I rented the Wii version of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories once in '09.
It clearly says "Retroid" on that handheld.
You forgot “Countdown Vampires” on PS1 🤣
#4 Carrier seems like "The Thing" game from ps1, the scanner function is similar but, in this game, people become insane and die.
with there being 2 dreamcast games on here i was surprised that blue stinger never showed up, it was one of my favourite survival horror games as a kid. like most dreamcast games nowadays i cant say it has aged well but it's still a good one worth checking out
"Cursed mountain" deserves a mention, as does the legendary "Call of Cthulhu: Dark corners of the Earth". The first "Dino crisis" ain't half bad either.
I played Cold Fear this Year and I gonna say Someone of Ubisoft love the Tanker level of MGS2.