All articles tagged with #survival horror
Silver Pines, a 2D survival horror Metroidvania by Wych Elm, launched on October 8, 2026, to high critical acclaim. The game follows private investigator Red Walker in a decaying town, blending noir mystery with resource management. While praised for its atmospheric rotoscoped visuals and narrative, some reviewers criticize its puzzle design and backtracking mechanics.
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, released October 8, 2026, is a first-person survival horror game by Saber Interactive. It features extreme gore, sexual content, and the return of Doug Bradley as Pinhead. Reviews are polarized: some praise its faithful adaptation of Barker’s themes and unique mechanics, while others criticize severe technical bugs and unpolished combat.
Silver Pines, a 2D survival horror game by Wych Elm Games, launched on October 8, 2026, to critical acclaim. Players control private investigator Red Walker in a storm-evacuated town, searching for musician Eddie Velvet. The game blends Metroidvania exploration with resource management, praised for its rotoscoped visuals and Twin Peaks-inspired atmosphere, though some critics note weak boss encounters.
Silver Pines, a 2D Metroidvania survival horror title developed by Wych Elm Games and published by Team17, launched on October 8, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and PC. The game has received near-perfect critical scores, including a 91/100 on Metacritic and 87/100 on OpenCritic, positioning it as a strong contender for Game of the Year. Critics praise its atmospheric blend of noir mystery and horror, while players can expect a challenging experience involving resource management and intricate puzzle-solving.
Section 9 Interactive’s sci-fi horror metroidvania End of Abyss launched on October 1, 2026, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The game, developed by a team of former Tarsier Studios members in Malmö, Sweden, features protagonist Cel exploring a decaying underground facility. While critics praised its atmospheric design and Metroid-inspired level structure, launch was marred by significant bugs, particularly map inaccuracies. A patch released just one day after launch resolved most of these issues, altering the context of early reviews.
End of Abyss, a sci-fi horror action-adventure by Section 9 Interactive, launched on October 1, 2026, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Players control Cel, a technician investigating a dark underground facility. The game blends metroidvania exploration, twin-stick shooting, and survival horror mechanics. While praised for its atmospheric design and enemy variety, it faces criticism for inconsistent difficulty, repetitive boss fights, and a buggy map system that undermines core exploration mechanics.
Silent Hill: Townfall, released on September 24, 2026, marks the first time the iconic horror franchise is set in the UK. Developed by Glasgow-based studio Screen Burn, the game takes place on the fictional Scottish island of St Amelia, inspired by the East Neuk of Fife. Players control Simon Ordell, an American man with amnesia, navigating a fog-shrouded town in 1996. The game emphasizes stealth and atmospheric dread over combat, utilizing a handheld CRT device to detect monsters. Critics praise its authentic 1990s British setting and psychological themes, though some note uneven difficulty spikes and obtuse puzzles.
Silent Hill: Townfall is a highly praised but divisive PS5 horror game that successfully modernizes the franchise with a first-person perspective and a Scottish setting. Critics laud its atmospheric tension and unique CRTV mechanic but criticize its frustrating stealth sections, ambiguous puzzles, and erratic enemy AI.
Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games have released a playable Steam demo and a new 'Scarlet Church' trailer for Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival. The game, launching October 8, 2026, features protagonist Aidan using the Genesis Configuration puzzle box to rescue his girlfriend Sunny from the Labyrinth. Pre-orders are open for $39.99, with collector’s editions available up to $200.
Until Dawn 2 launches exclusively on PS5 on January 28, moving the survival-horror action to a tropical island. Developed by Firesprite, it preserves the Butterfly Effect system and features Stranger Things actor Dacre Montgomery in the cast.
A new Gamescom 2026 trailer for Metro 2039 offers another chilling peek at its post-apocalyptic gameplay, with The Stranger navigating irradiated surfaces and metro tunnels in a blend of FPS, survival, and horror; the fourth mainline Metro game is slated for February 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, though a precise date hasn’t been announced.
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival for PS5 centers on mind-bending Genesis Configuration puzzles and reality-warping environments that fuse narrative with survival horror. With Barker and Pinhead involved, the game blends looping rooms, environmental puzzles, classic lock-pick mechanics, and inventory management into a 12+ hour campaign, plus PS5 Pro enhancements, launching on October 8.
The Sinking City 2 shifts from deductive, open-world investigation to a lean survival-horror approach in Arkham with a new lead, Calvin Rafferty. Combat feels more solid, but scarcity of ammo and supplies—and tighter, more linear pacing—drive the tension, even as puzzles play a lighter role. Visually evocative 1920s Arkham and quirky cosmic moments help sell the transition, marking a bold but imperfect evolution for Frogwares.
This Week in Gaming (Week 34) highlights Mortal Shell II as the major release, a standalone ARPG with expanded combat and open-world exploration. It also profiles The Lantern of the Laughless Saint (Morrowind‑inspired RPG in early access), The Sinking City 2 (1920s Arkham‑style survival horror), Hearth and Hamlet (cozy medieval city-builder), Gallipoli (WW1 frontline), and Vholume (movement‑centric adventure), plus additional launches Stars Reach, Twisted Tower, Vapor World: Over The Mind and Brigador Killers, with brief descriptions of each title’s setting and genre.
Rock Paper Shotgun previews a packed week of PC games, led by Frogwares' The Sinking City 2 with survival-horror set in a waterlogged city, Beastlink delivering kaiju chaos in a fully destructible city, and Brigador Killers offering old-school GTA vibes in an isometric insurgency sim, along with a slate of indie titles and early-access releases through August 21.