{"id":152425,"date":"2020-12-24T23:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T23:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/best-survival-horror-games-ranked-according-metacritic\/"},"modified":"2020-12-24T23:00:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T23:00:47","slug":"the-10-best-survival-horror-games-of-all-time-ranked-according-to-metacritic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/12\/24\/the-10-best-survival-horror-games-of-all-time-ranked-according-to-metacritic\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Survival Horror Games Of All Time, Ranked According To Metacritic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The ever-increasing realism of video games has allowed developers to make unsettlingly immersive horror experiences that put players in the heart of the action. The survival horror genre, in particular,\u00a0has produced some of the best titles in the\u00a0gaming industry’s\u00a0history. Much of the genre’s strength comes from the player’s ability to fight back and make decisions for the main character,\u00a0instead of having to watch a movie full of people locking themselves in enclosed spaces or watching cursed videotapes.<\/p>\n

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The genre took off in 1992 with\u00a0Alone in the Dark<\/em>, the first 3D survival horror game<\/a>, and it has gone from strength to strength since. Furthermore,\u00a0considering that a handful of games on this list were released in the last decade, there’s reason to be optimistic that the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S\u00a0era of gaming will see plenty more AAA\u00a0survival horror titles. Let’s look at the best of the genre according to Metacritic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Silent Hill 2\u00a0(89)<\/h2>\n
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Initially released on the PlayStation 2 in September 2001,\u00a0Silent Hill 2\u00a0<\/em>put players in the shoes of James Sunderland as he searched through the monster-infested town Silent Hill<\/a> to search for his presumed-dead wife.<\/p>\n

Silent Hill 2\u00a0<\/em>impressed critics<\/a> with its atmospheric\u00a0gameplay, smartly integrated story, and collection of intricate puzzles.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Left 4 Dead 2 (89)<\/h2>\n
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On the opposite end of the spectrum to the story-driven, puzzle-heavy\u00a0Silent Hill 2\u00a0<\/em>is\u00a0Left 4 Dead 2;<\/em>\u00a0an action-heavy, multiplayer-focused first-person shooter.<\/p>\n

Left for Dead 2\u00a0<\/em>was unlucky to fall short of Metacritic’s elusive 90 marks, although it did win a collection of awards to dampen the blow. Among its many accolades,\u00a0Left 4 Dead 2 <\/em>won Best Xbox 360 Game at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards.<\/a><\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Dead Space 2 (90)<\/h2>\n
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Dead Space 2\u00a0<\/em>followed the lead from 2008’s\u00a0Dead Space<\/em>,\u00a0offering a sci-fi spin on the survival horror genre while taking heavy influence from (spoiler alert) one of the genre’s best games,\u00a0Resident Evil 4.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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EA’s\u00a0Dead Space 2\u00a0<\/em>narrowly edged its predecessor’s highest Metascore by a single point, helped in no small part by the implementation of multiplayer.\u00a0Dead Space 3 was\u00a0<\/em>released in early 2013, although poor sales and lackluster reviews likely make it the final entry to the Dead Space\u00a0<\/em>series.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Resident Evil (91)<\/h2>\n
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The first entry into the iconic\u00a0Resident Evil\u00a0<\/em>series<\/a>, 1996’s\u00a0Resident Evil\u00a0<\/em>followed Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine as they explored the iconic Spencer Mansion.<\/p>\n

Resident Evil\u00a0<\/em>was a genre-defining\u00a0title<\/a> as it proved that survival horror games could not only be among the industry’s best games but be genuinely scary\u00a0too.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (92)<\/h2>\n
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The first M-rated game published by Nintendo,\u00a0Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem\u00a0<\/em>plays similarly to the aforementioned\u00a0Resident Evil\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Silent Hill 2\u00a0<\/em>with survival horror gameplay\u00a0that is\u00a0supplemented by tricky puzzles to solve<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Much like\u00a0Silent Hill 2,\u00a0<\/em>the game had a fantastic narrative, that won it the\u00a0Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development award at the\u00a06th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.<\/a><\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Resident Evil 2 (Remake) (93)<\/h2>\n
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Resident Evil 2\u00a0<\/em>is one of the best games to point to when arguing that remakes aren’t always just cash-grabs, but can be among the year’s best\u00a0releases.<\/p>\n

2019’s\u00a0Resident Evil 2\u00a0<\/em>was an excellent modern interpretation of the PlayStation 1 classic, and deservedly\u00a0won Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards.<\/a><\/p>\n

4 <\/span>The Last Of Us Part II (93)<\/h2>\n
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The\u00a0most devise release of the 2020s thus far,\u00a0The Last of Us Part II\u00a0<\/em>divided the opinions of both fans and critics with its expectation subverting story. Metacritic was forced to change its User Score system<\/a> because of The Last of Us Part II<\/em>, as an influx of negative reviews gave the game a brutally low\u00a0score just a few hours after it officially released.<\/p>\n

Despite the review bombing,\u00a0The Last of Us Part II\u00a0<\/em>shows the value of Metacritic in a sense. It offers people who\u00a0are confused by jarringly different opinions a chance to see a huge range of critic and fan perceptions, letting them judge\u00a0which side of the spectrum they’ll likely fall before buying.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>The Last Of Us (95)<\/h2>\n
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One of the most influential games of the modern era, it’s easy to forget just how much of an impact\u00a0The Last of Us\u00a0<\/em>made on the gaming industry; as it showed that gamers were more than willing to play AAA titles with a mature, intricate and dark story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It’s also easy to forget how\u00a0skeptical people were of the game before it was released. Many people thought that it would just be an\u00a0Uncharted\u00a0<\/em>clone that was cashing-in on the zombie\/infected horror subgenre that was being inundated with releases across all forms of media. Naughty Dog took a chance with\u00a0The Last of Us,\u00a0<\/em>and it’s safe to say that it paid off.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Bioshock (96)<\/h2>\n
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The joint highest-rated game of the PS3 and Xbox 360 era outside of the\u00a0Grand Theft Auto\u00a0<\/em>series;\u00a0Bioshock\u00a0<\/em>engrossed gamers with its wonderfully designed Rapture, interesting narrative, and superb gameplay mechanics offering unparalleled depth in the FPS genre.<\/p>\n

The collection of colorful characters that inhabit the stunning Rapture make it easy to forget that\u00a0Bioshock\u00a0<\/em>is a survival horror game at its core, although players will soon be reminded of this once a Big Daddy starts charging towards them.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Resident Evil 4 (96)<\/h2>\n
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Resident Evil 4\u00a0<\/em>ties\u00a0Bioshock\u00a0<\/em>with a score of 96, but tops this list for its superior user score, along with the far bigger influence that it had on the survival horror genre.<\/p>\n

The game revolutionized both the survival horror and shooter genres with its over-the-shoulder perspective. Furthermore,\u00a0Resident Evil 4\u00a0<\/em>set a standard<\/a> for all linear games with its lengthy single-player campaign and generous offering of post-game content.<\/p>\n

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