Survival Horror

Some horror games get you with a monster. Others make you stare at an empty doorway until you convince yourself something has moved. If The Consumed has put you in the mood for more grainy dread, unsettling buildings, and survival decisions, here are five games worth a look. These recommendations follow different parts of its appeal: recorded-media horror, isolated work, liminal spaces, and the pressure of classic survival horror. Watch the YouTube Short ...

When people ask me what The Consumed is like, the shortest answer I’ve found is: it’s the Backrooms meets Resident Evil. That sounds like two things that shouldn’t go together. The Backrooms is about wandering through empty, endless space where nothing happens, and that’s the scary part. Resident Evil is about managing scarce resources while something very much does happen to you. The Consumed puts both in one dead mall, and it works better than it has any right to. ...