Adventure HorrorThe Adventure Horror genre is usually where the player is most vulnerable, having little to no way of fighting back and having to rely on hiding and/or avoiding enemy encounters. This genre often has the player exploring a desolate environment to search for clues/items to help progress through the story. Endings in this genre are rarely happy, most are ambiguous.
Recommended Titles: Outlast, Amnesia: The Dark Decent, Clock Tower (PS1), Haunting Ground (PS2). |
Survival HorrorThe Survival Horror genre gives the player much more capability, usually providing a better means of confronting enemies (Guns, Melee Weapons) albeit with limited ammunition and supplies. This genre shares a lot of similarities between both Adventure Horror and Action Horror, combining exploration elements with changing environments and a higher number of enemies that the player is able to kill. Endings in this genre vary greatly.
Recommended Titles: Resident Evil HD, Silent Hill 2 (PS2), Alone In The Dark Franchise (DoS, PS1, 3DO), Resident Evil 7. |
Action HorrorThe Action Horror genre is usually where the player is most powerful, having multiple weapons and rarely being short on ammunition. This genre more or less only has elements of horror mixed into the formula and is more focused on delivering a heart-pounding action experience with a few scares peppered in. Players are usually urged along through the story at a quicker pace, going through multiple different environments with little exploration. Endings in this genre are almost always happy, save for a few considerably depressing examples (though, in horror, depressing is usually a good thing).
Recommended Titles: Resident Evil 4 & 5, Dead Space 3, Left 4 Dread Franchise. |
Hybrid HorrorThe Hybrid Horror genre is, for want of a better phrase, a mixed batch. These games often mix multiple elements of the three main and the result is extremely varied. Most people try to group them in with any of the main genres of horror, but the truth is that they don't definitely fit under in any one.
Recommended Titles: Alien Isolation, Resident Evil Revelations 2, The Evil Within, Dead Space 1 & 2. |