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2001PEGI 18PlayStation

A stylish PlayStation survival-horror adventure set in futuristic Hong Kong, with a comic-like look over pre-rendered video backdrops. You switch between four mercenaries, solve puzzles and fight through a dark story steeped in Asian mythology.

  • Dread and tension
  • Companions and relationships
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Resident Evil 2

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1998USK 16PC, PlayStation90 % positive9.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a strong story.

The survival horror classic sends Leon and Claire through zombie-infested Raccoon City, where scarce ammo, inventory management, puzzles and fixed camera angles keep tension high. Two intertwined scenarios reward multiple playthroughs.

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Puzzles and brain teasers

This prequel to the original Resident Evil sends you through a train and a gloomy estate with two characters you can swap between at any time. Scarce ammo, puzzles and fixed camera angles deliver classic survival horror.

Killer7

Dread and tension

Killer7 is Suda51's surreal on-rails shooter-adventure: you swap between seven personalities of one assassin, solve puzzles and follow a cryptic political story in an uncompromising cel-shaded style.

The Thing

Dread and tension

As a squad leader in Antarctica, you fight a shape-shifting alien while deciding which teammates you can still trust. The trust and paranoia mechanics give this third-person horror shooter its tense, claustrophobic character.

Dino Crisis

Puzzles and brain teasers

Capcom's survival horror classic sends agent Regina into a research facility overrun by dinosaurs. Scarce ammo, puzzles and relentless raptors keep the tension high throughout.

Dead Space 2

Dread and tension

Isaac Clarke carves through a Necromorph-infested space station with strategic dismemberment while battling his own haunting hallucinations. It is a faster, more cinematic sequel that keeps the original's oppressive sci-fi horror intact.

Cold Fear

Dread and tension

A survival-horror shooter set on an abandoned Russian whaling ship in a raging storm. As a Coast Guard sailor, you fight through tight, shifting corridors against mutated creatures.

Resident Evil Requiem

Dread and tension

The ninth mainline Resident Evil switches between vulnerable FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, whose sections lean on classic survival horror, and the more action-heavy Leon S. Kennedy. Their two storylines weave together into a grim, emotional tale.

Rule of Rose

Dread and tension

A disturbing survival horror game set in 1930s England, where Jennifer is drawn into a cruel hierarchy of children aboard an airship and orphanage. Its dog companion, oppressive atmosphere and unsettling story made it a controversial cult classic.

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