Since the term was originally coined for the original 1996 release of Resident Evil, an avalanche of survival horror titles has hit the scene. But even before Capcom's classic franchise scared everyone half to death, games like 1989's Sweet Home and 1992's Alone in the Dark laid the blueprint for what survival horror games are supposed to be. The 36 titles we're about to celebrate on this list represent the epitome of quality games in the thriving sub-genre of action/adventure experiences. To say Pathologic is unlike any other survival game is a little bit redundant, as it’s unlike any other game, regardless of genre. It’s a survival RPG that’s laced with psychological horror. Playing one of three healers, your goal is to uncover the source of a plague that’s slowly killing an otherworldly town, and you only have twelve days to do it.
