10 Scariest Horror Video Games Of The 90s - Ranked
8. Alone In The Dark
While Resident Evil gets a lot of the credit for launching the survival horror games, Infogrames' Alone in the Dark actually established many trappings of the genre several years earlier.
Set in the Deep South of America in the 1920s, the game challenges players to sneak and slash their way out of a haunted mansion filled with monsters and ghouls.
The first 3D survival horror game ever made, Alone in the Dark's graphics might look outdated to a modern audience, but it was a terrifying experience at the time of its release, containing many memorable jump scares, thrilling enemy encounters, and interesting occult elements inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft.
Sound design is a huge part of any horror experience, and the makers of Alone in the Dark filled the game with creaky floorboards, creepy enemy sound effects and a memorable soundtrack, specially designed to build up tension from the first minute to the last.