18 Best Survival Horror Video Games Of All Time

10. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Despite its relatively low levels of hype considering, well, it's a Resident Evil game, Capcom's reinvention of what Resident Evil 'is' feels like a glorious return to the design ethos of the first two instalments.

Scavenging for items, carefully considering how to tackle enemies and conserving ammunition is paramount to survival, the entire "Find your presumed-dead wife" setup being perfectly paced to slowly turn the tables on your oppressors.

Sadly, without going into spoilers, RE7's final third does veer heavily into the sort of blob-monster boss battles we'd grown plenty tired of across Resident Evil 5 and 6, but when taken as a whole, there's a level of confidence and forward-planning - and, y'know, making a game about evil in a residential area - that plants a firm foot in the next generation for the franchise overall.

Here's to Resident Evil being back on top, because man that feels good to say again.