18 Best Survival Horror Video Games Of All Time

8. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Speaking of Frictional Games, their biggest claim to fame was Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a game that continues to be well worth playing, simply because of its core innovation that forces you to confront your greatest fears.

Thanks to a 'Sanity' meter, staying in the shadows or avoiding creatures and dwelling on your current predicament will only see it drain. Doing so incurs various things such as the screen beginning to warp, random cuts to black make progress harder, or all manner of piercing sound effects will kick in to throw you off balance.

The only recourse is to run headlong into what's hunting you. Seeing monsters also effects Sanity though, meaning you need to carefully pilot your heroes through the various levels, never stopping to catch your breath for a second.