Metro 2033 came out as a pleasant surprise for survival horror lovers, as it managed to quite successfully build on the genre’s traditional elements, while putting the entire game in a fresh setting and introducing some new concepts that spiced up the gameplay quite successfully. Continue Reading

Considering the way the original BioShock ended, hardly anyone expected to see a sequel – yet here we are with BioShock 2. Set several years after the first game, BioShock 2 shows what happened to Rapture after the first game ended. The gameplay was changed quite a bit, including the new perspective from which the story is seen – the player now takes on the role of one of their greatest enemies from the original BioShock. Continue Reading

Even though the developers of Alan Wake didn’t manage to push the game out on the PC market as they had initially hoped, this didn’t stop them from striking huge success with the Xbox 360 crowd which got the exclusive chance to play the newest title by Remedy. Alan Wake is a unique game, with a deep plot that keeps you guessing until the very end – and as a whole, this game is a perfect example of pretty much everything a good psychological thriller should have. Continue Reading

You can hardly have an excuse for not having heard of the Resident Evil franchise at least once in your life – it’s a hugely popular and successful one, which started out from a series of console games and was later made into a movie with several sequels. Resident Evil 5 sees the return of some familiar characters to fight all new enemies in the same scary setting that haunted the previous games. Continue Reading

Those of us who sometimes crave for the good old days of mowing down mindless hordes of demonic enemies a la Doom were left highly satisfied with the Painkiller series. It encompassed everything gamers loved about the fast-paced action style of the past, while bringing forward lots of innovation and putting the shooter genre to its limits with some of its enemies and environments. Continue Reading

When Dead Space: Extraction was announced, fans of the series immediately split into two groups – on one hand there were those grateful for the continuation of the series, while on the other there were the PC gamers who didn’t own a Wii or PS3 and wouldn’t get to enjoy the new title. And even though Dead Space: Extraction didn’t come out on the PC like its predecessor, its popularity somehow managed to surpass even that of the first game. Continue Reading

The Saw movie franchise has spawned numerous movies, most of which have been received very positively by the public and critics alike. Thus, it’s no wonder that the developers eventually decided to create a video game based on the movies, in order to give the fans the ability to experience their eerie environments first-hand. Continue Reading

In Cursed Mountain, you’ll get a tasty dose of survival horror mixed with adventure and exploration, with just a perfect balance of the two to keep the game entertaining for long enough. And unlike most other titles that have the word “horror” simply slapped underneath their names, Cursed Mountain focuses on genuinely scaring you and tickling that part of your brain that makes you turn around in a paranoid manner – all without a single droplet of blood or any gore at all. Continue Reading

Left 4 Dead 2 is the sequel to Valve’s hit online zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead. Despite gaining some criticism over the fact that it was released just one year after its predecessor (and not as a free expansion, either – a full-blown game with regular price) – it still managed to live up to the expectations gamers had about it and surpassed Left 4 Dead’s popularity timesfold. The game remains one of the most popular online shooters right now, and keeps bringing new players in. Continue Reading

When it comes to zombie shooters, there have been numerous attempts to create something original in the genre – and most of them have been just copies of the previous, with one or two added features. Some games have managed to stand out from the crowd though – and in some rare cases, even non-commercial projects have caught the spotlight. Continue Reading