“Resident Evil 2” (1998) is pivotal in survival horror for refining the formula established by its predecessor. It expanded the narrative with dual campaigns, enhanced

“Clock Tower” (1996) is crucial in survival horror for emphasizing helplessness and tension during a period when action-focused horror dominated. Its innovative point-and-click gameplay, real-time

Resident Evil is a landmark in survival horror, popularizing the gameplay first seen in Alone in the Dark. Its fixed camera angles, limited resources, and

Clock Tower is a 2D point-and-click survival horror game that prioritizes hiding and evasion over combat. Much of Clock Tower’s plot and artistic style are

Unlike most games in 1992, which were predominantly 2D, Alone in the Dark used 3D polygonal character models combined with pre-rendered backgrounds and fixed camera