We already published the list of best Xbox One games of all time, now it’s time to discover the best Xbox One survival/horror games of all time.
With amazing titles available, the Xbox One definitely has a great library of survival/horror games.
So, if you’re a fan of both the Xbox One and survival/horror games, there’s a chance you’ll like this list.
And some of you may already know some of the games mentioned in this list.
#10. State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition
- Release Data: Undead Labs/Microsoft Game Studios, 2015
- Genre: Action Adventure » Survival
While State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition doesn’t fix all the hideous flaws of the original, its bug-fixes and visual enhancements make it easier to love.
The complex, interwoven systems and perma-death take some getting used to, but the result is a fantastically tense, exciting open-world survival epic with more heart and soul than other zombie games.
#9. Resident Evil: Revelations 2
- Release Data: Capcom, 2015
- Genre: Action Adventure » Survival
Resident Evil Revelations 2 might not move the series forward, but, at the same time, it isn’t at all the cheap cash-in it easily could have been.
If you’re a survival horror fan in need of a Resident Evil fix, Revelations 2 will definitely be fulfilling.
#8. The Flame in the Flood
- Release Data: The Molasses Flood, 2016
- Genre: Action Adventure » Survival
Even with its flaws, The Flame in the Flood remains an engaging and challenging survival game.
It may seem brutally difficult and maybe even a little unfair to beginners, but once the basic concepts of crafting, item management, and fending off wildlife are fully understood, surviving the harsh environment becomes much more feasible.
#7. The Evil Within
- Release Data: Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks, 2014
- Genre: Action Adventure » Survival
The Evil Within is a brutal, challenging, and remarkably fun game.
Its eerie world and imaginative enemies are genuinely frightening, and the scares are heightened significantly by the scarcity of resources at your disposal.
It keeps the odds stacked against you to the point that they often feel insurmountable, yet it’s finely tuned to ensure that they never really are.
#6. Outlast 2
- Release Data: Red Barrels, 2017
- Genre: Action Adventure » Survival
Outlast 2 stands as a phenomenal horror experience.
It’s a tight eight hour game, but during that time you go to so many different places, witness so many catastrophes, and evade so many dangers, that it feels much longer.
Controversial and scary, Outlast 2 is a remarkable game that solidifies its franchise as one of the better ones in the genre.
#5. Alien: Isolation
- Release Data: Creative Assembly/Sega, 2014
- Genre: Action Adventure » Survival
While perhaps a bit lengthy and frustrating in some spots, Alien: Isolation is perhaps the most faithful to the long-standing franchise.
Often inducing terror, and always leaving you unsettled, the dynamic Alien and pure horror roots make it one of the most punishing but satisfying games to conquer on the Xbox One.
#4. The Evil Within 2
- Release Data: Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks, 2017
- Genre: Action Adventure » Survival
The Evil Within 2 is a frightening game, though perhaps not as scary as the early portions of Resident Evil 7.
The game itself is improved nicely over the original, with a great open-world structure and lots of missions to take on.
So, if you’re looking for a lengthy and frightening adventure, look no further than The Evil Within 2.
#3. Dying Light: The Following
- Release Data: Techland/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, 2016
- Genre: Action Adventure » Survival
This title is an excellent expansion, and it plays out in a map that’s twice the size of the original.
Not only that, everything you loved about the first game is back and better.
Furthermore, players can decimate zombies in style with a slew of new weapons, and getting around the expansive map is made easier with a dune buggy vehicle.
#2. Resident Evil HD Remaster
- Release Data: Capcom, 2015
- Genre: Action Adventure » Survival
The original Resident Evil was a slow burn; tight corridors and fixed camera angles made for a tense experience.
Exploring the vast and trap-heavy Spencer Mansion is an absolute treat, as are the fully redone visuals.
If you’ve never played the original, this remaster is definitely the best way to experience it.
#1. Resident Evil 7: biohazard
- Release Data: Capcom, 2017
- Genre: Action Adventure » Survival
This Resident Evil game simultaneously switches up the formula while also returning to the series’s roots.
For the first time, the game is played from a first person perspective, but the focus on action and gunplay has been reduced.
As you explore the disgusting and run down property of a backwoods family, some truly horrifying things await your arrival.
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