Many survival horror fans may know that Resident Evil wasn't the first game in the genre (though it was Capcom who coined the term "survival horror"). But where did horror games begin? It started way before Resident Evil, and even way before Alone in the Dark.
Chris, from Chris's Survival Horror Quest, takes a look at some of the first-ever horror games and how they have (majorly) influnced today's survival horrors...

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Though it's about 20 years old now, Uninvited is still a great game. The adventure opens with your character regaining consciousness in a wrecked car. It seems that while traveling with your kid brother at night, a shadowy figure appeared on the road in front of you, causing you to swerve off the highway and crash your car. With your brother missing, you have no choice but to explore the mansion next door to find him. If you think this intro sounds suspiciously familiar, get used to it: throughout this article you will notice common events and themes that repeat throughout the history of horror games.

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