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The Survival Horror Archive | 1992

Welcome to The Vault Files of the Year 1992, It was too early for Survival Horror, but one Game was already building some of the bases for the genre. Some fans debate that Alone in the Dark already established the hallmarks of Survival Horror before 1996. History does not hide anything and what could be said it’s that even if it set up the some of the Hallmarks, it wasn’t until 1996 that the marketing slogan “Survival Horror” came to life and was defined by the Instant Classic that Resident Evil became on it’s release.

Title DeveloperPublisherPlatformsDescriptionFull Archive
Alone in
The Dark



InfoGramesInfoGramesMS-DOS, WindowsThis game is widely recognized as the first “true” survival horror in 3D, predating Resident Evil, and set the foundation with fixed camera angles, resource management, puzzles, and exploration inside a haunted mansion. Access