Welcome to The Vault Files of the Year 2021, a historic archive chronicling the evolution of survival horror. Each entry includes a detailed article featuring a game summary, gameplay overview, visual style and atmosphere, its importance within survival horror history, as well as a comparison between its original reception and its lasting historical value. You will also find information on availability and collectibility, along with developer and publisher details, screenshot galleries, and trailers when available. The Vault Files stands as a living record, dedicated to honoring the creators and preserving the haunting worlds that made survival horror what it is.
Year : 2021
| Title | Developer | Publisher | Platforms | Description | Full Archive |
| Resident Evil: Village  | Capcom | Capcom | PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC | Resident Evil Village continues Capcom’s long-running saga of survival horror. The story follows Ethan Winters, the everyman protagonist introduced in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, who travels to a remote European village in search of his kidnapped daughter. | Access |
Alisa | Casper Croes | Casper Croes | PC (2021) PS4,PS5, Xbox One , Xbox Series X|S, Switch (2024) | Alisa throws players into a bizarre and nightmarish world that fuses dollhouse aesthetics with classic survival horror gameplay. The story follows Alisa, an elite royal agent who awakens in a strange Victorian-inspired mansion after pursuing a fugitive. | Access |
Tormented Souls | Dual Effect | Abstract Digital | PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (2021) Switch (2022) | Tormented Souls follows Caroline Walker, a young woman drawn to the eerie Wildberger Hospital after receiving a mysterious letter about missing twin girls. What begins as a search for answers quickly spirals into a waking nightmare. | Access |
Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water Remastered | Koei Tecmo | Koei Tecmo Games | PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC | Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water Remastered brings players back to Mt. Hikami, a place steeped in folklore and infamous for its dark history of ghostly apparitions, rituals, and disappearances. | Access |
Evil Tonight | DYA Games | DYA Games | PC and switch (2021) | Evil Tonight introduces players to Silvia, a gifted medium who travels to an abandoned music academy after sensing a dark presence within its walls. Once inside, she becomes trapped in a twisted dimension where reality and nightmare overlap. | Access |
Lamentum | Obscure Tales | Neon Doctrine | PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch (2021) | Lamentum tells the story of Victor Hartwell, a young aristocrat in 19th-century New England, who ventures into the mysterious Grau Hill Mansion in search of a cure for his ailing wife. What begins as an act of love quickly unravels into a descent into madness. | Access |