More often than not, there’s no combat and extremely simple puzzles. Most horror games released today are carefully guided, mostly linear experiences. I love that horror is back in the limelight, but I have a problem with a lot of the games released under the horror label: they aren’t really survival horror. There are a variety of contributing factors to this, too many to really name here. It’s clear from the major releases every year: horror is back in. I’m not going to detail how gaming has recently started undergoing a horror renaissance. To sign up visit the 25YL Media Patreon page. For just $3 a month you will have access to our full library of Audio content, plus three new uploads every week. This article is now available on Audio exclusively for our Patreon supporters.