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Classic survival horror is still alive and scaring

Modern games with old-school sensibilities.

It started with the methodical Resident Evil on the original PlayStation and is defined in part by limitation — a slow pace, grimy visuals, and scant resources to help amplify the scares. Many of those elements stemmed from the early, awkward days of 3D gaming, whether it was Resident Evil ’s clunky controls, which made zombie chases more terrifying, or Silent Hill ’s fog, which lent an iconic atmosphere while also letting the developers get around technical limitations of the time. Fear the Spotlight — developed by the two-person team at Cozy Game Pals — starts out simple enough, with two friends breaking into their high school to perform a seance in the library.

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