In an age when publishers shy away from new IPs and sequels dominate, it was nice to see a game released that bucked that trend and proved an immediate success. And if you're feeling particularly brave, the PS4 version is playable in PlayStation VR. To sweeten the deal, the game got a bumper crop of DLC, including two new story chapters released just last week. The cower-in-a-corner gameplay calls to mind indie horror darlings like Outlast and Amnesia, and it's awesome to see that get the big-budget treatment.

Fighting back only slows them down long enough for you to run and hide, which is a great way to ramp up the terror factor and make you feel utterly powerless. There, you're stalked by the deranged Baker family, who are as relentless as they are immortal.

Players take control of everyman Ethan Winters, who winds up trapped in a derelict plantation house in Louisiana. Taking the series back to its roots, Resident Evil 7 is not just the best Resident Evil game in years (or maybe ever), it's one of the best horror games, period.

Resident Evil basically invented the survival horror genre, but over the years it mutated into just another mindless zombie shooter.

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