Honestly I did not think about it as a Survival Horror Game, because of the jumpscares, atmospheric elements and enemy placement (You will love and hate it at the same time), which were absolutely superb compared to other games. The thing which gave me goosebumps was the ressource management. I had existencial worries when my ammo was low, which contributed to the horror aspect of this game. The first part of the game was literally the hell for me as the ressources were scattered everywhere and you had to discover every way to find ammo and ammo was the only thing which granted you an Illusion of Safety on Hard, as every Necromorph was a lifetreathening Danger. The different kinds of Necromorph perfectly fitted into this game. For Example the babies gave the game a thirddimensional aspect as they were crawling over the walls while the other tried to kill you on the ground. New creatures were introduced at right times to bring variety to the gameplay, thus making it even more intense. At first you were helpless against new kinds of creatures only knowing that tearing of their extremities will bring you temporary tranquillity, but after many encounters you had a strategy against them. The Gameplay supports this as you can use your environment for your advantage. The Story is also really good written as it fits the atmosphere and you symphatize with Isaac and the others in their fight for survival. But the pinneacle of this game is the atmosphere. Blood on the wall, corpses, desperate tries to fend of the necromorphs, nasty enviroment as there are many Vents and many blind spots and the totally awesome sound. Playing with Headset is not the right Idea for someone who is easily scared. The only thing I did not like were the controlls and the maddening cursor. In my opinion this game is the king of Survival Horror as it combines many aspects of other successfull games to one Hell of a ride.
