It is safe to say that horror video games began in 1981 with the release of Nostromo and Haunted house leading up to what we know and play today. After 36 years, Horror video games have completely changed and has become very popular around the world. This video will focus on the evolution of Horror Video games from the years 1981 – 2017 while showing you some amazing facts that you probably didn’t know. This is not a History video so you will not see EVERY single horror game, I personally hand-picked Video games that were popular and enjoyed in those certain years. Like, Comment, Share and Subscribe for more!
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Video Game Timeline:

1981:
Nostromo, Haunted House

1982:
3D Monster Maze, Moster Bash ,The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

1983:
Atic Atac, Forbidden Forest, Ghost Manor, Halloween, House of the living dead

1984:
Alien, The Evil Dead, Crypt of Madea

1985:
The Screamer, the Rats, Go to Hell, Cauldron 

1986:
Castlevania , Chiller, Ghost House, Uninvited, Vampire Killer

1987:
War of the Dead, Ghost hunters, Laplace no Ma, The Lurking Horror, Soft & Cuddly

1988:
Kenseiden, Splatterhouse, War of the dead part 2, Fright Night

1989:
Sweet Home, Friday the 13th, Project Firestart, Demon’s world, Personal nightmare

1990:
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, Hugo's House of Horrors, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Space Gun, Horror Zombies from the Crypt

1991:
Elvira Arcade Game,Super Castlevania 4 

1992:
Alone in the Dark, Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus, Splatterhouse 2

1993:
Alone in the Dark 2, Doom, Night Slashers, Splatterhouse 3, The 7th Guest

1994:
Alone in the Dark 3, Doctor Hauzer, Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller,Nitemare 3D, System Shock

1995:
Bad Day on the Midway, Clock Tower: The First Fear,Dark Seed II, The 11th Hour, The Dark Eye

1996:
Resident Evil, Clock Tower (1996 video game), Enemy Zero, Harvester, Realms of the Haunting, The House of the Dead

1997:
Blood, Moonlight Syndrome, Nightmare Creatures, OverBlood, Flesh Feast

1998:
Resident Evil 2, Blood II: The Chosen, Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within, Hellnight, Juggernaut, Parasite Eve I

1999:
Silent hill, D2, Nocturne, Parasite Eve II, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Shadow Man


2000:
American McGee's Alice, The Evil Dead: Hail to the King, Fear Effect, Nightmare Creatures II, Resident Evil - Code: Veronica, The Ring: Terror's Realm

2001:
Alone in the Dark 4: The New Nightmare, Clive Barker's Undying, Silent Hill 2, Fatal Frame
, llbleed, Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness

2002:
Clock Tower 3, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0: Zero, The Thing, The House of the Dead III, Dark Fall

2003:
Curse: The Eye of Isis, The Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly , Manhunt, Silent Hill 3, The Black Mirror I: Death's Messenger

2004:
Doom 3, Michigan: Report from Hell, ObsCure, Silent Hill 4: The Room, The Suffering, Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2

2005:
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil, The Evil Dead: Regeneration, Fatal Frame III: The Tormented /, F.E.A.R., Resident Evil 4

2006:
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point, Kabus 22, Rule of Rose, Scratches, Forbidden Siren 2, Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle

2007:
Clive Barker's Jericho, Darkness Within: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder, Dementium: The Ward, F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate, ObsCure II, Penumbra: Overture, Silent Hill 0: Origins

2008:
Alone in the Dark 5: Inferno, Condemned 2: Bloodshot, Dead Space, Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse , Silent Hill: Homecoming, Forbidden Siren 3: Blood Curse

2009:
Cursed Mountain, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, The Path, Saw, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, The Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil, Calling

2010:
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage, Deadly Premonition, Dementium II, Saw II: Flesh & Blood

2011:
Alice: Madness Returns, Dead Island, Dead Space 2, F.E.A.R. 3, Rise of Nightmares, The Black Mirror III: Final Fear, The Grinder


2012:
Amy, Anna, Resident Evil Revelations, Silent Hill: Downpour, Slender: The Eight Pages, ZombiU, Cry of Fear

2013:
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Clockwork - Three Tapes, Dead Space 3, Eyes: The horror game, Outlast, Slender: The Arrival

2014:
P.T., Alien: Isolation, Among the Sleep, Daylight, The Evil Within, Fatal Frame V: Maiden of Black Water /, Five Nights at Freddy's

2015:
Alone in the Dark 6: Illumination, Emily Wants to Play , Forgotten Memories: Alternate Realities, SOMA, Until Dawn, Kholat

2016:
Araya, Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location, Layers of Fear, Here They Lie, NightCry

2017:
Bendy and the Ink Machine, Allison road, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Outlast 2, Visage, Observer, The Evil Within 2, Little Nightmares, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Perception, Agony

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Part 1
facts
evolution
Easter eggs