survival horror

English

Etymology

Calque of Japanese サバイバルホラー (sabaibaru horā), from English survival + horror.

Noun

survival horror (countable and uncountable, plural survival horrors)

(video games, uncountable) A video game genre that emphasizes scarcity of resources (such as health or ammunition refills) in a dangerous setting like that of a horror film.
(countable) An individual game in this genre.

Related terms

survival game

Translations

Translations

Finnish: selviytymiskauhupeli
Hebrew: הישרדות אימה f (hisardut-eima)
Japanese: サバイバルホラー (sabaibaru horā)
Korean: 서바이벌 호러 (seobaibeol horeo)
Persian: ترس و بقا

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