What is the best horror video game remake?

Rebuilt classics, faithful and otherwise: some swapped fixed cameras for shoulder views, some rewrote whole stories. A dozen second chances for old nightmares.

1. 1
   Resident Evil 2 (2019)

   Capcom's ground-up remake of the 1998 classic, with Leon, Claire and an over-the-shoulder camera in Raccoon City.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

   Koei Tecmo's 2023 remaster of the 2008 Wii ghost story, released outside Japan for the first time.
   794pts
3. 3
   Resident Evil 4 (2023)

   Capcom's remake of the 2005 action-horror landmark, with Leon rescuing the president's daughter in rural Spain.
   662pts
4. 4
   Resident Evil 3 (2020)

   Capcom's remake of Jill Valentine's escape from Raccoon City with Nemesis in pursuit.
   611pts
5. 5
   Alone in the Dark (2024)

   Pieces Interactive's reimagining of the 1992 survival horror pioneer, set in a 1920s Louisiana mansion.
   448pts
6. 6
   System Shock (2023)

   Nightdive Studios' remake of the 1994 immersive sim in which SHODAN hunts the player through Citadel Station.
   353pts
7. 7
   Resident Evil (2002)

   Capcom's GameCube remake of the original Spencer Mansion game, which added Lisa Trevor and the Crimson Heads.
   353pts
8. 8
   Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster

   Capcom's 2016 remaster of the Rebecca Chambers and Billy Coen prequel.
   353pts
9. 9
   Until Dawn (2024)

   Ballistic Moon's Unreal Engine 5 remake of the 2015 interactive slasher.
   353pts
10. 10
    Silent Hill 2 (2024)

    Bloober Team's remake of Konami's 2001 masterpiece, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 with Akira Yamaoka's score.
    241pts
11. 11
    Dead Space (2023)

    Motive Studio's remake of the 2008 sci-fi horror game aboard the USG Ishimura.
    240pts

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