Any good survival horror games on the Dreamcast?

[thrash242]

So I recently found a Dreamcast for cheap at a thrift store (didn't come with any games unfortunately) and I was wondering if there were any good horror games for it? 

Are there any games for it that are similar to Silent Hill?

[PyramidHead]

Yes, the Dreamcast has a pretty nice selection of survival horror games. There's a good guide here that goes over all of them, check it out and see if any of them look interesting to you.

I would say that D2 is probably the closest thing on the Dreamcast to a Silent Hill game. It's a bit similar to Silent Hill 2 in its tone, psychological themes, voice acting, sexual imagery, feeling of isolation, and just overall bizarreness. It's definitely different than Silent Hill, but it has a lot of the same artistic flair. I'd definitely recommend it.

There's also The Ring (based on the books/movies), which does have a lot in common with Silent Hill - mainly the dark, otherworld-like environments full of monsters you get transferred into through a computer program, and the emphasis on the flashlight mechanic. Just be warned, it's very low-budget, unpolished, unintentionally silly, and honestly kind of bad, but I enjoyed it. Definitely only for hardcore, very patient horror fans.

I'd also recommend Alone in the Dark, which is more like Resident Evil than it is like Silent Hill, but it still looks great and has some great atmosphere.

Obviously you can't go wrong with Resident Evil, and the Dreamcast has 3 of them. I'd say Code Veronica is the main one to get since it was originally made for the Dreamcast and its also the cheapest.

[Yana]

I'll second D2, it's REALLY weird in a good way, I can see the similarities to Silent Hill 2 although they're both very different. It definitely has some of the same vibes.

Never knew there was a Ring game, definitely going to have to check that one out!

Resident Evil: Code Veronica is fantastic, one of the best Resident Evil games. Give it a chance if you've never played it.

Dino Crisis and Resident Evil 2 & 3 are all great horror games if you haven't already played them on other consoles.

There's also an Evil Dead game on the Dreamcast but I haven't played it yet.

[Miss Kitty Fantastico]

Blue Stinger! Check it out if you don't mind a game that doesn't take itself too seriously. It's definitely a wild, goofy ride.

Nitro Rad did a good video on it a couple months ago.