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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.
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