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survival horror

noun

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese サバイバルホラー (sabaibaru horā), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from survival + horror.

derived from サバイバルホラー

Definitions

A video game genre that emphasizes scarcity of resources (such as health or ammunition…
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.
An individual game in this genre.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for survival horror. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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