Games Like Resident Evil 4 (2005)

Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24%, Survival Horror 23.4%, Zombies 21.8%, Horror 12.2%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: The modern reimagining preserves Leon’s village-to-castle rescue mission, merchant upgrades, inventory case management, and aggressive over-the-shoulder combat in a much more polished form.

A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.

Why similar: Zombies 31.5%, Survival Horror 25.2%, Classic 10.9% ★, Horror 10.9%, Third Person 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This remake combines over-the-shoulder shooting, careful ammo conservation, inventory organization, key-based exploration, and constant zombie pressure.

Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.9%, Horror 17.7%, Zombies 14.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10.8%, Gore 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its deliberately Resident Evil 4-inspired third-person shooting, scarce ammunition, traps, upgrades, grotesque enemies, and set-piece-heavy campaign make it an exceptionally close alternative.

The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.5%, Survival Horror 27.8%, Horror 16.7%, Third Person 5.6%, Gore 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its modernized third-person survival shooting emphasizes strategic dismemberment, weapon upgrades, navigation puzzles, and an oppressive horror atmosphere.

Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.

Why similar: Zombies 26.2%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Third-Person Shooter 20.5%, Horror 12.7%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its campaign returns to survival-horror resource management while retaining Resident Evil 4-style third-person aiming and action-focused boss encounters.

This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

Why similar: Zombies 30.8%, Third-Person Shooter 22.4%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.2%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It closely follows Resident Evil 4’s chapter-based structure, merchant-style weapon upgrades, infected villagers, inventory system, and explosive combat, with optional co-op.

RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.

Why similar: Zombies 31.4%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Third-Person Shooter 15.7%, Horror 11.8%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: The episodic campaign mixes third-person shooting, upgradeable weapons, creepy environments, scarce resources, and character-switching puzzle exploration.

Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Third-Person Shooter 25.6%, Horror 15.6%, Third Person 7.2%, Survival 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel delivers a similarly paced mix of precise over-the-shoulder gunplay, monster ambushes, weapon progression, and spectacular action-horror sequences.

Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.

Why similar: Zombies 25.7%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Horror 10.7%, Classic 7.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: Its fast-paced third-person combat, evasive movement, ammunition management, and constant pursuit by a powerful stalker make it a strong action-horror follow-up.

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

Why similar: Survival Horror 32%, Third-Person Shooter 31.9%, Horror 16.2%, Third Person 7.7%, Shooter 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a cinematic third-person survival-horror campaign built around tense close-range combat, limited healing, weapon upgrades, and gruesome creature encounters.

Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.

Why similar: Survival Horror 34.7%, Zombies 26.5%, Horror 15.6%, Gore 6.5%, Action 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Although played in first person, it shares Resident Evil 4’s rural European setting, merchant upgrades, weapon customization, treasure hunting, and escalating action-horror structure.

DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

Why similar: Zombies 26.5%, Survival Horror 23.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Horror 10.3%, Inventory Management 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Built as an old-school survival-horror homage, it features third-person aiming, restrictive inventory management, puzzles, healing items, and zombie-infested facilities.

Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.

Why similar: Zombies 35.2%, Third-Person Shooter 22.1%, Horror 9.4%, Survival Horror 8.6%, Quick-Time Events 6.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: While much more bombastic than Resident Evil 4, it offers multiple lengthy third-person campaigns built around infected enemies, weapon pickups, and cinematic set pieces.

The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Zombies 23.6%, Classic 21.9% ★, Horror 10%, Third-Person Shooter 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its fixed-camera presentation differs sharply, but its mansion exploration, strict inventory limits, item routing, puzzles, and zombie survival are foundational to the tension behind Resident Evil 4.

Shadows of the Damned, an action-adventure road trip through hell, has been remastered at last! Get ready for a story about rock, love, and just a little bit of demon slaying.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.7%, Action 26.1%, Gore 14.8%, Adventure 14%, Shooter 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This stylish third-person horror shooter channels Resident Evil 4’s linear combat encounters, bizarre enemies, dark humor, and upgrade-driven arsenal.

Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

Why similar: Survival Horror 39.7%, Horror 18.9%, Classic 13.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 7.9%, Third Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its over-the-shoulder remake format, oppressive exploration, limited combat resources, puzzles, and hostile creatures make it ideal for players wanting more serious psychological horror.

Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.

Why similar: Zombies 25%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Classic 16.9% ★, Horror 11.9%, Third-Person Shooter 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This prequel emphasizes classic survival-horror problem-solving through limited item capacity, dangerous enemies, environmental puzzles, and an unusually strategic item-dropping system.

Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Horror 16.4%, Third-Person Shooter 15.1%, Zombies 13.7%, Gore 5%

Why You'll Like It: It expands its predecessor’s Resident Evil-like combat and crafting with semi-open areas, stealth options, scarce resources, and grotesque survival-horror encounters.

Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

Why similar: Zombies 24.6%, Third-Person Shooter 21.5%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Horror 10.5%, Third Person 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic third-person survival game emphasizes careful scavenging, scarce ammunition, improvised weapons, crafting, and dangerous infected encounters.

Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.1%, Horror 20.6%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Action 8.8%, Survival 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its more action-heavy campaign retains the series’ over-the-shoulder combat, weapon crafting, frightening creature encounters, and optional cooperative play.

Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.

Why similar: Survival Horror 34%, Third-Person Shooter 24%, Horror 13.8%, Third Person 7%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses more on puzzles and fixed-camera survival horror, but its limited resources, inventory combinations, tense combat, and oppressive mansion-like setting strongly suit Resident Evil fans.

Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.8%, Zombies 24.1%, Third-Person Shooter 21.4%, Inventory Management 12.1%, Horror 10.3%

Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Third-Person Shooter 22.8%, Zombies 17.8%, Horror 11.6%, Third Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This modern retro survival-horror game offers zombies, puzzles, limited supplies, inventory management, and optional over-the-shoulder controls modeled after classic Resident Evil.

For some time now, Leafmore High School has been the setting for unexplained disappearances. In this survival horror game, you take control of a group of 5 American students. With your friends, you try to unravel the mysterious happenings at this unremarkable-looking school. The night will be long and survival not will not be easy...

Why similar: Survival Horror 37.4%, Horror 21.6%, Classic 14.2% ★, Zombies 6.4%, Third Person 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This old-school survival-horror game combines zombie-like schoolyard monsters, ammunition management, puzzles, and co-op-capable exploration in a distinctly Resident Evil-inspired format.

Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game prequel to the critically acclaimed Daymare: 1998. Step into the shoes of agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in the service of H.A.D.E.S. unit and prepare to face the true horror.

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.3%, Horror 19%, Third Person 10.7%, Zombies 9%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The prequel offers more polished third-person shooting, weapon tools, puzzle-solving, and hostile sci-fi horror environments than its predecessor.

Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.

Why similar: Zombies 41.6%, Third-Person Shooter 13.8%, Survival Horror 13%, Survival 7.3%, Horror 7%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world structure is different, but the game shares third-person combat, weapon upgrades, inventory supplies, crafting, zombie swarms, and survival pressure.

Command Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie cop who stumbles onto the carnage reporting for his first duty, or play as Claire Redfield, desperately searching for her missing brother. Cutting edge 3-D accelerated graphics that create a terrifying, photo-realistic experience.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, Zombies 23%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Horror 10.6%, Classic 8.8% ★

Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!

Why similar: Zombies 39.6%, Third-Person Shooter 23.8%, Horror 7.2%, Third Person 7%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more arcade-like but satisfying alternative centered on third-person shooting, grotesque undead hordes, traps, weapon upgrades, and horror-themed missions.

Your squad has been choppered to a remote mansion to investigate a bio-experiment gone wrong. You’re plunged straight into a deathtrap. Arm yourself, solve puzzles, and unearth mysteries. But beware: every move you make draws you deeper into the deadly embrace of Resident Evil.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.5%, Zombies 21.9%, Classic 12.2% ★, Third-Person Shooter 12%, Horror 9.9%

You are Frank West – photojournalist and original hero of the Dead Rising Willamette incident – taking center stage experiencing the re-imagined Fortune City outbreak.

Why similar: Zombies 59.7%, Action 11.5%, Third Person 7.4%, Gore 4.8%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It trades scares for sandbox chaos, yet its zombie-filled environments, improvised weapons, inventory slots, rescue objectives, and darkly silly tone recall Resident Evil 4’s playful side.

Join Jill Valentine, the survivor of the notorious disaster, as her nightmare continues. After resigning from S.T.A.R.S. Jill now prepares to head out of Raccoon City… but caught in a town crawling with zombies, more than ever she must rely on brute force and cunning to find a way to escape alive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.3%, Zombies 22.6%, Third-Person Shooter 13.7%, Horror 10.5%, Classic 6.8% ★

Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.

Why similar: Survival Horror 31.3%, Zombies 22.2%, Horror 18.6%, Gore 6.2%, Classic 5.6% ★

In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.

Why similar: Survival Horror 39.1%, Horror 27.5%, Gore 6.1%, Third Person 6%, Third-Person Shooter 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person viewpoint, melee-and-firearm combat, healing supplies, grotesque creatures, and linear horror campaign provide a rougher but relevant action-horror alternative.

You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!

Why similar: Zombies 38.7%, Classic 16.1% ★, Survival Horror 11.6%, Horror 6.2%, Third Person 5.7%

Raw Instinct takes over in this new, adrenaline-pumping journey into Survival Horror. Something is terribly wrong. Your covert mission has gone haywire… now you find yourself pursued by a relentless, prehistoric terror. Suddenly, your mission becomes a desperate fight for survival.

Why similar: Survival Horror 34.8%, Third-Person Shooter 23.2%, Horror 13.4%, Action 6.5%, Survival 6.5%

Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.

Why similar: Zombies 27.7%, Third-Person Shooter 22.8%, Classic 15.5% ★, Action 6.4%, Third Person 5.5%

You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 21.7%, Third-Person Shooter 19.6%, Third Person 7.4%, Action 6%

The popular stylish action games Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition return in one collection!

Why similar: Classic 45.2% ★, Action 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Third Person 8.6%, Gore 6.3%

The smash-hit stylish action game DMC4 is back and better than ever, boasting new playable characters and game modes!

Why similar: Classic 34.3% ★, Action 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Third Person 12.3%, Difficult 5.2%

Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!

Why similar: Inventory Management 28%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Zombies 11.4%, Horror 10.2%

A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Third-Person Shooter 16.5%, Third Person 13.6%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Action 10.7%

Two years ago, a group of young teenagers found themselves trapped inside their school. They suffered through the longest night of their lives, chased by abominable creatures created by their principal. Some of them survived that terrible night, while others perished.

Why similar: Survival Horror 36%, Horror 26.4%, Zombies 12.4%, Action 6.6%, Third Person 4.8%

From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

Why similar: Zombies 69.1%, Horror 12.5%, Action 6%, Shooter 4.5%, Survival 4.4%

World-renowned Kojima Productions brings the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Steam with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Play as the legendary hero Snake and infiltrate a Cuban military base to rescue the hostages. Can you make it out alive?

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29%, Action 17.1%, Third Person 15.2%, Classic 13.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

Join the corps! Umbrella Corps brings a competitive experience featuring new types of strategy and technique blended with elements from the world of Resident Evil, to create a unique kind of shooter!

Why similar: Zombies 40.4%, Third-Person Shooter 26%, Action 9.4%, Horror 8%, Shooter 5.5%

Dead Rising returns with modern graphics in this Deluxe Remaster!

Why similar: Zombies 47.4%, Horror 16.3%, Action 9.5%, Survival 8.1%, Third Person 6.6%

In this retelling of Dante's origin story which is set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC Devil May Cry™ retains the stylish action.

Why similar: Action 31%, Great Soundtrack 23.1%, Third Person 18.3%, Gore 11.5%, Adventure 8.1%

Deep inside a research base, waking up from a cryogenic pod, you find yourself trapped in a living hell, surrounded by zombies. Heaven Dust 2 is a love letter to classic survival horror games featuring exploration, action, puzzles, and resource management.

Why similar: Zombies 30.4%, Third-Person Shooter 25.3%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Horror 12.4%, Action 3.7%

You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.1%, Gore 18.9%, Horror 17.9%, Classic 17.4% ★, Action 6.1%

Capcom’s riveting samurai adventure returns! This version includes the original game’s intense swordplay and dramatic revenge story, plus improved controls, widescreen display, a new soundtrack, and more. Experience this enhanced version of the best-selling action-adventure classic!

Why similar: Classic 40.2% ★, Survival Horror 23.5%, Action 16%, Horror 7.5%, Third Person 6.9%

Play as special agent Francis York Morgan in this open-world action-adventure as you solve the case of the Red Seed Murders and survive in a small, quirky American mountain town where supernatural creatures and a mysterious raincoat-clad, axe-wielding killer seek to end his investigation for good.

Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Action 11%, Adventure 9.5%, Third Person 8.6%

A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.

Why similar: Classic 28.4% ★, Horror 20.4%, Zombies 14.5%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Action 6.9%

An immersive, first-person survival shooter where you step into the boots of Special Agent Aiden Clark. Dive deep into a hazardous underground laboratory, tasked with the perilous mission of neutralizing a biological menace and securing a pathogen sample.

Why similar: Survival Horror 32.9%, Zombies 31.5%, Horror 13.8%, Gore 5.7%, Shooter 5%

Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24%, Classic 20.9% ★, Action 17.1%, Third Person 16.3%, Adventure 12.1%

The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.

Why similar: Classic 27.6% ★, Action 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Third Person 14%, Gore 7.6%

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

Why similar: Zombies 66.9%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Horror 7.7%, Action 3.9%, Shooter 3.8%