Games Like The Evil Within

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 23%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Gore 10.9%, Zombies 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel preserves the same third-person survival-horror combat, grotesque imagery, and psychological world design while expanding exploration and polish.

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: Survival Horror 22.4%, Horror 18.8%, Zombies 10.8%, Third-Person Shooter 10.2%, Gore 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its over-the-shoulder combat, relentless enemy pressure, and survival-horror action pacing are a huge part of the DNA The Evil Within was built from.

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 25.8%, Horror 24.8%, Gore 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Zombies 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Even in first person, it captures the same feeling of being trapped in a hostile nightmare where every encounter feels dangerous and grotesque.

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 27.4%, Horror 19.6%, Gore 14.7%, Zombies 10.7%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more into action, but its monster design, survival pressure, and horror set pieces make it a strong fit for Evil Within fans.

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: Survival Horror 24.7%, Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Third-Person Shooter 11.4%, Third Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like The Evil Within, it mixes resource-stressed third-person survival horror with gruesome body horror and high-intensity combat.

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: Survival Horror 26%, Horror 18.3%, Zombies 16.8%, Gore 13.3%, Third Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same kind of ammo management, oppressive atmosphere, gore, and desperate fights that make The Evil Within so effective.

(Release: 2014) Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.9%, Horror 17.9%, Zombies 14.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10.7%, Gore 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shinji Mikami’s classic laid the foundation for The Evil Within’s combat feel, encounter design, and tense action-horror balance.

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

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Horror 20.9%, Zombies 17.7%, Gore 9.4%, Third-Person Shooter 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends third-person shooting, creepy environments, and survival-horror tension in a way that lines up well with The Evil Within’s design.

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 24%, Horror 23.6%, Gore 11%, Third-Person Shooter 10.6%, Third Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel shares The Evil Within’s faster combat rhythm, brutal dismemberment-focused encounters, and constant sense of dread.

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 29.2%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 22.4%, Atmospheric 7%, Third Person 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a superb match if your favorite part of The Evil Within was the psychological horror, symbolic monsters, and reality-warping nightmare logic.

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: Survival Horror 24.7%, Horror 19.9%, Zombies 15.3%, Gore 12.4%, Third Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: Its linear, intense campaign and emphasis on escape, action, and monster encounters make it feel close to The Evil Within’s pacing.

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

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Horror 24%, Zombies 15.8%, Third-Person Shooter 10.7%, Third Person 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar mix of horror atmosphere, ammo conservation, and action-driven third-person encounters.

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 24.8%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Gore 11%, Third-Person Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: This is a modern old-school survival horror with harsh resource management, puzzles, and an oppressive atmosphere that scratches a similar itch.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.5%, Horror 28.8%, Stealth 10.6%, Survival 6.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Although it is first-person and stealthier, it delivers the same helpless tension, resource pressure, and oppressive horror atmosphere.

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Survival Horror 19%, Gore 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Survival 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same feeling of being trapped in a horrifying, gore-soaked nightmare, even though it replaces combat with evasion.

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: Survival Horror 26.5%, Horror 19.3%, Zombies 15.7%, Gore 13.3%, Third-Person Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its clunky-in-a-good-way third-person survival horror, limited resources, and zombie-heavy combat make it feel spiritually adjacent to The Evil Within.

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 29.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Third Person 12.2%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades some survival mechanics for story, but its third-person combat and nightmare-driven psychological horror are very much in the same lane.

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

Why similar: Survival Horror 31.2%, Horror 25.5%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Third Person 9.1%, Dark 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person perspective, heavy gore, claustrophobic horror, and brutal close-quarters survival make it one of the closest modern tonal matches.

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 22.9%, Gore 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Stealth 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more on stealth and vulnerability, but its disturbing atmosphere and psychological-horror intensity feel very compatible with The Evil Within.

Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Gore 16.1%, Dark 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: If the seed game’s cruel imagery and relentless panic appealed to you most, this delivers a similarly punishing and grotesque horror experience.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Stealth 11.2%, Survival 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It recreates the same constant survival pressure and fear of every resource spent, just through a more systemic first-person approach.

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 28%, Horror 20.7%, Third-Person Shooter 11.2%, Zombies 10.2%, Third Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same survival-horror stress of managing scarce supplies while fighting through monster-filled environments.

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 31.6%, Horror 27.6%, Third Person 11.6%, Gore 11.4%, Shooter 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This one pushes more action than classic survival horror, but its third-person combat, gore, and grim tone fit well for Evil Within fans.

Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Third Person 9.6%, Dark 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This reboot emphasizes psychological horror, uneasy exploration, and cinematic third-person survival in a way that overlaps nicely with The Evil Within.

A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.1%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Dark 8.4%, Third Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its mansion-like exploration, constant dread, and old-school survival-horror structure make it a good fit for fans of tense, methodical horror.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Horror 25%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Gore 9.4%, Dark 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is a strong choice if you want more disturbing psychological horror, grotesque imagery, and a constant sense of reality slipping away.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Survival Horror 40%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Dark 8.1%, Third-Person Shooter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its blend of survival-horror resource management, unsettling imagery, and psychological storytelling makes it a great pick if you liked Evil Within’s dread more than its gunplay.

The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…

Why similar: Survival Horror 31%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Gore 13.5%, Third-Person Shooter 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its retro presentation hides a very pure survival-horror design full of careful inventory use, creepy exploration, and unsettling combat.

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Survival 9.4%, Dark 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Despite the top-down view, it nails the same suffocating survival-horror tension, limited resources, and hostile nightmare atmosphere.

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: Survival Horror 27.6%, Horror 23.8%, Zombies 15.8%, Gore 6.6%, Third Person 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a more classic take on survival horror, but the zombie combat, inventory stress, and deadly pacing still align well with The Evil Within.

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Gore 12%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Survival 6.2%

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

Why similar: Survival Horror 32.9%, Horror 21.1%, Zombies 15.8%, Gore 5.5%, Survival 5.4%

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Dark 6.6%, Atmospheric 3.9%

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.6%, Horror 21.9%, Gore 18%, Psychological Horror 16%, Dark 7.4%

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Gore 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 4.9%

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Psychological Horror 31.2%, Dark 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Story Rich 4.2%

Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.5%, Horror 19%, Zombies 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Third-Person Shooter 10%

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Horror 75.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Survival Horror 2.9%, Dark 2%

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Stealth 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.5%

The Walking Evil takes you to the great classic of the survival horror of the 90s, where you guide the main character with a fixed system of cameras, which enhances the feeling of being in a real horror movie.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.3%, Horror 15.7%, Gore 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Zombies 10.2%

Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.

Why similar: Horror 49.6%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Gore 9.2%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Stealth 5%

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

Why similar: Zombies 25.9%, Horror 21.6%, Third-Person Shooter 13.8%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Third Person 6.2%

Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Dark 5.8%, Survival 4.2%

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: Horror 30.5%, Survival Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Gore 11.9%, Third Person 4.9%

A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

Why similar: Horror 33%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Dark 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%

EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.8%, Horror 16.4%, Gore 16%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Zombies 11.1%

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 33.1%, Horror 21.7%, Zombies 16.4%, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, Cinematic 5.5%

Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Gore 11.7%, Cinematic 7.1%

Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.2%, Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Gore 10.3%, Cinematic 4.8%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Survival Horror 21.5%, Gore 9.6%, Psychological Horror 7%, Dark 5.6%

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Gore 28.4%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Action 5.4%, Adventure 3%

Inspired by the classics such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone In the Dark: Detective Stone investigates a shadow conspiracy. Explore atmospheric levels, fight monsters, and solve puzzles. Unravel a story of twists and turns. Choose classic fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder.

Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Gore 11%, Zombies 9.3%

Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.

Why similar: Horror 47.9%, Gore 15.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Action 5.2%

F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.

Why similar: Horror 51.7%, Gore 23.1%, Action 6.7%, Shooter 5.9%, Zombies 5.2%

A small town is being taken over by ghouls. Solve puzzles, carefully read notes and use various weapons against horrific and evolving enemies to uncover what is behind this gruesome event. Eternal Evil is an old-school survival-horror game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 16.9%, Gore 15.1%, Zombies 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Third Person 13.2%, Third-Person Shooter 11.5%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Horror 20.1%, Gore 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Survival 7.1%

EBOLA 2 is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Horror 15.8%, Gore 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Zombies 10.8%

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Stealth 10.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%