10 games similar to Resident Evil, a Shooter, Adventure, Puzzle game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Resident Evil.
01Shares AdventureShooterResident Evil 3: Nemesis refines the survival horror formula of the original with the same fixed-camera perspective and pre-rendered backgrounds, but adds new evasion mechanics like the dodge move and 180-degree spin. Both games center on escaping Raccoon City during the T-virus outbreak, feature auto-aim combat against hordes of zombies, and emphasize backtracking through interconnected environments while solving puzzles to progress.
Games like Resident Evil 3: Nemesis →
02Shares AdventurePuzzleBoth games build horror through isolation and environmental storytelling, forcing you to navigate dangerous spaces filled with grotesque creatures. Resident Evil pioneered survival horror in a mansion; SOMA transplants that tension to an underwater facility where you cannot fight back, only hide and solve puzzles to progress. Each relies on backtracking through locked areas and uncovering the truth through exploration and discovered documents.
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03Shares AdventurePuzzleBoth games define survival horror through puzzle-solving and exploration in isolated, darkened spaces where death lurks around every corner. Silent Hill 2 shares Resident Evil's fixed camera angles and emphasis on backtracking through interconnected environments while managing combat and uncovering narrative secrets. Each game uses ambient music and boss fights to build dread, and both feature multiple endings tied to player choices and actions throughout the story.
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04Shares AdventureShooterResident Evil 4 continues the survival horror formula with action-focused gunplay and real-time combat against mutants in isolated environments. Like the original, it features an AI companion, backtracking through interactive spaces, and the tension of protecting innocent people caught in horror. The shift to over-the-shoulder perspective modernizes the experience while preserving the series' core blend of exploration, combat, and dread.
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05Shares PuzzleShooterBoth games pair action-shooter combat with environmental puzzles and backtracking through hostile spaces. Singularity shares Resident Evil's reliance on boss fights and scripted jump scares to punctuate exploration, while its time-manipulation mechanics echo the puzzle-solving that defines survival horror. An AI companion guides you through each game's unfolding mystery, grounding the horror in personal stakes rather than spectacle.
06Shares PuzzleShooterDead Space transplants Resident Evil's survival horror formula to a claustrophobic space station, where you battle reanimated corpses as an engineer instead of a special forces agent. Both games emphasize backtracking through interconnected environments, auto-aim combat against grotesque enemies, and solving puzzles to progress. The ambient dread, bloody gore, and third-person perspective create a similar tension-filled atmosphere of isolation and desperation.
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07Shares AdventureShooterBoth games build survival horror around combat and exploration in hostile environments filled with infected creatures and human threats. The Last of Us shares Resident Evil's third-person perspective and real-time combat, mixing melee and ranged weapons as you navigate dangerous spaces. Each emphasizes resource scarcity and scripted encounters that create tension, though The Last of Us trades the mansion's puzzle-solving for a linear, narrative-driven journey through an apocalyptic world.
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08Shares AdventurePuzzleShooterBoth Prey and Resident Evil ground their horror in isolation and resource scarcity. You're trapped in a confined space—mansion or space station—hunted by inhuman threats while piecing together what went wrong. Each game uses darkness, environmental storytelling through audio logs and documents, and sudden violence to sustain tension. The first-person perspective in Prey intensifies the claustrophobia that Resident Evil's fixed cameras establish through puzzle-solving and survival combat.
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09Shares AdventureShooterBoth games center on survival and crime in hostile environments, using action-adventure gameplay with auto-aim combat. Resident Evil traps players in a mansion investigating a bioweapon conspiracy, while Grand Theft Auto V spreads its narrative across three criminals navigating Los Santos. Each game lets you switch between multiple protagonists uncovering dark conspiracies, and both feature ambient music and exploration that builds tension through environmental storytelling.
Games like Grand Theft Auto V →
10Shares AdventureShooterBoth games center on survival horror in zombie-infested environments where resource scarcity and combat are critical to staying alive. Dying Light expands Resident Evil's formula with a dynamic day-night cycle that intensifies the threat, forcing players to scavenge and craft weapons while managing infection risk. The real-time combat and bloody action create similar tension, though Dying Light's first-person perspective and open world offer a more immediate, immersive take on the survival horror framework.
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10 games similar to Resident Evil: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Soma, Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil 4, Singularity, Dead Space, The Last of Us, Prey.
Most of these games share Action, Horror, Shooter, Adventure and Survival with Resident Evil, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Resident Evil.