10 games similar to Resident Evil 2, a Shooter, Adventure, Puzzle game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Resident Evil 2.
01Shares AdventureShooterBoth games pit you against zombie-like creatures in action-heavy survival scenarios, though Days Gone trades Resident Evil 2's fixed camera angles and puzzle-solving for an open world and motorcycle-based exploration. Where Resident Evil 2 confines horror to Raccoon City's claustrophobic spaces, Days Gone sprawls across the Pacific Northwest, but each maintains that core tension of scrounging weapons and supplies while fighting off hordes of the infected.
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02Shares AdventureShooterResident Evil 3: Nemesis uses the same engine and structure as Resident Evil 2, with polygonal characters moving through pre-rendered backgrounds under fixed cinematic camera angles. Both games pit you against hordes of T-virus zombies in 1990s Raccoon City, emphasizing survival and resource management. Nemesis adds refinements like auto-targeting and a dodge move, streamlining the action-adventure formula you know.
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03Shares AdventurePuzzleDream Alone shares Resident Evil 2's horror atmosphere and action-focused gameplay, though it trades fixed cameras and shooting for side-scrolling platforming and deadly traps. Both games emphasize survival through environmental hazards and puzzle-solving, with a dark, foreboding tone. Where Resident Evil 2 uses cinematic angles to build dread, Dream Alone achieves similar tension through its Tim Burton-inspired aesthetic and relentless obstacle design.
04Shares AdventureShooterBoth Resident Evil 2 and Miscreated pit you against hordes of mutated creatures in action-heavy survival scenarios. Where Resident Evil 2 channels horror through fixed camera angles and puzzle-solving in a doomed city, Miscreated expands the survival formula into a multiplayer post-apocalyptic sandbox where you scavenge, craft, and fight mutants alongside other players in a hostile open world.
05Shares AdventureShooterResident Evil 4 reunites you with Leon S. Kennedy, the rookie cop from Resident Evil 2, now a trained agent facing a new cult organization and kidnapping crisis. Both games blend action-adventure shooting with survival horror through third-person perspective combat. Where RE2 used fixed cameras, RE4 shifts to over-the-shoulder gunplay, but maintains the series' signature tension of fighting through hostile environments against coordinated, intelligent enemies.
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06Shares AdventureShooterBoth Resident Evil 2 and Crysis 2 are action-heavy sequels set in urban environments overrun by hostile forces, where survival depends on real-time combat against overwhelming odds. While Resident Evil 2 uses fixed cameras and puzzle-solving alongside shooting, Crysis 2 delivers continuous first-person action with mercenary antagonists and destructible surroundings. Each game emphasizes tactical combat in a collapsing city under siege.
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07Shares AdventurePuzzleShooterBoth games blend action and horror through third-person exploration of corrupted environments where supernatural forces threaten survival. The Sinking City shares Resident Evil 2's focus on investigation and puzzle-solving within a decaying, hostile world, though it trades fixed camera angles for an open-world setting. Each game demands resource management and combat against otherworldly threats while uncovering the mystery behind environmental collapse.
08Shares AdventureShooterBoth games blend action, horror, and survival through combat encounters in confined, disorienting spaces. Resident Evil 2 uses fixed cameras to create tension in a zombie-infested city, while Get Even employs psychological horror and memory distortion within an asylum setting. Each game casts you as an outsider (rookie cop, amnesiac mercenary) uncovering dark truths, with shooting mechanics central to navigating hostile environments and solving the mystery at hand.
09Shares AdventureBoth games pit you against hordes of zombies in a fight for survival, though Dying Light 2 trades Resident Evil 2's fixed cameras and puzzle-solving for first-person parkour and real-time combat. Where Resident Evil 2 emphasizes resource scarcity and careful navigation through a confined urban space, Dying Light 2 expands that survival horror into an open world where your infected abilities become essential to navigating danger and making meaningful choices.
10Shares AdventureShooterBoth Grav and Resident Evil 2 ground their action-adventure gameplay in survival against hostile forces in alien or infected environments. Where Resident Evil 2 tasks you with escaping Raccoon City's zombie outbreak, Grav puts you on hostile planets where you hunt creatures and defend outposts. Each emphasizes resource management and combat under pressure, though Grav expands the formula with crafting and multiplayer elements alongside its single-player campaign.
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10 games similar to Resident Evil 2: Days Gone, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Dream Alone, Miscreated, Resident Evil 4, Crysis 2, The Sinking City, Get Even.
Most of these games share Action, Adventure, Shooter, Horror and Survival with Resident Evil 2, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Resident Evil 2.