Games like Resident Evil 2
If you like Resident Evil 2 (horror, survival horror and action), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Resident Evil 4
- In common: action and a challenge
When you have energy and want an intense, varied campaign, more action than pure horror.
Alien: Isolation
- In common: story and a challenge
- Difference: less action
When you want to be properly scared and have the energy for sustained tension.
Amnesia: The Bunker
- In common: a challenge
- Difference: less action
When you want to be properly scared in a short adventure: a first playthrough takes around five or six hours.
SIGNALIS
- In common: story
When you want atmospheric, enigmatic horror best enjoyed in sessions of one or two hours.
Days Gone
- In common: action and story
When you have plenty of free evenings: the story alone runs around 35-40 hours and every horde is a sprint for survival.
Dying Light
- In common: action and a challenge
- Difference: more co-op
When you want action and tension in an open world, solo or with friends, in sessions of one or two hours.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
- In common: action and story
- Difference: less management
When you want an action adventure with movie pacing, in chapters of one or two hours.
F.E.A.R.
- In common: action and a challenge
- Difference: less management
When you want a main campaign of around 12 hours of slow-motion tactical firefights in an unsettling atmosphere.
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
- In common: action and story
- Difference: less management
When you're in the mood for a spectacular action adventure of around 15 hours, with areas you explore at your own pace.
In Sound Mind
- In common: story
- Difference: less action
When you fancy psychological horror in chapters: each tape lasts a couple of hours and has its own boss.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Resident Evil 2
The remake of the classic: a police station full of zombies, scarce ammo and an unstoppable pursuer stalking you through the corridors. Constant tension, key puzzles and inventory management that forces you to make choices.
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