Games like Resident Evil 4
If you like Resident Evil 4 (horror, action and remake), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Resident Evil 2
- In common: action and a challenge
When you have energy and fancy being scared in a campaign you can finish in about 8-10 hours.
Days Gone
- In common: action and long sessions
When you have plenty of free evenings: the story alone runs around 35-40 hours and every horde is a sprint for survival.
F.E.A.R.
- In common: action and a challenge
- Difference: less progression
When you want a main campaign of around 12 hours of slow-motion tactical firefights in an unsettling atmosphere.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: less management
When you want an action adventure with movie pacing, in chapters of one or two hours.
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
- In common: action and progression
- 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.
Dying Light
- In common: action and long sessions
- 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.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
- In common: action and long sessions
When you're out for revenge: hunting down the orc captains who have beaten you and crashing their duels and feasts.
Alien: Isolation
- In common: 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.
God of War
- In common: action and long sessions
- Difference: more story
When you have a free afternoon and energy: the mix of story and combat works best in long sessions.
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 4
Leon Kennedy rescues the president's daughter from a rural European village ruled by a cult. The remake of the classic balances tension and spectacular action, with punchy combat and very satisfying attaché case management.
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