Games like Resident Evil 5
If you like Resident Evil 5 (action, co-op and horror), 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 progression
- Difference: less co-op
When you have energy and want an intense, varied campaign, more action than pure horror.
Killing Floor
- In common: co-op and action
- Difference: less story
When you have friends online and an hour: a match is an escalation of waves up to the final boss.
Dead Space (2008)
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: less co-op
When you fancy being scared aboard a spaceship over several evenings: Den of Geek puts it at around ten hours.
Left 4 Dead 2
- In common: co-op and action
- Difference: less progression
When you have friends online and an hour: a short campaign is pure co-op action.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
- In common: co-op and action
- Difference: less management
When you want an adventure of around 7 or 8 hours, according to Pocket-lint, with optional challenges in every level.
Monster Hunter: World
- In common: co-op and action
When you have energy and an hour or more: a hunt lasts about 20-40 minutes and always leaves materials to upgrade your gear.
Orcs Must Die! 2
- In common: co-op and action
- Difference: more building
When you fancy working through it level by level, trying out trap combinations, solo or with a friend online.
Killing Floor 2
- In common: co-op and action
- Difference: less story
When you have friends online and want to choose how long the match lasts: 4, 7 or 10 waves before the final boss.
Alan Wake
- In common: action
- Difference: less co-op
When you fancy a mystery told in chapters: there are six episodes of around two hours, each ending on a cliffhanger.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition
- In common: action
- Difference: less co-op
When you want a straightforward, gory action campaign that actually ends: reviews put it at 6 to 10 hours.
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 5
Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar investigate a biological outbreak in Kijuju, Africa, across six chapters of third-person shooting. It's all built for two: you pass each other items, heal one another and revive each other. You can't run and shoot at once.
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