If you enjoy playing the Resident Evil games, it’s likely that you think of yourself as a bit of a horror enthusiast.
Your fixation with zombies, monsters, and the paranormal may have led you to try out other survival horror games in hopes of recreating the same spine-chilling feeling one gets while playing Resident Evil 2 remake or Resident Evil 7.
Many of the greatest games like Resident Evil manage to keep players on the edge of their seats by combining thrilling gameplay with puzzle-solving and survival mechanics while also telling an engaging story with unique characters.
Here, we will be highlighting the top-tier games that offer a similar experience to Resident Evil and are available on modern consoles. Make sure to check back as we will be updating this list in the future with new entries.
If you want more gaming suggestions, think about going through our extra handpicked lists/stories.
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Daymare: 1998
Platform: PC
Daymare: 1998 is essentially an indie love letter to the Resident Evil franchise, as the game features many staples you would expect to find in one of Capcom’s classic games.
Third-person action game with survival mechanics? Check. Formidable enemies and ammo scarcity? Check. A cast of highly-skilled protagonists with small inventory space and trendy leather jackets? Check.
Although there are a few areas that draw attention to the game’s smaller budget, such as a couple of characters having unremarkable designs and a few stiff animations, Daymare manages to keep players immersed in its world and story by creating an atmosphere.
Exploring the cramped alleyways, shadowy hallways, and destroyed streets of Keen Sight, Idaho is a terrifying ordeal that will see you constantly looking over your shoulder and wishing you had a bigger flashlight.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Platforms: Switch, PC
Resident Evil games are known to blur the line between good and evil on more than one occasion. Another survival horror game that plays with our perceptions of what’s right or wrong is Remothered: Tormented Fathers.
The game sees you controlling 35-year-old Rosemary Reed as she investigates the vanishing of a young girl named Celeste.
Her search takes her to the home of Dr. Richard Felton, a retired notary with a mysterious illness who’s Celeste’s father.
As Rosemary uncovers additional clues and begins piecing together the events leading up to Celeste’s disappearance, she becomes a target for threatening figures who would rather see some secrets stay buried.
Alien Isolation
Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Alien: Isolation is a survival horror game based on the Alien license, which borrows a lot from the RE series in terms of gameplay and immersive environments.
In it, you play as Amanda Ripley, the daughter of series’ protagonist Ellen Ripley and an engineer. Amanda is given an opportunity to investigate the disappearance of her mother’s ship after its flight recorder is retrieved by a crew aboard a space salvage vessel.
Things quickly take a turn for the worse when you discover that the crew and androids aboard the Sevastopol remote space station have been tainted, and a terrifying Xenomorph has climbed aboard.
Limited supplies and a constant extraterrestrial threat looming above you require split-second decision making—do you stand your ground or hide in a supply cabinet until the coast is clear? The choice is yours.
Metro Exodus
Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC
The Metro series seems to only get better with every new installment, with Metro Exodus considered by many to be the most impressive entry to date.
While at first glance, it may appear to be just another big-budget AAA first-person shooter, beyond its stunning presentation lays a rich-narrative consisting of interesting characters with fascinating personalities and an apocalyptic world brimming with mystery and danger.
In it, you play Artyom, a Russian scavenger looking to protect himself and his family in a frigid wasteland. Exodus sees Artyom traveling to new lands where he will encounter even more mutated beasts and environmental hazards.
Although the game isn’t as rigorous when it comes to resource management, players will still have to scour every nook and cranny if they want to feel battle-ready.
Visage
Platform: PC
Visage is an Early Access Steam title that sees players exploring a family home that has seen a myriad of grisly events occur. After a brief puzzling introduction, players are set loose to explore the house’s many floors and rooms in search of clues that will progress the story and open up hidden areas.
The entire time players are also tasked with maintaining their sanity by consuming medication.
The game draws heavily from notable horror titles such as P.T. and Amnesia by using fear-inducing mechanics and visuals to create a profoundly disturbing gameplay experience.
The presence of limited storage and interconnected levels feels reminiscent of the RE series despite a lack of combat. Since entering Early Access, developer Sad Square Studios has made consistent updates, recently adding a new chapter to the game’s story.
The Evil Within
Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC
The Evil Within games are as close as you get to Resident Evil survival horror without the official branding, with RE series creator Shinji Mikami directing the first game and supervising development for the sequel.
Fans will instantly recognize all of the elements in The Evil Within that remind them of Capcom’s undead series, such as a third-person POV, stealth mechanics, restricted inventory, and crafting.
And that’s before even discussing the game’s frightening visuals, which see protagonist Detective Sebastian Castellanos traversing warped environments brimming with blood, corpses, and otherworldly creatures.
While permanent upgrades for things like stamina and health reduce the amount of challenge and tension that one expects from a survival horror game, they feel suitable given The Evil Within‘s more combat-orientated gameplay.