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1996 PlayStation 19.99 € 👍 92 % Very positive, 26,767 reviews on Steam

The survival horror blueprint: scarce ammo, tight inventory and interlocking puzzles in a zombie-infested mansion, with fixed camera angles building constant dread and a campy charm.

What defines Resident Evil:

  • Lots to discover
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Challenging difficulty
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The closest matches for Resident Evil are Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Silver Pines. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Resident Evil special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Resident Evil 2

93 %

2019 PCPlayStation 9.99 €

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lots to discover
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

The survival horror classic sends Leon and Claire through zombie-infested Raccoon City, where scarce ammo, inventory management, puzzles and fixed camera angles keep tension high. Two intertwined scenarios reward multiple playthroughs.

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Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Challenging difficulty

Classic survival horror in which Jill Valentine escapes a collapsing Raccoon City while hunted by the relentless Nemesis. Scarce ammo, puzzles, a dodge move and split-second live choices keep the tension high.

Silver Pines

Dark, serious atmosphere

A classic-style survival horror set in a small American town, mixing scarce resources, puzzles and interconnected exploration into a grim mystery about redemption.

Amnesia: The Bunker

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person horror game in a WW1 bunker where you survive with scarce resources, a hand-cranked light and an unpredictable monster stalking you. The semi-open, systemic layout lets you improvise routes, hiding spots and puzzle solutions.

Darkwood

Challenging difficulty

Darkwood is a bleak top-down survival horror where you scavenge a eerie, partly randomized forest by day and barricade your hideout against horrors by night. Its surreal atmosphere and deliberately cryptic story create constant dread.

Tormented Souls

Dark, serious atmosphere

A survival horror throwback to early Resident Evil with fixed camera angles, intricate puzzles and scarce ammo. You guide Caroline through a decaying mansion full of secrets and grotesque creatures.

Hell is Us

Lots to discover

A bleak action-adventure set in a war-torn country that drops quest markers and hand-holding, so you navigate by clues, notes and conversations. Puzzles and tense melee fights against eerie creatures born of a mysterious calamity round it out.

Tormented Souls II

Dark, serious atmosphere

Old-school survival horror where Caroline explores the decaying Villa Hess, solves intricate puzzles, manages scarce resources and fights grotesque creatures to rescue her sister from a cult.

Silent Hill

Dark, serious atmosphere

As ordinary father Harry Mason, you search a fog-shrouded town for your missing daughter and slip into a nightmarish otherworld. Oppressive fog, unsettling industrial sound design and cryptic puzzles make this a defining psychological horror classic with multiple endings.

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