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2009PlayStation

An on-rails shooter retelling key moments from Resident Evil 2 and Code: Veronica, plus a new chapter. You aim and shoot zombies and monsters from a first-person view, solo or in two-player co-op, while the game handles movement.

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles are Dead Space: Extraction, Resistance 3 and Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dead Space: Extraction

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2009PlayStation

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Linear, curated structure

An on-rails shooter in the Dead Space universe that shows the early Necromorph outbreak on the Aegis VII colony through several survivors. Aimed shooting, limb dismemberment and a grim atmosphere deliver cinematic, intense horror.

Resistance 3

Strong, story-driven narrative

A grim first-person shooter set in an alien-ravaged 1950s America, where you fight to survive as Joseph Capelli. Upgradeable weapons, the weapon wheel and a co-op campaign define the experience.

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Strong, story-driven narrative

A grim third-person shooter about the mismatched criminals Kane and Lynch, forced together after a botched job. Its bleak heist atmosphere and co-op play define it, though the action is rough and linear.

Area 51

Strong, story-driven narrative

A linear first-person shooter where you play HAZMAT soldier Ethan Cole investigating a viral outbreak inside the secret Area 51 facility. Mutants, aliens and a conspiracy create a dark sci-fi horror mood.

Shadowgrounds

Dark, serious atmosphere

A top-down shooter where you blast through dark corridors on an alien-infested colony. Tense atmosphere, flashlight-lit horror and upgradable weapons drive the action, with optional co-op on the same PC.

Homefront

Dark, serious atmosphere

A cinematic first-person shooter set in a near-future America occupied by North Korea, where you fight as a resistance member through ravaged suburbs. The short, intense campaign is backed by a vehicle-based multiplayer mode.

F.E.A.R. 3

Dark, serious atmosphere

A linear horror shooter where you fight as the slow-mo-wielding Point Man or the body-possessing ghost Paxton Fettel, best played in co-op with a friend. Combat is more action-heavy than its predecessors, with the scares somewhat toned down.

Haze

Dark, serious atmosphere

A 2008 first-person shooter in which you play a soldier for a private military corporation, using the drug Nectar to boost your abilities until you realize you are fighting for the wrong side. The drug mechanic alters perception and combat, but the game fell short of expectations.

Dead Nation

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A top-down zombie shooter from Housemarque where you fight through hordes using guns, traps and exploding cars. Score multipliers and weapon upgrades drive the arcade-style chase for high scores, including in co-op.

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