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We filtered the 50 games similar to Alan Wake II down to the 45 that fit the “Adventure” category. Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Resident Evil top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Alan Wake II.

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The best adventure games like Alan Wake II

45 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Alan Wake II. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Resident Evil

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SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationThird Person

IGDB80· 1

Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, Metroidvania exploration and melee combat

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#2Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

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SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping exploration and discovery

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#3Resident Evil

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SoloDarkHorrorExplorationThird Person

IGDB79· 3

Year 1996Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Virgin Interactive Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and melee combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#4Dino Crisis 2

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping exploration and discovery

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#5Cronos: The New Dawn

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SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161

Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, while skipping strong narrative focus

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB70· 3

Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · Capcom

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

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#7Resident Evil Code: Veronica X

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SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

Year 2001Dev Nextech · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#8The Last of Us Part II

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SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonStealth

IGDB95· 11OC93· 205

Year 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#9The Last of Us: Left Behind

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SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic

IGDB87· 9

Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#10The Thing

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SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB69· 2

Year 2002Dev Computer Artworks · Black Label GamesOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping strong narrative focus

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#11Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

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SoloThird PersonTacticalStealthMelee

IGDB94· 8

Year 2008Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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#12Metal Gear Solid

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SoloThird PersonTacticalStealthSci-Fi

IGDB80· 1

Year 1998Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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#13Resident Evil Outbreak

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SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

IGDB70· 2

Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping exploration and discovery

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#14Deadly Premonition

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationThird Person

IGDB89· 1

Year 2010Dev Access Games · UTV Ignition EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, while skipping survival mechanics

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Xbox

#15Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

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SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 61%· 1.6KIGDB62· 4

Year 2003Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

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