ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom
15 Survival games like Alan Wake II that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Alan Wake II down to the 15 that fit the “Survival” 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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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to Alan Wake II is Resident Evil — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Resident Evil follow close behind.
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The best survival games like Alan Wake II
15 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.
ShooterTPS
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
ShooterTPS
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
ShooterTPS
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
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 3
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · Capcom
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2001Dev Nextech · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonStealth
IGDB95· 11OC93· 205
Year 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic
IGDB87· 9
Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4
ShooterTPS
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
ShooterTPS
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
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonTacticalStealthSci-Fi
IGDB80· 1
Year 1998Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3
ShooterTPS
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
95
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ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB82· 4
Year 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesOn PC
88
iRank75
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonMultiplayer
IGDB75· 4
Year 1995Dev Eat Sleep Play Inc. · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling