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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is Resident Evil — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Silent Hill 2 and Resident Evil 4 follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Five Nights at Freddy's 4

25 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Five Nights at Freddy's 4. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

Resident Evil
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorror
Steam👍 92%· 35KIGDB82· 16
Year 2014Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Silent Hill 2
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 95%· 61KIGDB87· 5OC87· 160
Year 2024Dev Bloober Team · KonamiOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping deep simulation

Resident Evil 4
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 94%· 95KOC82· 49
Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Resident Evil 4
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 94%· 95KIGDB85· 20OC82· 49
Year 2011Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Xbox

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Resident Evil 0
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorror
Steam👍 80%· 19KIGDB70· 18
Year 2016Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Signalis
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 33KIGDB85· 5OC82· 71
Year 2022Dev rose-engine · Humble GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Ad Infernum
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 78%· 1.5K
Year 2023Dev Hekate · NaconPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, historical setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

The Evil Within
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorror
Steam👍 85%· 33KIGDB75· 17OC73· 95
Year 2014Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Miasmata
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 1.2KRAWG👍 33%· 27MC76IGDB70· 1
Year 2012Dev IonFX StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, stealth mechanics and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Resident Evil 2
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorror
Steam👍 97%· 210KRAWG👍 93%· 2.3KMC91OC92· 210
Year 2019Dev CapcomPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Subnautica
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 359KRAWG👍 84%· 1.5KMC83IGDB84· 11OC84· 57
Year 2018Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

Alien: Isolation
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHardcoreHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 65KIGDB86· 19OC81· 121
Year 2014Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Subnautica: Below Zero
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 105KIGDB85· 5OC83· 60
Year 2021Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

The Callisto Protocol
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 65%· 43KIGDB65· 7OC67· 159
Year 2022Dev Striking Distance Studios · KraftonOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Sons Of The Forest
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 304KRAWG👍 67%· 129OC78· 12
Year 2024Dev Endnight Games · NewnightPlaytime ~11hOn PC

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

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