SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 29KRAWG👍 93%· 1.4KMC87IGDB90· 8
Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
22 Melee games like Resident Evil 2 that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 26 games similar to Resident Evil 2 down to the 22 that fit the “Melee” category. Dead Space 2, Alien: Isolation and Resident Evil 0 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Resident Evil 2.
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Resident Evil 2 is Dead Space 2 — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. Alien: Isolation and Resident Evil 0 follow close behind.
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The best melee games like Resident Evil 2
22 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Resident Evil 2. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHardcoreHorror
Steam👍 93%· 65KIGDB86· 19OC81· 121
Year 2014Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 19KIGDB70· 18
Year 2016Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 95KOC82· 49
Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PC
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 35KIGDB82· 16
Year 2014Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 95KIGDB85· 20OC82· 49
Year 2011Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Xbox
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 61KIGDB87· 5OC87· 160
Year 2024Dev Bloober Team · KonamiOn Xbox · PC · PS5
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkHardcoreNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 93%· 17KIGDB55· 2
Year 2015Dev ScottgamesOn PC
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 90%· 105KIGDB85· 5OC83· 60
Year 2021Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch
#10Subnautica
87
iRank88
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 97%· 359KRAWG👍 84%· 1.5KMC83IGDB84· 11OC84· 57
Year 2018Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox
SurvivalHorror Survival
MultiplayerSoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 88%· 304KRAWG👍 67%· 129OC78· 12
Year 2024Dev Endnight Games · NewnightPlaytime ~11hOn PC
#12Ad Infernum
85
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SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 78%· 1.5K
Year 2023Dev Hekate · NaconPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 33KIGDB75· 17OC73· 95
Year 2014Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 81%· 18KIGDB80· 1OC71· 42
Year 2013Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 97%· 33KIGDB85· 5OC82· 71
Year 2022Dev rose-engine · Humble GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
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