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We filtered the 39 games similar to Resident Evil 5 down to the 5 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City and Alan Wake top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Resident Evil 5.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror
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DarkCo-opOffline
Year 2009Dev Capcom

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Within the “Third-person shooter” category, the closest game to Resident Evil 5 is Resident Evil 6 — scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City and Alan Wake follow close behind.

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The best third-person shooter games like Resident Evil 5

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Resident Evil 5. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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 6
HorrorAction Horror
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineOfflineMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 78%· 67KIGDB64· 12OC62· 37
Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping ranged combat

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 55%· 4.2KIGDB44· 9
Year 2012Dev Slant Six Games · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, while skipping ranged combat

Alan Wake
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeRangedDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 57KRAWG👍 84%· 2.3KMC83IGDB83· 7
Year 2010Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, while skipping co op

Alan Wake's American Nightmare
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeRangedDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 74%· 10KRAWG👍 58%· 828MC73IGDB79· 7
Year 2012Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping co op

Manhunt
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 71%· 9.0KRAWG👍 79%· 352MC75IGDB72· 2
Year 2003Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, punishing difficulty and stealth mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

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