12 Puzzle games like Resident Evil 7 Biohazard that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Resident Evil 7 Biohazard down to the 12 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Half-Life 2: VR Mod, Half-Life 2 and Singularity top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

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The best puzzle games like Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

12 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Resident Evil 7 Biohazard. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Half-Life 2: VR Mod

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 5.9KRAWG👍 82%· 447MC76IGDB80· 4

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · ActivisonPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 15KRAWG👍 84%· 2.0KMC88IGDB87· 6

Year 2010Dev Feral Interactive · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, open world exploration and combat magic, while skipping survival mechanics

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#5Half-Life 2: Episode Two

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SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 41KRAWG👍 93%· 2.0KMC90IGDB70· 1

Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping survival mechanics

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 78%· 182MC84IGDB80· 3OC77· 17

Year 2019Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

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#7Half-Life 2: Episode One

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 91%· 2.1KMC87IGDB87· 2

Year 2006Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonIsometricThird Person

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Year 2006Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

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#9Resident Evil Survivor

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloDarkHorrorFirst Person

Year 2000Dev Tose · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

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#10Painkiller

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB83· 2OC60· 69

Year 2004Dev People Can Fly · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

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#11Prey

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedFirst Person

IGDB77· 4OC81· 166

Year 2006Dev Human Head Studios · SkyZone EntertainmentOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

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Xbox

#12XIII

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB73· 5OC38· 31

Year 2003Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, while skipping horror tension

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Steam GOG

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