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We filtered the 50 games similar to Resident Evil Code: Veronica X down to the 18 that fit the “Horror” category. Cronos: The New Dawn, Shadows of the Damned and The Suffering top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Resident Evil Code: Veronica X.

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Year 2001Dev Nextech
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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Resident Evil Code: Veronica X is Cronos: The New Dawn — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Shadows of the Damned and The Suffering follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like Resident Evil Code: Veronica X

18 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Resident Evil Code: Veronica X. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

Cronos: The New Dawn
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch

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

Shadows of the Damned
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
IGDB83· 4
Year 2011Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

The Suffering
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB82· 4
Year 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
IGDB79· 3
Year 1996Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Virgin Interactive Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and exploration and discovery

Resident Evil Zero
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 3
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · Capcom

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 61%· 1.6KIGDB62· 4
Year 2003Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonStealth
Steam👍 96%· 22KIGDB92· 6OC90· 188
Year 2025Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

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

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

Alan Wake II
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
IGDB93· 5
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, strong narrative focus and melee combat

The Thing
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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
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 strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

The Last of Us Part II
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonStealth
IGDB95· 11OC93· 205
Year 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

The Last of Us: Left Behind
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic
IGDB87· 9
Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

Deadly Premonition
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
IGDB89· 1
Year 2010Dev Access Games · UTV Ignition EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Dino Crisis 2
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
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 strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

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