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We filtered the 50 games similar to Resident Evil Village down to the 15 that fit the “Horror” category. Metro Exodus, Postal III and Ghostwire: Tokyo top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Resident Evil Village.

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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2021Dev Capcom

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Resident Evil Village is Metro Exodus — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Postal III and Ghostwire: Tokyo follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like Resident Evil Village

15 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Resident Evil Village. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

Metro Exodus
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173
Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

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

Postal III
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 46%· 6.1KIGDB10· 1
Year 2011Dev Running With Scissors · AkellaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: first-person shooting, shooter and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping survival mechanics

Ghostwire: Tokyo
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 83%· 20KIGDB77· 7OC77· 208
Year 2022Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and shooter

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping survival mechanics

Amnesia: The Bunker
ActionOpen World Action
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationManagementFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97
Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, sandbox freedom and punishing difficulty, while skipping ranged combat

We Happy Few
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112
Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and shooter

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, procedural generation and fantasy world, while skipping ranged combat

Alone in the Dark
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2
Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and shooter

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and visual third person, while skipping stealth mechanics

Clutch
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeRangedDarkOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 73%· 252MC51IGDB80· 1
Year 2009Dev Targem Games · Game Factory InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep simulation and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping survival mechanics

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 79%· 14K
Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping survival mechanics

RAGE
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 78%· 18KRAWG👍 52%· 834MC79IGDB81· 10
Year 2011Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: first-person shooting, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping survival mechanics

Hatred
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 84%· 28KIGDB43· 3OC40· 30
Year 2015Dev Destructive CreationsOn Linux · PC · Switch

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, punishing difficulty and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

The Darkness II
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 21KIGDB77· 11
Year 2012Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: co op, while skipping stealth mechanics

Control
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183
Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping survival mechanics

I Am Alive
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 69%· 2.9KIGDB69· 8
Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, post-apocalyptic world and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Lost Planet 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12
Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, setting scifi and co op, while skipping survival mechanics

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration
Steam👍 75%· 9.7KIGDB64· 11OC67· 69
Year 2015Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping survival mechanics

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