ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 1.4K
Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
22 Melee games like Resident Evil that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Resident Evil down to the 22 that fit the “Melee” category. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Shadows of the Damned and Tomb Raider: Legend top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Resident Evil.
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DarkSolo
Year 1996Dev Capcom Planning Room 2
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Resident Evil is Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Shadows of the Damned and Tomb Raider: Legend follow close behind.
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The best melee games like Resident Evil
22 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Resident Evil. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB83· 4
Year 2011Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB60· 6
Year 2006Dev Crystal DynamicsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 882IGDB60· 1
Year 2000Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeExplorationThird PersonSandbox World
IGDB66· 3
Year 2005Dev Deadline Games · SCi EntertainmentOn PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 61%· 1.6KIGDB62· 4
Year 2003Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorExplorationThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
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, while skipping puzzle design
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiCyberpunk
Steam👍 79%· 361
Year 1997Dev Shiny Entertainment · Playmates Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-Fi
Steam👍 89%· 123IGDB45· 2
Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive · Apogee SoftwareOn PC · iOS · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 73%· 1.4K
Year 1998Dev Factor 5 · NintendoOn PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 74%· 857IGDB65· 1
Year 1996Dev LucasArts · NintendoOn PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeExplorationThird PersonStealth
IGDB71· 4
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArts
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SoloMeleeExplorationThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 94%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 1.3KMC81IGDB82· 13
Year 2012Dev United Front Games · Square EnixPlaytime ~14hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping exploration and discovery
Complete list of melee games like Resident Evil
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
88
Days Gone
Shooter · Third-person shooter
86
Tomb Raider II
Shooter · Third-person shooter
85
Orcs Must Die!
Shooter · Third-person shooter
85
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
Shooter · Third-person shooter
85
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Shooter · Third-person shooter
85
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Shooter · Third-person shooter