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We filtered the 43 games similar to The Evil Within down to the 8 that fit the “Hardcore” category. Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location, Alien: Isolation and Resident Evil top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Evil Within.

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Year 2014Dev Tango Gameworks
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Within the “Hardcore” category, the closest game to The Evil Within is Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Alien: Isolation and Resident Evil follow close behind.

#1Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location96#2Alien: Isolation92#3Resident Evil91#4Five Nights at Freddy's 489#5Resident Evil 089
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The best hardcore games like The Evil Within

8 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Evil Within. 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.

#1Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
96
iRank85
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloDarkHardcoreNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 90%· 12KIGDB75· 2
Year 2016Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and visual first person, while skipping shooter

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SteamXboxPS
#2Alien: Isolation
92
iRank88
Alien: Isolation
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHardcoreHorror
Steam👍 93%· 65KIGDB86· 19OC81· 121
Year 2014Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping third-person shooting

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SteamGOGEpic
#3Resident Evil
91
iRank89
Resident Evil
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 35KIGDB82· 16
Year 2014Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, horror tension and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: stealth mechanics.

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SteamGOGXbox
#4Five Nights at Freddy's 4
89
iRank80
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkHardcoreNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 93%· 17KIGDB55· 2
Year 2015Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and visual first person, while skipping shooter

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Steam
#5Resident Evil 0
89
iRank77
Resident Evil 0
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 19KIGDB70· 18
Year 2016Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, while skipping stealth mechanics

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SteamGOGXbox
#6Resident Evil 2
85
iRank94
Resident Evil 2
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 97%· 210KRAWG👍 93%· 2.3KMC91OC92· 210
Year 2019Dev CapcomPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

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SteamXboxPS
#7Project Zomboid
81
iRank86
Project Zomboid
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloDarkHardcoreNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 94%· 449KRAWG👍 74%· 469
Year 2013Dev The Indie StonePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

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SteamGOG
#8Barotrauma
76
iRank84
Barotrauma
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeDarkHardcoreNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 94%· 86KRAWG👍 71%· 193MC81
Year 2023Dev FakeFishPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, procedural generation and setting scifi, while skipping shooter

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SteamGOG

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