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We filtered the 43 games similar to The Evil Within down to the 32 that fit the “Narrative” 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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Within the “Narrative” 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 narrative games like The Evil Within

32 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

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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror 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

#2Alien: Isolation

92

Alien: Isolation

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror 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

#3Resident Evil

91

Resident Evil

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror 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.

#4Five Nights at Freddy's 4

89

Five Nights at Freddy's 4

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror 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

#5Resident Evil 0

89

Resident Evil 0

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror 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

#6Resident Evil 2

85

Resident Evil 2

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror 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

#7Project Zomboid

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Project Zomboid

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror 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

76

Barotrauma

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror 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

95

Miasmata

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 77%· 1.2KRAWG👍 33%· 27MC76IGDB70· 1

Year 2012Dev IonFX StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, exploration and discovery and crafting mechanics, while skipping shooter

#10Resident Evil 4

91

Resident Evil 4

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 95KOC82· 49

Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, horror tension and shooter.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

#11Resident Evil 4

91

Resident Evil 4

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 95KIGDB85· 20OC82· 49

Year 2011Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, horror tension and shooter.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

#12Silent Hill 2

89

Silent Hill 2

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 61KIGDB87· 5OC87· 160

Year 2024Dev Bloober Team · KonamiOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery and visual 3d, while skipping shooter

89

Ad Infernum

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 78%· 1.5K

Year 2023Dev Hekate · NaconPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, historical setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping shooter

87

Signalis

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 97%· 33KIGDB85· 5OC82· 71

Year 2022Dev rose-engine · Humble GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping punishing difficulty

#15Friday the 13th: The Game

85

Friday the 13th: The Game

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 77KIGDB61· 8OC61· 48

Year 2017Dev Illfonic · Gun InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping shooter

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Survival · Horror

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Survival · Horror

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Survival · Horror

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Survival · Horror

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Dead Space 2

Survival · Horror

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Silent Hill 3

Survival · Puzzle

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Survival · Puzzle

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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED

Survival · Puzzle

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Parasite Eve II

Survival · RPG

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Dino Crisis

Survival · Puzzle

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Silent Hill 2

Survival · Puzzle

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Minecraft: Story Mode

Survival · Adventure

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Subnautica

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Survival · Horror

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