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If The Headliners left you wanting more, this list of 45 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 15 attributes. We Were Here Too comes closest (72/100).

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The closest game to The Headliners is We Were Here Too — scoring 72/100 on our similarity scale. Resident Evil 6 and We Were Here Together follow close behind.

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Top games similar to The Headliners

45 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1We Were Here Too
We Were Here Too
HorrorAction Horror
Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 79%· 11KIGDB90· 1
Year 2018Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping action RPG combat

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Headliners.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone62
Resident Evil 6
HorrorAction Horror
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 78%· 67KIGDB64· 12OC62· 37
Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Headliners.

It predates The Headliners by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Game mode93Tone83Combat61Visuals0
We Were Here Together
HorrorAction Horror
Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 82%· 17KIGDB70· 1OC67· 10
Year 2019Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping action RPG combat

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone63
Resident Evil 5
HorrorAction Horror
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkHorror
Steam👍 87%· 63KRAWG👍 75%· 1.6KMC86IGDB78· 15OC72· 22
Year 2009Dev CapcomPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and ranged combat, while skipping action RPG combat

Resident Evil 5 (also known as Biohazard 5 in Japan) is the third-person shooter with elements of a survivor-horror game. This is the fifth main installment in Capcom’s acclaimed franchise Resident Evil.

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: visuals.

It predates The Headliners by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Game mode85Tone67Combat57Visuals0
ObsCure: The Aftermath
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 82%· 1.6KIGDB55· 4
Year 2007Dev Hydravision Entertainment · Playlogic EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with offline and visual third person, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: visuals.

It predates The Headliners by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone81Game mode61Visuals0
Outlast II
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 63KIGDB78· 17OC75· 117
Year 2017Dev Red BarrelsOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics.

≠ Missing: action RPG combat.

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: game mode.

It predates The Headliners by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Tone84Game mode41
R.E.P.O.
HorrorAction Horror
Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 389KRAWG👍 90%· 40
Dev semiworkPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, procedural generation and stealth mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

R.E.P.O. is an online co-op horror game featuring physics, proximity voice chat and scary monsters. You and up to 5 friends can venture into terrifying environments to extract valuable objects using your physics-based grabbing tool. Even the monsters are affected by Newton's law of gravity!

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: combat.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals67Setting64Tone61Combat49
#8Escape Dead Island
Escape Dead Island
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 62%· 1.7KRAWG👍 24%· 58MC52IGDB35· 5OC44· 20
Year 2014Dev Deep SilverPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping punishing difficulty

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery game set on the enigmatic island of Narapela after the events of the zombie outbreak of the original Dead Island. The story lets players unravel the origins of the zombie virus through the eyes of the would-be documentary journalist Cliff Calo.

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Headliners.

It predates The Headliners by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone85Combat54Game mode41Visuals0
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 3.9K
Year 2017Dev Albino Moose Games · Screenwave MediaPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping action RPG combat

Spooky and her mansion of creepy cuties are back in Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation! Can you survive 1000 rooms of adorable terror?

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: game mode.

It predates The Headliners by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Tone63Game mode20
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHorror
Steam👍 55%· 4.2KIGDB44· 9
Year 2012Dev Slant Six Games · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Headliners.

It predates The Headliners by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode74Tone67Visuals0
Vital Shell
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 94%· 1.4K
Year 2023Dev CC Arts · CC ARTSPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, procedural generation and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. They said the facility had been abandoned for decades, but once in place it was immediately apparent that something was wrong.

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone80Setting77Game mode13Visuals0
Bendy and the Ink Machine
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 35KIGDB87· 2OC69· 25
Year 2017Dev TheMeatly Games, Ltd. · Rooster Teeth GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: game mode.

It predates The Headliners by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone75Setting58Game mode20
Soma
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94
Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: game mode.

It predates The Headliners by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Tone86Setting60Combat56Game mode20
The Walking Dead: The Final Season
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30
Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone86Setting70Game mode20Visuals0
Alan Wake
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 90%· 57KRAWG👍 84%· 2.3KMC83IGDB83· 7
Year 2010Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, shooter and ranged combat, while skipping action RPG combat

Titular best-selling psychological thriller author was going through a writer’s block, but when he tries to take a small vacation, it seems that he is attacked and has to fight off the “darkness” that possess people and animals alike.

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: visuals and game mode.

It predates The Headliners by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone85Combat78Game mode20Visuals0

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to The Headliners?
The closest game to The Headliners is We Were Here Too, scoring 72/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including horror tension, adventure storytelling and co op. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like The Headliners?
The three closest games to The Headliners are: 1. We Were Here Too (72/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Resident Evil 6 (74/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. We Were Here Together (72/100, 11 shared attributes). All share The Headliners's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 45 candidates across 15 dimensions.
Is Resident Evil 6 similar to The Headliners?
Yes, very much so — Resident Evil 6 scores 74/100 similarity to The Headliners. They share 11 attributes, including horror tension and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Horror games are similar to The Headliners?
The best Horror games similar to The Headliners are We Were Here Too, Resident Evil 6, We Were Here Together and Resident Evil 5. All share the Horror genre alongside other key The Headliners attributes like horror tension, adventure storytelling and co op.
How is similarity to The Headliners calculated?
We compare The Headliners against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the The Headliners experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.