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We filtered the 45 games similar to The Headliners down to the 17 that fit the “Multiplayer” category. Resident Evil 6, We Were Here Together and We Were Here Too top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Headliners.

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Within the “Multiplayer” category, the closest game to The Headliners is Resident Evil 6 — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. We Were Here Together and We Were Here Too follow close behind.

#1Resident Evil 674 #2We Were Here Together72 #3We Were Here Too72 #4Resident Evil 569 #5R.E.P.O.64

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17 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.

#1Resident Evil 6Closest on genre

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Resident Evil 6

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction 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

Steam PS Nintendo

#2We Were Here TogetherClosest on combat

72

We Were Here Together

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction 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

#3We Were Here Too

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We Were Here Too

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction 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

#4Resident Evil 5

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Resident Evil 5

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction 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

64

R.E.P.O.

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction 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

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Pacify

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 42K

Year 2019Dev Shawn Hitchcock · SKH AppsOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Like The Headliners, it's known for horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, vibe casual and procedural generation, while skipping action RPG combat

Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting93Tone61Genre50

41

We Were Here

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

Co-opMultiplayerSoloOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 32K

Year 2017Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Like The Headliners, it's known for horror tension, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping action RPG combat

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

Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone71Genre50

Steam Epic Xbox

#8Dead by Daylight

37

Dead by Daylight

GenreHorrorSubgenreAsymmetric Horror

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 79%· 898KRAWG👍 58%· 990MC72IGDB67· 9OC70· 57

Year 2016Dev Behaviour Interactive · Koch MediaPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like The Headliners, it's known for horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, PvP competition and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

This asymmetric multiplayer horror game in which one of the players tries on the role of a brutal killer, while the other four try to escape. Survivors play with a third person perspective, and the killer uses the first-person camera. The game has no singleplayer.

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: combat.

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

It predates The Headliners by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Setting100Game mode91Tone82Visuals71Genre50Combat42

Steam Epic Xbox

#9ObsCure: The Aftermath

70

ObsCure: The Aftermath

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction 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

#10Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

67

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction 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

#11Resident Evil 3Closest on tone

42

Resident Evil 3

GenreHorrorSubgenreSurvival Horror

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorror

Steam👍 83%· 119KIGDB81· 10OC79· 185

Year 2020Dev Capcom Development Division 1 · CapcomOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ If you enjoyed The Headliners, expect horror tension, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

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

Where it drifts furthest from The Headliners: visuals.

Combat100Tone100Setting100Game mode72Genre50Visuals0

#12Phasmophobia

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Phasmophobia

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

Co-opOnlineMultiplayerNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 828KRAWG👍 78%· 434OC76· 13

Year 2020Dev Kinetic GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror where you and your team members of paranormal investigators will enter haunted locations filled with paranormal activity and gather as much evidence of the paranormal as you can.

Setting100Visuals100Game mode93Tone79Genre50

#13Escape Dead IslandClosest overall match

75

Escape Dead Island

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction 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

67

Outlast II

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction 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

#15Autumn Dream

56

Autumn Dream

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 48%· 234

Year 2016Dev GDNomadPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, battle royale tension and shooter, while skipping action RPG combat

You've inherited a small house. The documents say that you will only have a right to own it once you manage to live there for at least few days. But you must not go outside at night and shouldn't open the cellar door. Is there a chance to meet the conditions? Only time will show!

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 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone85Game mode38Visuals0

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