Let's Countdown The Best Survival Horror Games like Resident Evil 7
As a fan of Resident Evil since, well forever, the Resident Evil series is near and dear to my heart, as I’m sure it is yours. But here’s my top 15 games, similar or better in their own way. Trust me it wasn't easy to choose. Jump into the awesome horror, and enjoy. No promises that you wont have nightmares, after this read.
15. Call of Cthulhu
Call of Cthulhu Gameplay
In Call of Cthulhu, a Survival-Horror RPG, you play the role of a brave yet daring investigator. In this wild game full of investigation, mystery and stealth you will uncover the evil that plagues a once peaceful town. Featured in a semi-open-world environment, it incorporates themes of Lovecraftian, and psychological horror. Your main priority: Kicking butt, and taking names, as you try to uncover the dark-secrets of the Cosmos.
Slaying Monsters, battling bat-shit crazy Cults, and terminating terrifying horrors from beyond space! Get ready, as you’re thrown into insane adventures, whether it’s swinging over pit traps or fighting off bad guys! No swords, no magic, just you and your determination to uncover the mind shattering horrors of Lovecraftian Mythos, an RPG sure to have you shivering with fear.
Take on and take down the terrifying monsters of the unknown, hear the roars, as you rise up in victory!
Attack the creatures, and kill them before they kill you, or anyone else.
14. The Sinking City
The Sinking City Gameplay
The Sinking City takes place in Oakmont Massachusetts, a city with so many secrets buried beneath a mysterious flood, as you take on the role of Private-Investigator Charles. W. Reed, your goal: to explore the strange land before you, and gasp in ‘awe’ as you begin uncovering the dark sinister secrets, that this twisted world has to offer. No maps, just you, and your casebook full of evidence that you have collected throughout the game as you go.
A true ‘American Horror’, full of Horrifying-Monsters, and an ‘eerie’ dark-presence, along with a great force driving the whole town completely mad. But don’t worry there’s a concentration mode that helps reveal things others can’t see, let’s call it Spidey Sense, it definitely gives you more of an upper-hand with everything that comes before you. Oh, and you are also supplied with Proper weapons to help blow heads off with no problem. This ‘Sinking City’ is no match for you, along with your ability to defeat and uncover, all that it has to offer.
Sink into a city full of darkness, and jaw gripping terror. Destroying the evil that lurks about.
Blow the dismembered creatures guts everywhere, but watch out, you never know what’s lurking behind you.
13. BioShock
BioShock Gameplay
A First-Player shooter video-game, Bioshock amazes in so many ways! You play the protagonist Jack, shortly after your airplane crashes near the ‘bathysphere terminus’. You find your way to the underwater city of ‘RAPTURE’, stuffed packed with, An engaging storyline, creepy music, and such realistic sounds that make the jump scares have you checking your own pants, constantly. Hold your breath as you descend into the deep sea, to an underwater city that’s definitely not Atlantis: Littered with corpses that you can scavenge, Mutant Citizens, adding in some creepy creatures, such as The Slicer, a creepy ‘little sister’ and the scary, yet enormous, Big Daddy, whom aren’t really that pretty for your own eyes, to put it nicely.
No worries though, with RPG elements that allows for a deep customizable weapon system: from standard-firearms, to makeshift explosives, along with a powerful wrench that may not be able to be upgraded but there’s a number of Physical Tonics, and Combat Tonics that can enhance it to an extremely powerful tool, to take down the biggest and ugliest enemies you come across, your hand will also become one of the most desirable and shocking weapons, that you can choose to use. A Shockingly amazing game to sink into, that is if you want to spend countless hours playing: just getting wrapped into the incredible story plot, and engaging game play.
Hello, BIG DADDY! Smash him, before he smashes you, you have the power to defeat anything that comes in your path.
Battle the inner demons, inside an underwater city; shocking mutants with the palm of your hand.
12. Resident Evil 2 Remake
Resident Evil 2 Remake Gameplay
An amazing third-person shooter, Survival-Horror game sure to keep you playing until the end, this Resident Evil is unlike the rest, instead of fixed camera angels, you’re given a different perspective with an “over-the-shoulder” type view. You’re thrown into a world, where a disastrous infectious T-Virus Outbreak has entered into Raccoon City with vengeance as it has transformed its population into deadly Zombies. Control the destiny of the character you choose to play, either “Leon Kennedy, or “Clair Redfield”.
The fate of the city is in your hands, as you work to uncover the terrifying truth of the massive-attack that is unleashed upon you. Take on Various puzzles, deal with the heart pounding audio, and of course watch out for the evil Zombie-Dogs. You have the ability to modify firearms better than in most other Resident Evil games. Keep your wits if you want to survive the nightmare around every corner, seeing as relentless Zombies, and hideous-Monsters are all out for a taste of your blood. Jump into this completely new level of terror, an experience you’ll never forget.
Slay the Zombies, and monsters, watch blood and brain juice fly, as you conquer, and save the city around you.
Get up close and personal, slash ’n’ hack Zombies brains open as, they grip onto you trying to make you their dinner.
11. State of Decay 2
State of Decay 2 Gameplay
In my opinion; an open-world battle for survival against the Zombie-Menace is the right kind of post-apocalyptic fun, played in a third-person view, featuring cooperative gameplay.
You’re thrown into a world ravished by infection, you have a lot to manage, like, combat, resources, and base operations, which is a plus for those that love to be in control of everything, just given the perfect amount of creative ability. You have to build a shelter, and work to cleanse the community of the bloody plague, far, far away from you and the base.
Weapons are the key to success but no worries, you have buck loads! Ammo is scarce and must be scavenged or crafted, same with the weapons. Kick ass guns, mean bats and sick machetes, make for strong-combat, which will truly get the job “well” done.
Blood, Guts, and Glory! Hack, and Slash, and blow some Zombies brains out!
When I say in your face action, I’m not even kidding!
10. Project Nightmares
Project Nightmares Gameplay
A first-person Survival-Horror game, filled with unique scares! Game Changer, for real! Project Nightmares was designed to change constantly, which makes for a much exciting overall game-play experience! Connected to a machine you will be put to sleep, literally being placed into a terrifying nightmare, left to discover the horrible truth of ‘Henrietta Kedward’.
You never know what’s going to happen next. Plagued with loads of Paranormal Events, creepy entities, an evil doll, are all connected to you in this horrible nightmare, which will have you wishing and praying that you could just wake up. Discover the secret of Henrietta Kedward: an evil lady with a very dark past, along with many other dark scenarios that you’re forced to be apart of. Dark twisted Atmosphere, Secrets, keys, notes, and riddles. A true V.R experience! You can run, or try to hide, or you could just take control and kick some entity butt.
The Entities will do anything to stop you from discovering the truth, so realistic it will, scare your pants off!
With only a candle, you start to explore, unsure what you’re going to find, and what you do find, is anything but pretty.
9. Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Decent Gameplay
Placed into a Survival-Horror game setting, you play ‘Daniel’, a young man from London, who awakens in the dark empty halls of the ‘Prussian Brennenburgh Castle, left with no memories of yourself or your past. Your memories start to fade away, into darkness, your mind is everywhere, yet a strong feeling you’re being hunted remains, you know you must escape this dark and foreboding Castle, while trying to maintain your sanity by avoiding Monsters, and other terrifying obstructions: Uncovering dark secrets, solving Physic-based-Puzzles, and interactions such as fixing machinery, as well as opening doors. You are left with only diary journals and flashbacks.
You’re living through your own nightmare an adventure that is so realistic it’s scary! No weapons with this one, you must find hiding places, or barricade doors, sneak around trying not to be seen, if a monster sees you, you better run fast! But in this Horror-Game I do sense a murder.
Trapped in a Dark Horrifying castle, being hunted by the evil within, Imagine how fast your heart will race when you run into this “thing”.
Uncovering the sinister secrets, try not to gag. Gore factor is off the charts.
8. Metro Exodus
Metro Exodus Gameplay
Here's a first-person shooter game with survival-horror and stealth elements sure to rock your world. You play ‘Artyom’, and along with a band of survivors you must all flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro, and embark on an epic journey across a post-apocalyptic wasteland, of the former Russian Federation.
You must battle and destroy mutated creatures, scavenge materials and craft weaponry, fight day and night to survive a dynamic weather system, day-night cycle, and environments that change along with the seasons as the story progresses, through an entire year. A horror-survival game sure to keep you entertained, with its hard-core combat, and engaging story plot!
Blow away the HUGE monsters, with your powerful Weapons. Try not to flinch or you might miss!
Explore the lands, and destroy the creatures that took over.
7. Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Remothered: Tormented Fathers” Gameplay
A third-person psychological horror game, you play Rosemary Reed: investigating what happened to a young girl who disappeared named Celeste. Based around using strategies like setting off alarms, throwing books, using scissors, or whatever you can pick up, and find to defend yourself against all who are evil. Twisted dark atmosphere, truly realistic, and creepy audio. It’s one hell of a thrill ride that gives you that creepy vibe! Your prayers have been answered, for a true realistic survival horror game, sure to give you the feel that you’re really in the game!
Quietness is key, as you sneak to find out the truth in this dark horror, grab what you can to defeat the evil lurking in the house.
Always watch your back, you don’t want anything evil to get their hands on you!
6. System Shock 2
System Shock 2 Gameplay
All aboard the Van Braun Starship, in a cyberphunk depiction of 2114, a universe in which the Earth has already reached out and colonized the solar-system, where it all takes place. ‘System Shock 2’ is a beautifully crafted First-Person shooter game, that combines raw action with horror and suspense, that delivers a very different gameplay experience unlike anything on the shelves. You play a lone soldier, trying to stem an outbreak of genetic infection. The game blends Exploration, FPS, RPG elements involving developing unique skills and traits such as hacking, plus your psionic abilities. With a frightening atmosphere that is incredible in so many ways, amazing level of detail, even the audio adds to this amazing experience of survival, and horror. Kill bad guys, be careful who you trust, because not everyone is who they say they are, oh and always remember there’s always someone-or-something watching you. Keep an eye out for the security cameras. Wits is key, to making it out alive with this one.
Take down, and blast away the infectious monsters, before they get a-hold of you, and defeat you!
Shoot Down anyone or thing, that crosses your path.
5. Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 Gameplay
Tossed into a High Tech Space Station, you play ‘Isaac Clark’ taken by the government, left to destroy any evil creatures lurking about, and the best part? You’re wearing an insanely cool RIG Suit that uses holograms, and you have some badass weapons too. Danger is near, as The ‘Necromorphs’ have been unleashed upon the residents of the sprawl, and it’s up to you to stop them. Watch out as these space Zombies seem to always pop out of ceilings directly on top of you, or always seem to come out of a room you just cleared. Action packed, intriguing visual graphics that are a huge step up from the first “Dead Space”. Be prepared to destroy the insane monsters, and enjoy an awesome atmosphere as well as its scary moments, cool kills, and great characters with a nice story plot with realistic sounds that make you unsure if it’s the game or one of your animals rummaging through trash, or something.
Better watch your back as you’re constantly under attack, his tongue may be out, but that's no Gene Simmons!
You really do get up close, and a little too personal, with these horrifying creatures!
4. Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home Gameplay
“Home Sweet Home” is a single-player, first-person survival-horror game. You play the protagonist Tim, whose life dramatically changes after your wife disappeared. You wake up in an unknown place, while trying to find an exit, you run into a female ghost who is not so friendly, and starts chasing you.
Be prepared as you enter into a dark twisted labyrinth, where fear fills the air. Creepy atmosphere, graphic storytelling, use stealth to protect yourself against the spirit hunting you, Oh, and you're prowled upon by a terrifying spirt that will make your skin literally crawl. A whole lot of action, about stealth and hiding! Find keys, and solve puzzles to uncover the truth of the unknown, try not to let the spirits find out where you are hiding, Exploration is also important, most areas have no dangers, and instead the goal is to find puzzle items or diary pages. “Home Sweet Home” isn’t so sweet once you truly dig deep into its dark atmosphere.
Exploring the labyrinth can be dangerous, especially when you walk into a room and see this. Be prepared to be scared.
This home's not so sweet. You have no idea what’s going to pop out at you and make you jump across the room.
3. Alien Isolation
Alien Isolation” Gameplay
Knock, Knock. Who’s there? A horrible Alien, that’s trying to kill you. In this dark atmosphere, you play a character by the name Amanda Ripley, your goal: investigate what happened to your mother 15 years after her spacecraft crashed. Which has since been found. Now you want closure as you set out to find answers.
But there's One Horrible Alien, which will kill you while you’re running away, or while thinking you're safe hiding under the table. This Alien, will play games with you, and your mind. There’s buck-loads of creepiness, you can’t kill it, only outsmart it. In space no one can hear you scream. Heart racing horror survival game that is awesomely terrifying.
Watch out, danger is everywhere, you’re never truly safe.
Scare the Alien away, with your not-so-powerful weapons.
2. Outlast
Outlast Gameplay
You play a freelance investigative journalist Miles Upshur. Your mission: To investigate a remote psychiatric hospital located on Mount Massive Asylum, which BTW is extremely creepy, in the remote mountains of Colorado. Outnumbered, and overrun by homicidal patients. You set out in a dark creepy hospital with only your camcorder equipped with night vision to guide you. Jump scares and intense audio will really put you in the game. Terrifying crazy people with scenes of amputations, of bloody walls and floors will make you cringe. Outlast definitely has the gore down, and so much fun through-out! “Outlast” is a true survival horror experience and shows you that the most terrifying monsters of all come from the human mind itself.
Kill them, before they kill you! Time for a Blood Bath.
Destroy the enemies lurking about, before you go insane yourself.
1. Outlast 2
Outlast 2 Gameplay
Another first-person survival horror game. This time, you play a journalist named Blake. Your exploring a case: Driving through the Arizona desert with your wife trying to uncover a murder of a pregnant “Jane Doe”. You and your wife end up getting separated when your helicopter crashes. Now you have to travel through a creepy village, armed only with your night vision camcorder, you also have a sensitive microphone that can be used to detect distant footsteps, and other noises.
There will be Creepy monsters, Cults, and gore to creep you out. Not for the faint of heart, Outlast 2 is an overwhelming horror experience. “Outlast 2” is a twisted journey into the depths of the human mind and its dark secrets, while admiring the beauty of the games graphics and style
Only you can uncover the sinister secrets, Find something and smash this guy’s brains in!
You can try to hide, but be prepared to peep through the cracks only to see this face, Utterly Terrifying!
