The Resident Evil 2 remake which was released in January of 2019 received was praised for its graphical overhaul, terrifying gameplay, and an incredibly handsome Leon S. Kennedy.
While there are countless survival horror games out there right now, it can be overwhelming when trying to find one that matches Resident Evil 2. These are the 10 Horror Games To Play If You Like Resident Evil 2 Remake.
10 Dead Space
When developing this 2008 frightening survival horror game, the team behind the Dead Space franchise was originally planning on developing System Shock 3. Those plans shifted into making a video game inspired by the newly released Resident Evil 4.
Dead Space throws players into the suit of Isaac Clarke as he navigates a dark space station overrun with a variety of reanimated corpses looking to attack anything with a pulse.
9 Alan Wake
Alan Wake focuses on a novelist turned investigative journalist as he tries to uncover the mystery of his missing wife while seeing his novel come to life before him. The combat mirrors the Resident Evil style with a flashlight replacing a firearm as Alan's concentrated source of defense.
While no flesh-eating enemies are trying to take a chunk out of the player at every turn, there is a collection of human foes infected by a darkness looking to ends Alan Wake's novel for good.
8 The Last Of Us
Naughty Dog's 2013 Game of the Year focuses on a grieving father as he travels with a young girl through an overrun city flooding with infected zombie-like humans.
Using a third-person perspective paired with a limited source of ammo and customizable weaponry, The Last Of Us blends tense interactions and documents the growing relationship between Joel and Ellie.
7 Silent Hill 2
Releasing in 2001, Konami's hit horror series has spawned over a dozen additions in the franchise, two not-so hit movies, and a horrifying demo that led to Hideo Kojima's departure from Konami Productions. Both Silent Hill and the Resident Evil series share similar details. From a list of entries spanning multiple consoles over the past twenty years to bringing their talents to the big screen.
The mysterious town known as Silent Hill remains one of the most eery environments in video game history. As the protagonist James travels to the town in search of his not-so-living wife, he is introduced to a group of creepy enemies not seen anywhere else and discovers that he should have just traveled to Tinder instead.
6 Resident Evil 4
What many fans of the series consider to be the leading candidate when discussing which entry reigns supreme is Resident Evil 4. The core Resident experience is broadcasted phenomenally taking what made the first three games successful and fine-tuning the encounter into what is arguably the finest Resident Evil to date.
Since originally releasing for the Gamecube in 2005, it has made an appearance on the PlayStation 2, PS3, and PS4 while also showing up on the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, and the Wii.
5 Outlast
Upon releasing Outlast in 2013, Red Barrels was praised for its tense gameplay and heart-pounding sequences even taking home the "Most Likely to Make you Faint" honor at E3.
The first person gameplay puts the player in the shoes of a reporter trapped inside a chilling asylum as he attempts to make his way through the light-flickering hallways while spending much of his time hiding underneath abandoned mattresses and lockers.
4 The Evil Within
Directed by Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Bethesda's The Evil Within released in 2014 and was bound to mirror the Resident Evil series from the start.
Following a detective as he navigates a hospital and is met by various unnerving areas while taking on numerous boss-type enemies and haunting creatures.
3 Alien: Isolation
The Alien name hasn't found much success on the video game market in recent memory, however, that changed upon the release of Alien: Isolation in 2014. The first-person survival horror developed by Sega shares several aspects with the Resident Evil series.
While the lack of Michael Fassbender clones can be distracting, stimulating puzzles do a solid job of distracting the player long enough to forget about the ominous threat with acid for blood that's hunting for them.
Playing the world's worst game of hide and seek with the terrifying creature and the emotionless androids all while confined inside the massive metal cage filled with small, dimly lit corridors where the monster has made its home make for a terrifying experience.
2 Dead Rising
Nearly ten years after Capcom released Resident Evil 2, they introduced players to Frank West, a photojournalist trapped inside of a shopping mall overflowing with the undead with thousands of objects to use against the hoard of zombies.
While it's not so much a survival horror, being dropped into a sandbox-style experience surrounded by giant Lego heads, exercise equipment and hoards of the infected begging to get run over by a lawnmower makes for a pretty fun afternoon.
1 Resident Evil 3 Remake
The third remastered installment in the Resident Evil series launched in April 2020 and it follows the same path as its predecessor. Following a newly outfitted Jill Valentine, players will spend much of their time being chased by Nemesis through the zombie-infested streets of Racoon City.
Reimagined with up-to-date graphics and a nearly identical playstyle as Resident Evil 2, the remake does an acceptable job of scratching the need-to-play Resident Evil itch.