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Games like Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

If Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is your kind of game, the closest matches are Resident Evil Revelations, Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil Revelations 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, developed by Slant Six Games and published by Capcom, is a third-person co-op shooter set during the Raccoon City outbreak, casting players as Umbrella's SpecOps team running parallel to events from earlier games. Cover-based combat, an infection system that can turn players into uncontrollable zombies, perk unlocks, and team-based co-op define the loop. The 2012 release holds a Metacritic of 48 and is free, and it is listed as unsupported on Steam Deck. About 52% of its 1,589 Steam reviews are positive. Reviewers highlight the unique villain perspective, the infection system that forces tough tactical decisions, and the reimagined classic locations. The mood reads as dark and tense in this medium-length game playable solo or in online co-op.

About Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City: Experience the Fear: Set in the terrifying world of Resident Evil.

2012ActionMetacritic 48Windowsby Slant Six Games
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City — Steam game cover
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Infection system forces tough tactical decisionsPlay as the villains in a beloved franchiseReimagines classic resident evil locationsAtmosphericDarkImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Resident Evil Revelations

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Top pick for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Resident Evil 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Second-strongest match for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

    2009ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Resident Evil Revelations 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Third-strongest match for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Zombie Army Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Ranked #4 for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.

    2015Action44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Daymare: 1998

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Ranked #5 for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Them and Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Ranked #6 for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cold Fear™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Ranked #7 for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    In a ferocious Arctic storm, distress signals are sent from a mysterious Russian whaler. As leading Coast Guard veteran Tom Hansen, you board to investigate — and discover unthinkable horrors lurking beneath the ship's bloodstained decks.

    2008ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Evil Within

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

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  1. SILENT HILL 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Reviewers of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Alan Wake

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Reviewers of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

    2012ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Resident Evil 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Reviewers of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

    2009ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. God of War

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Reviewers of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Crow Country

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Reviewers of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…

    2024ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. CONTROL Ultimate Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

    2020ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. BioShock™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Reviewers of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

    2007ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Portal

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Reviewers of Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Resident Evil Revelations

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Zombie Army Trilogy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.

    2015Action44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Daymare: 1998

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Evil Within

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

    Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Does Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City work on Steam Deck?
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Does Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City are Resident Evil Revelations, Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil Revelations 2.
Who developed Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City?
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City was developed by Slant Six Games and published by Capcom Co. Ltd.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

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