Games like Resident Evil 5
If Resident Evil 5 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil 4 (2005) and Resident Evil Revelations — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its amazing characters and villains, iconic scenes and moments and strong storytelling. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Resident Evil 5: 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.
Players who liked Resident Evil 5 also play
Steam players who put hours into Resident Evil 5 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.
Resident Evil 6
WHY THIS
Shares cooperative play and a challenging mood with Resident Evil 5.
Top pick for Resident Evil 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a dark mood with Resident Evil 5.
Second-strongest match for Resident Evil 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
(Release: 2014) Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped.
Resident Evil Revelations
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Resident Evil 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Resident Evil Revelations 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Resident Evil 5.
Ranked #4 for Resident Evil 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.
Zombie Army Trilogy
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Resident Evil 5.
Ranked #5 for Resident Evil 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
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.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Resident Evil 5.
Ranked #6 for Resident Evil 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
Experience the Fear: Set in the terrifying world of Resident Evil.
Them and Us
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Resident Evil 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
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.
Arizona Sunshine®
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Resident Evil 5.
Ranked #8 for Resident Evil 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Resident Evil 5
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Resident Evil 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Portal
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Resident Evil 5.
Reviewers of Resident Evil 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
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.
God of War
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Resident Evil 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
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.
Resident Evil 4
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Resident Evil 5.
Reviewers of Resident Evil 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
BioShock™
WHY THIS
Shares tactical shooting and a dark mood with Resident Evil 5.
Reviewers of Resident Evil 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
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.
Supraland
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Resident Evil 5.
Reviewers of Resident Evil 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
Outer Wilds
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Resident Evil 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Return of the Obra Dinn
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Resident Evil 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Resident Evil 5 at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Resident Evil 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Resident Evil 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Resident Evil 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Resident Evil 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Resident Evil 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Resident Evil 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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 5.
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.).
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from Capcom
Other recommendable Steam games by Capcom, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a dark mood with Resident Evil 5.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Resident Evil 5. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
(Release: 2014) Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped.
Resident Evil 6
WHY THIS
Shares cooperative play and a challenging mood with Resident Evil 5.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Resident Evil 5. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Resident Evil 5.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Resident Evil 5. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.
Resident Evil Revelations
WHY THIS
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Resident Evil 5. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Ultra Street Fighter® IV
WHY THIS
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Resident Evil 5. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
The world’s greatest fighting game evolves to a whole new level with Ultra Street Fighter IV.
DEAD RISING®
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Resident Evil 5.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Resident Evil 5. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!
Mega Man Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Resident Evil 5.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Resident Evil 5. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Resident Evil 5.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Resident Evil 5. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
The epic clash between two storied universes returns with Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Ultron Sigma has begun the eradication of all biological life. Against all odds, heroes stand together against the ultimate threat, their only hope laying with the all-powerful Infinity Stones.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Resident Evil 6
WHY THIS
Shares cooperative play and a challenging mood with Resident Evil 5.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
Resident Evil Revelations
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil 5.
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Zombie Army Trilogy
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Resident Evil 5.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Resident Evil 5.
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.
Frequently asked about Resident Evil 5
- Does Resident Evil 5 run on Steam Deck?
- Resident Evil 5 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Resident Evil 5 cost?
- Resident Evil 5 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Resident Evil 5 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Resident Evil 5 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Resident Evil 5?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Resident Evil 5 are Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil Revelations.
- Who developed Resident Evil 5?
- Resident Evil 5 was developed by Capcom.
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 5.
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