Single-player games like Resident Evil
Below are 23 single-player Steam games similar to Resident Evil, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Resident Evil 0
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.
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Resident Evil 2
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
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Daymare: 1998
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
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.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
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.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
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Them and Us
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
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.
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Obscure
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
For some time now, Leafmore High School has been the setting for unexplained disappearances. In this survival horror game, you take control of a group of 5 American students. With your friends, you try to unravel the mysterious happenings at this unremarkable-looking school. The night will be long and survival not will not be easy...
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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Alan Wake
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
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.
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Devil May Cry HD Collection
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil.
The popular stylish action games Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition return in one collection!
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SIGNALIS
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
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The Evil Within
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil.
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.
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BioShock™ Remastered
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.
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God of War
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
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.
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
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Monster Hunter: World
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil.
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
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Monster Hunter Wilds
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
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Resident Evil 4
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
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.
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Devil May Cry 5
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil.
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
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Resident Evil Village
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
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Resident Evil Requiem
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Resident Evil.
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
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Resident Evil 3
Single-player alternative to Resident Evil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Resident Evil.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.