# Games like Resident Evil 5

> The closest matches to Resident Evil 5: Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil 4 (2005), Zombie Army Trilogy, The Evil Within 2, and Gears 5. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Resident Evil 6](https://imho.run/games/221040/resident-evil-6) — Shares cooperative play with Resident Evil 5. 14,910 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221040/)
2. [Resident Evil 4 (2005)](https://imho.run/games/254700/resident-evil-4-2005) — Shares resource management with Resident Evil 5. 25,574 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254700/)
3. [Zombie Army Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/301640/zombie-army-trilogy) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Zombies, like Resident Evil 5. 5,051 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/)
4. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — A frequent pick in Resident Evil 5 players' libraries, and another Action. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
5. [Gears 5](https://imho.run/games/1097840/gears-5) — Also Co-op Campaign and Third-Person Shooter, like Resident Evil 5. 8,300 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097840/)
6. [Left 4 Dead](https://imho.run/games/500/left-4-dead) — Also Zombies, like Resident Evil 5. 19,617 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500/)
7. [Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2](https://imho.run/games/247910/sniper-elite-nazi-zombie-army-2) — Shares cooperative play with Resident Evil 5. 1,304 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247910/)
8. [Tomb Raider Game of the Year](https://imho.run/games/203160/tomb-raider-game-of-the-year) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Resident Evil 5. 51,545 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203160/)
9. [Killing Floor](https://imho.run/games/1250/killing-floor) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Resident Evil 5. 21,597 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/)
10. [Dead Space (2008)](https://imho.run/games/17470/dead-space-2008) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Resident Evil 5. 11,870 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17470/)
11. [Tormented Souls 2](https://imho.run/games/2464280/tormented-souls-2) — Shares resource management with Resident Evil 5. 610 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464280/)
12. [Obscure](https://imho.run/games/254460/obscure) — Shares cooperative play with Resident Evil 5. 1,055 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254460/)
13. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — A frequent pick in Resident Evil 5 players' libraries, and another RPG. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
14. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Shares cooperative play and resource management with Resident Evil 5. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
15. [CONTROL Ultimate Edition](https://imho.run/games/870780/control-ultimate-edition) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Resident Evil 5. 24,216 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/870780/)
16. [Bio Goddess : Doomsday Begins](https://imho.run/games/2806120/bio-goddess-doomsday-begins) — Shares resource management with Resident Evil 5. 72 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2806120/)
17. [Rise of the Tomb Raider™](https://imho.run/games/391220/rise-of-the-tomb-raider) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Resident Evil 5. 31,139 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391220/)
18. [Contagion](https://imho.run/games/238430/contagion) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Resident Evil 5. 5,535 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238430/)
19. [F.E.A.R. 3](https://imho.run/games/21100/f-e-a-r-3) — Also Co-op Campaign and Zombies, like Resident Evil 5. 3,124 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21100/)
20. [Daymare: 1998](https://imho.run/games/842100/daymare-1998) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Zombies, like Resident Evil 5. 1,273 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/842100/)
21. [Risk of Rain 2](https://imho.run/games/632360/risk-of-rain-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Resident Evil 5. 160,098 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632360/)
22. [Alan Wake's American Nightmare](https://imho.run/games/202750/alan-wake-s-american-nightmare) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Resident Evil 5. 3,464 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/202750/)
23. [BioShock™ Remastered](https://imho.run/games/409710/bioshock-remastered) — Shares tactical shooting with Resident Evil 5. 25,694 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409710/)
24. [Cold Fear™](https://imho.run/games/15270/cold-fear) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Zombies, like Resident Evil 5. 570 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15270/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=21690&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=21690&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=21690&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=21690
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/21690
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 21690
- **Developer:** Capcom
- **Publisher:** Capcom
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Sep 15, 2009
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 86
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/21690/resident-evil-5)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=21690&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21690/)
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