9 Games like Dead Rising 2: Off the Record on PS5 that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Dead Rising 2: Off the Record does: open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: fantasy world and base building.

If Dead Rising 2: Off the Record worked for you because of exploration and discovery, a sandbox world, and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on progression: this one brings deep simulation and PvP competition.

The genre is the same as Dead Rising 2: Off the Record’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds a third-person camera and co-op play. They part company on progression and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics and skill tree progression.

If Dead Rising 2: Off the Record worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on tone: this one brings strong narrative focus.

What brings it close to Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting.

The genre is the same as Dead Rising 2: Off the Record’s, and with it melee combat, co-op play and crafting mechanics. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings magic-based combat and fantasy world.

Shelved next to Dead Rising 2: Off the Record for good reason: open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: stealth mechanics and a cyberpunk setting.

Its point of contact with Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone: strong narrative focus.

With Dead Rising 2: Off the Record it shares single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.