12 Games with a horror setting like Dead Rising 2: Off the Record that you should try

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Dead Rising 2: Off the Record — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and co-op play. Where the two diverge is progression: skill tree progression.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Dead Rising 2: Off the Record on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Its own ground is shooting mechanics.

What brings it close to Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, world and visuals. Both also lean on horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is precision platforming and strong narrative focus.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Dead Rising 2: Off the Record — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and online features. They part company on progression: this one brings base building.

If Dead Rising 2: Off the Record worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, a sandbox world and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and progression: loot and gear systems.

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.

It meets Dead Rising 2: Off the Record on dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings 3D presentation.

What brings it close to Dead Rising 2: Off the Record is dark, oppressive atmosphere, a sandbox world and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, tone and setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and progression — its own ground is precision platforming.

If Dead Rising 2: Off the Record worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and progression: this one brings stealth mechanics and base building.

It shares the essentials of what Dead Rising 2: Off the Record does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is ranged combat and 3D presentation.

If Dead Rising 2: Off the Record worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode: precision platforming.

If Dead Rising 2: Off the Record worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.