9 Hardcore games like RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition that you should try

The resemblance to RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera.

What brings it close to RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. Its own ground is shooting mechanics.

It shares the essentials of what RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition 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 combat — its own ground is shooting mechanics.

If RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics.

It comes from the same genre as RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a first-person view.

Held in common with RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

The genre is the same as RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition’s, and with it strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting.

The genre is the same as RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and co-op play.

On paper it is what RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: co-op play and an isometric view.