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We filtered the 38 games similar to Resident Evil 5 down to the 4 that fit the “Online” category. Resident Evil 6, We Were Here Too and We Were Here Together top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Resident Evil 5.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror
Tags
DarkCo-opOffline
Year 2009Dev Capcom

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Within the “Online” category, the closest game to Resident Evil 5 is Resident Evil 6 — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. We Were Here Too and We Were Here Together follow close behind.

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The best online games like Resident Evil 5

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Resident Evil 5. Each one has been evaluated across 15 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Resident Evil 6

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Resident Evil 6
Closest overall match
HorrorAction Horror
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineOfflineMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

If Resident Evil 5 worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera and co-op play. They part company on combat: this one brings stealth mechanics.

Same studio: Capcom.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone94Combat44
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We Were Here Too

60
NGL83
We Were Here Too
HorrorAction Horror
Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloMeleeDarkHorror
Year 2018Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

The genre is the same as Resident Evil 5’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 tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and a first-person view.

Released 9 years after Resident Evil 5.

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We Were Here Together

60
NGL75
We Were Here Together
HorrorAction Horror
Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloMeleeDarkHorror
Year 2019Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

The genre is the same as Resident Evil 5’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds online features. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings strong narrative focus and a first-person view.

Released 10 years after Resident Evil 5.

Genre100Setting100Game mode84Combat55Tone49Visuals0
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R.E.P.O.

60
NGL94
R.E.P.O.
Closest on tone
HorrorAction Horror
Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloMeleeDarkHorror
Dev semiworkPlaytime ~4hOn PC

It comes from the same genre as Resident Evil 5 and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to co-op play. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting.

Genre100Tone100Game mode85Setting64Combat36Visuals0

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