11 Games like Silent Hill 2 on Xbox that you should try

What brings it close to Silent Hill 2 is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

What brings it close to Silent Hill 2 is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

On paper it is what Silent Hill 2 is — strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is fantasy world and crafting mechanics.

If Silent Hill 2 worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what Silent Hill 2 does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: multiplayer gameplay and crafting mechanics.

If Silent Hill 2 worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: post-apocalyptic world and crafting mechanics.

If Silent Hill 2 worked for you because of exploration and discovery, strong narrative focus, and single-player focus, the same is here. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

The genre is the same as Silent Hill 2’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay and crafting mechanics.

On paper it is what Silent Hill 2 is — strong narrative focus, single-player focus and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and an isometric view.

On paper it is what Silent Hill 2 is — exploration and discovery, strong narrative focus, and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: post-apocalyptic world and crafting mechanics.

Shelved next to Silent Hill 2 for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay.