Dead Rising (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Horror Games

The best Horror Game alternative to Dead Rising is Outlast. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cry of Fear or Dead Meets Lead. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Dead Rising and 19 are Horror Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Horror Game alternatives to Dead Rising are Metro, Resident Evil, Dying Light and Dead Island.

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Dead Rising alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2024
  1. Outlast icon
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    Outlast is a series of first-person survival horror video games developed by Red Barrels. The plot centers around each game's protagonist trying to survive from a pursuing enemy whilst exploring poorly-lit environments with their camcorder and attempting to uncover the...

    27 Outlast alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Outlast Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  First person view
    Outlast iconDead Rising Icon

    Outlast VS Dead Rising

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    • Outlast is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Dead Rising.

    • Outlast is the most popular commercial alternative to Dead Rising.

    • Outlast is Paid and ProprietaryDead Rising is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Metro icon
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    Metro is a survival horror first-person shooter video game series, based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.

    43 Metro alternatives
    Metro Exodus

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Metro Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
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  3. Resident Evil icon
     11 likes

    Resident Evil, known as Biohazard in Japan, is a survival horror video game-based media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara and owned by the video game company Capcom.

    27 Resident Evil alternatives
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    • Windows

    Resident Evil Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Coop storymode
    4.  Zombie Game
    Resident Evil iconDead Rising Icon

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  4. Cry of Fear icon
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    Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions.

    27 Cry of Fear alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Cry of Fear Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Free to play
    4.  First person view
    5.  Psychological horror
    Cry of Fear iconDead Rising Icon

    Cry of Fear VS Dead Rising

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    • Cry of Fear is the most popular free alternative to Dead Rising.

    • Cry of Fear is Free and ProprietaryDead Rising is Paid and Proprietary
    • Cry of Fear is MultiplayerDead Rising is not according to our users
  5. Dying Light icon
     8 likes

    Dying Light is an open world first person action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Polish video game developer Techland and published by Warner Bros.

    38 Dying Light alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    Dying Light Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Zombie Game
    Dying Light iconDead Rising Icon

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  6. Dead Island icon
     10 likes

    Dead Island features an apparent open world roaming, divided by relatively large areas, and played from a first-person perspective. Most of the gameplay is built around combat and completing quests. Dead Island is an action role-playing game and uses experience-based gameplay...

    17 Dead Island alternatives
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    • Windows

    Dead Island Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Multiplayer
    4.  First person view
    5.  Zombie Game
    Dead Island iconDead Rising Icon

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  7. Dead Meets Lead icon
     3 likes

    Dead Meets Lead is every bit and piece of what a challenging zombie-slaying action game should be. Enter the role of the 18th century commander who’s on a mission to obliterate evil, by fighting your way through the island of El Mirando.

    14 Dead Meets Lead alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

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    • Windows

    Dead Meets Lead Features

    1.  Single player
    Dead Meets Lead iconDead Rising Icon

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  8. Alan Wake icon
     6 likes

    A Psychological Action Thriller

    When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A dark presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Wake to the brink of sanity.

    23 Alan Wake alternatives
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    • Windows

    Alan Wake Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Psychological horror
    Alan Wake iconDead Rising Icon

    Alan Wake VS Dead Rising

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  9. Penumbra icon
     7 likes

    Penumbra: Overture is the first in a series of episodic survival horror games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. It was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that...

    27 Penumbra alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Penumbra Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  First person view
    4.  Exploration
    Penumbra iconDead Rising Icon

    Penumbra VS Dead Rising

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  10. Silent Hill icon
     10 likes

    Silent Hill is a survival horror video game series consisting of eight installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team...

    30 Silent Hill alternatives
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    • Windows

    Silent Hill Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Psychological horror
    Silent Hill iconDead Rising Icon

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  11. Clive Barker's Undying icon
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    The game begins in 1923, after World War I veteran Patrick Galloway receives an urgent letter from his friend Jeremiah Covenant. Covenant, well aware of Galloway's reputation for dealing with occult matters, is in failing health and raves about a curse that has destroyed his...

    40 Clive Barker's Undying alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Clive Barker's Undying Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Gore
    Clive Barker's Undying iconDead Rising Icon

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  12. Killing Floor icon
     9 likes

    Killing Floor is a co-op survival horror FPS game. Remake of the UT2004 modification and available on Steam platform.

    13 Killing Floor alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam

    Killing Floor Features

    1.  Zombie Game
    Killing Floor iconDead Rising Icon

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