Resident Evil (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Horror Games for Windows

There are many alternatives to Resident Evil for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows Horror Game alternative 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 Resident Evil and many of them are Horror Games available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows Horror Game alternatives to Resident Evil are Alone in the Dark, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Slender: The Eight Pages and Silent Hill.

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  1. Outlast icon

    Outlast

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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...

    29 Outlast alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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    • Outlast is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Resident Evil.

    • Outlast is the most popular commercial alternative to Resident Evil.

    • Outlast is Paid and ProprietaryResident Evil is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Alone in the Dark icon

    Alone in the Dark

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    Single-player survival horror set in a 1930s Louisiana mansion, offering narrative-driven exploration, two distinctive protagonists, psychological and Southern Gothic themes, item-based puzzles, combat against supernatural creatures, and detailed resource management.

    36 Alone in the Dark alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Nintendo Wii / Wii U
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  5. Cry of Fear icon

    Cry of Fear

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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.

    29 Cry of Fear alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Steam
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    • Cry of Fear is the most popular free alternative to Resident Evil.

    • Cry of Fear is Free and ProprietaryResident Evil is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Slender: The Eight Pages icon

    Slender: The Eight Pages

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    Slender: The Eight Pages is a free indie-developed psychological horror/survival horror video game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game is based on the Something Awful forums' creation, Slender Man.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Silent Hill icon

    Silent Hill

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    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...

    31 Silent Hill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. Alien: Isolation icon

    Alien: Isolation

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    Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

    39 Alien: Isolation alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch
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    • Alien: Isolation is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Resident Evil.

    • Alien: Isolation is Paid and ProprietaryResident Evil is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Alan Wake

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    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.

    25 Alan Wake alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. Dead Meets Lead icon

    Dead Meets Lead

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    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.

    15 Dead Meets Lead alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. Penumbra icon

    Penumbra

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    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...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Clive Barker's Undying

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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...

    42 Clive Barker's Undying alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Mac
    • Windows
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