First-Person Horror Games To Play If You Like Resident Evil: Village

Summary

• Resident Evil Village's shift to a first-person perspective revitalized the franchise and provided a more action-packed experience.
• For those craving more horror games like Resident Evil Village, titles such as Metro Exodus and Alien Vs. Predator offer similar atmospheric and gruesome gameplay.
• Other games like Doom 3 and Soma provide a slower-paced, yet terrifying, first-person horror experience that fans of Resident Evil Village will enjoy.

Resident Evil Village, sometimes referred to as Resident Evil 8, is the second game in the series to take place in the first-person perspective after 2017's Resident Evil 7. This change was just what the franchise needed to kick itself back into gear. While Resident Evil 7 is a small, intimate horror game, Village is more action-packed and features larger environments.

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For anybody looking for additional horror goodness after the credits roll, play any of these games like Resident Evil Village. They range from spine-tingling terror to more action-oriented horror games. There is something about the limited view and more personal perspective of first-person that really elevates the horror in these titles.

Updated on October 12, 2023, by Jack Pierik: Maybe you've exhausted all your options; you've done a full playthrough of Resident Evil: Village, watched streamers and speed runners experience and master the game, and at this point, you're looking for something similar to the classic Resident Evil experience. While the setting and world might be different, you'd be surprised how much intersection you can find between Resident Evil: Village and other games. From story driven, first-person gameplay, to mutated monsters and a dark atmosphere, this list is full of games that are sure to bring some relief to that Resident Evil itch.

20 Metro Exodus

• Available on Xbox One, PS4/PS5, PC (Windows), and Xbox Series X|S.

Metro Exodus is a very similar experience to Resident Evil: Village; it's a story-driven, first-person experience where you fight all kinds of gruesome creatures and humanoids. There is a key difference though — Resident Evil: Village doesn't take place in a post-nuclear, frigid wasteland.

The graphics are great, the story is enticing and gripping, the atmosphere is fittingly dark, and you have to fight your way through a mutated and monster infested environment. With so many intersecting elements, this game is sure to scratch that Resident Evil itch.

19 Alien Vs. Predator

• Available On Atari Jaguar and Atari Lynx

This first-person shooter was marketed as the reason to own the short-lived Atari Jaguar console. In terms of first-person shooters, there was nothing of its equal on consoles. Like its sequels, Alien Vs. Predator offers three distinct gameplay styles. Each campaign puts you in the shoes of either a Space Marine, a Xenomorph, or a Predator.

The game has an extremely dark and dank atmosphere, and the titular monsters are still terrifying, even with the primitive graphics. While Alien Isolation pits you against just one Alien, this game has you going up against a whole group of them.

18 Doom 3

• Available on PC, PS1, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox.

More than a decade after Doom 2's launch, Doom 3 came seemingly out of left field with a significantly slower and heavier experience than most Doom fans were used to.

Instead of off-the-wall action, you spend a lot of time going through tight corridors, keeping your guard up for whatever might jump out of a corner or ventilation duct. The change polarized fans, and the 2016 Doom reboot returned to the series' fast-paced roots.

17 Soma

• Available on PC, Xbox, and PS4

Frictional Games developed this first-person survival horror experience. The name may be familiar, as the same team brought us the Amnesia series.

While they are both in the same genre, Soma has more of a science-fiction bent since it takes place in a ruined underwater research facility. Though it may draw comparisons to BioShock because of the setting, it is slower-paced, and its terror comes from the creepy atmosphere.

16 Clive Barker's Undying

• Available on PC.

Clive Barker is a writer and director known for horrific tales like Hellraiser. His name is also attached to numerous video games, including Undying. It plays like a traditional shooter of the time but is soaked in a horror aesthetic.

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It is faster-paced than titles like Soma and Amnesia but not quite as fast as Quake or Doom. The game sold poorly, but it would not be the last time the writer worked on a video game. Clive Barker's Jericho came out in 2007.

15 Dead Island

• Available on Xbox 360, PC (Windows), and PS3.

This first-person horror game is fun to play alone, but the real draw is jumping into a campaign with friends online. It almost feels like a slower-paced Borderlands with zombies.

You start out mostly taking on threats with melee weapons but move on to firearms. By the end, you are also fighting humans in addition to the undead. While the game is from multiple generations ago, playing Dead Island with friends online is still extremely fun.

14 System Shock 2

• Available on PC (Mac and Windows).

The first System Shock is a classic, but people still look back at System Shock 2 as one of the finest first-person horror games ever made. The atmospheric science fiction setting and RPG elements make for a unique experience.

Developer Irrational Games would go on to make BioShock, and it is easy to see the DNA of that classic 2006 shooter inside System Shock 2.

13 Phasmophobia

• Available on PC, PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S.

This game is significantly different from everything else on the list. Phasmophobia is a cooperative atmospheric horror game where you enter a house to investigate a supernatural phenomenon. Each time you enter a level, you never know exactly what to expect.

This dynamic gameplay makes it endlessly enjoyable and terrifying. The graphics are quaint, but this only adds to the game's charm. The ghosts also understand player speech and react to certain words.

12 Layers Of Fear

• Available on Xbox One, PS4, and PC (Windows, Linux, and Mac).

Bloober Team has launched a series of home runs in the horror space, including Observer and The Medium. The latter tried to bring back the classic survival horror gameplay style of the PS1 era. They did something similar to older Silent Hill or Resident Evil titles.

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It is appropriate, then, that the studio's earlier titles are first-person horror, like Layers of Fear and its sequels. The first entry came out in 2016, a year before Resident Evil 7. Like many survival horror games, Layers of Fear takes place in a mansion, and progression is accomplished mostly through puzzle-solving rather than combat.

11 The Forest

• Available on PS4 and PC.

Even more so than Dead Island and Dying Light, The Forest mixes first-person horror and survival elements. You survive a plane crash, but strange mutants on the island you land on have kidnapped your child. Build a shelter and uncover the island's mystery while locating your son.

There is also cooperative play available, but it still manages to remain unique from other survival games. There is a day-and-night cycle, but exploring in the daytime does not make the game any less scary.