- #1 REMNANT II®
97% matchVery Positive82% of 69,006 reviews2023
Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.5%, Third-Person Shooter 14.7%, Co-op 13%, Online Co-Op 7.1%, Post-apocalyptic 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its direct sequel expands the original’s co-op Souls-like shooting, procedural worlds, build variety, and multi-phase boss fights.
- #2 OUTRIDERS
96% matchMixed67% of 61,300 reviews2021
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 25.9 hrsMean: 51.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.8%, Co-op 23.3%, RPG 10.9%, Multiplayer 8%, Online Co-Op 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person co-op looter shooter with class builds, aggressive combat powers, gear chasing, and a campaign built around difficult encounters.
- #3 Immortal: Unchained
96% matchMixed66% of 892 reviews2018
Dev: Toadman InteractivePub: Game Odyssey Limited
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unleashed and unforgiving. Can you rise to the challenge? Immortal: Unchained is the latest addition to the genre of ultra-hardcore action RPGs. Take the role of a living weapon, unleashed to stop the source of a cataclysmic event threatening to end all worlds.
Why similar: Souls-like 46.1%, Third-Person Shooter 21.4%, RPG 8.9%, Violent 6.3%, Shooter 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi Souls-like closely mirrors Remnant’s slower, tactical third-person gunplay, punishing enemies, and boss-focused progression.
- #4 Aliens: Fireteam Elite
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,172 reviews2021
Dev: Cold Iron Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.3%, Co-op 22.8%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Survival 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers tense three-player third-person missions against swarming enemies, with class roles, weapon customization, and escalating boss-like threats.
- #5 Hellpoint
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,523 reviews2020
Dev: Cradle GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hellpoint is an intense action RPG taking place on Irid Novo, a derelict space station soaked in an intoxicating dark sci fi atmosphere. Fight dreadful creatures, face the Cosmic Gods and unravel their twisted story. Should the challenge be too great, play with a friend in local or online coop.
Why similar: Souls-like 46.7%, Co-op 12.7%, Lovecraftian 9.8%, Multiplayer 7.9%, RPG 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A bleak sci-fi Souls-like with online co-op, demanding stamina-based combat, interconnected levels, and a similarly oppressive atmosphere.
- #6 Returnal™
94% matchVery Positive81% of 11,131 reviews2023
Dev: HousemarquePub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.4%, Co-op 22%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, Difficult 7%, Shooter 7%
Why You'll Like It: Its punishing third-person shooting, relentless enemy patterns, evasive movement, and optional co-op capture Remnant’s intense combat pressure.
- #7 The First Descendant
92% matchMixed57% of 112,520 reviews2024
Dev: NEXON Games Co., Ltd.Pub: NEXON
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The First Descendant is a third-person looter shooter powered by Unreal Engine 5. Become a Descendant. Fight for the survival of humanity. Descendants have unique abilities to tackle both solo and co-op missions. Up to 4 players use varied mechanics to defeat giant bosses. BE THE FIRST DESCENDANT!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.7%, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Co-op 13.7%, Multiplayer 13%, RPG 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its four-player third-person missions emphasize gun builds, ability synergies, loot grinding, and repeated fights against giant bosses.
- #8 Dolmen
93% matchMixed60% of 478 reviews2022
Dev: Massive Work StudioPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Dolmen is a terrifying new action RPG that combines futuristic Sci-Fi and Cosmic Horror elements. Will your timeline be erased or will you defeat your enemies to survive and fulfil your mission?
Why similar: Souls-like 70.9%, RPG 10.8%, Action 7.1%, Violent 5.6%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This co-op sci-fi Souls-like combines stamina-conscious combat, ranged weapons, equipment builds, and hostile alien environments.
- #9 Warframe
91% matchVery Positive88% of 678,653 reviews2013
Dev: Digital Extremes
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 282.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 39%, Co-op 16.7%, RPG 14.4%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This fast-moving co-op third-person shooter offers enormous build depth, alien worlds, loot progression, and hordes of enemies to overcome together.
- #10 Tom Clancy’s The Division™
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 96,934 reviews2016
Dev: Massive EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 24.8 hrsMean: 92.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.7%, Co-op 16.8%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A post-collapse third-person co-op shooter centered on loot builds, tactical firefights, difficult missions, and repeatable endgame challenges.
- #11 The Surge
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 12,297 reviews2017
Dev: Deck13Pub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
Why similar: Souls-like 80.4%, RPG 6.6%, Difficult 5.2%, Action 4.1%, Violent 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its methodical sci-fi action, upgrade loop, and dangerous mechanical enemies make it a fitting alternative for Remnant’s tougher RPG side.
- #12 CODE VEIN
89% matchVery Positive83% of 62,641 reviews2019
Dev: Bandai Namco StudiosPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.
Why similar: Souls-like 52.3%, Co-op 13.6%, Difficult 6%, RPG 5.4%, Post-apocalyptic 5%
Why You'll Like It: A companion-focused Souls-like with flexible character builds, challenging bosses, and a ruined world full of interconnected exploration.
- #13 Risk of Rain 2
89% matchVery Positive94% of 353,255 reviews2020
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 64.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 33.1%, Co-op 22.9%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Difficult 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person co-op shooter with escalating difficulty, randomized runs, item builds, and chaotic boss encounters.
- #14 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
86% matchVery Positive84% of 227,089 reviews2024
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 37.8%, Co-op 32.2%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its co-op Operations mode combines chunky third-person shooting and melee combat against overwhelming hordes in a grim science-fiction setting.
- #15 The Surge 2
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 9,621 reviews2019
Dev: Deck13Pub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
Why similar: Souls-like 75.8%, RPG 8.5%, Action 4.5%, Difficult 4.3%, Violent 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi Souls-like with deliberate combat, targeted enemy dismantling for gear, challenging bosses, and an industrial post-disaster setting.
- #16 ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
85% matchVery Positive82% of 191,731 reviews2025
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 41.5 hrsMean: 100.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.
Why similar: Souls-like 50.6%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Co-op 12.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%, RPG 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its three-player co-op structure, demanding boss battles, character builds, and repeated expeditions suit players wanting a more concentrated multiplayer Souls experience.
- #17 Godfall Ultimate Edition
87% matchMixed63% of 2,577 reviews2022
Dev: Counterplay Games IncPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Aperion is on the precipice of ruin. You are the last of the Valorian knights, god-like warriors able to equip Valorplates, legendary armor sets that transform wielders into unstoppable masters of melee combat. Ascend in Godfall, the first-of-its-kind, looter-slasher, melee action-RPG.
Why similar: Co-op 27.4%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, RPG 19.2%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Action 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: This co-op looter action RPG emphasizes gear-driven builds, dodge-heavy melee combat, and repeated boss hunts in a high-fantasy world.
- #18 Lords of the Fallen
86% matchMixed68% of 56,517 reviews2023
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A vast world awaits in the medieval, dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. As a fabled Dark Crusader, embark on an epic quest to overthrow Adyr, the demon God. The final major update Version 2.5 is out now: features deadlier boss battles and all-new Veteran Mode.
Why similar: Souls-like 50.3%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, RPG 8.7%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This dark fantasy Souls-like provides deliberate combat, co-op adventuring, varied builds, and two layered realms to explore.
- #19 ELDEN RING
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,156,862 reviews2022
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 100.6 hrsMean: 155.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
Why similar: Souls-like 54%, Co-op 7.5%, Difficult 7.2%, Online Co-Op 7.1%, RPG 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its enormous hostile world, punishing bosses, flexible builds, and optional co-op preserve the exploration-and-overcoming-adversity appeal of Remnant.
- #20 DARK SOULS™ III
84% matchVery Positive94% of 440,524 reviews2016
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 45.5 hrsMean: 109.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!
Why similar: Souls-like 58.7%, Difficult 8.6%, Co-op 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.5%, RPG 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: The fast, exacting combat, bleak world design, memorable bosses, and online summoning make it a foundational match for Remnant’s Souls-like half.
- #21 Evil West
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 13,667 reviews2022
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.9%, Co-op 24.4%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Shooter 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A focused third-person action shooter with supernatural enemies, chunky weapons, upgradeable combat tools, and online co-op campaign play.
- #22 Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
82% matchVery Positive87% of 50,696 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 46.1%, Co-op 14.5%, RPG 10.1%, Difficult 8.5%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs demanding action-RPG encounters with extensive loot and build systems plus online co-op missions.
- #23 The Ascent
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 24,981 reviews2021
Dev: Neon GiantPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
Why similar: Co-op 40.2%, RPG 19.3%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 10.6%, Violent 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk action RPG supports co-op and offers a similarly grim world, character builds, loot progression, and heavy combat encounters.
- #24 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 139,437 reviews2022
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 104.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.
Why similar: Co-op 37.6%, RPG 15%, Shooter 14.9%, Violent 12.3%, Action 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its brutal co-op missions, class builds, oppressive atmosphere, and constant enemy pressure suit players who enjoy Remnant’s team survival battles.
- #25 Gunfire Reborn
80% matchVery Positive93% of 103,749 reviews2021
Dev: Gunfire Reborn StudioPub: Duoyi Games
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 49.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.
Why similar: Co-op 34.7%, Online Co-Op 28.3%, Multiplayer 15.4%, RPG 6.9%, Shooter 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op shooter roguelite with randomized levels, varied weapons, build-defining upgrades, and frequent challenging elite encounters.
- #26 Generation Zero®
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 42,281 reviews2019
Dev: Systemic Reaction™Pub: Avalanche Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.
Why similar: Co-op 27.5%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Survival 12.2%, Shooter 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric co-op open-world shooter pits small squads against lethal machines while emphasizing scavenging, equipment upgrades, and post-apocalyptic exploration.
- #27 HELLDIVERS™ 2
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,164,569 reviews2024
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 46.1 hrsMean: 109.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.7%, Online Co-Op 20.2%, Co-op 18%, Multiplayer 11%, Shooter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It trades Souls-like duels for frantic squad-based third-person firefights, but retains a hostile world, high stakes, and excellent cooperative tension.
- #28 Monster Hunter: World
79% matchVery Positive89% of 518,074 reviews2018
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 163.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Why similar: Co-op 37.9%, Multiplayer 17.7%, RPG 11.3%, Souls-like 10.8%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Four-player hunts against imposing creatures provide the same satisfaction of learning dangerous enemies, improving gear, and winning through teamwork.
- #29 STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN
79% matchVery Positive83% of 4,726 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Developed in cooperation between Square Enix and Team NINJA (Koei Tecmo Games), STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN is a hard-core action RPG that takes the FINAL FANTASY series in a new direction. Experience the boldest and most merciless battles in FINAL FANTASY history.
Why similar: Souls-like 41.1%, RPG 15.6%, Action 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its mission structure, loot-heavy builds, punishing action combat, and multiplayer support make it a good co-op Souls-adjacent option.
- #30 Mortal Shell II
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 21,291 reviews2026
Dev: Cold SymmetryPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 23.3 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Their Flesh Is Your Weapon. Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel action-RPG with adrenaline-charged, high-stakes combat. Possess warrior Shells, dethrone false gods, redeem a ravaged world.
Why similar: Souls-like 57.3%, Difficult 8.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Violent 6.9%, RPG 6.5%
- #31 Hell is Us
75% matchVery Positive85% of 6,870 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.
Why similar: Souls-like 55.9%, RPG 9.9%, Action 7.5%, Lovecraftian 5.8%, Dark Fantasy 5.6%
- #32 Bleak Faith: Forsaken
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,004 reviews2023
Dev: Archangel Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
Why similar: Souls-like 65.6%, RPG 11.5%, Survival 7.3%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 5.6%
- #33 Thymesia
76% matchVery Positive82% of 10,174 reviews2022
Dev: OverBorder StudioPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Why similar: Souls-like 60.6%, Difficult 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%, RPG 6.6%, Post-apocalyptic 6.2%
- #34 Mortal Shell
77% matchMixed67% of 12,062 reviews2021
Dev: Cold SymmetryPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.
Why similar: Souls-like 62.6%, RPG 6.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%, Difficult 6.2%, Action 4%
- #35 Ashen
78% matchMixed67% of 3,866 reviews2019
Dev: A44Pub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.
Why similar: Souls-like 55.6%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, RPG 7.2%, Multiplayer 7%, Dark Fantasy 4.7%
- #36 DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
76% matchVery Positive84% of 132,572 reviews2015
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 40.6 hrsMean: 82.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
Why similar: Souls-like 59.6%, Co-op 8.1%, Difficult 8%, RPG 7.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.6%
- #37 Outward Definitive Edition
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 31,430 reviews2022
Dev: Nine Dots StudioPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.8%, Co-op 17.9%, RPG 14.9%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Survival 8.7%
- #38 DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
74% matchVery Positive92% of 155,884 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 31.6 hrsMean: 56.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
Why similar: Souls-like 62.8%, Difficult 7.5%, RPG 6.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%, Co-op 5.9%
- #39 Lies of P
71% matchVery Positive92% of 83,210 reviews2023
Dev: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 39.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lies of P is a thrilling soulslike that takes the story of Pinocchio, turns it on its head, and sets it against the darkly elegant backdrop of the Belle Epoque era.
Why similar: Souls-like 72.5%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%, Difficult 5.3%, RPG 4.4%, Action 4%
- #40 Back To Ashes
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: InDID
Windows
Explore alternative realities while trying to save Your own from approaching annihilation. Dark fantasy rpg action game which will take You on a journey deep into the realms of Errent.
Why similar: Souls-like 65.8%, RPG 11.9%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 5.7%, Difficult 5.4%
- #41 Grim Dawn
72% matchVery Positive93% of 109,993 reviews2016
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 67.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence.
Why similar: Co-op 25.5%, Dark Fantasy 23.9%, RPG 22.9%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Post-apocalyptic 6.4%
- #42 Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
73% matchMixed56% of 68,025 reviews2020
Dev: WOLCEN Studio
Windows
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer?
Why similar: Difficult 16.1%, RPG 15.7%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Co-op 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%
- #43 Salt and Sanctuary
73% matchVery Positive89% of 21,932 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 73.6%, Difficult 6.2%, RPG 5.3%, Dark Fantasy 5.1%, Co-op 4.8%
- #44 The Last Hero of Nostalgaia
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,241 reviews2022
Dev: Over The MoonPub: Coatsink
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Last Hero of Nostalgaia is a satirical action-adventure, brought to life by a twisted and wicked tale. Featuring hard but fair combat, *full character customization, unique battle armor and engaging narrative mechanics rich in lore, Nostalgaia plunges you into almost certain death at every turn.
Why similar: Souls-like 46.6%, Co-op 14.6%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, RPG 7.2%, Multiplayer 6.3%
- #45 Crimson Moon
70% matchMixed59% of 3,147 reviews2026
Dev: ProbablyMonsters
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are Nephilim: a human-angel hybrid forged to defend humanity with supernatural powers. Fight solo or with a friend to annihilate demons and challenge brutal bosses in relentless melée combat. Rise, violent one. The prophecy is yours to fulfill.
Why similar: Souls-like 52.1%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, RPG 7%, Dark Fantasy 7%, Multiplayer 6.7%
- #46 Rogue Masters
70% matchMostly Positive62% of 495 reviews2026
Dev: Advance Garde
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Rogue Masters is a 6 player co-op horde survival game with souls-like combat and extensive character customization where you fight Entropy in long-lost civilizations.
Why similar: Souls-like 57.9%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%, Difficult 6.8%, Multiplayer 4.7%
- #47 Chronos: Before the Ashes
72% matchMixed64% of 888 reviews2020
Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chronos: Before the Ashes is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil.
Why similar: Souls-like 70.3%, RPG 11.2%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 6%, Atmospheric 2%
- #48 Ravenswatch
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 22,817 reviews2024
Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fallen heroes of old folk tales and legends: you are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading and corrupting your world. A roguelike action game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods©, playable solo or in online co-op.
Why similar: Co-op 34.8%, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Difficult 9.9%, RPG 6.7%
- #49 GRIME
69% matchVery Positive85% of 6,798 reviews2021
Dev: Clover BitePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Why similar: Souls-like 65.4%, Difficult 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 4.2%
- #50 Darksiders III
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 17,536 reviews2018
Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
Why similar: Souls-like 56.9%, RPG 8.4%, Post-apocalyptic 7.8%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 4.6%
- #51 Strange Brigade
69% matchVery Positive84% of 11,344 reviews2018
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!
Why similar: Co-op 25.8%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Third-Person Shooter 15.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Shooter 9.5%
- #52 Fade to Silence
71% matchMixed62% of 1,337 reviews2019
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Fade to Silence is a single-player and co-op survival adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world that is frozen in an eternal winter. Snow and ice have shaped a merciless landscape. Nature is corrupted. Monstrous creatures out of an Eldritch horror dream roam the frozen wasteland.
Why similar: Survival 16.6%, Souls-like 15.8%, RPG 12.6%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Co-op 12.3%
- #53 Steelrising
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 7,444 reviews2022
Dev: SpidersPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Paris, 1789. The French Revolution has been suppressed with bloodshed by Louis XVI and his merciless mechanical army. Aegis, a mysterious automaton masterpiece, must confront the king's army alone to save history in this challenging action-RPG.
Why similar: Souls-like 56.1%, RPG 9.5%, Difficult 8.6%, Dark Fantasy 5.9%, Action 5.7%
- #54 Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 36,614 reviews2023
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 66.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.7%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Co-op 11.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Shooter 7.7%
- #55 MycoRelic
65% matchVery Positive91% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: Sandy Dingo Games
Windows
MycoRelic is a cooperative third person action-RPG set on islands inhabited by tribal mushroom robots. Loot derelict foundries to upgrade your robotic body. Explore ancient temples to infuse your fungus with forgotten elemental powers.
Why similar: Souls-like 41.9%, Co-op 14.6%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Multiplayer 7.7%
- #56 Warhammer: Vermintide 2
67% matchVery Positive85% of 147,746 reviews2018
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
Why similar: Co-op 36.1%, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Multiplayer 12.5%, RPG 8.2%
- #57 Wayfinder
66% matchMixed60% of 26,828 reviews2024
Dev: Airship Syndicate
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become a Wayfinder, and unlock their powers as you choose your path and playstyle while pushing back a hostile force that has overtaken your world. A Co-Op ARPG where you directly shape and customize the endless adventures you go on with friends, because Wayfinders are stronger together.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.9%, Co-op 23.7%, RPG 14.9%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Action 8.8%
- #58 Enshrouded
64% matchVery Positive86% of 106,050 reviews2024
Dev: Keen Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 46.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 31%, Survival 21.4%, Multiplayer 20.1%, RPG 14.6%, Adventure 6.2%
- #59 Deadzone: Rogue
63% matchVery Positive82% of 16,730 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 35.4%, Post-apocalyptic 27%, Shooter 16.5%, Action 9.4%, Horror 7.5%