Games Like Remnant: From the Ashes

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 35.9%, Third-Person Shooter 14.4%, Co-op 13.3%, Online Co-Op 7.4%, Post-apocalyptic 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It directly expands the original formula with more procedural worlds, tougher boss fights, deeper builds, and excellent drop-in co-op.

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 28.1%, Co-op 23.9%, RPG 10.9%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Online Co-Op 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op campaign blends aggressive third-person shooting, RPG builds, and large ability-driven encounters in a similarly ruined world.

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 24.1%, Co-op 21.9%, Online Co-Op 15%, Souls-like 9%, Shooter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Even with its roguelike structure, it delivers the same evasive over-the-shoulder shooting and intense boss pressure that define Remnant at its best.

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 42.5%, Third-Person Shooter 19.7%, RPG 8.2%, Difficult 7.8%, Violent 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is one of the closest true souls-like shooters on Steam, built around stamina-managed ranged combat, punishing enemies, and methodical progression.

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: Co-op 22.9%, Third-Person Shooter 22.6%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Shooter 9.3%, Survival 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Three-player co-op, class loadouts, swarming enemies, and tight team-based firefights make it a natural fit for Remnant fans.

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 46.5%, Co-op 12.8%, Lovecraftian 9.9%, Multiplayer 8%, RPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Hellpoint offers co-op-friendly souls-like exploration, oppressive sci-fi atmosphere, and ranged options that echo Remnant's tougher dungeon crawls.

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 70.5%, RPG 11.1%, Action 7.1%, Violent 5.8%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its sci-fi souls-like combat mixes melee and ranged attacks in a way that lands surprisingly close to Remnant's hybrid rhythm.

Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.

Why similar: Souls-like 47.3%, Third-Person Shooter 24.6%, Action 6.8%, Shooter 6.2%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This challenging sci-fi shooter shares Remnant's checkpoint-based progression, dodge timing, ranged combat focus, and boss-oriented pacing.

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%, RPG 11.5%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 6%, Atmospheric 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: As a prequel in the same universe, it shares Remnant's bleak mythos and deliberate action-RPG structure even though it leans more melee.

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 28.3%, Co-op 24.6%, Online Co-Op 13%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers chunky third-person shooting, dodge-based arena fights, and co-op monster hunting with a similarly boss-driven pace.

Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.

Why similar: Souls-like 54.9%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Multiplayer 7.2%, RPG 7.1%, Dark Fantasy 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Ashen captures the same lonely-yet-cooperative souls-lite exploration and deliberate combat, just with a more minimalist style and no guns.

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 51.8%, Co-op 13.8%, Difficult 5.9%, RPG 5.4%, Online Co-Op 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Anime style aside, it offers companion or co-op play, strong build experimentation, and boss-heavy souls-like combat with an adventure focus.

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 45.3%, Co-op 14.9%, RPG 10.2%, Difficult 8.4%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its punishing combat, layered loot systems, and optional co-op make it a strong match for players who liked Remnant's tougher RPG side.

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 76.1%, RPG 8.4%, Action 4.5%, Difficult 4.4%, Violent 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its sci-fi setting, stamina-based combat, and emphasis on aggressive positioning make it one of the closer melee-side alternatives to Remnant's pace.

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 43.2%, Multiplayer 20.2%, RPG 12.5%, Action 9.3%, Difficult 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gunplay is optional, but its co-op boss hunts, gear progression, and learn-the-pattern combat scratch a very similar mastery loop.

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 24.1%, Co-op 17%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is more cover-shooter than souls-like, but its post-collapse setting, co-op progression, and tactical third-person firefights overlap well.

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 27.2%, Online Co-Op 21.1%, Co-op 18.3%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It trades souls-like structure for mission-based co-op, but the high-pressure third-person gunplay and reliance on teamwork feel immediately familiar.

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 37.4%, Co-op 32.4%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: If you want more heavy third-person combat against overwhelming hordes with friends, it captures a lot of Remnant's brutal co-op energy.

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 80.6%, RPG 6.6%, Difficult 5.1%, Action 4%, Violent 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like Remnant, it pairs a harsh sci-fi setting with weighty combat, dangerous checkpoints, and satisfying character progression.

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 61.7%, RPG 6.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%, Difficult 6.1%, Co-op 4%

Why You'll Like It: It is slower and more defensive, but it delivers the same bonfire-style structure, hard-hitting encounters, and bleak world design.

A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.

Why similar: Souls-like 51.3%, Difficult 9.5%, Co-op 9.3%, RPG 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 7%

Why You'll Like It: Fast dodging, checkpoint-based levels, tough elites, and full co-op support make it a good fit if you want a more melee-forward alternative.

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 49.3%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Multiplayer 8.8%, RPG 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its modern souls-like structure, seamless co-op, and frequent use of ranged tools make it a solid crossover pick for Remnant players.

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 32.6%, Co-op 23.1%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Difficult 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its roguelite structure is different, yet the third-person co-op, escalating difficulty, and build-driven combat hit some of the same highs.

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 72.1%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%, Difficult 5%, RPG 4.5%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Remnant was the exacting timing and boss-learning loop, this is one of the best pure single-player alternatives.

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 58.3%, Co-op 8.7%, Difficult 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%, RPG 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks the gunplay focus, but its boss design, dodge timing, and oppressive action-RPG feel are core ingredients Remnant draws from.

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 39.8%, RPG 15.8%, Action 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%, Online Co-Op 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op action RPG combines souls-like mission structure, loot grinding, and demanding combat in a similarly progression-heavy loop.

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 34.5%, Online Co-Op 29.1%, Multiplayer 15.5%, RPG 6.7%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It switches to first-person and roguelite runs, but the co-op build crafting, weapon synergies, and difficult repeatable combat make it an easy transition.

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 25.9%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Third-Person Shooter 14.9%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Shooter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This pulpy co-op third-person shooter emphasizes relic powers, swarms, and boss arenas in a way that feels like a lighter Remnant.

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 49.5%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Co-op 12.9%, Multiplayer 8.3%, RPG 4.3%

World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.6%, Online Co-Op 20.1%, Co-op 19.9%, Multiplayer 14%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more horde-shooter than souls-like, it recreates Remnant's nonstop co-op pressure and desperate last-stand energy extremely well.

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 27.8%, Post-apocalyptic 20%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Survival 12.2%, Shooter 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world co-op survival shooting in a devastated landscape works well if you want more exploration and firefights in a post-apocalyptic setting.

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 65.3%, RPG 11.7%, Survival 7.5%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 5.6%

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 60.1%, Difficult 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, RPG 6.6%, Post-apocalyptic 6.3%

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 55.7%, RPG 10%, Action 7.5%, Dark Fantasy 5.8%, Adventure 5.5%

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 59.3%, Co-op 8.3%, Difficult 7.8%, RPG 7.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%

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 31.1%, Co-op 18.1%, RPG 14.8%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Survival 8.7%

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 40.8%, RPG 19.3%, Shooter 16.3%, Action 10.5%, Violent 7.3%

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 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 24.3%, RPG 22.6%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 6.3%

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 56.7%, RPG 8.5%, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 4.6%

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 62.6%, Difficult 7.4%, RPG 6.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%, Co-op 5.9%

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 65.9%, RPG 11.9%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 5.6%, Difficult 5.3%

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 57.1%, Online Co-Op 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%, Difficult 6.6%, Multiplayer 4.8%

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 34.2%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Difficult 9.9%, RPG 6.9%

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 53.3%, Co-op 7.6%, Online Co-Op 7.6%, Difficult 7%, RPG 6.7%

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%, RPG 9.6%, Difficult 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 6.1%, Action 5.6%

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: Multiplayer 15.6%, Difficult 15.6%, RPG 15.5%, Co-op 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%

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 31.8%, Survival 20.8%, Multiplayer 20.2%, RPG 14.3%, Adventure 6%

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 16.5%, Souls-like 15.5%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, RPG 12.5%, Lovecraftian 12%

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 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Action 5.1%, Adventure 4.1%

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 73.4%, Difficult 6.2%, Dark Fantasy 5.3%, RPG 5.3%, Co-op 4.9%

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 42.9%, Shooter 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Horror 9.8%, Action 9.6%

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 30.8%, Co-op 23.8%, RPG 14.6%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Action 8.5%

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 41.3%, Co-op 14.8%, Online Co-Op 13%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%, Multiplayer 7.8%

DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.

Why similar: Co-op 47.4%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 11.5%, RPG 7.2%

Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.

Why similar: Souls-like 61.5%, RPG 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Difficult 8%, Action 4%

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 45.5%, Co-op 14.9%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, RPG 7.2%, Multiplayer 6.5%

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 36.3%, Post-apocalyptic 26.8%, Shooter 15.9%, Action 9%, Horror 7.5%

Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.

Why similar: Souls-like 60.9%, Difficult 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Lovecraftian 6.3%, Action 4.3%

In solo or co-op, experience Reign of Sand, the ultimate version of Atlas Fallen. Ride the sands of a timeless land and defeat legendary monsters in spectacular Action-RPG combat using devastating powers.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 51.2%, Action 20.8%, Adventure 17.1%, RPG 7.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%