Games Like The Surge 2

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 70.4%, RPG 4.8%, Difficult 3.8%, Mechs 3.5% ★, Sci-fi 3%

Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor offers the same core limb-targeting mechanics and industrial sci-fi atmosphere.

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 57.9%, RPG 8.3%, Difficult 7.4%, Violent 7.2%, Third Person 6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a unique steampunk aesthetic with souls-like combat mechanics that reward precision.

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 77.1%, Difficult 4.6%, RPG 4.1%, Violent 3.9%, Third Person 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features polished, high-stakes combat with a heavy emphasis on parrying and mechanical progression.

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 56.9%, RPG 10.7%, Difficult 9%, Character Customization 6.3%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep combat systems and a complex loot-driven progression loop similar to the Surge series.

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 67.3%, RPG 6.1%, Difficult 5.7%, Violent 5.5%, Action 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a focused souls-like experience with a unique hardening mechanic that changes how you approach combat.

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 62.6%, RPG 9.3%, Open World 8.8%, Character Customization 5.8%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern souls-like that delivers challenging combat and a dark, interconnected world design.

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 77.7%, RPG 9.3%, Action 5%, Third Person 4.2%, Multiplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi souls-like that successfully integrates third-person shooting with challenging boss encounters.

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 62.2%, RPG 8.3%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Difficult 4.2%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi souls-like set on a derelict space station that emphasizes exploration and interconnected level design.

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 64.9%, Difficult 9.7%, RPG 6%, Third Person 4.5%, Hack and Slash 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, aggressive combat that rewards players for staying on the offensive.

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 64%, Difficult 6.2%, Character Customization 6.1%, RPG 5.6%, Third Person 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled souls-like that offers deep character customization and a flexible class system.

The story of Cal Kestis continues in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™, a galaxy-spanning, third-person, action-adventure game.

Why similar: Souls-like 59.9%, Open World 10.3%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Third Person 6.4%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Blends sci-fi exploration with souls-like combat mechanics and intricate level design.

A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.

Why similar: Souls-like 61.7%, Open World 9.8%, RPG 7.5%, Third Person 6.7%, Sci-fi 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a cinematic sci-fi experience with combat that draws heavily from the souls-like genre.

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 51.5%, Violent 9.2%, RPG 8.4%, Difficult 8.1%, Sci-fi 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A rare sci-fi souls-like that places a heavy emphasis on ranged combat and tactical positioning.

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 71%, RPG 9.4%, Violent 7.5%, Action 5.3%, Gore 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-RPG that utilizes souls-like combat mechanics in a cosmic horror setting.

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

Why similar: Souls-like 54.8%, Difficult 8.6%, RPG 8.1%, Violent 5.4%, Action 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features fast, fluid combat with a focus on deflection and momentum-based gameplay.

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 67%, RPG 10%, Open World 9%, Action 5.2%, Third Person 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and punishing souls-like that emphasizes exploration in a massive, desolate world.

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 84.1%, Difficult 6%, RPG 5.1%, Action 2%, Gore 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D souls-like that captures the dark, oppressive atmosphere and deep character progression of the genre.

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 57.4%, RPG 7.2%, Hack and Slash 6.8%, Open World 6.2%, Violent 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features souls-inspired combat and an interconnected world that rewards exploration.

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: Cyberpunk 24.3%, RPG 19.5%, Open World 18.1%, Violent 11.4%, Action 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, its dense cyberpunk world and action-RPG mechanics will appeal to fans of the Surge's setting.

In the distant future when civilization is on the verge of extinction, people follow the legend of the Elysium in the last city, Havenswell. In this post-apocalyptic wasteland sci-fi ARPG, you will play as Arrisa, a Blader with immortality, and explore the city ruin to find the hope of a new life.

Why similar: Souls-like 82.3%, RPG 6.9%, Action RPG 4.6%, Action 3.4%, Female Protagonist 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-RPG that features challenging combat and a post-apocalyptic aesthetic.

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 78%, Difficult 12%, Action 4.5%, Action RPG 4.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D souls-like that features a unique absorption mechanic for gaining enemy abilities.

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 63.2%, Open World 7.8%, Difficult 7.1%, RPG 6.6%, Violent 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive open-world souls-like experience with unparalleled freedom and combat depth.

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

Why similar: Souls-like 68%, RPG 7.4%, Open World 7.4%, Third Person 4%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on stamina management and cooperative exploration in a stark, minimalist world.

The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.

Why similar: Souls-like 76.1%, RPG 8.4%, Action 4.5%, Difficult 4.4%, Violent 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi souls-like that uses procedural generation to keep combat encounters feeling fresh.

Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.

Why similar: Souls-like 75.6%, RPG 6.1%, Difficult 6%, Action 3.5%, Hack and Slash 3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a challenging combat experience with a heavy focus on stance-switching and loot management.

In the third game in the dark samurai action RPG series Nioh, you will need to use both Samurai and Ninja combat styles in your battles against formidable yokai as you explore a thrilling open field.

Why similar: Souls-like 52.9%, Open World 8.5%, RPG 8.2%, Difficult 8%, Hack and Slash 4.6%

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 70.1%, Difficult 8.7%, RPG 6.8%, Open World 3.8%, Third Person 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for the genre, offering the tightest combat and most iconic level design.

An epic adventure awaits, where you and your chosen partners explore a post-apocalyptic world, face fierce battles against powerful enemies, and uncover an epic story that transcends time.

Why similar: Souls-like 65%, RPG 11.6%, Action 6.4%, Character Customization 6.2%, Action RPG 3.9%

ELDERBORN - a Metal AF* Slasher with brutal FPP melee combat and souls-like/RPG character progression. In the times of legend, barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. Be that merciless slayer. Uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom. Forge your own destiny! *Action Fantasy.

Why similar: Souls-like 67%, Difficult 11.2%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Hack and Slash 6.2%, Action RPG 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person souls-like that focuses on brutal, visceral melee combat in a dark fantasy setting.

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.

Why similar: Souls-like 59.5%, Difficult 7.5%, Open World 5.9%, RPG 5%, Third Person 4%

Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.

Why similar: RPG 35.1%, Open World 26.2%, Character Customization 16.6%, Third Person 9.1%, Action RPG 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG that offers deep world-building and character choices within a unique colonial-fantasy setting.

Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.

Why similar: RPG 28.5%, Action 12%, Violent 11.2%, Open World 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that features aggressive, ability-focused combat in a gritty sci-fi world.

Risk insanity in the gruesome slash-em-up Morbid: The Lords of Ire, with brutal combat and souls-like elements. Defeat the five Lords of Ire as you fight for your life across tortured landscapes, rending the evil Gahars of their flesh-bound forms.

Why similar: Souls-like 62.7%, Difficult 10.1%, Violent 6%, Hack and Slash 5.9%, Third Person 5.5%

Set in a post-apocalyptic setting, it’s up to your special team of God Eaters to take down god-like monsters devastating the world. With an epic story, unique characters, and all new God Arcs and Aragami, the latest evolution in ACTION is here!

Why similar: Character Customization 19%, Souls-like 18.8%, RPG 14.4%, Action 14.1%, Hack and Slash 13.1%

Become a Hired Gun. The money’s good, the dog’s loyal, and the gun’s reliable. Embark on a fast-paced, violent, and thrilling FPS set in the darkest reaches of Warhammer 40,000’s most infamous hive city.

Why similar: Violent 35.8%, Gore 25%, Action 24.3%, Cyberpunk 5%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.8%, Difficult 21.3%, Violent 17%, Action 12%, Sci-fi 10.9%

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 65.3%, RPG 8.9%, Difficult 7.2%, Violent 4.6%, Open World 3.8%

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.7%, Violent 16.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Action 10.9%, Gore 9.3%

RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.

Why similar: Open World 31.7%, Violent 19.8%, Action 15.8%, Gore 14.9%, Sci-fi 5.3%

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 59.1%, RPG 8.9%, Violent 7.1%, Third Person 6.8%, Action 5.9%

ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.

Why similar: Open World 30.3%, RPG 29.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Third Person 7.6%, Difficult 7.5%

BIOMUTANT® is an open-world, post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu fable RPG, with a unique martial arts styled combat system allowing you to mix melee, shooting and mutant ability action.

Why similar: Open World 32%, RPG 18.7%, Action 10.3%, Character Customization 9.9%, Third Person 9.1%

Rip out organs and equip them in your own body. Fight biopunk monsters and drugged-up space bandits. You are a Gajeshian Cultist: A near-mythological being built from the bodies of long-dead saints.

Why similar: RPG 20.9%, Violent 18.8%, Cyberpunk 18.7%, Open World 14%, Gore 13.3%

Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.

Why similar: Souls-like 61.7%, Cyberpunk 10.4%, Violent 7.1%, Gore 5.9%, Sci-fi 5.9%

Swear your oath as a GOD EATER and drive back the supernatural harbingers of Earth’s destruction. Buy GOD EATER 2 Rage Burst and get GOD EATER Resurrection FOR FREE

Why similar: RPG 28.1%, Character Customization 20.6%, Action 16.2%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Multiplayer 7.3%

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: Mechs 28.6% ★, Open World 26.6%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Action 10%, Multiplayer 9.6%

Blood will run in Ghostrunner 2, a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future. Become the ultimate cyber ninja and prepare for epic boss fights, improved skills, an interactive story, new game modes, and captivating synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 29%, Difficult 23.8%, Violent 19.9%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Action 11.7%

Feel the exhilaration of fast-paced combat in your fully customized armored suit as you freely explore a deadly and dangerous world on land or in the air. Take on titanic boss battles with alone or with up to two other friends in online co-op!

Why similar: Mechs 29.5% ★, Open World 20.6%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Character Customization 11.6%, Hack and Slash 10.5%

The hit RPG returns! Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world.

Why similar: RPG 30.3%, Open World 20.6%, Action 10.6%, Character Customization 9.9%, Action RPG 9%

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: Action 26.3%, Hack and Slash 26%, Multiplayer 15%, RPG 14.8%, Action RPG 8.3%

Embark on a journey full of danger in this action RPG, inspired by Greek and Roman mythologies. Explore the breathtaking city of Aphes and forge your way through legions of unique foes and mythical bosses to discover the truth behind the city’s curse.

Why similar: Souls-like 69.9%, RPG 8.5%, Third Person 5.5%, Hack and Slash 5.3%, Action RPG 5%

Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.

Why similar: Souls-like 73.1%, Hack and Slash 6.8%, Third Person 6.4%, Action 6.1%, Action RPG 3.9%

Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

Why similar: Open World 30.3%, Violent 21.2%, Gore 17.6%, Third Person 13.8%, Action 13.7%

An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ENGINEERS, and uncover the secrets of METAL EDEN.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.3%, Action 18.1%, Violent 16.9%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Gore 11.5%

In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.1%, Open World 20%, RPG 17.9%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Action 9.3%

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 71.7%, Difficult 8%, RPG 7.7%, Third Person 3.4%, Character Customization 2.9%

The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.

Why similar: Souls-like 64.3%, Difficult 10%, RPG 7.3%, Hack and Slash 5.2%, Third Person 5.2%

Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!

Why similar: Open World 27.8%, Violent 17%, Gore 13.5%, Action 12.8%, Third Person 10%

Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind "Nioh" and "NINJA GAIDEN."

Why similar: Souls-like 40.9%, Open World 13.7%, RPG 12.7%, Third Person 6.2%, Violent 5.6%

The Technomancer is a sci-fi RPG that offers players plenty of dynamic combat action based on 4 skill trees dedicated to 3 combat styles and the destructive electrical powers of the Technomancers.

Why similar: RPG 26.2%, Open World 17.3%, Cyberpunk 16.5%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Third Person 10.5%