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 70.3%, RPG 4.9%, Difficult 3.7%, Mechs 3.5% ★, Sci-fi 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor to the seed game, sharing the same gritty sci-fi setting and innovative limb-dismemberment mechanic.

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 6.7%, Action 4.2%, Difficult 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi souls-like set on a massive derelict space station that blends cosmic horror with demanding melee combat.

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 58.2%, RPG 8.4%, Difficult 7.3%, Violent 7.1%, Third Person 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An action RPG featuring mechanical combatants and precise, timing-heavy dodging mechanics reminiscent of The Surge series.

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 62.8%, RPG 9.2%, Open World 8.8%, Character Customization 5.5%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern dark fantasy souls-like featuring heavy combat weight and challenging boss encounters similar to the seed game's intensity.

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 67.7%, RPG 6.1%, Difficult 5.5%, Violent 5.4%, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty action RPG that emphasizes deliberate, methodical melee combat and unique defensive mechanics.

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 75.8%, RPG 8.5%, Action 4.5%, Difficult 4.3%, Violent 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines souls-like combat pacing with third-person shooting in a post-apocalyptic sci-fi universe.

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 9.2%, Action 5%, Third Person 4%, Multiplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on its predecessor's sci-fi shooter-souls formula with expanded worlds, classes, and challenging cooperative combat.

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 57.5%, RPG 10.7%, Difficult 8.7%, Character Customization 6.1%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep action-RPG mechanics, stance-based combat, and punishing difficulty for hardcore souls-like fans.

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 5.9%, Action 3.6%, Hack and Slash 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features lightning-fast tactical combat and deep loot systems that appeal to fans of aggressive action RPGs.

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 65.6%, Difficult 9.4%, RPG 6%, Third Person 4.4%, Hack and Slash 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced souls-like focusing on aggressive plague-weapon combat and precise parrying mechanics.

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 64.4%, Difficult 6.1%, Character Customization 5.9%, RPG 5.6%, Third Person 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled action RPG featuring robust character creation and a companion-focused souls-like journey.

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 57.7%, RPG 7.2%, Hack and Slash 6.6%, Open World 6.3%, Violent 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features hack-and-slash action combined with interconnected world design and responsive evasion mechanics.

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

Why similar: Souls-like 67.8%, RPG 7.4%, Open World 7.4%, Third Person 3.9%, Action 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric co-op action RPG centered around stamina management, stamina-based combat, and exploration.

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 84.3%, Difficult 5.8%, RPG 5.1%, Action 2.1%, Gore 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D metroidvania that faithfully translates the intricate level design and brutal combat of souls-likes.

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 56.5%, Violent 9.9%, RPG 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Third Person 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A rare sci-fi third-person shooter souls-like that translates melee combat mechanics into ranged firefights.

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 67.2%, RPG 10%, Open World 9.1%, Action 5.3%, Third Person 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sprawling dark sci-fi action RPG featuring unforgiving combat and an oppressive open world.

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 71.5%, RPG 9.3%, Violent 7.3%, Action 5.3%, Gore 4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-packed sci-fi RPG blending futuristic weaponry with cosmic horror and souls-like difficulty.

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 24.5%, RPG 19.8%, Open World 18.3%, Violent 11.3%, Action 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk twin-stick shooter with heavy RPG elements and a detailed, grimy sci-fi urban setting.

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

Why similar: Souls-like 60.2%, Open World 10.3%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Third Person 6.3%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Expands the sci-fi soulslike formula with diverse combat stances, exploration, and challenging bosses.

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 20.7%, Open World 20.1%, RPG 17.5%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Action 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A frantic sci-fi action game filled with rogue robots, brutal melee weapons, and dystopian flair.

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

Why similar: Souls-like 55.5%, Difficult 8.4%, RPG 8.2%, Violent 5.3%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fast-paced, deflect-heavy combat against fierce foes in a dark historical setting.

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 61.2%, Difficult 9.6%, Violent 5.8%, Hack and Slash 5.6%, Third Person 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal isometric souls-like featuring gruesome enemies, gore, and challenging combat encounters.

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 51.7%, RPG 16.6%, Action 8.9%, Third Person 7.6%, Action RPG 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers deep action RPG character builds and aggressive, action-oriented combat mechanics.

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 30.6%, RPG 29.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Third Person 7.5%, Difficult 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty open-world sci-fi RPG featuring brutal survival challenges and faction-based progression.

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 56.7%, Violent 8.7%, Open World 7.3%, Difficult 7.2%, RPG 5.4%

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 31.8%, Open World 24%, Character Customization 14.5%, Souls-like 10.1%, Third Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: An action RPG with deep narrative choices, tactical real-time combat, and rich exploration.

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 62.1%, Open World 9.9%, RPG 7.4%, Third Person 6.6%, Sci-fi 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Blends cinematic sci-fi adventure with stamina-based lightsaber combat inspired by classic souls-likes.

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.1%, Open World 21.7%, RPG 16.3%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Violent 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Immerse yourself in a vast, gritty sci-fi metropolis with cybernetic upgrades and intense action.

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 65.8%, RPG 10.8%, Action 6.1%, Character Customization 6%, Open World 4%

NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

Why similar: RPG 30.5%, Hack and Slash 23%, Open World 15.7%, Action 8.8%, Sci-fi 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action RPG featuring fluid combat, agile movement, and a desolate futuristic world.

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 6.7%, Action RPG 4.2%, Action 3.3%, Female Protagonist 1.5%

Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...

Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.8%, Action 17.5%, Cyberpunk 11.9%, Mechs 11% ★, Third Person 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features precise blade-cutting mechanics and high-octane action that rewards strategic slicing.

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 60.9%, Difficult 7.2%, Open World 5.8%, RPG 5%, Third Person 3.8%

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 53.1%, Open World 8.7%, RPG 8.1%, Difficult 7.9%, Hack and Slash 4.5%

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 65.6%, RPG 8.9%, Difficult 7.1%, Violent 4.5%, Open World 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: The original predecessor to the modern series, offering slow-paced heavy armor souls-like combat.

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

Why similar: RPG 28.4%, Action 12.2%, Violent 10.8%, Open World 9.8%, Multiplayer 9.3%

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: Souls-like 18%, Character Customization 17.5%, RPG 14.2%, Action 13.9%, Hack and Slash 12.2%

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 77.6%, Difficult 4.6%, RPG 4%, Violent 3.7%, Third Person 3.7%

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 33.5%, Action 23.9%, Gore 23.4%, Open World 4.8%, Cyberpunk 4.7%

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 35.1%, Violent 16.2%, Action 11.2%, Difficult 11.1%, 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%, Violent 19.1%, Gore 16.4%, Action 15.7%, Sci-fi 5.1%

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 78.2%, Difficult 11.9%, Action 4.6%, Action RPG 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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 30% ★, Open World 21.2%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Character Customization 11.3%, Hack and Slash 10.4%

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 32.5%, RPG 19%, Action 10.5%, Character Customization 9.5%, Third Person 8.9%

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 19.8%, Action 16.6%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%

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%, Cyberpunk 19%, Violent 18.7%, Open World 14.1%, Gore 12.8%

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 67.5%, Difficult 11%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Hack and Slash 6%, Action 4.5%

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 61.6%, Cyberpunk 10.6%, Violent 7.1%, Sci-fi 5.8%, Gore 5.7%

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 59.3%, RPG 8.9%, Violent 6.7%, Third Person 6.6%, Open World 6.1%

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 27.3%, Difficult 21.1%, Violent 16.8%, Action 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.7%

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Souls-like 74.3%, Violent 8.3%, Difficult 6.7%, Gore 6.4%, Action 2.9%

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%, Hack and Slash 6.7%, Third Person 6.4%, Action 6.4%, Action RPG 3.8%

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 26.9%, Difficult 21.9%, Violent 18%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Action 11.2%

Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!

Why similar: Souls-like 70.9%, RPG 8.5%, Action 5%, Violent 4%, Gore 3.3%

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 26.2%, Hack and Slash 25.1%, Multiplayer 16.6%, RPG 14.8%, Action RPG 8.2%

Morbid Metal is a hack-and-slash action rogue-lite where you shapeshift into powerful characters. Switch in real time to unleash unique combos and slaughter hordes of deadly machines and intense bosses.

Why similar: Souls-like 57%, Difficult 9.4%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Third Person 7.6%, Hack and Slash 6.5%

The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.

Why similar: Souls-like 72.9%, Difficult 18.3%, Hack and Slash 5.2%, Action RPG 3.7%

Experience all the heart-thumping action with a silky-smooth frame rate and ultra-high resolution. How you make the best of the weapons, armor, and items at your disposal will determine your fate in the ever-changing Tower of Barbs!

Why similar: Souls-like 59%, Violent 7.7%, Gore 6.9%, Action 5%, Difficult 4.9%

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%, Action 18.5%, Violent 16.2%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Gore 11.2%

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 30.2%, Open World 21%, Action 10.7%, Character Customization 10%, Action RPG 8.9%