Games Like The Surge

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

Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it refines the limb-targeting combat and exploration mechanics that defined the original game.

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 61.8%, Difficult 8.6%, Third Person 7.9%, RPG 6.5%, Violent 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Set in an alternate-history Paris, this game features mechanical enemies and a Souls-like combat loop that mirrors the industrial feel of The Surge.

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 77.3%, Difficult 5%, Third Person 4.7%, RPG 3%, Action 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers some of the most polished and satisfying Souls-like combat mechanics currently available on the market.

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

Why You'll Like It: It successfully merges the Souls-like formula with sci-fi ranged combat and challenging, procedurally generated encounters.

A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development.

Why similar: Souls-like 43.7%, Mechs 23.1% ★, Robots 7.8%, Difficult 6.7%, Third Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the ultimate mechanical combat experience with high-difficulty boss encounters and deep customization in a sci-fi setting.

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 63.2%, Sci-fi 8%, RPG 6.1%, Hack and Slash 4.9%, Third Person 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures a dark, sci-fi atmosphere set on a derelict space station, emphasizing exploration and challenging combat.

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 71.1%, Difficult 6.6%, RPG 4.8%, Violent 3.5%, Third Person 3%

Why You'll Like It: A focused and atmospheric Souls-like that introduces unique mechanics for managing health and stamina through its shell system.

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 73.1%, RPG 7.9%, Open World 5.2%, Action 4.5%, Action RPG 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: The 2023 reboot provides a modern, high-fidelity Souls-like experience with a dual-world mechanic that adds significant depth to exploration.

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 64.7%, Difficult 10.5%, Hack and Slash 6%, Third Person 5.5%, RPG 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes fast-paced, aggressive combat and a plague-ridden aesthetic that rewards precise timing and skill.

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 76.6%, Difficult 6.6%, RPG 4.5%, Hack and Slash 4.2%, Third Person 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Known for its deep and complex combat systems, it offers a high level of challenge and rewarding progression for fans of action-RPGs.

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 70.5%, Difficult 7.5%, Third Person 5.6%, RPG 4.5%, Action RPG 3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique anime-inspired take on the Souls-like genre with extensive character customization and class-swapping mechanics.

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%, Third Person 8.4%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Hack and Slash 5.5%, RPG 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features third-person, Souls-inspired combat set within a rich, sci-fi universe.

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 76.4%, RPG 7.4%, Violent 4.9%, Action 4.9%, Sci-fi 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title leans into cosmic horror and sci-fi themes, providing a challenging action-RPG experience on a hostile alien planet.

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 60.9%, Hack and Slash 10%, RPG 5.6%, Third Person 4.7%, Action 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It incorporates Souls-like exploration and combat mechanics into a vibrant, third-person action-adventure framework.

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 55.9%, Difficult 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.2%, RPG 6.7%, Third Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A rare sci-fi Souls-like that focuses heavily on ranged combat and tactical positioning in a futuristic setting.

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: RPG 22.7%, Cyberpunk 20.6%, Open World 14.4%, Action 12.6%, Violent 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-RPG that captures a gritty, cyberpunk aesthetic with intense combat and heavy weapon customization.

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 85.4%, Difficult 6.6%, RPG 3.8%, Action 1.8%, Action RPG 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a faithful 2D translation of the Souls-like experience, featuring deep character builds and challenging boss fights.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: Sci-fi 41.8%, RPG 12.6%, Action 10.9%, Open World 8.9%, Horror 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more of an immersive sim, its sci-fi setting and tense, challenging combat encounters will appeal to fans of The Surge's atmosphere.

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 76%, Difficult 12.8%, Action 3.7%, Action RPG 3.6%, Exploration 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania that utilizes Souls-like combat mechanics, including a unique parry system that allows you to absorb enemy traits.

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 77.3%, Difficult 8.5%, RPG 5.2%, Third Person 3.1%, Action 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational experience for the genre, essential for anyone who enjoys the core combat loop of The Surge.

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: RPG 26.5%, Open World 18.7%, Sci-fi 15.8%, Third Person 11.6%, Difficult 10%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic RPG that blends sci-fi and fantasy elements with challenging combat and faction-based progression.

Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.

Why similar: Souls-like 68.9%, Difficult 10.9%, Third Person 4.3%, Action 3.7%, Violent 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a masterclass in precision-based combat, demanding high skill and mastery of timing to overcome difficult bosses.

Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.

Why similar: Souls-like 72.5%, RPG 7.9%, Action RPG 5.1%, Action 5%, Hack and Slash 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-fidelity action-RPG that features challenging boss encounters and a deep, rewarding combat system.

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 24.5%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Third Person 16.5%, Cyberpunk 11.2%, Open World 11%

Why You'll Like It: Set on a colonized Mars, this action-RPG features third-person combat and a heavy focus on sci-fi narrative and character growth.

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

Why similar: Souls-like 59.6%, Difficult 10.2%, RPG 6.5%, Hack and Slash 6%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers fast, high-intensity combat that rewards players for mastering deflection and aggressive playstyles.

In a vibrant undersea kingdom on the verge of collapse, a hermit crab embarks on a treasure hunt to buy back his repossessed shell. The second game from AGGRO CRAB.

Why similar: Souls-like 88%, Third Person 3.7%, RPG 2.9%, Open World 2%, Action RPG 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A creative Souls-like that uses a unique shell-based armor system, mirroring the limb-targeting and gear-swapping mechanics of The Surge.

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

Why similar: Souls-like 72.3%, RPG 5.8%, Third Person 5.2%, Open World 3.9%, Hack and Slash 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist Souls-like that focuses on cooperative exploration and stamina-based combat in a unique, stylized world.

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 18.3%, Sci-fi 18%, RPG 16.3%, Open World 14.7%, Violent 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an unparalleled sci-fi world with deep RPG mechanics and a variety of ways to approach combat and character builds.

Winner of over 80 awards, Control is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: Third Person 24.7%, Sci-fi 24%, Action 16.7%, Difficult 10.2%, Open World 6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a mysterious, sci-fi setting with fluid third-person combat and an emphasis on environmental storytelling.

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Why similar: Souls-like 84.9%, RPG 5.5%, Difficult 4.6%, Action 2.7%, Action RPG 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-RPG that combines Souls-like difficulty with a sprawling world and intricate lore.

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 61.9%, Third Person 8.8%, RPG 6.8%, Action 5.2%, Violent 4.5%

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 24.9%, Difficult 16.4%, Violent 13.3%, Action 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.3%

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 69.8%, RPG 7.6%, Third Person 5.7%, Open World 4.7%, Action 4.6%

Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting.

Why similar: Robots 27.5%, Action 26.3%, Cyberpunk 24.8%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%

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 68.2%, Difficult 8.2%, RPG 6.8%, Third Person 4.2%, Violent 2.9%

Slash your way through a futuristic Earth overrun with ruthless mutants and powerful robots. Now including ‘Rebirth Project,’ the all-new rogue-lite side mission that can be accessed from the main menu! (DLC installation is required.)

Why similar: Difficult 19.7%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Third Person 12.5%, Robots 10.5%

PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

Why similar: Mechs 22.5% ★, Sci-fi 22.2%, Third Person 14%, Action 12.5%, Robots 9.8%

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

Why similar: RPG 30.7%, Action 15%, Sci-fi 14%, Third Person 11.5%, Violent 9.9%

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: Robots 18.1%, Sci-fi 18%, RPG 14.6%, Cyberpunk 12.5%, Open World 11.2%

In this roguelike action-adventure, control humanoid "Labor" and giant "Arms" to uncover the mysteries of the world. Create fully-customizable robots, strengthen them, and take down hordes of enemies!

Why similar: Mechs 42.3% ★, Hack and Slash 16%, Robots 13.3%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Action 6.9%

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.

Why similar: Souls-like 46.5%, RPG 13.6%, Third Person 8.9%, Open World 8.2%, Violent 6.2%

Welcome to a mysterious world filled with strange creatures, giant monsters and warring factions. You won't last long here on your own. Fortunately, you know how to build giant robots! Find the plans, gather the resources, climb inside your giant robotic creation and start punching monsters in the face!

Why similar: RPG 41.1%, Action 26.8%, Robots 19.6%, Open World 8.5%, Adventure 3.9%

An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.

Why similar: RPG 28.3%, Sci-fi 22.6%, Third Person 17.5%, Action 12.1%, Cyberpunk 9.8%

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 63.3%, Difficult 10.7%, Hack and Slash 7.2%, Third Person 6.3%, RPG 5.3%

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 78.3%, Difficult 7.9%, Violent 5.4%, Gore 3.8%, Action 2.6%

Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 28%, Sci-fi 27.2%, Action 15%, Difficult 12.8%, Robots 11.3%

It's finally here! The survival action game that pits the strong against the weak is finally on PC! 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 66%, Difficult 6%, Hack and Slash 5.7%, Violent 5.2%, Third Person 4.8%

KIBORG is a relentless rogue-lite beat’em up where you enhance your body with new cybernetic implants each run. You’ve been sent to the worst prison in the galaxy for crimes you didn’t commit. Death won’t provide an escape, but a violent reality show may offer a way out.

Why similar: Difficult 20.4%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Third Person 14.5%, Robots 13.6%, Violent 10.4%

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: Third Person 20.9%, Open World 18.6%, Violent 15.6%, Action 14.3%, Gore 11.8%

A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.

Why similar: Action 21.7%, Third Person 19.8%, Violent 15.7%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Gore 11.9%

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 65.3%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Difficult 7.1%, Third Person 6.1%, Action 5.8%

Bash through gangs of hostile robots and corrupt bosses in this stylish & punchy Action-RPG. As Zoe, a scrappy agile hero, you’ll search for your past while fighting for the future.

Why similar: Souls-like 62.2%, RPG 6.9%, Third Person 6.8%, Robots 6.5%, Sci-fi 5.8%

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 41%, Open World 20.9%, Third Person 17.9%, Action RPG 6.3%, Action 5.9%

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

Why similar: Sci-fi 32.3%, Third Person 24.3%, Robots 17.9%, Action 10.1%, Horror 6.8%

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 63.8%, Difficult 11.6%, Hack and Slash 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Action RPG 3.7%

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 65.2%, Difficult 11.2%, RPG 9%, Action 5.1%, Hack and Slash 5%

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 41.2% ★, Sci-fi 16.2%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, Open World 9.4%, Third Person 7.4%

A 3D cyber-fantasy ARPG with metroidvania levels & multiple endings. Combat rewards aggression – hesitation means defeat. In a world where the Wheel of Reincarnation, corrupted by tainted energy, became an AI that merged flesh, souls, and machines to create new life, survivors reject this evolution.

Why similar: Souls-like 60.4%, RPG 6.7%, Hack and Slash 6.3%, Cyberpunk 6.1%, Third Person 5.9%

LEFT ALIVE™ is a brand-new survival action shooter telling a human story of survival from the perspective of three different protagonists during the devastating invasion set in war-torn Novo Slava in 2127.

Why similar: Mechs 50% ★, Violent 18%, Action 14.6%, Gore 9.4%, Third Person 8%