Games Like Trek to Yomi

A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.

Why similar: Ninja 32.4% ★, Historical 13.1%, Third Person 8.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Combat 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive open-world samurai experience that perfectly captures the cinematic beauty and swordplay found in Trek to Yomi.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Ninja 33.9% ★, Hack and Slash 25.9%, Violent 16%, Story Rich 12.9%, Action 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a highly stylized, cinematic presentation with one-hit-kill sword combat that mirrors the fast-paced intensity of Trek to Yomi.

Eastern Exorcist is a stunning 2D side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy eastern world with the vicious spirits and monsters. Play as a skilled exorcist against chaotic evil to fight your way through the brutal world, and experience different stories of joy and sorrow.

Why similar: Side Scroller 30.5%, Hack and Slash 29.3%, Martial Arts 14.5% ★, Violent 8.8%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn side-scroller captures a similar aesthetic and focuses on fluid, rhythmic sword combat against supernatural foes.

Sifu is a realistic third-person brawler with tight Kung Fu combat mechanics and cinematic martial arts action embarking you on a path for revenge.

Why similar: Martial Arts 50.2% ★, Swordplay 17%, Third Person 13.3%, Hack and Slash 7.3%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on martial arts, its deliberate, high-stakes combat and cinematic camera work provide a similar feeling of mastery and 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: Ninja 47.8% ★, Hack and Slash 10.8%, Third Person 9.6%, Violent 9.1%, Action 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most intense and rewarding sword-clashing combat system, focusing on posture and precision that fans of samurai duels will love.

A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure.

Why similar: Ninja 23.3% ★, Swordplay 19.8%, Cinematic 11.6%, Hack and Slash 9.9%, Violent 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A newer title that leans into the same Japanese folklore and side-scrolling swordplay that defines the genre.

Master tactical sword fighting combat, or discover ways to avoid bloodshed. A journey that trusts you from beginning to end.

Why similar: Swordplay 32.6%, Cinematic 23.8%, Violent 8.3%, Action 7.2%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar focus on cinematic, deliberate combat where every strike and parry must be calculated carefully.

Capcom’s riveting samurai adventure returns! This version includes the original game’s intense swordplay and dramatic revenge story, plus improved controls, widescreen display, a new soundtrack, and more. Experience this enhanced version of the best-selling action-adventure classic!

Why similar: Ninja 25.5% ★, Hack and Slash 21%, Violent 15.3%, Swordplay 9.2%, Action 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic title that defined the samurai action-adventure genre with its fixed camera angles and supernatural historical setting.

Become the samurai of legend, Sakamoto Ryoma and embark on an epic action adventure story set in a heated historical Japan. Turn the tide of battle with legendary gun and sword combat to change the course of history in search for justice.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.9%, Historical 18.8%, Violent 13.9%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Martial Arts 9.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep dive into the Bakumatsu period with a heavy emphasis on samurai culture and dramatic, story-driven combat.

Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!

Why similar: Swordplay 23.7%, Action-Adventure 16%, 2.5D 14.5%, Combat 13.1%, Story Rich 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its unique art style, the side-scrolling combat and atmospheric storytelling resonate strongly with the tone of Trek to Yomi.

The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. Explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century.

Why similar: Martial Arts 25.9% ★, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Historical 15.3%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Combat 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant side-scrolling action game that blends martial arts with a historical setting and fluid combat mechanics.

Side-scrolling, soul-shifting sandbox action adventure brought to life with a striking new 2D style! With only his soul remaining, Yushin must fight tooth and nail, possessing body after body on a quest to find his sister. With just seven days left until his soul departs, can he save her in time?

Why similar: Swordplay 25.5%, Historical 15.4%, Side Scroller 15.1%, 2.5D 13.7%, Action-Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This side-scroller offers a unique visual style and narrative-heavy gameplay that explores themes of life and death.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Ninja 71.5% ★, Side Scroller 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Action 6.1%, Adventure 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: While it starts as a retro platformer, its ninja-themed combat and narrative depth make it a fantastic companion to any samurai-inspired collection.

In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation.

Why similar: Ninja 60% ★, Side Scroller 16%, Violent 12.7%, Action 5.5%, Atmospheric 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a masterclass in 2D stealth and action, capturing the essence of the ninja archetype with incredible visual polish.

Every strike is lethal in this blood-soaked sword fighting game. Slash, clash, parry, dodge and watch limbs fly. Choose your move carefully - the first cut is also the last.

Why similar: Martial Arts 23.6% ★, Swordplay 21.8%, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Historical 12%

Why You'll Like It: It strips combat down to its most lethal essence, focusing on the tension of a single, decisive strike.

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: Hack and Slash 27.6%, Historical 26.5%, Violent 16.5%, Action 12.5%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: For those who want a more complex, souls-like approach to samurai combat with deep customization and historical fantasy elements.

The true rebirth of iconic beat 'em up genre in vein of old-school video games! As a simple Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng you have to avenge the death of your friends and family slaughtered in a pirate raid at your peaceful village.

Why similar: Ninja 32.8% ★, Martial Arts 26.4% ★, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Third Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic beat-em-up experience with a heavy focus on martial arts and historical themes.

Test your limits in this hardcore, cyber-samurai game set in post-apocalyptic Japan. Parry your foes’ blows with your weapon of choice and use implants to attack the weaknesses of unstoppable bosses from Japanese folklore!

Why similar: Ninja 25.7% ★, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Side Scroller 16.7%, 2.5D 14.4%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends a unique sensory-deprivation mechanic with high-speed hack-and-slash action in a futuristic samurai setting.

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Ninja 71.2% ★, Side Scroller 17.7%, Action 5.5%, Adventure 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers high-octane, side-scrolling ninja action that emphasizes precision and classic arcade-style difficulty.

Play as Miyamoto Musashi in this beautiful 2D platformer and travel through a 17th century fantasy Japan, from north to the island of Ganryu-jima where everything happened between Musashi and Kojiro. The game is inspired by the story of Takezo Musashi from the famous novel “The Stone And The Sword”.

Why similar: Martial Arts 29.5% ★, Ninja 23.1% ★, Swordplay 22.8%, Hack and Slash 20.2%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic arcade platformers, focusing on fast-paced sword combat and agile movement.

Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

Why similar: Ninja 68.4% ★, Historical 14.3%, Violent 5.7%, Third Person 3.3%, Action 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the Edo period atmosphere perfectly through a tactical lens, offering a different but equally immersive historical experience.

Shinobi alert! Use your 7 shinobi weapons to survive the bloodshed! Introducing a hard core 2D ninja action game by Hyper-retro graphics.

Why similar: Ninja 67.1% ★, Martial Arts 23.2% ★, Action 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action game that focuses on tight, responsive sword and ninja tool combat in a side-scrolling format.

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: Hack and Slash 58.5%, Action 11.2%, Combat 9.6%, Violent 8.5%, Singleplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on boss rushes, its dark atmosphere and challenging combat feel like a natural extension of the genre.

Step into 1579 as Yasuke, the African samurai, and join Oda Nobunaga in his quest to unite Japan! Master precise katana combat, uncover secret gear, and unleash your ancestral power in this historically inspired action-packed journey through feudal Japan.

Why similar: Ninja 22.3% ★, Historical 17.9%, Swordplay 15.8%, Cinematic 9.6%, Hack and Slash 8.1%

Stylish, action-adventure game featuring counter-based, non-lethal combat centered around ronin Tomoe's signature dash-counter mechanic, fighting with nothing but her bare fists to disarm her former allies, the samurai army of Shogun Akechi.

Why similar: Ninja 31.6% ★, Martial Arts 28.1% ★, Combat 9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Stylized 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique take on the samurai genre by focusing on non-lethal combat and strategic positioning.

Behind you lies a trail of broken helms, shattered shields. You hold the axe of a fallen foe. Worn and dented, it will suit it's purpose. What lies ahead is still a mystery. Your goal is not.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.1%, Hack and Slash 18%, 2.5D 16.7%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Violent 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic side-scroller that prioritizes atmosphere and environmental storytelling over complex systems.

You are Ronin. Survive against an onslaught of enemies using a unique, mouse-based combat system. Draw your attack, felling your enemies in one swoop!

Why similar: Swordplay 30.6%, Hack and Slash 20.5%, Ninja 17.9% ★, Martial Arts 16.8% ★, Stylized 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, score-attack game that distills the samurai fantasy into pure, adrenaline-fueled combat.

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: Swordplay 37.1%, Historical 16.8%, Ninja 15.6% ★, Third Person 10.3%, Violent 6.9%

The Japanese pirates have terrorized the Ming Dynasty for generations. You've devoted your life as a soldier to fighting them.And now you are in their turf, alone with your sword; the last soldier in pirate's land in this 3D-action game inspired by traditional Chinese ink painting landscapes.

Why similar: Martial Arts 21.8% ★, Swordplay 19.8%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Historical 14.6%, Action-Adventure 7.2%

A challenging 2D action platformer with brutal one-hit-kill combat, consequential choices, and a lore-rich story set in the dark fantasy world of Kurogawa, Japan. Inspired by Sekiro and Blasphemous, Jomaku is a free preview of One-Thousand Cuts, "raising the curtain" for the full game coming soon!

Why similar: Ninja 24.6% ★, Hack and Slash 14.7%, Cinematic 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2.5D 11.3%

Heavy Metal! Deep Combo System! Lot of Cinematics! Discover Legendary Warriors Forged in War! Destroy the dark empire! and save the world of his tiranity!!! Dark or Light?! Only one will Survive!!! Prepare your sword! And Anihilate all your enemies!

Why similar: Swordplay 27.2%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Cinematic 16%, Violent 10.1%, Third Person 5.8%

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: Swordplay 32.1%, Ninja 19.4% ★, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Violent 10.9%, Action 5.8%

Reclaim your destiny. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny returns with higher resolution graphics and modernised controls to perform issen critical counter attacks and intense swordplay. Experience this dramatic revenge story set in Feudal Japan.

Why similar: Swordplay 21.9%, Ninja 19.1% ★, Cinematic 12.9%, Historical 12.8%, Demons 9.9%

Indie souls-like with innovative fight system where you practice your Katana on the path for endless improvement; again and again.

Why similar: Swordplay 33.8%, Violent 18.9%, Historical 17.3%, Hack and Slash 15.5%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the brutal reality of sword fighting, emphasizing the weight and impact of every swing.

Dive into a world that mixes Sci-Fi and ancient tradition. Slash through robots with a trusty katana, use hi-tech implants to navigate the surroundings, dodge enemy attacks, and land devastating finishers. Reclaim the past following the way of the Japanese samurai in the fantastic period of New Edo.

Why similar: Ninja 31.9% ★, Hack and Slash 18.9%, Side Scroller 18.2%, 2.5D 12.1%, Action-Adventure 7.6%

A journey of a lost samurai. Encounter five samurai and challenge them to a duel. Unleash your katana strike and deflect incoming attacks. Fight for honor or die with shame.

Why similar: Swordplay 57.9%, Action-Adventure 19.8%, Combat 13.1%, Action 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Journey through a tumultuous Medieval Italy as Aeta, a young knight errant who sets off on a brutal quest to find and save her closest one. 1348 Ex Voto is a cinematic action-adventure game inspired by chivalric tales.

Why similar: Historical 20.6%, Swordplay 20.3%, Third Person 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Violent 10.6%

"Tales of Spark" is a Hack & Slash Action RPG with an Eastern flair. Players assume the role of a young wandering swordsman, exploring the vast desert, seeking treasures, defeating powerful bosses, and even slaying gigantic celestial dragons.

Why similar: Martial Arts 32.9% ★, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Historical 21%, Combat 8.4%, Action 5%

Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.

Why similar: Cinematic 25.8%, Historical 18.6%, Third Person 12.8%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?

Why similar: Cinematic 24.8%, Third Person 19%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Story Rich 9.4%

With its cyberpunk city brought to life with retro graphics, Ninja Issen invites players into a world filled with "hyper ninja action" as they work alone to annihilate waves of enemy troops using a variety of ninja skills and fight bosses coming at you with relentless, diverse attack patterns.

Why similar: Ninja 53.8% ★, Side Scroller 14.2%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, Action 7.1%, Violent 4.9%

Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.

Why similar: Ninja 30.9% ★, Swordplay 17.3%, Historical 14.3%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Combat 7%

Play as a ninja through the Sengoku period of Japan. There are many possible ways to assassinate the target and find your own nindou.

Why similar: Ninja 37.7% ★, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Historical 16.3%, Third Person 9.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

After witnessing her village being destroyed and slaughtered by the Oni demon, Hiroko has only one goal: revenge. Join this young samurai in this 2D side-scrolling platformer.

Why similar: Side Scroller 41%, Action-Adventure 18.6%, Stylized 12.1%, Action 11%, Combat 8.8%

Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.

Why similar: Ninja 32.1% ★, Side Scroller 21.6%, Demons 19.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Stylized 9.5%

A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.

Why similar: Cinematic 25.3%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Third Person 13.6%, Action 8.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%

A young woman from the 21st century with sharp swordsmanship skills finds herself in Honnō-ji during the Sengoku period! Together with a trio of newfound ninja friends, she races through the Underworld beneath Honnō-ji, confronted by enraged corpses at every turn!

Why similar: Ninja 33.5% ★, Swordplay 27.1%, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Historical 10.1%, Action-Adventure 4.4%

Embody a hard-boiled detective seeking bloody justice. in an old-school, Korean-style beat-’em-up. Plow through the criminal underworld to find and punish those responsible for his sister's death...before his mind unravels and his vengeance completely destroys him.

Why similar: Martial Arts 27% ★, Side Scroller 22.5%, Hack and Slash 14%, Stylized 9.2%, Violent 8.3%

Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.2%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Combat 13.5%, Action 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%

In Blood of Mehran, explore sweeping sand dunes, bustling bazaars and sprawling palaces. Go blade to blade with enemies, pick them off from a distance with your arrows, or slip by them like a ghost. Level up and build your legend.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.1%, Historical 20.4%, Third Person 11%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 7.7%

Whisper Trip is a fast-paced side-scrolling co-op action game with cyberpunk elements. You are a new employee of the TPF (Tactical Police Force), a unit dedicated to the prevention of terrorist activities and the destruction of criminal groups...

Why similar: Ninja 26.9% ★, Swordplay 22.5%, Martial Arts 21.5% ★, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Third Person 7.3%

A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.

Why similar: Ninja 41.3% ★, Side Scroller 16.8%, Martial Arts 11.1% ★, Hack and Slash 8.6%, Demons 6.7%

Find the leaders of each area and use your skills and reflexes to kill them.

Why similar: Ninja 21.5% ★, Swordplay 20.3%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Historical 11.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.

Why similar: Martial Arts 30.1% ★, Ninja 27.3% ★, Side Scroller 19.4%, Demons 14.6%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Wage epic turn-based battles as you follow Daryon and Selene on their quest to find a cure to the all-consuming Corrosion in this grand tale of hope and sacrifice, created by a small team of passionate JRPG lovers.

Why similar: Third Person 21.2%, Story Rich 19.4%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Action 14.5%, Adventure 12.2%

Onikira is a 2D side scrolling beat ‘em up set in a fantasy feudal Japan where the player takes on the role of a samurai fighting to prevent the forces of the Japanese underworld from breaking through into the world of the living.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 45%, Action 29.1%, Adventure 25.9%

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: Ninja 32% ★, Hack and Slash 24%, Historical 16.2%, Third Person 11%, Action 6%

Sclash is a plug’n play 2D samurai fighting game full of tension where one hit is enough to kill. Play as a hand-drawn samurai in beautiful painted settings and fight your opponent in epic solemn duels where each move matters. Manage well your stamina, breath and take your time to land a deadly hit.

Why similar: Swordplay 32.4%, Martial Arts 27% ★, 2.5D 14.4%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Stylized 9%

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: Ninja 37.7% ★, Hack and Slash 24.3%, Historical 13.7%, Third Person 9.3%, Action 7.7%