- #1 Tales of ARISE
97% matchVery Positive87% of 36,291 reviews2023
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
300 years of tyranny. A mysterious mask. Lost pain and memories. Wield the Blazing Sword and join a mysterious, untouchable girl to fight your oppressors. Experience a tale of liberation, featuring characters with next-gen graphical expressiveness!
Why similar: JRPG 27.1%, Action RPG 19.2%, RPG 15.3%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Hack and Slash 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A polished action-JRPG that delivers high-production anime aesthetics and a sweeping fantasy narrative.
- #2 NieR:Automata™
96% matchVery Positive87% of 149,358 reviews2017
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 48.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Hack and Slash 40.8%, RPG 16.1%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, JRPG 11.8%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-speed, stylish hack-and-slash combat combined with a deep, philosophical narrative and a strong female lead.
- #3 Bayonetta
96% matchVery Positive92% of 31,212 reviews2017
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 40%, Female Protagonist 34.3%, Action 14.5%, Fantasy 4.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the gold standard for fast-paced, stylish action combat with a powerful female protagonist.
- #4 Darksiders III
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 16,828 reviews2018
Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Hack and Slash 32.8%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, RPG 10.8%, Action 8.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy action game featuring a female protagonist and satisfying, weight-driven hack-and-slash combat.
- #5 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,856 reviews2021
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 27.5 hrsMean: 31.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
While imprisoned in Balduq, Adol is cursed and becomes a Monstrum. With his newfound powers, he must stop the Grimwald Nox from consuming the city.
Why similar: JRPG 32%, Action RPG 24.2%, RPG 13.7%, Action 9.4%, Dark 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Known for its incredibly fluid, high-speed action combat and expansive JRPG world-building.
- #6 SCARLET NEXUS
94% matchVery Positive81% of 17,868 reviews2021
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.
Why similar: JRPG 27.4%, Action RPG 22.3%, RPG 16.9%, Action 11%, Hack and Slash 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action RPG that balances supernatural abilities with anime-inspired storytelling and character development.
- #7 STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN
93% matchVery Positive84% of 4,310 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: JRPG 21.3%, Action RPG 21.3%, RPG 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a deep, job-based combat system and a dark fantasy atmosphere that matches the intensity of Valkyrie Elysium.
- #8 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
92% matchVery Positive90% of 75,429 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.2%, Mythology 18.9%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Dark 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric dark fantasy game with a powerful female protagonist and an intense, personal narrative.
- #9 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
91% matchVery Positive94% of 43,849 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.5%, Dark Fantasy 21.1%, Action RPG 12.1%, Dark 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy world where a female protagonist uses summoned spirits to fight, echoing the Einherjar system.
- #10 GOD EATER 3
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,806 reviews2019
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Hack and Slash 30.4%, JRPG 22.1%, Action 11.9%, Action RPG 10.8%, RPG 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fast-paced, stylish combat against massive monsters in a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting.
- #11 Tales of Berseria™
89% matchVery Positive91% of 18,811 reviews2017
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Players embark on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within Tales of Berseria.
Why similar: JRPG 29.2%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, RPG 13.5%, Action RPG 10.9%, Hack and Slash 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven JRPG that centers on a compelling, vengeance-fueled female protagonist.
- #12 CODE VEIN
89% matchVery Positive83% of 61,203 reviews2019
Dev: Bandai Namco StudiosPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: JRPG 24.8%, Action RPG 22.9%, RPG 12.5%, Hack and Slash 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy action RPG that features anime-inspired character designs and challenging, methodical combat.
- #13 Nights of Azure
90% matchMixed70% of 670 reviews2017
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Save the world or the life of one girl... I decide my destiny! The world was once ruled by the Nightlord. In that world lived a Saint, destined to become a sacrifice to the Nightlord, and a Holy Knight, with the power to use Servans. Take your Servans and fight accross "The Land Without Night" for the one you love!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.9%, JRPG 23.6%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, RPG 13%, Fantasy 5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-JRPG that focuses on fast-paced combat and companion-based mechanics in a dark fantasy setting.
- #14 FINAL FANTASY XVI
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 29,912 reviews2024
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 27.4 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.
Why similar: Action RPG 21%, JRPG 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, RPG 10.5%, Hack and Slash 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A spectacle-heavy action RPG that delivers high-stakes fantasy storytelling and visceral combat encounters.
- #15 CRYSTAR
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,245 reviews2019
Dev: FURYU CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
For when I weep, then I am strong. Battle through Purgatory as Rei to help save her sister in this Action RPG. Switch freely between four playable characters, and uncover each one of their pasts to see the sorrows they have endured.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.7%, JRPG 23%, RPG 16.5%, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action RPG that blends a dark, emotional narrative with a female-led cast and anime aesthetics.
- #16 Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,328 reviews2022
Dev: Acme GamestudioPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Female Protagonist 18.3%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Action RPG 17.4%, Mythology 13.5%, RPG 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action RPG featuring a female protagonist and exploration through a world inspired by Greek and Roman mythology.
- #17 CRYMACHINA
85% matchVery Positive86% of 703 reviews2023
Dev: FURYU CorporationPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
CRYMACHINA is an action RPG where mechanical girls strive to survive in a post-apocalyptic world to become “Real Humans''. But what does it mean to be a “Real Human”?
Why similar: JRPG 24.3%, Action RPG 22.3%, RPG 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Action 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled action RPG that emphasizes fast-paced combat and a cast of female protagonists.
- #18 AI LIMIT
82% matchVery Positive92% of 34,078 reviews2025
Dev: Sense GamesPub: CE-Asia
Windows
Median: 17.3 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Female Protagonist 34%, Action RPG 29.5%, RPG 13.6%, Action 7.9%, Anime 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers action-heavy combat with a female lead in a dark, atmospheric, and post-apocalyptic setting.
- #19 ONINAKI
86% matchMixed66% of 424 reviews2019
Dev: Tokyo RPG FactoryPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The all-new Action-RPG, ONINAKI tells the story of one Watcher on a journey to protect Life, after Death.
Why similar: RPG 24.7%, JRPG 22.4%, Hack and Slash 18.4%, Action 13.2%, Action RPG 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action RPG that explores themes of the afterlife and spirits, sharing thematic DNA with Valkyrie Elysium.
- #20 Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
84% matchVery Positive90% of 6,836 reviews2018
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ys returns with a brand new adventure for the first time in 8 years! Adol awakens shipwrecked and stranded on a cursed island. There, he and the other shipwrecked passengers he rescues form a village to challenge fearsome beasts and mysterious ruins on the isolated island.
Why similar: JRPG 30.4%, RPG 22.9%, Action RPG 14.4%, Hack and Slash 12.6%, Action 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an excellent action-JRPG experience with fast combat and a focus on exploration.
- #21 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
83% matchVery Positive93% of 40,867 reviews2019
Dev: ArtPlayPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.1%, RPG 26.8%, Action 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Anime 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic action-adventure game with a female protagonist and deep, customizable progression systems.
- #22 LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,681 reviews2015
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lightning Returns is the concluding chapter of the Final Fantasy XIII saga and series heroine Lightning's final battle. The grand finale of the trilogy brings a world reborn as well as free character customization and stunning action based battles.
Why similar: JRPG 26.1%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, RPG 17.5%, Fantasy 8.2%, Action RPG 8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented JRPG featuring an iconic female lead and a unique time-sensitive mission structure.
- #23 WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
81% matchMixed55% of 101,516 reviews2025
Dev: LeenzeePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 23.3 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Female Protagonist 20.8%, Hack and Slash 20.2%, Action RPG 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, RPG 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy action RPG featuring a female protagonist and challenging, skill-based combat.
- #24 Stellar Blade™
78% matchVery Positive94% of 84,403 reviews2025
Dev: SHIFT UP CorporationPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC (excluding China)
Windows
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Female Protagonist 33.4%, Hack and Slash 29.8%, Action RPG 17.6%, Action 9.8%, Multiple Endings 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-octane action with a female protagonist and souls-like combat elements in a sci-fi fantasy world.
- #25 LOST EPIC
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,135 reviews2022
Dev: One or Eight
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
LOST EPIC is a 2D side-scrolling action RPG about a war between gods and humanity. The player becomes the deity-defying knight, God Slayer, and explores the world known as Sanctum to bring the Pantheon of Six to their knees.
Why similar: Action RPG 25.2%, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Action 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action RPG that features fast combat and dark fantasy aesthetics.
- #26 MAGLAM LORD
82% matchMixed64% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: FELISTELLA Inc.Pub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The demon king is an endangered species!? Oh, slash such fate! A brand new Action-RPG presented by gorgeous creators!
Why similar: JRPG 26.9%, RPG 16%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Action RPG 15.4%, Fantasy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action-focused JRPG with a fantasy setting and a focus on weapon crafting and combat.
- #27 Eternal Radiance
80% matchVery Positive83% of 470 reviews2020
Dev: Visualnoveler
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Eternal Radiance is an action role-playing game about a squire named Celeste who begins a journey to prove herself worthy of becoming a true knight.
Why similar: RPG 25.9%, Female Protagonist 19%, Action 14.8%, JRPG 13.3%, Hack and Slash 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game with anime aesthetics and a female lead on a classic fantasy journey.
- #28 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
79% matchMixed49% of 28,691 reviews2023
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 28.2 hrsMean: 52.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.4%, Action RPG 17%, RPG 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, JRPG 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: An intense action RPG with a dark fantasy setting and fast-paced, deflection-based combat.
- #29 CODE VEIN II
76% matchMixed63% of 5,889 reviews2026
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Action RPG 24.4%, JRPG 22.7%, RPG 21.9%, Action 14.1%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #30 Shining Resonance Refrain
79% matchMixed70% of 1,340 reviews2018
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Play as Yuma Ilvern and stop the Empire from exploiting the power of the ancient dragons, including the soul of the Shining Dragon within you. With the help of your friends, realize your destiny, save Astoria, and unleash the strength you’ve always had locked away.
Why similar: JRPG 26%, RPG 17.9%, Hack and Slash 17.6%, Action RPG 16.8%, Female Protagonist 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-JRPG that combines fantasy elements with character-focused gameplay and music-themed mechanics.
- #31 Eternal Dread 3
76% matchVery Positive84% of 321 reviews2023
Dev: Hitbear Studio
Windows
Welcome to the world ruled over by the demons, where mankind edges on the brink of extinction. Men have paid the price in blood, leaving only the young and the elderly behind. It is up to the women to finally pick up their arms and fight for the sake of those who remains..!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.9%, RPG 18.9%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Action RPG 15.4%, Action 9.8%
- #32 Viking Vengeance
77% matchMixed57% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Lowpoly Interactive
Windows
Viking Vengeance is a God-Worshiping Rogue-lite Dungeon Crawler ARPG set in a historical fiction world. You play as a Templar with pagan origins who rediscovers his roots and learns to wield the powers of the Norse Gods in his quest to change the destiny of his people and stop Ragnarok.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.7%, Action RPG 15%, RPG 14.1%, Action 8.5%, Mythology 7.2%
- #33 STAR OCEAN™ - THE LAST HOPE -™ 4K & Full HD Remaster
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,683 reviews2017
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore the galaxy on your quest, make allies and enemies among the alien races you encounter, and uncover a danger so great that it threatens all of creation.
Why similar: JRPG 34%, RPG 33%, Action 16%, Action RPG 7.4%, Anime 4.8%
- #34 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,444 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.2%, Action RPG 19.5%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, RPG 12.5%, Action 5.8%
- #35 Eternity: The Last Unicorn
78% matchMostly Negative35% of 223 reviews2019
Dev: Void StudiosPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Classic RPG, with lore based on Norse mythology. Travel through mesmerizing locations, meet fantasy characters and fight to protect Elven immortality.
Why similar: RPG 22.3%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Action 12.8%, Mythology 11.8%
- #36 Steelrising
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,664 reviews2022
Dev: SpidersPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Action RPG 19.8%, RPG 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Soundtrack 12% ★, Action 9.4%
- #37 Mysteria ~Occult Shadows~
75% matchMixed64% of 3,451 reviews2020
Dev: U-Secret StudioPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore the land of Sulnas as the "Shadow of Death", a cat girl who's dauntless and fierce. The land is poisoned by secret power and desperately needs salvation. Can you save it from its sure demise or will you doom its fate like everyone else would?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.6%, Hack and Slash 23.9%, RPG 16.2%, Action 11.3%, JRPG 6.6%
- #38 AWAKEN - Astral Blade
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,162 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Pigeon GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Weave your own story in this dark fairy tale. In the mysterious ancient ruins, you will adventure with Tania to reveal her origins and fate. Is there any chance of survival in the darkest and desperate place?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Action RPG 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, RPG 11%
- #39 Enclave
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 6,603 reviews2013
Dev: StarbreezePub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Experience incredibly atmospheric and intense medieval combat action! Go ahead and enter a new world, the award-winning world of ENCLAVE!The people of Light and Darkness are divided by a bottomless rift that split the earth many millennia ago.
Why similar: RPG 48.5%, Hack and Slash 20.2%, Action 9.6%, Fantasy 8.2%, Action RPG 4.9%
- #40 STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE
73% matchMixed67% of 2,060 reviews2022
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Square Enix and Tri-Ace present the latest title in the Star Ocean RPG series.
Why similar: JRPG 22.5%, Action RPG 20.2%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, RPG 14.3%, Action 7%
- #41 X-Blades
75% matchMixed62% of 3,203 reviews2009
Dev: Gaijin EntertainmentPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In X-Blades, the player takes on the role of the enchanting heroine Ayumi, who survives a breathtaking dance of blades through the Hordes of Darkness. The long-haired beautiful anime, with her pistol blades and mind-blowing leaps, whirls and swirls from one fantastic level to the next.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32%, Female Protagonist 25%, Action 18.1%, RPG 13.7%, Fantasy 3.4%
- #42 Neverinth
73% matchMixed69% of 1,090 reviews2020
Dev: CreAct GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Explore the halls of the Neverinth and uncover the history of the Valkyrie. Do glorious battle against the beasts and monsters of Norse legend and uncover the hidden pasts of each heroic woman. But their trials will not be easy as they face down those that haunt the sacred halls of Valhalla.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.6%, Action RPG 21.3%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, RPG 12.6%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #43 Fate/EXTELLA
72% matchVery Positive91% of 4,437 reviews2017
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 77.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In the digital realm of SE.RA.PH, the Holy Grail War is over, but the land’s new ruler faces challenges and threats from all sides. The servants now find themselves drawing up tense and unlikely alliances, preparing for a conflict that may tear SE.RA.PH apart...or destroy it entirely.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32%, JRPG 18.9%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Action 12.4%, Anime 9.4%
- #44 Bound By Flame
74% matchMixed68% of 3,950 reviews2014
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are a mercenary possessed by a flame demon in a desperate world ravaged by seven Ice Lords. In this RPG where every choice counts, you will have to choose between unleashing the powers of the beast within and rejecting its demonic influence.
Why similar: RPG 30.2%, Hack and Slash 20%, Action 12.2%, Action RPG 10.4%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #45 Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,358 reviews2021
Dev: TipsWorksPub: Giant Global
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition is a challenging action role playing game set in a world of dark fantasy. Step into the shoes of Couriers, as they discover the tale behind the mysterious Dark Mist.
Why similar: Action RPG 29.6%, Dark Fantasy 24.5%, RPG 20.9%, Action 11%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #46 Taboo Trial
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,685 reviews2023
Dev: Cat ShinePub: NPC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
In the rogue action game "Taboo Trial", you will play as a young female warrior from the Norse mythology, who can transform into multiple cute and sexy female warriors. In the visually stunning 3D world, you will use your combat skills to uncover the truth behind the Twilight of the Gods.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.8%, Hack and Slash 24.3%, RPG 16.6%, Action RPG 15.3%, Action 7.5%
- #47 Valkyrie Saga
67% matchVery Positive94% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: Public Void
Windows
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 49.7%, Fantasy 19.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #48 Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
69% matchVery Positive88% of 49,578 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 15.3 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: RPG 17%, JRPG 15.9%, Hack and Slash 15.9%, Action 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
- #49 The Vagrant
70% matchVery Positive90% of 8,552 reviews2018
Dev: O.T.K GamesPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.1%, Hack and Slash 20.9%, RPG 16.3%, Action 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 5.4%
- #50 RESONANCE OF FATE™/END OF ETERNITY™ 4K/HD EDITION
71% matchVery Positive80% of 1,010 reviews2018
Dev: tri-Ace
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This symphonic gunplay RPG, where you can change the fate of the world, has been remastered in a 4K/HD EDITION. Fly through the air and enjoy the blazing gun battles in this fateful tale set on a ruined planet.
Why similar: JRPG 45.4%, RPG 25.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Action 5%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #51 Ys X: Nordics
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 939 reviews2024
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 34.1 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore uncharted islands, engage in fast-paced action combat, and experience the high seas adventures of unlikely allies Adol and Karja in Ys X: Nordics!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.7%, JRPG 20.5%, Action RPG 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, RPG 9.7%
- #52 Epic Conquest 2
70% matchVery Positive83% of 409 reviews2020
Dev: Gaco Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
An Action RPG inspired by the classics, with special touch in the game mechanics and anime-style story telling!
Why similar: RPG 29.4%, Hack and Slash 16.5%, Action 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Action RPG 11.5%
- #53 Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
67% matchMixed64% of 3,130 reviews2025
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Atelier Yumia" is a story about “memory”. Explore the field to gather materials and synthesis items. The items you create can be key to advancing the story and can also be used in battles and exploration. Additionally, you can create your own base with “Building" in the field.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.2%, JRPG 19.3%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Action RPG 15%, RPG 9.6%
- #54 God Souls
68% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: 苏州天魂网络科技股份有限公司Pub: FM 041
Windows
《God Souls》 is a 3D hardcore action game based on Nordic mythology. The main content of the game is invigorating and exciting combat, and it has combined a variety of elements and ability development systems.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.9%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Action RPG 16%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, RPG 10.7%
- #55 NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...
66% matchVery Positive88% of 27,419 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking book, to search for the "Sealed verses" in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl.
Why similar: JRPG 22.3%, Hack and Slash 20.9%, RPG 13.6%, Action RPG 9.4%, Action 8.3%
- #56 God of War Ragnarök
63% matchVery Positive88% of 44,606 reviews2024
Dev: Santa Monica StudioPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 42.8 hrsMean: 49.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25%, Mythology 18.1%, Action RPG 17.6%, RPG 13.4%, Action 10.4%
- #57 Princess&Blade
64% matchVery Positive82% of 1,400 reviews2025
Dev: XP Liu
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A Clothing collection ARPG. Create set properties according to your clothing. Hundreds of clothes for the protagonist to enjoy, experience different battle strategies based on different outfits. Dress sexy or suit up like a heavily armoured angel of death.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.6%, Hack and Slash 21.7%, Action RPG 18.5%, RPG 15.8%, Fantasy 4.7%
- #58 She Will Punish Them
66% matchVery Positive86% of 18,154 reviews2020
Dev: L2 Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A sensual dark fantasy ARPG. Customize a stunning succubus with great body details, together with your companions fight intense combats with challenging bosses to get sexy outfits and powerful equipment, and between battles, chill and interact with your fellow maidens at the palace designed by you.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.6%, Hack and Slash 24%, Action RPG 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Violent 7.1%
- #59 GOD EATER 2 Rage Burst
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,672 reviews2016
Dev: BANDAI NAMCO StudioPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Hack and Slash 28.8%, JRPG 21.9%, RPG 18.3%, Action 12.5%, Anime 7.4%
- #60 Silverfall
71% matchMixed59% of 164 reviews2007
Dev: Monte CristoPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Silverfall, a once glorious city, lies in the fantastical Kingdom of Nelwë, where the forces of Technology and Nature are strongly opposed. Symptoms of this terrible conflict have begun to manifest physically as melded cyberbiologic organics and living steam-driven automatons.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 36%, RPG 35.7%, Action RPG 22.5%, Fantasy 5.8%