Astor: Blade of the Monolith

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 45 games similar to Astor: Blade of the Monolith down to the 16 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Guacamelee! 2, Spark the Electric Jester 3 and Zeno Clash top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Astor: Blade of the Monolith.

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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Astor: Blade of the Monolith is Guacamelee! 2 — scoring 68/100 on our similarity scale. Spark the Electric Jester 3 and Zeno Clash follow close behind.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like Astor: Blade of the Monolith

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Astor: Blade of the Monolith. Each one has been evaluated across 15 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Guacamelee! 2Closest overall match

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Guacamelee! 2

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB84· 13OC86· 115

Year 2018Dev Drinkbox StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with Metroidvania exploration, fighting mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Progression56Tone36Game mode21

#2Spark the Electric Jester 3Closest on game mode

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Spark the Electric Jester 3

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyExploration3DThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 2.0K

Year 2022Dev Feperd GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

Continuing directly from where Spark the Electric Jester 2 left off, Join Spark on his mission to overthrow his rival once again. Blaze through fast action packed stages and experience a new and improved combat system.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting66Progression52

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Zeno Clash

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyRanged

Steam👍 86%· 3.2KRAWG👍 65%· 225MC77IGDB80· 3

Year 2009Dev ACE Team · AtlusPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, shooter and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game is played from a first person perspective and the combat is generally up close and brutal. Experience a deep storyline set in a fantastic world. Play the role of Ghat, a man banished by his own brothers and forced to begin a desperate journey past the forbidden desert and to the end of the world.

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: visuals and tone.

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Combat71Tone46Visuals0

#4Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloFantasyExplorationMultiplayerCo-op

Steam👍 92%· 7.0KIGDB86· 6OC89· 53

Year 2014Dev Drinkbox Studios · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: visuals and game mode.

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Progression56Game mode35Visuals0

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Sifu

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyThird PersonTactical

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB79· 13OC81· 172

Year 2022Dev SloclapOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: tone.

Genre100Game mode100Combat88Setting81Visuals55Tone0

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#6Armed with Wings: Rearmed

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Armed with Wings: Rearmed

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyMultiplayer2D

Steam👍 87%· 536

Year 2015Dev Sun-StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

You are the sword; cut down your foes with steel and thunder. You are the wings; explore the skies and uncover unreachable mysteries. Embark on a journey through a vicious world ruled by darkness and imperial tyranny – the lands of Blackmist.

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: visuals.

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode56Visuals0

#7Dissidia Final Fantasy

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Dissidia Final Fantasy

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyThird PersonMultiplayer

IGDB86· 2

Year 2008Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Square Enix

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Stands apart with combat magic and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Combat65Game mode55Visuals53

#8Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

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Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 22KIGDB74· 10OC71· 46

Year 2015Dev Dimps · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, setting anime and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: game mode and progression.

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting40Visuals36Progression30Game mode28

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Evil West

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 13KIGDB72· 4OC73· 121

Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, fighting mechanics and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: game mode and setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals54Tone42Setting40Game mode24

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Hammerfight

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyHardcore

Steam👍 73%· 2.1KRAWG👍 41%· 116IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev Konstantin Koshutin · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping adventure storytelling

Hammerfight is about 2D battles of flying machines equipped with various slashing, piercing and blunt weaponry.A unique combat system is based on realistic physics simulation, and it ties the movements of the rider to the movements of your mouse.

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: visuals and tone.

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting46Tone40Visuals0

#11Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

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Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloFantasy2D

Year 1997Dev Avalanche Software · Midway Games

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: visuals.

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0

#12Fairy Bloom Freesia

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Fairy Bloom Freesia

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyCozyAnime

Steam👍 85%· 1.1KRAWG👍 33%· 31

Year 2012Dev Edelweiss · Nyu MediaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and setting anime, while skipping adventure storytelling

Once upon a time, in a forest called Lita, there lived a fairy whose role it was to protect the trees of the forest from the monsters and humans who would try to steal the spirit stones that provide the forest’s life energy.

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: tone and visuals.

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting47Tone0Visuals0

#13Soul EdgeClosest on progression

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Soul Edge

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyLoot

IGDB83· 1

Year 1996Dev Project Soul · Namco

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, setting medieval and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: visuals and game mode.

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Progression60Tone49Setting49Game mode31

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Golden Axe

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyMultiplayerOffline

Steam👍 84%· 25RAWG👍 76%· 85

Year 1989Dev SEGAPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, offline and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Just UpdatedAll SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis titles now launch using the new SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis Interactive Hub, with all new features, UI and Steam Workshop Support!

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: visuals and game mode.

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 35 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode36Visuals0

#15Sacred Citadel

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Sacred Citadel

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyLootMultiplayer

Steam👍 69%· 1.2KRAWG👍 27%· 124MC61IGDB66· 6

Year 2013Dev Deep SilverPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

A warrior, an archer, a sorceress and a witch are fighting with crowds of monsters, mining armor, weapons, money, potions and so on. Eatable things will also come in handy - from their absorption health is restored, which is very necessary in battles.

Where it drifts furthest from Astor: Blade of the Monolith: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Astor: Blade of the Monolith.

It predates Astor: Blade of the Monolith by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Progression60Game mode24Tone0

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