9 Games with a fantasy setting like Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain that you should try

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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 43 games similar to Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain down to the 9 that fit the “Fantasy” category. A Plague Tale: Innocence, Thief Gold and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1A Plague Tale: InnocenceClosest on combat

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171

Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and puzzle design

Released 17 years after Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 92%· 4.1KIGDB90· 1

Year 1999Dev Looking Glass Studios · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

✓ Shared with Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, horror tension and open world exploration, while skipping visual third person

Where it drifts furthest from Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain: visuals.

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#3Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 1.9KRAWG👍 82%· 243MC91

Year 1999Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · SEGA

✓ If you enjoyed Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain, expect adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and horror tension, while skipping stealth mechanics

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is a third-person action-adventure title developed by Crystal Dynamics. It is the direct continuation of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and is the second title in the series. ###Plot The game takes place 1500 years after the events of Blood Omen.

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#4Gabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersClosest on setting

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Shared with Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and visual pixel, while skipping melee combat

It predates Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1

Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Like Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain, it's known for adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain: visuals.

It predates Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloDarkHorrorFantasyExploration

Year 1987Dev Konami

✓ Like Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain, it's known for adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, deep RPG systems and precision platforming, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain: visuals.

It predates Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Deathtrap DungeonClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeFantasyThird PersonMagic

Steam👍 51%· 209RAWG👍 37%· 27

Year 1998Dev Branching Narrative · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Like Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain, it's known for adventure storytelling, melee combat and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with combat magic, ranged combat and historical setting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Hear ye, hear ye! The Honorable Baron Sukumvit has offered a prize worth 10,000 gold pieces to the first to survive his dungeon. As an added bonus the Baron has agreed to graciously step down from his position of absolute power and leave the town of Fang to rule itself as it sees fit.

Where it drifts furthest from Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain: setting.

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#8Life is Strange: True Colors

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