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We filtered the 50 games similar to Castlevania: Lament of Innocence down to the 16 that fit the “Xbox” category. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Onimusha: Warlords and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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The best games like Castlevania: Lament of Innocence on Xbox

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. 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.

#1Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorClosest overall match

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SoloDarkFantasyMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 96KIGDB84· 18OC85· 103

Year 2014Dev Monolith Productions · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping horror setting

Released 11 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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SoloDarkFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 3.3KRAWG👍 92%· 103MC86IGDB75· 8

Year 2001Dev Capcom · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting medieval

Capcom’s riveting samurai adventure returns! This version includes the original game’s intense swordplay and dramatic revenge story, plus a host of enhancements. Improved controls allow players to move and fight with analog-stick precision.

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#3The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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SoloDarkFantasyMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 318KRAWG👍 89%· 4.9KMC94IGDB80· 10

Year 2011Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~46hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping horror setting

The fifth game in the series, Skyrim takes us on a journey through the coldest region of Cyrodiil. Once again player can traverse the open world RPG armed with various medieval weapons and magic, to become a hero of Nordic legends –Dovahkiin, the Dragonborn.

Released 8 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#4Alice: Madness ReturnsClosest on setting

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SoloDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 29KRAWG👍 82%· 575MC75IGDB72· 5

Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, precision platforming and puzzle design, while skipping setting medieval

This sequel to American McGee's Alice follows the protagonist, Alice Lidell, as she returns to the dark world of her subconsciousness, the nightmarish version of Lewis Carrol’s Wonderland.

Released 8 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#5The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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SoloDarkFantasyMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 869KRAWG👍 93%· 7.2KMC92IGDB92· 26OC93· 179

Year 2015Dev CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~43hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, open world exploration and combat magic, while skipping horror setting

The third game in a series, it holds nothing back from the player. Open world adventures of the renowned monster slayer Geralt of Rivia are now even on a larger scale.

Released 12 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#6Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

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SoloDarkFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 8.7KIGDB78· 6OC80· 137

Year 2024Dev DON'T NOD · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping setting medieval

Released 21 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#7DarksidersClosest on tone

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SoloDarkFantasyThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 89%· 13KRAWG👍 74%· 1.2KMC83IGDB82· 7

Year 2010Dev THQ · THQ NordicPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping horror setting

In Darksiders, you play as War - one of the Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse. Two kingdoms, Heaven and Hell, could never solve their disagreements and battled each other from the beginning of time.

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence: setting.

Released 7 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#8Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

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SoloDarkFantasyThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 71%· 2.9KRAWG👍 62%· 472MC75IGDB81· 5

Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping horror setting

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is an action-adventure third-person game developed by Ubisoft Montreal. It is the direct sequel to Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. ###Plot The Prince decides to visit the kingdom of his elder brother Malik to train in martial arts.

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence: setting.

Released 7 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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SoloDarkThird PersonMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 87%· 25KIGDB73· 14OC71· 168

Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping horror setting

You play the shark. Eat fish, wildlife and swimmers to evolve, upgrade your bite and hunt the hunters back, all narrated as a straight-faced wildlife documentary. The B-movie tone is the appeal and it commits to it. The recurring complaint is technical rather than creative: crashes, stutter and startup failures on modern Windows come up constantly, even from players who finished it.

Released 17 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#10Deadpool

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SoloDarkThird PersonMultiplayerMelee

Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB70· 13

Year 2013Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping horror setting

Released 10 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#11X-Blades

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SoloFantasyThird PersonMeleeMagic

Steam👍 62%· 3.2KRAWG👍 26%· 166MC54IGDB47· 3

Year 2007Dev Gaijin Entertainment · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

X-Blades is a hack and slash game in the fantasy setting. It follows Ayumi, a young adventurer that uses two pistol-blades. One day she was cursed and now needs to find the way to break free from it. You take on the role of Ayumi and lead her through hordes of monster towards the secrets of her world.

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence: setting.

Released 4 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#12Zenless Zone Zero

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SoloFantasyThird PersonSci-FiFree to Play

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Year 2024Dev miHoYoOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and free to play, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence: setting.

Released 21 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#13STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II

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SoloFantasyThird PersonMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 63%· 7.8KRAWG👍 66%· 573MC59IGDB65· 5

Year 2010Dev Aspyr Media · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II is a third person action/adventure video game with elements of platforming. It is a sequel to STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed released in 2008.

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence: setting.

Released 7 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#14Ninja Blade

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SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 62%· 370RAWG👍 49%· 106MC61IGDB58· 5

Year 2009Dev FromSoftwarePlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

It was July 7th, 2011. While investigating reports of unlawful weapons trafficking, peacekeeping forces encountered an unclassified carnivorous species occupying a small village in Northern Africa. These rabid creatures were easily provoked and resistant to conventional attack.

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence: setting.

Released 6 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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#15South Park™: The Stick of Truth™

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SoloDarkFantasyThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 98%· 72KRAWG👍 91%· 1.7KMC84IGDB80· 14OC85· 72

Year 2014Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, open world exploration and melee combat, while skipping action RPG combat

South Park: The Stick of Truth is an action RPG based on the American animated series South Park. Players assume the role of the New Kid, who moved to eponymous fictional town in Colorado State with his parents.

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence: setting.

Released 11 years after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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