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We filtered the 50 games similar to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition down to the 21 that fit the “Xbox” category. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Alice: Madness Returns and Onimusha: Warlords top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden — scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. Alice: Madness Returns and Onimusha: Warlords follow close behind.

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The best games like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition on Xbox

21 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorThird 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 and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting medieval

Released 11 years after Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting79
#2Alice: Madness Returns
Alice: Madness Returns
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird 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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting81Visuals67
Onimusha: Warlords
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird 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 historical setting, 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.

It predates Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals67Setting59
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 76KIGDB84· 22OC84· 156
Year 2017Dev Ninja TheoryOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, horror tension and setting mythology, while skipping setting medieval

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition: setting.

Released 4 years after Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting45
Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 21KRAWG👍 89%· 566IGDB80· 8OC84· 29
Year 2015Dev CapcomPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, punishing difficulty and setting anime, while skipping setting medieval

Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition is a remastered version of slasher called Devil May Cry 4 developed by Capcom. ###Setting The game takes place in a city called Fortune which is ruled by the Order of the Sword that worships the Dark Knight Sparda, who protects the city from demons.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone77Setting70
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyMedievalThird 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 open world exploration, combat magic and exploration and discovery, 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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting80Combat61
Vampyr
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 77%· 24KIGDB68· 17OC72· 172
Year 2018Dev Dontnod Eleven · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping setting medieval

An RPG built on a real dilemma: every citizen you drain gives large experience but permanently degrades their district, and the game is genuinely playable without killing anyone. The London setting and dialogue are strong. Combat is stiff and repetitive, and pacifist runs leave you badly underlevelled for bosses the game does not scale down.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

Released 5 years after Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone82Setting77Combat75
The Sinking City
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 5.3KIGDB70· 15OC69· 159
Year 2019Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping fantasy world

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

Released 6 years after Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting57
Dead Rising
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 7.1KIGDB82· 5
Year 2006Dev QLOC · CapcomOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and horror tension, while skipping fantasy world

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone89Setting57
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 4.0KRAWG👍 90%· 845MC83IGDB80· 6
Year 2004Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, open world exploration and setting mythology, while skipping horror setting

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is an action adventure game and a part of the vast Prince of Persia series which includes ten titles overall.

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition: setting.

It predates Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting28
Maneater
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person
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, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping fantasy world

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 7 years after Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 18KIGDB81· 11OC77· 63
Year 2016Dev Kaiko · Nordic Games GroupOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror setting

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition: setting.

Released 3 years after Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone76Setting39
GreedFall
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 22KIGDB71· 11OC74· 124
Year 2019Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, combat magic and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror setting

A mid-budget RPG with a colonial-era setting that is genuinely unusual, and diplomacy that can resolve most quests without combat if you invest in it. Faction reputation matters. Production values show the budget — environments repeat heavily between regions, animation is stiff, and combat never becomes more than adequate.

Where it drifts furthest from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

Released 6 years after Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat80Setting46
Deadpool
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person
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 fantasy world

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode86
Darksiders
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkFantasyThird Person
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 post-apocalyptic world, while skipping strong narrative focus

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: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone85Setting35

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