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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is Oni — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE and Caster follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, shooter and third-person shooting
≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, while skipping fantasy world
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, shooter and third-person shooting
≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
After the events of the uprising took four years. Naomi Hunter creates the FOXAVILE computer virus that destroys the system of "Sons of the Patriots", thereby putting an end to the military economy, what turned the war into a profitable business.
Released 7 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, third-person shooting and shooter
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Caster is an indie third-person action-adventure game developed by Elecom. ###Plot Mysterious beings who are known as the Flanx start appearing around the world. They are highly hostile towards humans and annihilate every city they come across.
Released 3 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, shooter and third-person shooting
≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, puzzle design and adventure storytelling, while skipping fantasy world
Where it drifts furthest from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII: setting.
Released 9 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, shooter and third-person shooting
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping fantasy world
Where it drifts furthest from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII: progression.
Released 13 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: shooter, third-person shooting and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems
The high point of character-action combat: dodging at the last instant slows time, which turns defence into the main source of offence and makes mastery feel enormous. Its detractors are right about the pacing — shooting and vehicle sections interrupt the fighting repeatedly, and the original PC port needed patching before it ran acceptably.
Where it drifts furthest from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII: setting.
Released 3 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, fantasy world and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII: progression.
Released 11 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world
≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat and adventure storytelling, while skipping shooter
Released 18 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, fantasy world and setting mythology
≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping shooter
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.
Released 4 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, fantasy world and post-apocalyptic world
≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping shooter
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.
Released 4 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, fantasy world and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII: setting.
Released 8 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, post-apocalyptic world and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping shooter
New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.
Where it drifts furthest from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII: setting.
Released 3 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, post-apocalyptic world and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping shooter
New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.
Where it drifts furthest from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII: setting.
Released 3 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, setting mythology and fantasy world
≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII: progression.
Released 16 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, setting mythology and fantasy world
≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII: progression.
Released 14 years after Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
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