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Year 2024Dev BioWare

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Dragon Age: The Veilguard is Heavenly Sword — scoring 100/100 on our similarity scale. Darksiders II and Persona 4 follow close behind.

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The best narrative games like Dragon Age: The Veilguard

17 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dragon Age: The Veilguard. 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.

Heavenly Sword
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloNarrativeFantasyThird Person
IGDB88· 4
Year 2007Dev Ninja Theory · Sony Computer Entertainment EuropeOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: turn-based strategy.

Darksiders II
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloNarrativeFantasySkill TreeThird Person
IGDB86· 16
Year 2012Dev Vigil Games · Spike ChunsoftOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, exploration and discovery and loot and gear systems, while skipping turn-based strategy

Persona 4
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeTacticalNarrativeFantasyThird Person
IGDB93· 4
Year 2008Dev AtlusOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, setting mythology and exploration and discovery, while skipping action RPG combat

Game of Thrones
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 2.4KIGDB57· 7
Year 2012Dev Cyanide Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting medieval, while skipping action RPG combat

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeFantasySkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 13KIGDB79· 11
Year 2012Dev 38 Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, exploration and discovery and loot and gear systems, while skipping turn-based strategy

Persona 3 FES
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicTacticalNarrativeFantasyThird Person
IGDB92· 2
Year 2007Dev Atlus · Atlus USAOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

Persona 3
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicTacticalNarrativeFantasyThird Person
IGDB90· 2
Year 2006Dev Atlus · Atlus USA

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

Hogwarts Legacy
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeFantasySkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 366KRAWG👍 75%· 935IGDB85· 9OC84· 176
Year 2023Dev Avalanche Software · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~30hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping turn-based strategy

GreedFall
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeFantasySkill TreeThird 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping turn-based strategy

Immortals Fenyx Rising
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeFantasySkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 4.5KIGDB74· 10OC79· 163
Year 2020Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, open world exploration and setting mythology, while skipping turn-based strategy

Gothic 3
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeFantasySkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 12KIGDB62· 3
Year 2006Dev Piranha Bytes · Aspyr MediaOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping turn-based strategy

Final Fantasy X-2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeFantasyThird Person
IGDB75· 2
Year 2003Dev Square Product Development Division 1 · Square Enix

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, setting scifi and setting mythology, while skipping action RPG combat

Fable: The Lost Chapters
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeFantasySkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 8.2KIGDB84· 3
Year 2005Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping turn-based strategy

Risen 3: Titan Lords
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeFantasySkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 74%· 6.4KIGDB51· 7OC60· 41
Year 2014Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and setting medieval, while skipping turn-based strategy

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 26KIGDB86· 6OC77· 22
Year 2004Dev Obsidian Entertainment · LucasArtsOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping action RPG combat

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