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We filtered the 49 games similar to Dread Delusion down to the 33 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Avowed, Atomic Heart and Lords Of The Fallen 2014 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dread Delusion.

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The best games like Dread Delusion on PlayStation

33 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dread Delusion. Each one has been evaluated across 20 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.

#1AvowedClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMagicNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasySkill TreeExplorationFirst Person3D

Steam👍 77%· 12KIGDB85· 5OC80· 200

Year 2025Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dread Delusion.

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB72· 4OC74· 141

Year 2023Dev Mundfish · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: setting and combat.

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#3Lords Of The Fallen 2014Closest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeMagicHardcoreDarkNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyMedievalExploration

Steam👍 59%· 21KRAWG👍 32%· 900MC73IGDB69· 12

Year 2014Dev City Interactive · Square EnixPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Dread Delusion: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Lords of the Fallen is an action RPG, which is set in the fictional world abandoned by Gods and occupied by supernatural hostile power. Players assume the role of Harkyn, a human hero seeking to defeat threatening villains.

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Dread Delusion.

It predates Dread Delusion by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldMedievalExplorationSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 84%· 181KRAWG👍 80%· 1.5KMC71IGDB74· 11OC72· 135

Year 2018Dev Deep Silver · Warhorse StudiosPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, historical setting and loot and gear systems, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

You're Henry, the son of a blacksmith. Thrust into a raging civil war, you watch helplessly as invaders storm your village and slaughter your friends and family. Narrowly escaping the brutal attack, you grab your sword to fight back.

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: combat and tone.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 938KRAWG👍 83%· 3.0KMC73IGDB75· 21OC76· 226

Year 2020Dev CD Projekt Red · CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~29hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Cyberpunk 2077 is a science fiction game loosely based on the role-playing game Cyberpunk 2020. ###Setting The game is set in the year 2077 in a fictional futuristic metropolis Night City in California.

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: setting and combat.

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#6Risen 3: Titan Lords

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyMedievalExplorationSkill Tree

Steam👍 74%· 6.4KIGDB51· 7OC60· 41

Year 2014Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Shared with Dread Delusion: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

An old-school European RPG: three factions with genuinely different magic schools, a world that does not scale to your level, and exploration that rewards wandering into places you are not ready for. Combat is its weakest link — stiff, poorly telegraphed, and frustrating in the early hours before your character is competent at anything.

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dread Delusion.

It predates Dread Delusion by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 79%· 213KRAWG👍 65%· 444MC77IGDB77· 11OC76· 184

Year 2022Dev Techland · Techland PublishingPlaytime ~23hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and co op, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Dying Light 2 brings to life a unique post-apocalyptic vision of the Modern Dark Ages - a brutal, bleak and unforgiving reality where you are as likely to perish at the hand of a human as you are by the infected.

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: game mode and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dread Delusion.

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#8The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyMedievalExploration

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

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

✓ Like Dread Delusion, it's known for deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: visuals.

It predates Dread Delusion by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 22KIGDB89· 10

Year 2008Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Its strength is atmosphere and discovery: the Capital Wasteland rewards wandering, and the metro tunnels connecting it create a genuine sense of a broken city. VATS makes combat readable. The main quest is thin and railroads hard at the end, and the green filter over everything flattens the visual variety across dozens of hours.

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: combat and setting.

It predates Dread Delusion by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10God of War Ragnarök

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkHardcoreOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill Tree3D

Steam👍 89%· 46KIGDB95· 13

Year 2022Dev SIE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ If you enjoyed Dread Delusion, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, setting mythology and visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: setting and visuals.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill Tree

Steam👍 90%· 366KRAWG👍 75%· 935IGDB85· 9OC84· 176

Year 2023Dev Avalanche Software · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~30hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Dread Delusion, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

The castle is the achievement: densely built, worth exploring on its own terms, and full of small detail. Spell-chaining combat is more involved than expected. Outside it, the open world follows a familiar checklist of camps and puzzles, and the main story resolves in a rush that leaves several threads sitting unfinished.

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: visuals and setting.

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SoloMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 26KIGDB74· 6OC75· 159

Year 2023Dev Deep Silver Dambuster Studios · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: game mode and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dread Delusion.

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#13Fallout: New Vegas

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 257KRAWG👍 89%· 2.6KMC84IGDB82· 9

Year 2010Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

The writing is why it endures: factions with coherent positions, quests that resolve several ways, and an ending that actually reflects a decade of small choices. Reputation matters everywhere. Technically it is fragile — it shipped buggy and remains so, with crashes common enough on modern systems that most players install community patches first.

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: combat and setting.

It predates Dread Delusion by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14GreedFall

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill Tree

Steam👍 76%· 22KIGDB71· 11OC74· 124

Year 2019Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Dread Delusion: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

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 Dread Delusion: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dread Delusion.

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#15Warhammer: End Times - VermintideClosest on setting

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyPost-ApocalypticHorrorSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 21KIGDB80· 8OC77· 45

Year 2015Dev FatsharkOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Dread Delusion: game mode and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dread Delusion.

It predates Dread Delusion by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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