What is the best game similar to Forspoken?

The closest game to Forspoken is Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. They share 14 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Forspoken?

The three closest games to Forspoken are: 1. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (95/100, 14 shared attributes) 2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (89/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (92/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Forspoken's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 14 dimensions.

Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt similar to Forspoken?

Yes, very much so — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt scores 89/100 similarity to Forspoken. They share 12 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Forspoken?

The best RPG games similar to Forspoken are Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Hogwarts Legacy. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Forspoken attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension.

How is similarity to Forspoken calculated?

We compare Forspoken against every game in our catalog using 14 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Forspoken experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If Forspoken left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 14 attributes. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines comes closest (95/100).

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Top games similar to Forspoken

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Forspoken. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Vampire: The Masquerade - BloodlinesClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 905MC80IGDB72· 3

Year 2004Dev Troika Games · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, skill tree progression and visual first person

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is a story-driven action-RPG based on table-top role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the part of the World of Darkness franchise. The game is setting a gothic urban fantasy where vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural beings live secretly by humans.

It predates Forspoken by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2The Witcher 3: Wild HuntClosest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird 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 setting medieval, while skipping horror tension

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.

It predates Forspoken by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 8.7KIGDB78· 6OC80· 137

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

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

≠ Missing: open world exploration.

Where it drifts furthest from Forspoken: combat.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird 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 and skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension

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.

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#5Fable: The Lost Chapters

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird 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, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping horror tension

It predates Forspoken by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Alice: Madness Returns

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-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 horror tension

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping open world exploration

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Forspoken: combat.

It predates Forspoken by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Risen

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 11KIGDB81· 2OC67· 10

Year 2009Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat and crafting mechanics, while skipping horror tension

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

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird 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 skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension

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.

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#9God of War Ragnarök

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 46KIGDB95· 13

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

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, ranged combat and setting mythology, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Forspoken: setting.

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#10Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 1.3K

Year 2003Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

It predates Forspoken by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird 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: loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension

It predates Forspoken by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Risen 3: Titan Lords

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird 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: setting medieval and skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension

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.

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

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#13Immortals Fenyx Rising

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird 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, setting mythology and historical setting, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Forspoken: setting.

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#14The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 89KIGDB86· 7

Year 2011Dev CD Projekt REDOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, setting medieval and skill tree progression, while skipping action RPG combat

Tighter and far more focused than what followed: combat demands preparation and punishes mashing, and the second act splits into two genuinely different paths depending on one choice. The opening hours are the steepest in the series — the tutorial explains little, alchemy and signs are easy to ignore until they suddenly become mandatory.

It predates Forspoken by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Maneater

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird 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, while skipping horror tension

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Forspoken: combat.

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Complete list of Forspoken alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Forspoken, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Fable

RPG · Adventure

Bound By Flame

RPG · Action RPG

Darksiders II

RPG · Action RPG

God of War II

RPG · Action RPG

Persona 4

RPG · Adventure

Ninja Gaiden

RPG · Action RPG

South Park™: The Stick of Truth™

RPG · Adventure

MediEvil

RPG · Action RPG

Enclave

RPG · Action RPG

Infamous 2

RPG · Action RPG

Final Fantasy XII

RPG · Adventure

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

RPG · Action RPG

Final Fantasy X-2

RPG · Adventure

Heavenly Sword

RPG · Action RPG

God of War: Ghost of Sparta

RPG · Action RPG

God of War

RPG · Action RPG

Bayonetta 3

RPG · Action RPG

Rise of the Argonauts

RPG · Action RPG

Drakengard

RPG · Action RPG

Devil May Cry

RPG · Action RPG

The Amazing Spider-Man

RPG · Action RPG

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

RPG · Adventure

X-Blades

RPG · Action RPG

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

RPG · Adventure

Zenless Zone Zero

RPG · Action RPG

Breath of Fire IV

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Sonic Unleashed

RPG · Action RPG

NINJA GAIDEN 4

RPG · Action RPG

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

RPG · Action RPG

Drakengard 3

RPG · Action RPG

Star Fox Adventures

RPG · Puzzle

Bayonetta

Action RPG · Shooter

Ninja Gaiden II

RPG · Action RPG

Lollipop Chainsaw

RPG · Action RPG

Fire Emblem Awakening

RPG · Roguelike

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Forspoken?: The closest game to Forspoken is Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. They share 14 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Forspoken?: The three closest games to Forspoken are: 1. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (95/100, 14 shared attributes) 2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (89/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (92/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Forspoken's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt similar to Forspoken?: Yes, very much so — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt scores 89/100 similarity to Forspoken. They share 12 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Forspoken?: The best RPG games similar to Forspoken are Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Hogwarts Legacy. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Forspoken attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension.
How is similarity to Forspoken calculated?: We compare Forspoken against every game in our catalog using 14 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Forspoken experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.