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RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird Person
OC94· 256
Year 2009Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
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We filtered the 50 games similar to God of War: Chains of Olympus down to the 26 that fit the “Historical” category. God of War, Shenmue and God of War II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to God of War: Chains of Olympus.
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The best games with a historical setting like God of War: Chains of Olympus
26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to God of War: Chains of Olympus. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMelee
IGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Sega AM2 · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus
It predates God of War: Chains of Olympus by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
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83
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird Person
Year 2009On PlayStation 3
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMelee
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 dark, oppressive atmosphere
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 God of War: Chains of Olympus by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting90Visuals66
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloHistoricalFantasyThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 54%· 3.2KIGDB69· 6
Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Milan · Ubisoft Entertainment
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world
Originally a handheld game, following Aveline through colonial Louisiana with a persona system that swaps her between three social identities to change who reacts to her. New Orleans and the premise are the interesting parts. It is short and visibly scaled down beside the console entries, the persona mechanic is more inconvenient than tactical, and the story thins out badly in its second half.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting82
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMagic
Steam👍 80%· 6.6KIGDB81· 2
Year 2002Dev Starbreeze Studios · Black Label GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: combat magic, ranged combat and melee combat
It predates God of War: Chains of Olympus by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting81
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMagic
IGDB77· 10
Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting81
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMedieval
IGDB65· 2
Year 2002Dev Hypnos Entertainment · Electronic Arts
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings setting medieval
A level-based hack-and-slash built around three characters with genuinely different movesets and an upgrade system tied to combo scoring. It cuts between film footage and play well for its era. It is short and entirely linear — a handful of hours, no exploration, and boss fights that come down to memorising a single pattern.
It predates God of War: Chains of Olympus by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting81
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonStealth
Steam👍 55%· 3.2KIGDB64· 5
Year 2010Dev Spellbound Entertainment · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, stealth mechanics and combat magic
A Gothic sequel by a different studio that traded the series' hostile, systems-heavy world for a conventional open-world action RPG with accessible combat and a clear quest structure. Taken on its own terms it is a competent, slightly janky European RPG. Taken as Gothic it is widely rejected, and the PC build still has unresolved resolution and display bugs on current Windows.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting81
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMagic
IGDB96· 6
Year 2010Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMagic
IGDB91· 4
Year 2010Dev Ready At Dawn · Capcom
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonStealth
Steam👍 93%· 18KIGDB78· 1
Year 2001Dev Piranha Bytes · JoWooD Entertainment AGOn PC
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere
It predates God of War: Chains of Olympus by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting78
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 71%· 2.9KRAWG👍 62%· 472MC75IGDB81· 5
Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat
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.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting78
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 73%· 811RAWG👍 41%· 94MC59IGDB60· 2
Year 2008Dev Liquid Entertainment · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: melee combat, combat magic and setting mythology
###The role model Released in 2008, the game, is similar to another well-known representative of the genre of action-role-playing games God of War series. Developers became studio Liquid Entertainment, and the publisher company Codemasters.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting73
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 96%· 88KRAWG👍 87%· 1.3KMC83IGDB85· 17OC84· 19
Year 2013Dev Platinum Games · KonamiPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere
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.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting63
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