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We filtered the 50 games similar to God of War: Chains of Olympus down to the 45 that fit the “Action RPG” category. God of War III, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 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 action RPG games like God of War: Chains of Olympus

45 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 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.

#1God of War IIIClosest overall match

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SoloMagicRangedFantasyHistoricalMythologyLootSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB96· 6

Year 2010Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat

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#2The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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SoloMagicRangedFantasyHistoricalMythologySkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 52KIGDB81· 6

Year 2006Dev Bethesda Game Studios · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping loot and gear systems

Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: progression.

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SoloMagicFantasyHistoricalMythologyLootSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB93· 4

Year 2007Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Capcom

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and melee combat, while skipping ranged combat

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#4Arcania: Gothic 4

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SoloMagicRangedFantasyHistoricalLootSkill TreeThird Person

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 melee combat, while skipping setting mythology

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.

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#5Gothic

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SoloMagicRangedFantasyHistoricalLootSkill TreeThird Person

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, while skipping setting mythology

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Steam GOG

#6God of War Ragnarök

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SoloMagicRangedMythologyFantasySkill TreeThird 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 strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: progression.

Released 14 years after God of War: Chains of Olympus.

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Steam Epic PS

#7Enclave

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SoloMagicRangedFantasyHistoricalThird Person

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: melee combat and setting medieval, while skipping setting mythology

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Steam GOG

#8Immortals Fenyx Rising

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SoloMagicMythologyFantasyHistoricalSkill 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, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: progression.

Released 12 years after God of War: Chains of Olympus.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#9God of War: Ghost of Sparta

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicFantasyHistoricalMythologyThird Person

IGDB91· 4

Year 2010Dev Ready At Dawn · Capcom

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

≠ Missing: ranged combat.

Same studio: Ready At Dawn.

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#10Rise of the Argonauts

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SoloMagicFantasyHistoricalMythologyThird Person

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, while skipping ranged combat

###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.

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Steam Xbox

#11Fable: The Lost Chapters

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SoloMagicRangedFantasySkill 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, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: progression and setting.

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Steam

#12Gothic 3

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SoloMagicRangedFantasySkill 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, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: progression and setting.

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Steam GOG

#13RisenClosest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicRangedFantasyThird 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 strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: progression and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat93Setting43Progression0

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicRangedThird PersonMelee

IGDB93· 2

Year 2004Dev Team NINJA · Tecmo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping fantasy world

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#15Darksiders II

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SoloFantasyLootSkill 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 strong narrative focus, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: setting.

Released 4 years after God of War: Chains of Olympus.

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