God of War: Chains of Olympus

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We filtered the 50 games similar to God of War: Chains of Olympus down to the 21 that fit the “PC” category. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Arcania: Gothic 4 and Gothic top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to God of War: Chains of Olympus.

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to God of War: Chains of Olympus is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Arcania: Gothic 4 and Gothic follow close behind.

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The best games like God of War: Chains of Olympus on PC

21 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.

#1The Elder Scrolls IV: OblivionClosest overall match

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Combat86Setting85Visuals61Progression39

#2Arcania: Gothic 4Closest on visuals

90

Arcania: Gothic 4

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat66Setting66Progression64

89

Gothic

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat66Setting64Progression62

#4God of War Ragnarök

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God of War Ragnarök

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting81Combat73Visuals61Progression45

86

Enclave

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat89Setting66

#6Immortals Fenyx RisingClosest on setting

85

Immortals Fenyx Rising

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals66Combat51Progression45

Steam Epic Xbox

#7Rise of the Argonauts

83

Rise of the Argonauts

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Combat54

#8Fable: The Lost Chapters

82

Fable: The Lost Chapters

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat82Setting43Progression37

82

Gothic 3

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Combat86Visuals64Setting36Progression33

#10RisenClosest on combat

80

Risen

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

#11Darksiders II

78

Darksiders II

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Progression80Setting41

#12Hogwarts Legacy

77

Hogwarts Legacy

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicFantasySkill 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, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping ranged combat

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 God of War: Chains of Olympus: setting.

Released 15 years after God of War: Chains of Olympus.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat71Progression50Setting47

Steam Epic Xbox

#13Stellar BladeClosest on progression

73

Stellar Blade

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloLootSkill TreeThird PersonSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 87KIGDB86· 8OC81· 168

Year 2024Dev SHIFT UP · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping combat magic

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

Released 16 years after God of War: Chains of Olympus.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting0

#14Zenless Zone Zero

71

Zenless Zone Zero

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloFantasyThird PersonSci-FiFree to Play

IGDB73· 4OC75· 40

Year 2024Dev miHoYoOn Xbox · Android · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and free to play, while skipping combat magic

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

Released 16 years after God of War: Chains of Olympus.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting33

Steam Epic Xbox

#15NINJA GAIDEN 4

67

NINJA GAIDEN 4

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 9.0KRAWG👍 84%· 31IGDB77· 4OC82· 146

Year 2025Dev Platinum Games · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Missing: combat magic.

The series returns to high-speed action after a long absence: fast, aggressive combat built around a new protagonist rather than Ryu, with more forgiving systems than the notoriously brutal earlier entries. Fans of the older games are the ones who bounce off it — the moveset and structure read closer to Metal Gear Rising than to Ninja Gaiden II, and Ryu is barely playable for most of the run.

Released 17 years after God of War: Chains of Olympus.

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