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iRank96
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicRangedFantasyHistoricalMythologyLootSkill TreeThird Person
IGDB96· 6
Year 2010Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
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The best games like God of War: Chains of Olympus on PlayStation
28 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.
RPGAction RPGThird-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
RPGAction RPGThird-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
RPGAction RPGThird-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
RPGAction RPGThird-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
RPGAction RPGThird-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
RPGAction RPGThird-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
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicFantasyHistoricalThird Person
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, while skipping ranged combat
Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: progression.
Released 4 years after God of War: Chains of Olympus.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat69Setting65Progression0
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird Person
OC94· 256
Year 2009Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
RPGAction RPGThird-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
73
iRank89
RPGAction RPGThird-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
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonNarrative
IGDB88· 4
Year 2007Dev Ninja Theory · Sony Computer Entertainment EuropeOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, while skipping combat magic
Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting41
#13Drakengard 3
72
iRank56
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird Person
IGDB56· 8
Year 2013Dev Access Games · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: combat magic.
A Yoko Taro game, which means the systems are secondary to the structure: repeated playthroughs reveal different perspectives on the same events, and the tone is deliberately unpleasant. The combat is basic hack-and-slash and the technical performance is poor, with heavy frame drops. The final branch is notoriously difficult in a way that has little to do with skill.
Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: setting.
Released 5 years after God of War: Chains of Olympus.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting41
RPGAction RPGThird-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
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonDarkHorror
IGDB78· 3
Year 2003Dev KonamiOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and setting medieval, while skipping combat magic
Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting27
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