95
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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We filtered the 50 games similar to God of War: Chains of Olympus down to the 13 that fit the “Historical” 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 games with a historical setting like God of War: Chains of Olympus
13 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
SoloMagicFantasyHistoricalMythologyLootSkill TreeThird Person
IGDB93· 4
Year 2007Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Capcom
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
IGDB91· 4
Year 2010Dev Ready At Dawn · Capcom
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
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
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
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicRangedFantasyHistoricalThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 6.6KIGDB81· 2
Year 2002Dev Starbreeze Studios · Black Label GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac
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
#11God of War
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iRank94
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyHistoricalThird Person
OC94· 256
Year 2009Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
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, while skipping combat magic
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.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting65
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicRangedFantasyHistoricalThird Person
IGDB90· 2
Year 2004Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game Studios
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping action RPG combat
Where it drifts furthest from God of War: Chains of Olympus: progression.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat88Setting65Progression0
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