iRankGames
Half Sword

5 Games like Half Sword on Nintendo Switch that you should try

Games like Half Sword · Find similar →

More about this game →
Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 49 games similar to Half Sword down to the 5 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Trek to Yomi, Sifu and Furi top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Half Sword.

iRank65/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash
Tags
Solo
Year 2026Dev Half Sword Games

Quick answer

Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Half Sword is Trek to Yomi — scoring 72/100 on our similarity scale. Sifu and Furi follow close behind.

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

The best games like Half Sword on Nintendo Switch

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Half Sword. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Trek to Yomi
Trek to Yomi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloHistoricalThird PersonMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 71%· 3.0KIGDB68· 7OC72· 161
Year 2022Dev Leonard Menchiari · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing adventure storytelling, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Half Sword: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting75Visuals49
#2Sifu
Sifu
ActionHack and Slash
SoloHistoricalThird PersonMeleeTactical
Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB79· 13OC81· 172
Year 2022Dev SloclapOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Genre100Game mode100Visuals64Setting56
Furi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloThird PersonMeleeHardcoreNarrative
Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB79· 19OC78· 86
Year 2016Dev The Game BakersOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Half Sword: setting and visuals.

It predates Half Sword by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals31Setting0
Ape Out
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkHardcoreNarrative
Steam👍 95%· 4.0KIGDB82· 12OC83· 77
Year 2019Dev Gabe Cuzzillo · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Mac · Switch

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Half Sword: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasyExploration
Steam👍 92%· 7.0KIGDB86· 6OC89· 53
Year 2014Dev Drinkbox Studios · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Half Sword: setting and visuals.

It predates Half Sword by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode34Setting0Visuals0

Explore games similar to Half Sword by category

Rankings in the same genre