Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Legacy of Kain: Defiance down to the 15 that fit the “Horror” category. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Alice: Madness Returns and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Legacy of Kain: Defiance is Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Alice: Madness Returns and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden follow close behind.

#1Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines94 #2Alice: Madness Returns87 #3Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden87 #4Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 286 #5Onimusha: Warlords86

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The best games with a horror setting like Legacy of Kain: Defiance

15 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Legacy of Kain: Defiance. 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.

#1Vampire: The Masquerade - BloodlinesClosest overall match

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 905MC80IGDB72· 3

Year 2004Dev Troika Games · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is a story-driven action-RPG based on table-top role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the part of the World of Darkness franchise. The game is setting a gothic urban fantasy where vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural beings live secretly by humans.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat90Setting80Visuals62

#2Alice: Madness ReturnsClosest on setting

87

Alice: Madness Returns

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 29KRAWG👍 82%· 575MC75IGDB72· 5

Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, precision platforming and puzzle design, while skipping combat magic

This sequel to American McGee's Alice follows the protagonist, Alice Lidell, as she returns to the dark world of her subconsciousness, the nightmarish version of Lewis Carrol’s Wonderland.

Released 8 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting84Combat74Visuals67

#3Banishers: Ghosts of New EdenClosest on visuals

87

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 8.7KIGDB78· 6OC80· 137

Year 2024Dev DON'T NOD · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat magic

Released 21 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting82Combat72

Steam Epic Xbox

#4Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.4KIGDB63· 15OC61· 30

Year 2014Dev MercurySteam · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, open world exploration and setting medieval, while skipping combat magic

The close of the Lords of Shadow trilogy, alternating a weakened Dracula between his castle and a modern city, with the same weighty whip combat as the first game plus magic and platforming. Its reputation is deserved in one specific way: the modern-city stealth sections are widely disliked, and the game is poor at signposting where to go or what an acquired item is for.

Released 11 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat74Setting67

#5Onimusha: Warlords

86

Onimusha: Warlords

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 3.3KRAWG👍 92%· 103MC86IGDB75· 8

Year 2001Dev Capcom · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and historical setting, while skipping combat magic

Capcom’s riveting samurai adventure returns! This version includes the original game’s intense swordplay and dramatic revenge story, plus a host of enhancements. Improved controls allow players to move and fight with analog-stick precision.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat74Visuals67Setting60

#6Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition

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Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 62%· 4.0KIGDB90· 1

Year 2006Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and fighting mechanics, while skipping combat magic

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Released 3 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting80Tone77Combat74

#7Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

78

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person

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 setting medieval, while skipping strong narrative focus

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting66

73

Drakengard

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird Person

IGDB70· 1

Year 2003Dev Cavia · Take-Two Interactive

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting80Combat59

#9MediEvilClosest on combat

83

MediEvil

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person

OC68· 83

Year 1998Dev SCE Cambridge Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and setting medieval, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Defiance: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting43

#10The Sinking City

82

The Sinking City

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 5.3KIGDB70· 15OC69· 159

Year 2019Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping combat magic

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Released 16 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat72Setting61

82

Dead Rising

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 7.1KIGDB82· 5

Year 2006Dev QLOC · CapcomOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and horror tension, while skipping combat magic

Released 3 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone90Combat72Setting61

#12Infamous: Festival of Blood

73

Infamous: Festival of Blood

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonSandbox World

IGDB75· 4

Year 2011Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping strong narrative focus

Released 8 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting54

#13Sonic Unleashed

73

Sonic Unleashed

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB66· 4

Year 2008Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, while skipping strong narrative focus

Released 5 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting54

#14Devil May Cry 2

73

Devil May Cry 2

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonLoot

IGDB50· 5

Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom

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

≠ Its own twist: loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting54

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MadWorld

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonSandbox World

IGDB75· 5

Year 2009Dev PlatinumGames · Spike

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Released 6 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting54

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