4 Games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Legacy of Kain: Defiance that you should try

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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 4 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII and Stellar Blade top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Legacy of Kain: Defiance

4 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.

#1Darksiders: Warmastered EditionClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyPost-ApocalypticThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 18KIGDB81· 11OC77· 63

Year 2016Dev Kaiko · Nordic Games GroupOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping combat magic

Released 13 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloFantasyPost-ApocalypticThird PersonSci-Fi

IGDB61· 3

Year 2006Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Square Enix

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, fantasy world and post-apocalyptic world

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

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

Released 3 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

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#3Stellar Blade

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloPost-ApocalypticThird PersonSci-FiLoot

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, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

Released 21 years after Legacy of Kain: Defiance.

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Steam Epic PS

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloPost-ApocalypticThird PersonSci-FiCyberpunk

IGDB70· 1

Year 2001Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and post-apocalyptic world

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

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