What is the best game similar to Legend of Grimrock 2?

The closest game to Legend of Grimrock 2 is Legend of Grimrock, scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. They share 14 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Legend of Grimrock 2?

The three closest games to Legend of Grimrock 2 are: 1. Legend of Grimrock (95/100, 14 shared attributes) 2. Arx Fatalis (73/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Fallout: New Vegas (68/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Legend of Grimrock 2's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 16 dimensions.

Is Arx Fatalis similar to Legend of Grimrock 2?

Yes, very much so — Arx Fatalis scores 73/100 similarity to Legend of Grimrock 2. They share 11 attributes, including deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Legend of Grimrock 2?

The best RPG games similar to Legend of Grimrock 2 are Legend of Grimrock, Arx Fatalis, Fallout: New Vegas and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Legend of Grimrock 2 attributes like deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

How is similarity to Legend of Grimrock 2 calculated?

We compare Legend of Grimrock 2 against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Legend of Grimrock 2 experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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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.

If Legend of Grimrock 2 left you wanting more, this list of 49 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 16 attributes. Legend of Grimrock comes closest (95/100).

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Top games similar to Legend of Grimrock 2

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Legend of Grimrock 2. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Legend of GrimrockClosest overall match

iRank83

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMagicRangedTacticalNarrativeFantasyExplorationLootCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 6.7KRAWG👍 75%· 298MC82IGDB75· 3

Year 2012Dev Almost Human GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and skill tree progression, while skipping punishing difficulty

For all your misdeeds, you are sentenced to die at the top of Mount Grimrock. No one ever returned from this gruesome prison alive, but you can try and be the first to escape. On the inside, Mount Grimrock is full of dungeons that can allow the prisoners to slowly descend to the earth level.

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#2Arx FatalisClosest on world

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationLootFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 2.5KRAWG👍 79%· 171MC77IGDB78· 2

Year 2002Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. The game mixes intelligent story with immersive and actual medieval surroundings. Arx Fatalis allows the player to feel that all his actions have a direct consequence on those around him.

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: combat and tone.

It predates Legend of Grimrock 2 by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 257KRAWG👍 89%· 2.6KMC84IGDB82· 9

Year 2010Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

The writing is why it endures: factions with coherent positions, quests that resolve several ways, and an ending that actually reflects a decade of small choices. Reputation matters everywhere. Technically it is fragile — it shipped buggy and remains so, with crashes common enough on modern systems that most players install community patches first.

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: setting and combat.

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#4Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 19KIGDB89· 12OC86· 226

Year 2024Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, melee combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: setting and combat.

Released 10 years after Legend of Grimrock 2.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 424KRAWG👍 70%· 3.4KMC84IGDB85· 21OC87· 159

Year 2015Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~38hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

The best shooting in the series by some distance, plus settlement building that becomes its own game if you let it. Power armour finally feels like a vehicle. The dialogue wheel is the loss — four options that collapse into the same outcome, and a voiced protagonist that narrows roleplaying compared with New Vegas.

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: setting and combat.

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#6Avowed

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 12KIGDB85· 5OC80· 200

Year 2025Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and skill tree progression, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Legend of Grimrock 2.

Released 11 years after Legend of Grimrock 2.

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#7Might & Magic X - Legacy

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMagicTacticalFantasyExplorationLootFirst Person

Steam👍 66%· 3.4KRAWG👍 44%· 62MC70IGDB70· 2

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, puzzle design and combat magic

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, while skipping adventure storytelling

After a decade, a Might & Magic® RPG is back with both the unique core formula and a new set of improved and fine-tuned features. The best RPG of its class!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Legend of Grimrock 2.

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#8Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

iRank79

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 76%· 42KIGDB83· 29OC81· 136

Year 2016Dev Eidos Montréal · Feral InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics, while skipping survival mechanics

Prague is one of the densest immersive-sim hubs ever built — apartments, vents and sewers layered so that almost every problem has four solutions. Augmentation choice matters. It ends abruptly, mid-arc, because the planned continuation never happened, and it shipped with a microtransaction store attached to a single-player game.

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: combat and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Legend of Grimrock 2.

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Steam GOG Epic

#9The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMagicRangedOpen WorldFantasyExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 3.5KIGDB89· 1

Year 1996Dev Bethesda SoftworksOn PC

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: tone and progression.

It predates Legend of Grimrock 2 by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Fallout 3

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 22KIGDB89· 10

Year 2008Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

Its strength is atmosphere and discovery: the Capital Wasteland rewards wandering, and the metro tunnels connecting it create a genuine sense of a broken city. VATS makes combat readable. The main quest is thin and railroads hard at the end, and the green filter over everything flattens the visual variety across dozens of hours.

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: combat and setting.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB72· 4OC74· 141

Year 2023Dev Mundfish · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: combat and setting.

Released 9 years after Legend of Grimrock 2.

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#12The Elder Scrolls: Arena

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMagicRangedOpen WorldFantasyExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 2.5KIGDB88· 2

Year 1994Dev Bethesda SoftworksOn PC

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, open world exploration and combat magic

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and procedural generation, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: progression and world.

It predates Legend of Grimrock 2 by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#13Risen

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicRangedNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationCrafting

Steam👍 89%· 11KIGDB81· 2OC67· 10

Year 2009Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Legend of Grimrock 2, expect deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: visuals.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 938KRAWG👍 83%· 3.0KMC73IGDB75· 21OC76· 226

Year 2020Dev CD Projekt Red · CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~29hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Cyberpunk 2077 is a science fiction game loosely based on the role-playing game Cyberpunk 2020. ###Setting The game is set in the year 2077 in a fictional futuristic metropolis Night City in California.

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: setting and progression.

Released 6 years after Legend of Grimrock 2.

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Steam GOG Epic

#15Persona 3 FESClosest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicRangedTacticalNarrativeFantasy

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Year 2007Dev Atlus · Atlus USAOn PlayStation 3

✓ Shared with Legend of Grimrock 2: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Legend of Grimrock 2: visuals.

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Complete list of Legend of Grimrock 2 alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Legend of Grimrock 2, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

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RPG · Adventure

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RPG · Adventure

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

RPG · Action RPG

Final Fantasy XII

RPG · Adventure

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RPG · Action RPG

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

RPG · Adventure

Darksiders II

RPG · Action RPG

Legends of Eisenwald

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Infamous 2

RPG · Action RPG

The Outer Worlds

RPG · Action RPG

Dark and Darker

RPG · Shooter

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

RPG · Adventure

Starfield

RPG · Action RPG

Ninja Gaiden

RPG · Action RPG

Marvel's Midnight Suns

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Heavenly Sword

RPG · Action RPG

RoboCop: Rogue City

RPG · Action RPG

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

RPG · Roguelike

Fire Emblem

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

The Elder Scrolls: Blades

RPG · Adventure

Silverfall

RPG · Action RPG

Bright Memory: Infinite

RPG · Action RPG

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Bayonetta 3

RPG · Action RPG

Devil May Cry

RPG · Action RPG

The Ship: Murder Party

RPG · Shooter

The Amazing Spider-Man

RPG · Action RPG

Zenless Zone Zero

RPG · Action RPG

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

RPG · Deck Builder

Bayonetta

Action RPG · Shooter

Drakengard 3

RPG · Action RPG

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RPG · Action RPG

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Legend of Grimrock 2?: The closest game to Legend of Grimrock 2 is Legend of Grimrock, scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. They share 14 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Legend of Grimrock 2?: The three closest games to Legend of Grimrock 2 are: 1. Legend of Grimrock (95/100, 14 shared attributes) 2. Arx Fatalis (73/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Fallout: New Vegas (68/100, 10 shared attributes). All share Legend of Grimrock 2's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 49 candidates across 16 dimensions.
Is Arx Fatalis similar to Legend of Grimrock 2?: Yes, very much so — Arx Fatalis scores 73/100 similarity to Legend of Grimrock 2. They share 11 attributes, including deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Legend of Grimrock 2?: The best RPG games similar to Legend of Grimrock 2 are Legend of Grimrock, Arx Fatalis, Fallout: New Vegas and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Legend of Grimrock 2 attributes like deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.
How is similarity to Legend of Grimrock 2 calculated?: We compare Legend of Grimrock 2 against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Legend of Grimrock 2 experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.