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We filtered the 48 games similar to Memory Lost down to the 17 that fit the “Narrative” category. Ape Out, Alien Shooter and Furi top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Memory Lost.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2025Dev Magic Hazard

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Memory Lost is Ape Out — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Alien Shooter and Furi follow close behind.

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17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Memory Lost. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Ape Out
Ape Out
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeTop-DownIsometric
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, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals80Tone64
#2Alien Shooter
Alien Shooter
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiIsometricTop-Down
Steam👍 95%· 4.7KRAWG👍 84%· 249
Year 2003Dev 8Floor · Sigma TeamPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping setting cyberpunk

The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, as thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. Your mission is simple: clear the base at all costs.

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting.

It predates Memory Lost by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals88Combat53Setting35
#3Furi
Furi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkCyberpunkSci-FiThird PersonTop-DownIsometric
Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB79· 19OC78· 86
Year 2016Dev The Game BakersOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping first-person shooting

It predates Memory Lost by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone71
Evil West
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 74%· 13KIGDB72· 4OC73· 121
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with shooter, fighting mechanics and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Memory Lost.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals33Game mode24Setting0
Trek to Yomi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 71%· 3.0KIGDB68· 7OC72· 161
Year 2022Dev Leonard Menchiari · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, historical setting and visual 2d, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Memory Lost.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals29Setting0
SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 4.0KRAWG👍 68%· 50MC70IGDB72· 8OC65· 17
Year 2013Dev XSEED GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, setting anime and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

From the Warring States period to the present day, the mysterious shinobi have fought covertly across Japan. Some fight for the authorities, others for the highest bidder, but all of them have one thing in common: They kick ass and know how to look good doing it.

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

It predates Memory Lost by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone83Game mode55Visuals32Setting0
Mother Russia Bleeds
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeMultiplayer
Steam👍 87%· 5.3KIGDB73· 8OC69· 42
Year 2016Dev Le Cartel Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, punishing difficulty and horror setting, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

It predates Memory Lost by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone88Game mode26Setting0Visuals0
Zeno Clash
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeRangedFantasy
Steam👍 86%· 3.2KRAWG👍 65%· 225MC77IGDB80· 3
Year 2009Dev ACE Team · AtlusPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, first-person shooting and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game is played from a first person perspective and the combat is generally up close and brutal. Experience a deep storyline set in a fantastic world. Play the role of Ghat, a man banished by his own brothers and forced to begin a desperate journey past the forbidden desert and to the end of the world.

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

It predates Memory Lost by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat71Tone51Setting0Visuals0
Zeno Clash 2
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeCo-opMultiplayer
Steam👍 78%· 1.4KRAWG👍 54%· 100MC63IGDB55· 6
Year 2013Dev ACE Team · AtlusPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, first-person shooting and shooter

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Zeno Clash II is a fantasy action game that combines multiple genres. Like its predecessor, Zeno Clash (2009), it uses the first-person view. ###Plot The setting of Zeno Clash II is a weird fantasy world called Zenozoik. The main protagonist of the original game, Ghat, makes a return.

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Memory Lost.

It predates Memory Lost by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat85Tone51Game mode35Visuals0
Remember Me
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeCyberpunkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 17KIGDB70· 12
Year 2013Dev DON'T NOD · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals.

It predates Memory Lost by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Combat62Tone57Visuals33
Anomaly Agent
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeCyberpunkHardcore
Steam👍 95%· 9.6KIGDB80· 1OC83· 20
Year 2024Dev Phew Phew GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and roguelike runs, while skipping shooter

INDIES SUPPORT EACH OTHER!https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186700/Contain/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085310/Emberbane/ About the Game Become Agent 70 and stop the anomalies threatening to destroy the balance of the world! Use extraordinary anomaly weapons to toss your opponents around!

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting77Tone38Visuals0
Hammerfight
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiHardcore
Steam👍 73%· 2.1KRAWG👍 41%· 116IGDB60· 1
Year 2009Dev Konstantin Koshutin · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping shooter

Hammerfight is about 2D battles of flying machines equipped with various slashing, piercing and blunt weaponry.A unique combat system is based on realistic physics simulation, and it ties the movements of the rider to the movements of your mouse.

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Memory Lost.

It predates Memory Lost by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone45Setting23Visuals0
Streets of Rage 3
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiCyberpunk
Steam👍 82%· 11
Year 1994Dev Ancient · Tec ToyOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, co op and visual 2d, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals and game mode.

It predates Memory Lost by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone54Game mode35Visuals0
Streets of Rage
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiCo-op
Steam👍 91%· 22
Year 1991Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Sega of AmericaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with co op, multiplayer gameplay and offline, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals and game mode.

It predates Memory Lost by 34 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone54Setting46Game mode29Visuals0
Final Fight
ActionHack and Slash
SoloNarrativeThird PersonMultiplayerCo-op
Year 1989Dev CapcomOn iOS · PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals and game mode.

It predates Memory Lost by 36 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone54Game mode35Visuals28

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