16 Magic games like Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ that you should try

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping combat tactical

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, horror setting and skill tree progression, while skipping combat tactical

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, ranged combat and loot and gear systems, while skipping combat tactical

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, setting scifi and loot and gear systems, while skipping action RPG combat

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and procedural generation, while skipping combat tactical

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, combat magic and melee combat.

≠ Missing: action RPG combat.

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, real-time strategy and setting scifi, while skipping stealth mechanics

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: stealth mechanics.

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

≠ Stands apart with co op, skill tree progression and visual 3d, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

≠ Its own twist: skill tree progression, while skipping stealth mechanics

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and skill tree progression, while skipping stealth mechanics

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, skill tree progression and crafting mechanics, while skipping action RPG combat

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere