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We filtered the 50 games similar to Mirthwood down to the 42 that fit the “Action RPG” category. Yakuza 4, Mount & Blade and Gothic 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mirthwood.

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The best action RPG games like Mirthwood

42 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mirthwood. 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.

#1Yakuza 4Closest overall match

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SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB80· 6

Year 2010Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: progression.

It predates Mirthwood by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Mount & BladeClosest on setting

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SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldMedievalExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 6.7KIGDB65· 4

Year 2008Dev Taleworlds · Paradox InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: progression.

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

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#3Gothic 3Closest on progression

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SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldMedievalExplorationSkill TreeCraftingThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 12KIGDB62· 3

Year 2006Dev Piranha Bytes · Aspyr MediaOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, melee combat and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: tone.

It predates Mirthwood by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldMedievalExplorationCraftingSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 318KRAWG👍 89%· 4.9KMC94IGDB80· 10

Year 2011Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~46hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and procedural generation, while skipping deep simulation

The fifth game in the series, Skyrim takes us on a journey through the coldest region of Cyrodiil. Once again player can traverse the open world RPG armed with various medieval weapons and magic, to become a hero of Nordic legends –Dovahkiin, the Dragonborn.

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: tone.

It predates Mirthwood by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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SoloNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldMedievalExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 96KIGDB84· 18OC85· 103

Year 2014Dev Monolith Productions · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: tone and progression.

It predates Mirthwood by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldMedievalExplorationCraftingThird Person

IGDB77· 10

Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: tone.

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

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#7Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

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SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 54%· 3.2KIGDB69· 6

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Milan · Ubisoft Entertainment

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, melee combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Originally a handheld game, following Aveline through colonial Louisiana with a persona system that swaps her between three social identities to change who reacts to her. New Orleans and the premise are the interesting parts. It is short and visibly scaled down beside the console entries, the persona mechanic is more inconvenient than tactical, and the story thins out badly in its second half.

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: setting and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Mirthwood.

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

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SoloOpen WorldMedievalExplorationSkill TreeCraftingThird Person

Steam👍 55%· 3.2KIGDB64· 5

Year 2010Dev Spellbound Entertainment · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

A Gothic sequel by a different studio that traded the series' hostile, systems-heavy world for a conventional open-world action RPG with accessible combat and a clear quest structure. Taken on its own terms it is a competent, slightly janky European RPG. Taken as Gothic it is widely rejected, and the PC build still has unresolved resolution and display bugs on current Windows.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Mirthwood.

It predates Mirthwood by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB85· 6

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

Open-world traversal built around electricity: you climb, grind rails and fight in the same continuous motion, and it rarely asks you to stop moving. Combat stays readable even when the screen fills up. The karma system is the weak part — choices are signposted as obviously good or evil, so the moral framing lands flatter than the moment-to-moment play.

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: progression.

It predates Mirthwood by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Ultimate Spider-Man

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird PersonMelee

IGDB74· 6

Year 2005Dev Beenox · TaitoOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: progression.

It predates Mirthwood by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11The Amazing Spider-Man

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SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

IGDB65· 6

Year 2012Dev Beenox · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

Web-swinging is the whole appeal here, and it works: momentum carries between buildings without breaking, and the city is built to be crossed rather than walked. Combat is Arkham-style freeflow, simplified. The open world is thin — collectibles and repeated crime events fill it, and the indoor stealth missions stop the traversal dead every time they appear.

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: progression.

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

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#12The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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SoloMedievalThird PersonFantasyHistorical

IGDB65· 2

Year 2002Dev Hypnos Entertainment · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

A level-based hack-and-slash built around three characters with genuinely different movesets and an upgrade system tied to combo scoring. It cuts between film footage and play well for its era. It is short and entirely linear — a handful of hours, no exploration, and boss fights that come down to memorising a single pattern.

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

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#13Enclave

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SoloMedievalThird PersonMagicRanged

Steam👍 80%· 6.6KIGDB81· 2

Year 2002Dev Starbreeze Studios · Black Label GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping deep simulation

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

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#14Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloExplorationThird PersonStealth

IGDB73· 5

Year 2013Dev Armature Studio · WB Games

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: progression.

It predates Mirthwood by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition

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SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeDark

Steam👍 74%· 8.7KRAWG👍 55%· 404

Year 2014Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Deep SilverPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

The hero "KILLER IS DEAD" acts in the world of the near future. This world is very similar to ours but still different. The name of the hero is Mondo Zappa, and he is the executioner, the executor of the death sentences.

Where it drifts furthest from Mirthwood: tone.

It predates Mirthwood by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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