5 Games with a anime setting like NanoApostle 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 47 games similar to NanoApostle down to the 5 that fit the “Anime” category. Kung Fury, Fairy Bloom Freesia and Dragon Ball: Xenoverse top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to NanoApostle.

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The best games with a anime setting like NanoApostle

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to NanoApostle. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Kung FuryClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkSci-FiAnime2DPixel Art

Steam👍 90%· 2.5KRAWG👍 61%· 77IGDB39· 1

Year 2015Dev Hello There · Hello There HoldingPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe casual and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

THE AWARD WINNING KUNG FU SAGA CONTINUES IN ***** KUNG FURY: STREET RAGE – THE ARCADE STRIKES BACK ***** THE UPGRADED HT-3000 CARTRIDGE CONTAINS: *** NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTERS *** ULTIMATE BOSS FIGHTS IN AN EPIC STORY *** VOICES BY THE ORIGINAL MOVIE ACTORS *** AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF YOU LOVED IN…

Where it drifts furthest from NanoApostle: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for NanoApostle.

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

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#2Fairy Bloom FreesiaClosest on game mode

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeAnimeFantasy2D

Steam👍 85%· 1.1KRAWG👍 33%· 31

Year 2012Dev Edelweiss · Nyu MediaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

Once upon a time, in a forest called Lita, there lived a fairy whose role it was to protect the trees of the forest from the monsters and humans who would try to steal the spirit stones that provide the forest’s life energy.

Where it drifts furthest from NanoApostle: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for NanoApostle.

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

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#3Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeAnimeFantasy2D

Steam👍 90%· 22KIGDB74· 10OC71· 46

Year 2015Dev Dimps · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from NanoApostle: game mode and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for NanoApostle.

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

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#4SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkAnimeMultiplayer

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, strong narrative focus 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 NanoApostle: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for NanoApostle.

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

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Steam GOG PS

#5River City GirlsClosest on visuals

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeAnime2DPixel Art

Steam👍 84%· 3.8KIGDB77· 6OC79· 59

Year 2019Dev Arc System Works · WayForwardOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from NanoApostle: tone and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for NanoApostle.

Genre100Combat100Setting71Visuals65Game mode26Tone0

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