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We filtered the 50 games similar to Ninja Gaiden 3 down to the 29 that fit the “Xbox” category. Assassin's Creed® Odyssey, Deadpool and Assassin's Creed® Origins top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ninja Gaiden 3.

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The best games like Ninja Gaiden 3 on Xbox

29 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ninja Gaiden 3. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1Assassin's Creed® OdysseyClosest overall match

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Steam👍 89%· 184KRAWG👍 78%· 2.1KMC85IGDB88· 14OC84· 169

Year 2018Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~31hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is the twentieth game in its series. It is the earliest game in the Assassin's Creed universe chronology and the prequel to Assassin's Creed Origins.

Released 6 years after Ninja Gaiden 3.

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Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB70· 13

Year 2013Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting

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#3Assassin's Creed® Origins

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Steam👍 86%· 126KRAWG👍 78%· 2.1KMC81IGDB86· 15OC85· 176

Year 2017Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~28hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics

Assassin's Creed Origins is an open-world action game developed by Ubisoft. It further continues the series after Assassin's Creed Syndicate. The story is set in two time periods simultaneously.

Released 5 years after Ninja Gaiden 3.

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Steam👍 94%· 6.7KRAWG👍 77%· 638MC81IGDB70· 2

Year 2007Dev Triumph Studios · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

The hero of the game is Overlord, a great warrior, resurrected by predatory creatures - minions, to defeat the seven rulers of the seven provinces and capture their lands with all that is there. Overlord had a predecessor, who owned all the lands, but their present rulers defeated and killed him.

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#5Mad Max

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Steam👍 92%· 89KIGDB72· 15OC69· 100

Year 2015Dev Avalanche Studios · Feral InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom

Released 3 years after Ninja Gaiden 3.

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#6Assassin's Creed Valhalla

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Steam👍 70%· 42KIGDB85· 12OC83· 219

Year 2020Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

The most content of any entry, with raids, settlement building and a genuinely long saga across England. Combat is heavier and more brutal than the previous games. Length is the problem — well over a hundred hours, with arcs that repeat their structure region by region, and it asks for far more time than its ideas sustain.

Released 8 years after Ninja Gaiden 3.

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Steam👍 77%· 16KIGDB77· 10

Year 2012Dev Radical Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics

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Steam👍 66%· 20KIGDB73· 19OC67· 217

Year 2021Dev Experiment 101 · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel

Released 9 years after Ninja Gaiden 3.

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#9Mount & Blade: Warband

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Steam👍 98%· 171KRAWG👍 89%· 742MC78IGDB69· 5

Year 2010Dev TaleWorlds EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, shooter and sandbox freedom

In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

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#10Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™

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Steam👍 89%· 115KRAWG👍 76%· 1.4KMC82OC82· 154

Year 2017Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a continuation of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor The game operates on the world and the characters of the books of JRR Tolkien. However, it will be more accurate to say that the game is closer to the cinematic version of this story, created by director Peter Jackson.

Released 5 years after Ninja Gaiden 3.

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Steam👍 61%· 114KIGDB91· 6

Year 2024Dev Capcom Development Division 1 · CapcomOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, melee combat and combat magic

Released 12 years after Ninja Gaiden 3.

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#12Batman: Arkham Origins

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Steam👍 90%· 63KRAWG👍 80%· 1.6KMC74IGDB71· 17

Year 2013Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

Batman Arkham Origins is an action-adventure game, the third main entry in Warner Brothers’ Batman: Arkham series. Concerning story, Origins is the prequel to the first game in the franchise, Batman: Arkham Asylum. It takes place in Gotham City on Christmas Eve.

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#13DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue

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RAWG👍 71%· 58IGDB73· 2

Year 2010Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, fantasy world and historical setting

Join DeathSpank, in his all new adventure! Fight through war-torn battlefields, tame the violent High Plains and sail your own pirate ship through the savage seas. DeathSpank will vanquish all-new evils, help all-new downtrodden, and dispense justice as only he can.

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#14The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me

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Steam👍 55%· 5.9KIGDB74· 5OC72· 107

Year 2022Dev Supermassive Games · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus

Released 10 years after Ninja Gaiden 3.

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Steam👍 87%· 44KIGDB66· 13OC64· 77

Year 2013Dev Crytek Frankfurt · Deep SilverOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure

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