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RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeRangedThird Person
IGDB96· 6
Year 2010Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
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23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ninja Gaiden Black. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeRangedThird Person
IGDB93· 2
Year 2004Dev Team NINJA · Tecmo
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.
Same studio: Team NINJA.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicRangedThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 8.2KIGDB84· 3
Year 2005Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicRangedMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 11KIGDB81· 2OC67· 10
Year 2009Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PC
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration
Released 4 years after Ninja Gaiden Black.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicRangedMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 6.6KIGDB81· 2
Year 2002Dev Starbreeze Studios · Black Label GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicRangedThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 12KIGDB62· 3
Year 2006Dev Piranha Bytes · Aspyr MediaOn PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicRangedThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 46KIGDB95· 13
Year 2022Dev SIE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty
Released 17 years after Ninja Gaiden Black.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals61
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeRangedThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 52KIGDB81· 6
Year 2006Dev Bethesda Game Studios · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicRangedMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 18KIGDB78· 1
Year 2001Dev Piranha Bytes · JoWooD Entertainment AGOn PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeRangedMagicThird 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 adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus
Released 9 years after Ninja Gaiden Black.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat74
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicRangedMeleeThird 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 adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, stealth mechanics and fantasy world
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.
Released 5 years after Ninja Gaiden Black.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat74
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeRangedThird 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 adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
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.
Released 6 years after Ninja Gaiden Black.
Genre100Game mode100Combat76Visuals61
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeRangedThird Person
IGDB91· 4
Year 2006Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 4 · Square Enix
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, turn-based strategy and sandbox world, while skipping action RPG combat
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeRangedThird Person
IGDB90· 2
Year 2004Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game Studios
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping action RPG combat
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicRangedThird Person
Steam👍 98%· 72KRAWG👍 91%· 1.7KMC84IGDB80· 14OC85· 72
Year 2014Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping action RPG combat
South Park: The Stick of Truth is an action RPG based on the American animated series South Park. Players assume the role of the New Kid, who moved to eponymous fictional town in Colorado State with his parents.
Released 9 years after Ninja Gaiden Black.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals62
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