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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is No More Heroes — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition and Deadpool follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.
✓ 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 open world exploration
Same studio: Grasshopper Manufacture.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, horror setting and fantasy world, while skipping visual 3d
Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition is a remastered version of slasher called Devil May Cry 4 developed by Capcom. ###Setting The game takes place in a city called Fortune which is ruled by the Order of the Sword that worships the Dark Knight Sparda, who protects the city from demons.
Where it drifts furthest from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle: setting.
Released 5 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ 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, while skipping setting anime
Released 3 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and fantasy world, while skipping setting anime
Ninja Theory's reboot, with a reimagined Dante switching between angel and demon weapons in a Limbo that reshapes itself around him. As a standalone action game the combat is fluid and the levels are the most visually inventive in the series. It is also mechanically simpler than DMC3 or 5, the writing tries hard to be edgy, and the constant camera shake genuinely causes motion sickness for some.
Where it drifts furthest from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle: setting.
Released 3 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and setting cyberpunk, while skipping strong narrative focus
Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp with raucous rhythm combat! From Tango Gameworks comes Hi-Fi RUSH, an all-new action game where the world syncs to the music.
Released 13 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping fighting mechanics
Released 5 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping fighting mechanics
You play the shark. Eat fish, wildlife and swimmers to evolve, upgrade your bite and hunt the hunters back, all narrated as a straight-faced wildlife documentary. The B-movie tone is the appeal and it commits to it. The recurring complaint is technical rather than creative: crashes, stutter and startup failures on modern Windows come up constantly, even from players who finished it.
Released 10 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: fighting mechanics.
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.
Same studio: Grasshopper Manufacture.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics
≠ Its own twist: skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling
Limited Edition About the Game Every ninja, from the mythical tricksters of old to the covert operatives of the modern day, began as a student. Today, those students train at secret schools throughout Japan, from converted old castles to normal-looking high schools.
Released 9 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, horror tension and setting mythology, while skipping fighting mechanics
Where it drifts furthest from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle: setting.
Released 7 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, open world exploration and setting mythology, while skipping fighting mechanics
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is an action adventure game and a part of the vast Prince of Persia series which includes ten titles overall.
Where it drifts furthest from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle: setting.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, fantasy world and horror setting, while skipping fighting mechanics
Where it drifts furthest from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle: setting.
Released 14 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics
The close of the Lords of Shadow trilogy, alternating a weakened Dracula between his castle and a modern city, with the same weighty whip combat as the first game plus magic and platforming. Its reputation is deserved in one specific way: the modern-city stealth sections are widely disliked, and the game is poor at signposting where to go or what an acquired item is for.
Where it drifts furthest from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle: setting.
Released 4 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping fighting mechanics
Where it drifts furthest from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle: setting.
Released 9 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics
Capcom’s riveting samurai adventure returns! This version includes the original game’s intense swordplay and dramatic revenge story, plus a host of enhancements. Improved controls allow players to move and fight with analog-stick precision.
Where it drifts furthest from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle: setting.
It predates No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
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