7 Games like No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle on PS5 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 50 games similar to No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle down to the 7 that fit the “PS5” category. Maneater, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.

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The best games like No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle on PS5

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1ManeaterClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 25KIGDB73· 14OC71· 168

Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ 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.

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#2Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 76KIGDB84· 22OC84· 156

Year 2017Dev Ninja TheoryOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ 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.

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#3Banishers: Ghosts of New EdenClosest on visuals

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 8.7KIGDB78· 6OC80· 137

Year 2024Dev DON'T NOD · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ 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.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 5.3KIGDB70· 15OC69· 159

Year 2019Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ 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.

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SoloThird PersonSci-FiPost-ApocalypticLoot

Steam👍 94%· 87KIGDB86· 8OC81· 168

Year 2024Dev SHIFT UP · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and loot and gear systems, 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.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloThird PersonFantasySci-FiFree to Play

IGDB73· 4OC75· 40

Year 2024Dev miHoYoOn Xbox · Android · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, setting scifi and free to play, 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.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 15KIGDB76· 7OC68· 58

Year 2020Dev ION LANDSOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, open world exploration and setting cyberpunk, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle: setting.

Released 10 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals57Setting0

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