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We filtered the 50 games similar to No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle down to the 18 that fit the “Xbox” category. Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition, Deadpool and Hi-Fi RUSH 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 Xbox

18 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.

#1Devil May Cry 3 Special EditionClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeAnimeThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 21KRAWG👍 89%· 566IGDB80· 8OC84· 29

Year 2015Dev CapcomPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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.

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#2DeadpoolClosest on tone

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person

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, while skipping setting anime

Released 3 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.

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SoloMeleeAnimeThird PersonCyberpunk

Steam👍 97%· 35KRAWG👍 87%· 359OC89· 139

Year 2023Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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.

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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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#5Hellblade: 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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#6Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 4.0KRAWG👍 90%· 845MC83IGDB80· 6

Year 2004Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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.

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#7Banishers: 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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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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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 3.3KRAWG👍 92%· 103MC86IGDB75· 8

Year 2001Dev Capcom · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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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#10Alice: Madness Returns

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 29KRAWG👍 82%· 575MC75IGDB72· 5

Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, precision platforming and puzzle design, while skipping fighting mechanics

This sequel to American McGee's Alice follows the protagonist, Alice Lidell, as she returns to the dark world of her subconsciousness, the nightmarish version of Lewis Carrol’s Wonderland.

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

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#11Dead Rising

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 7.1KIGDB82· 5

Year 2006Dev QLOC · CapcomOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and horror tension, while skipping fighting mechanics

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

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#12X-Blades

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SoloMeleeAnimeThird PersonMagic

Steam👍 62%· 3.2KRAWG👍 26%· 166MC54IGDB47· 3

Year 2007Dev Gaijin Entertainment · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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 combat magic, while skipping fighting mechanics

X-Blades is a hack and slash game in the fantasy setting. It follows Ayumi, a young adventurer that uses two pistol-blades. One day she was cursed and now needs to find the way to break free from it. You take on the role of Ayumi and lead her through hordes of monster towards the secrets of her world.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.

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#13Transformers: Devastation

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SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiLoot

Steam👍 94%· 1.2KIGDB75· 14OC77· 82

Year 2015Dev PlatinumGames · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

Released 5 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.

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#14STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II

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SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiFantasy

Steam👍 63%· 7.8KRAWG👍 66%· 573MC59IGDB65· 5

Year 2010Dev Aspyr Media · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics

STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II is a third person action/adventure video game with elements of platforming. It is a sequel to STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed released in 2008.

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.

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SoloThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 9.0KRAWG👍 84%· 31IGDB77· 4OC82· 146

Year 2025Dev Platinum Games · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: fighting mechanics.

The series returns to high-speed action after a long absence: fast, aggressive combat built around a new protagonist rather than Ryu, with more forgiving systems than the notoriously brutal earlier entries. Fans of the older games are the ones who bounce off it — the moveset and structure read closer to Metal Gear Rising than to Ninja Gaiden II, and Ryu is barely playable for most of the run.

Released 15 years after No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle.

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