5 Action RPG games like Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok that you should try

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We filtered the 37 games similar to Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok down to the 5 that fit the “Action RPG” category. Brotato, Clone Drone in the Danger Zone and Ruiner top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok.

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The best action RPG games like Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1BrotatoClosest on genre

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SoloMeleeCasualHardcoreProceduralIsometricTop-Down2D

Steam👍 96%· 114KRAWG👍 84%· 142OC75· 6

Year 2022Dev BlobfishPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

A spaceship from Potato World crashes onto an alien planet. The sole survivor: Brotato, the only potato capable of handling 6 weapons at the same time. Waiting to be rescued by his mates, Brotato must survive in this hostile environment.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting and game mode.

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#2Clone Drone in the Danger ZoneClosest on combat

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SoloMeleeHardcoreProceduralMultiplayer

Steam👍 96%· 38KRAWG👍 90%· 57

Year 2016Dev Doborog GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, deep simulation and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting and visuals.

It predates Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3RuinerClosest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreIsometricTop-Down

Steam👍 89%· 12KIGDB76· 12OC77· 88

Year 2017Dev Reikon Games · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and setting cyberpunk, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#4ReturnalClosest on progression

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SoloMeleeHardcoreProceduralExploration

Steam👍 81%· 10KIGDB90· 19OC86· 201

Year 2021Dev Housemarque · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: setting and visuals.

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Steam Epic PS

#5Cuphead

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasy2DIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 209KRAWG👍 91%· 2.0KMC87IGDB87· 17OC88· 214

Year 2017Dev Studio MDHR · StudioMDHR EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, ranged combat and combat magic, while skipping roguelike runs

Hand-drawn 2D platformer in the style of 30s cartoons. 2D Dark Souls as the fans refer to the difficulty of this one. It took developers 6 years to create and polish their magnum opus. Cuphead is a classic run and gun adventure that heavily emphasizes on boss battles.

Where it drifts furthest from Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok: game mode and setting.

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Steam GOG Xbox

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