What is the best game similar to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny?

The closest game to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny is Onimusha: Warlords, scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. They share 13 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny?

The three closest games to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny are: 1. Onimusha: Warlords (95/100, 13 shared attributes) 2. Dead Rising (95/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (91/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 14 dimensions.

Is Dead Rising similar to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny?

Yes, very much so — Dead Rising scores 95/100 similarity to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. They share 12 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny?

The best RPG games similar to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny are Onimusha: Warlords, Dead Rising, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny calculated?

We compare Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny against every game in our catalog using 14 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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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.

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny is hard to replace: few games combine deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat in quite the same way. We compared Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny against over 6,700 titles across 14 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Onimusha: Warlords, Dead Rising and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice lead the list, with Onimusha: Warlords reaching a 95/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny special.

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Top games similar to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Onimusha: WarlordsClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHistoricalHorrorThird 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 visual 2d, while skipping exploration and discovery

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.

Same studio: Capcom.

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#2Dead RisingClosest on visuals

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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 sandbox freedom, punishing difficulty and sandbox world, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny: progression.

It predates Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHistoricalHorrorThird 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 and setting mythology, while skipping survival mechanics

It predates Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Banishers: Ghosts of New EdenClosest on progression

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 8.7KIGDB78· 6OC80· 137

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

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

≠ Missing: survival mechanics.

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#5Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 7.3KIGDB74· 9OC73· 56

Year 2015Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · PC

✓ 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 fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny: setting.

It predates Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Alice: Madness Returns

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird 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 horror tension

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping survival 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.

It predates Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Vampyr

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 24KIGDB68· 17OC72· 172

Year 2018Dev Dontnod Eleven · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping survival mechanics

An RPG built on a real dilemma: every citizen you drain gives large experience but permanently degrades their district, and the game is genuinely playable without killing anyone. The London setting and dialogue are strong. Combat is stiff and repetitive, and pacifist runs leave you badly underlevelled for bosses the game does not scale down.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationThird 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 horror tension

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design, while skipping survival mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

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#9Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.4KIGDB63· 15OC61· 30

Year 2014Dev MercurySteam · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ 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 setting medieval, while skipping survival 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.

It predates Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird 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 fighting mechanics, punishing difficulty and setting anime, while skipping survival mechanics

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.

Same studio: Capcom.

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#11Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyExplorationThird 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 survival 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 Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny: setting.

It predates Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 1.3K

Year 2003Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: combat magic and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping survival mechanics

It predates Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Shenmue

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SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyHistoricalExplorationThird Person

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Year 1999Dev Sega AM2 · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny: progression.

It predates Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Darksiders: Warmastered Edition

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 18KIGDB81· 11OC77· 63

Year 2016Dev Kaiko · Nordic Games GroupOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny: setting.

It predates Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15DmC: Devil May Cry

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 32KIGDB82· 12

Year 2013Dev Ninja Theory · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and fighting mechanics, while skipping survival mechanics

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 Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny: setting.

It predates Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny?: The closest game to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny is Onimusha: Warlords, scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. They share 13 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny?: The three closest games to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny are: 1. Onimusha: Warlords (95/100, 13 shared attributes) 2. Dead Rising (95/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (91/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is Dead Rising similar to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny?: Yes, very much so — Dead Rising scores 95/100 similarity to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. They share 12 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny?: The best RPG games similar to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny are Onimusha: Warlords, Dead Rising, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.
How is similarity to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny calculated?: We compare Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny against every game in our catalog using 14 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.