12 Games with a historical setting like Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny 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 Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny down to the 12 that fit the “Historical” category. Onimusha: Warlords, God of War III and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

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The best games with a historical setting like Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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 10 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 on genre

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkFantasyHistoricalHorrorThird 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 strong narrative focus, while skipping ranged combat

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 Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny: combat.

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#2God of War IIIClosest overall match

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SoloRangedDarkFantasyHistoricalThird Person

IGDB96· 6

Year 2010Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, melee combat and setting mythology, while skipping horror setting

Released 8 years after Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

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#3The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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SoloRangedDarkFantasyHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 52KIGDB81· 6

Year 2006Dev Bethesda Game Studios · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping horror setting

Released 4 years after Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

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#4God of War: Chains of Olympus

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SoloRangedFantasyHistoricalThird Person

IGDB88· 4

Year 2008Dev Ready At Dawn · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, setting mythology and loot and gear systems, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Released 6 years after Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

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#5God of War

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SoloFantasyHistoricalThird Person

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Year 2009Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 7 years after Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

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#6Enclave

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SoloRangedFantasyHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 6.6KIGDB81· 2

Year 2002Dev Starbreeze Studios · Black Label GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, melee combat and setting medieval, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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#7God of War II

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SoloFantasyHistoricalThird Person

Year 2009On PlayStation 3

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

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 7 years after Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

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#8The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMedieval

IGDB65· 2

Year 2002Dev Hypnos Entertainment · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting medieval, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

A level-based hack-and-slash built around three characters with genuinely different movesets and an upgrade system tied to combo scoring. It cuts between film footage and play well for its era. It is short and entirely linear — a handful of hours, no exploration, and boss fights that come down to memorising a single pattern.

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#9Arcania: Gothic 4

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloRangedFantasyHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 55%· 3.2KIGDB64· 5

Year 2010Dev Spellbound Entertainment · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, stealth mechanics and combat magic, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

A Gothic sequel by a different studio that traded the series' hostile, systems-heavy world for a conventional open-world action RPG with accessible combat and a clear quest structure. Taken on its own terms it is a competent, slightly janky European RPG. Taken as Gothic it is widely rejected, and the PC build still has unresolved resolution and display bugs on current Windows.

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

Released 8 years after Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

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#10God of War: Ascension

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SoloFantasyHistoricalThird PersonMultiplayer

IGDB76· 11

Year 2013Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

The prequel, and the last of the fixed-camera combo games before the reboot: combat adds a weapon-infusion system and the set pieces are as large as ever. It is also the most routine — the story adds little, the puzzles are padding, and the multiplayer it was built around shut down years ago.

Released 11 years after Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

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#11Fable

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