28 Melee games like Persona 2: Eternal Punishment that you should try

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, deep simulation and open world exploration, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping turn-based strategy

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping turn-based strategy

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

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, sports simulation and deep simulation, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, horror tension and precision platforming, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, horror tension and fantasy world, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, Metroidvania exploration and open world exploration, while skipping turn-based strategy