100
iRank93
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeRangedThird Person
IGDB93· 2
Year 2004Dev Team NINJA · Tecmo
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.
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The best action RPG games like Risen
43 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Risen. 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.
100
iRank87
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird Person
IGDB90· 4OC85· 142
Year 2022Dev PlatinumGames · NintendoOn Switch
100
iRank81
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird Person
IGDB85· 4OC77· 12
Year 2001Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.
100
iRank56
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird Person
IGDB56· 8
Year 2013Dev Access Games · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB85· 6
Year 2011Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping strong narrative focus
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
IGDB65· 6
Year 2012Dev Beenox · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloNarrativeFantasyThird Person
IGDB88· 4
Year 2007Dev Ninja Theory · Sony Computer Entertainment EuropeOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonSci-FiFree to Play
IGDB73· 4OC75· 40
Year 2024Dev miHoYoOn Xbox · Android · PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicRangedNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 8.2KIGDB84· 3
Year 2005Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 366KRAWG👍 75%· 935IGDB85· 9OC84· 176
Year 2023Dev Avalanche Software · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~30hOn PC · PS · Xbox
#11God of War
97
iRank94
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonHistorical
OC94· 256
Year 2009Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
97
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonHistorical
Year 2009On PlayStation 3
97
iRank86
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
IGDB86· 16
Year 2012Dev Vigil Games · Spike ChunsoftOn PlayStation 3 · PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicRangedMeleeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 80%· 6.6KIGDB81· 2
Year 2002Dev Starbreeze Studios · Black Label GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonHistoricalMedieval
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 historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping strong narrative focus
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95
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95
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95
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95
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95
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95
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95
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95
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95
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95
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94
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94
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94
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94
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94
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94
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94
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94
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100
Bayonetta
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100
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95
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94
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94
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