What is the best game similar to Sancticide?

The closest game to Sancticide is Remnant: From the Ashes, scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. They share 15 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Sancticide?

The three closest games to Sancticide are: 1. Remnant: From the Ashes (77/100, 15 shared attributes) 2. Demon's Souls (73/100, 13 shared attributes) 3. Remnant II (75/100, 14 shared attributes). All share Sancticide's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 20 dimensions.

Is Demon's Souls similar to Sancticide?

Yes, very much so — Demon's Souls scores 73/100 similarity to Sancticide. They share 13 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Sancticide?

The best RPG games similar to Sancticide are Remnant: From the Ashes, Demon's Souls, Remnant II and Kena: Bridge of Spirits. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Sancticide attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter.

How is similarity to Sancticide calculated?

We compare Sancticide against every game in our catalog using 20 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 Sancticide 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.

Looking for games like Sancticide? We analyzed its gameplay DNA — deep RPG systems, punishing difficulty and procedural generation — against over 6,700 titles. These 41 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Remnant: From the Ashes leads with 77/100, followed by the rest of the list.

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Top games similar to Sancticide

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sancticide. Each one has been evaluated across 20 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.

#1Remnant: From the AshesClosest overall match

iRank81

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeProceduralFantasyPost-ApocalypticHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 57KIGDB76· 14OC78· 103

Year 2019Dev Gunfire Games · Perfect World EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the Soulslike games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, first-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: game mode.

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#2Demon's SoulsClosest on combat

iRank92

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkHardcoreHorrorFantasyThird Person

IGDB92· 9

Year 2020Dev Bluepoint Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS5

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, co op and PvP competition, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: game mode.

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#3Remnant IIClosest on setting

iRank82

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativePost-ApocalypticFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 67KIGDB84· 6OC82· 117

Year 2023Dev Gunfire Games · Gearbox PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, horror tension and co op, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: game mode.

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#4Kena: Bridge of SpiritsClosest on game mode

iRank87

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeMagicHardcoreNarrativeFantasyThird Person3D

Steam👍 92%· 17KIGDB84· 10OC81· 161

Year 2021Dev Ember LabOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: setting.

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#5Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

iRank88

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyPost-ApocalypticHorror

Steam👍 94%· 44KIGDB79· 5OC85· 65

Year 2021Dev adglobe · Binary Haze InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and setting medieval, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting73Combat55Visuals0

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#6Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

iRank89

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativePost-ApocalypticHistoricalThird Person3D

Steam👍 92%· 83KIGDB87· 7OC85· 148

Year 2023Dev FromSoftware · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: game mode and combat.

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#7Black Gunner Wukong: Prologue

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person3D

Steam👍 97%· 1.2MRAWG👍 85%· 169IGDB88· 4

Year 2024Dev Game ScienceOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings setting mythology, while skipping shooter

A world unseen, where new sights rise with every stride. Enter a fascinating realm filled with the wonders and discoveries of ancient Chinese mythology!

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: setting.

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#8Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

iRank87

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeMagicHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasy

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB83· 6OC79· 43

Year 2016Dev Bombservice · PLAYISMOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: visuals and setting.

It predates Sancticide by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone82Setting27Visuals0

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person3D

Steam👍 97%· 1.2MRAWG👍 85%· 169IGDB88· 4OC82· 105

Year 2024Dev Game ScienceOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting mythology, while skipping shooter

A world unseen, where new sights rise with every stride. Enter a fascinating realm filled with the wonders and discoveries of ancient Chinese mythology!

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: setting.

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#10Ninja Gaiden Sigma

iRank85

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeMagicDarkHardcoreThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 2.8KIGDB90· 5

Year 2007Dev Team NINJA · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the Soulslike games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping shooter

It predates Sancticide by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Ghostrunner

iRank84

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 91%· 66KRAWG👍 75%· 651IGDB82· 10OC81· 115

Year 2020Dev 3D Realms · All in! GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, precision platforming and fighting mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

Enter an intense cyberpunk world and experience fierce, dynamic combat! Conquer your enemies in the physical world and in cyberspace. Hunt for answers inhumanity’s last remaining shelter. Ascend humanity’s last remaining shelter, a great tower-city.

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone86Combat50Setting31Visuals0

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcorePost-ApocalypticFantasyEarly Access

Steam👍 97%· 7.1KIGDB46· 1OC56· 13

Year 2019Dev maJAJaPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, first-person shooting and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

Hunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility.

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: visuals and combat.

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#13DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

iRank84

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeMagicHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 129KRAWG👍 83%· 1.2KMC79IGDB87· 9OC87· 45

Year 2015Dev BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America · Bandai Namco EntertainmentPlaytime ~25hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting medieval, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping shooter

New take in the Souls series. This time players are offered to overcome the immense difficulties in the kingdom of Drangleic. On the way to becoming human again, the hero must obtain a few greater souls.

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: setting and game mode.

It predates Sancticide by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Nine Sols

iRank91

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasy

Steam👍 94%· 40KIGDB89· 3OC86· 51

Year 2024Dev Red Candle GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the Soulslike games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and fighting mechanics, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Sancticide: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat56Setting23Visuals0

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#15Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition

iRank71

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkHardcoreNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 62%· 4.0KIGDB90· 1

Year 2006Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PC

✓ Shared with Sancticide: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Sancticide by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of Sancticide alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Sancticide, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Blasphemous

RPG · Action RPG

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

RPG · Action RPG

Touhou Luna Nights

RPG · Action RPG

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

RPG · Action RPG

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

RPG · Action RPG

Salt and Sanctuary

RPG · Action RPG

Nioh 2

RPG · Action RPG

Dark Souls

RPG · Adventure

God of War II

RPG · Action RPG

X-Blades

RPG · Action RPG

Bound By Flame

RPG · Action RPG

Rabi-Ribi - Cicini's Halloween!

RPG · Metroidvania

Rabi-Ribi

RPG · Metroidvania

SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER

RPG · Action RPG

Enclave

RPG · Action RPG

Ninja Gaiden

RPG · Action RPG

God of War

RPG · Action RPG

Rise of the Argonauts

RPG · Action RPG

Comix Zone

RPG · Action RPG

Surgeon Simulator 2013

RPG · Puzzle

Breath of Fire IV

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

RPG · Action RPG

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

RPG · Shooter

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

RPG · Action RPG

Breath of Fire III

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Castlevania: Bloodlines

RPG · Action RPG

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Sancticide?: The closest game to Sancticide is Remnant: From the Ashes, scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. They share 15 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Sancticide?: The three closest games to Sancticide are: 1. Remnant: From the Ashes (77/100, 15 shared attributes) 2. Demon's Souls (73/100, 13 shared attributes) 3. Remnant II (75/100, 14 shared attributes). All share Sancticide's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 20 dimensions.
Is Demon's Souls similar to Sancticide?: Yes, very much so — Demon's Souls scores 73/100 similarity to Sancticide. They share 13 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Sancticide?: The best RPG games similar to Sancticide are Remnant: From the Ashes, Demon's Souls, Remnant II and Kena: Bridge of Spirits. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Sancticide attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter.
How is similarity to Sancticide calculated?: We compare Sancticide against every game in our catalog using 20 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 Sancticide experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.