Sea Dogs: To Each His Own

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Sea Dogs: To Each His Own down to the 17 that fit the “Xbox” category. Shenmue, Dead Rising and Maneater top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sea Dogs: To Each His Own.

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Sea Dogs: To Each His Own is Shenmue — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Dead Rising and Maneater follow close behind.

#1Shenmue94 #2Dead Rising91 #3Maneater73 #4Onimusha: Warlords71 #5Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition71

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The best games like Sea Dogs: To Each His Own on Xbox

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sea Dogs: To Each His Own. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1ShenmueClosest overall match

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Shenmue

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB90· 1

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, fantasy world and loot and gear systems, while skipping punishing difficulty

It predates Sea Dogs: To Each His Own by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Setting75Progression68

91

Dead Rising

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

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 survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: setting.

It predates Sea Dogs: To Each His Own by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression68Tone63

#3ManeaterClosest on visuals

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Maneater

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 25KIGDB73· 14OC71· 168

Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

You play the shark. Eat fish, wildlife and swimmers to evolve, upgrade your bite and hunt the hunters back, all narrated as a straight-faced wildlife documentary. The B-movie tone is the appeal and it commits to it. The recurring complaint is technical rather than creative: crashes, stutter and startup failures on modern Windows come up constantly, even from players who finished it.

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: tone.

Released 4 years after Sea Dogs: To Each His Own.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World64Visuals61Progression51

Steam Epic Xbox

#4Onimusha: Warlords

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Onimusha: Warlords

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeHistoricalThird 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

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 Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: tone and visuals.

It predates Sea Dogs: To Each His Own by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting64Visuals46Tone39

#5Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition

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Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeThird 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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone75Visuals60Setting0

#6Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeHistoricalThird 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, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: setting and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals60Tone48Setting37

67

Deadpool

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB70· 13

Year 2013Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode86Visuals60Tone39

#8Rise of the Argonauts

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Rise of the Argonauts

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeHistoricalThird PersonMagic

Steam👍 73%· 811RAWG👍 41%· 94MC59IGDB60· 2

Year 2008Dev Liquid Entertainment · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: combat magic, fantasy world and setting mythology, while skipping sandbox freedom

###The role model Released in 2008, the game, is similar to another well-known representative of the genre of action-role-playing games God of War series. Developers became studio Liquid Entertainment, and the publisher company Codemasters.

It predates Sea Dogs: To Each His Own by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat63Visuals60Setting50

#9STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II

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STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeThird PersonSci-FiFantasy

Steam👍 63%· 7.8KRAWG👍 66%· 573MC59IGDB65· 5

Year 2010Dev Aspyr Media · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping sandbox freedom

STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II is a third person action/adventure video game with elements of platforming. It is a sequel to STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed released in 2008.

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Sea Dogs: To Each His Own.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals60Setting0

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Hi-Fi RUSH

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeThird PersonAnimeCyberpunk

Steam👍 97%· 35KRAWG👍 87%· 359OC89· 139

Year 2023Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and fighting mechanics, while skipping sandbox freedom

Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp with raucous rhythm combat! From Tango Gameworks comes Hi-Fi RUSH, an all-new action game where the world syncs to the music.

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: setting and visuals.

Released 7 years after Sea Dogs: To Each His Own.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals49Setting0

#11NINJA GAIDEN 4

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NINJA GAIDEN 4

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 9.0KRAWG👍 84%· 31IGDB77· 4OC82· 146

Year 2025Dev Platinum Games · Xbox Game StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Missing: sandbox freedom.

The series returns to high-speed action after a long absence: fast, aggressive combat built around a new protagonist rather than Ryu, with more forgiving systems than the notoriously brutal earlier entries. Fans of the older games are the ones who bounce off it — the moveset and structure read closer to Metal Gear Rising than to Ninja Gaiden II, and Ryu is barely playable for most of the run.

Released 9 years after Sea Dogs: To Each His Own.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals59

#12Zenless Zone Zero

60

Zenless Zone Zero

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloThird PersonFantasySci-FiFree to Play

IGDB73· 4OC75· 40

Year 2024Dev miHoYoOn Xbox · Android · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, setting scifi and free to play, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: setting.

Released 8 years after Sea Dogs: To Each His Own.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals59Setting0

Steam Epic Xbox

#13ElexClosest on tone

72

Elex

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 19KIGDB60· 3OC61· 71

Year 2017Dev Piranha Bytes · THQ NordicOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, combat tactical and fantasy world, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone91Combat78Progression77World64

66

NieR

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person

IGDB69· 4

Year 2010Dev Cavia · Square EnixOn Xbox · PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: progression and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone66World58Setting52

#15The Artful Escape

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The Artful Escape

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 1.9KIGDB83· 6OC80· 77

Year 2021Dev Beethoven & Dinosaur · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Sea Dogs: To Each His Own: setting and visuals.

Released 5 years after Sea Dogs: To Each His Own.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone72Progression45Visuals41

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