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We filtered the 50 games similar to Selfloss down to the 16 that fit the “Narrative” category. Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, Hogwarts Legacy and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Selfloss.

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Selfloss is Darksiders: Warmastered Edition — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Hogwarts Legacy and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 follow close behind.

#1Darksiders: Warmastered Edition83 #2Hogwarts Legacy76 #3Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 274 #4The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt72 #5Risen 3: Titan Lords71

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16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Selfloss. 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.

#1Darksiders: Warmastered EditionClosest overall match

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Darksiders: Warmastered Edition

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyPost-ApocalypticExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 18KIGDB81· 11OC77· 63

Year 2016Dev Kaiko · Nordic Games GroupOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping precision platforming

It predates Selfloss by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting77Combat64

#2Hogwarts LegacyClosest on combat

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Hogwarts Legacy

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 366KRAWG👍 75%· 935IGDB85· 9OC84· 176

Year 2023Dev Avalanche Software · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~30hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, open world exploration and skill tree progression, while skipping precision platforming

The castle is the achievement: densely built, worth exploring on its own terms, and full of small detail. Spell-chaining combat is more involved than expected. Outside it, the open world follows a familiar checklist of camps and puzzles, and the main story resolves in a rush that leaves several threads sitting unfinished.

Where it drifts furthest from Selfloss: setting.

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#3Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyMedievalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.4KIGDB63· 15OC61· 30

Year 2014Dev MercurySteam · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, open world exploration and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

The close of the Lords of Shadow trilogy, alternating a weakened Dracula between his castle and a modern city, with the same weighty whip combat as the first game plus magic and platforming. Its reputation is deserved in one specific way: the modern-city stealth sections are widely disliked, and the game is poor at signposting where to go or what an acquired item is for.

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

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone69Combat64

#4The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyMedievalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 869KRAWG👍 93%· 7.2KMC92IGDB92· 26OC93· 179

Year 2015Dev CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~43hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

The third game in a series, it holds nothing back from the player. Open world adventures of the renowned monster slayer Geralt of Rivia are now even on a larger scale.

It predates Selfloss by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting74

#5Risen 3: Titan Lords

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Risen 3: Titan Lords

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyMedievalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 6.4KIGDB51· 7OC60· 41

Year 2014Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, open world exploration and skill tree progression, while skipping puzzle design

An old-school European RPG: three factions with genuinely different magic schools, a world that does not scale to your level, and exploration that rewards wandering into places you are not ready for. Combat is its weakest link — stiff, poorly telegraphed, and frustrating in the early hours before your character is competent at anything.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting73Progression73

#6The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyMedievalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 89KIGDB86· 7

Year 2011Dev CD Projekt REDOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and skill tree progression, while skipping puzzle design

Tighter and far more focused than what followed: combat demands preparation and punishes mashing, and the second act splits into two genuinely different paths depending on one choice. The opening hours are the steepest in the series — the tutorial explains little, alchemy and signs are easy to ignore until they suddenly become mandatory.

Where it drifts furthest from Selfloss: progression.

It predates Selfloss by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting74Tone65

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Fable

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyMedievalExplorationThird Person

IGDB90· 2

Year 2004Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game Studios

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

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

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Combat83Tone67

#8The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyMedievalExplorationThird 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, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

It predates Selfloss by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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Legacy of Kain: Defiance

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeFantasyPost-ApocalypticThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 1.3K

Year 2003Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

It predates Selfloss by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting66

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GreedFall

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 22KIGDB71· 11OC74· 124

Year 2019Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, open world exploration and skill tree progression, while skipping puzzle design

A mid-budget RPG with a colonial-era setting that is genuinely unusual, and diplomacy that can resolve most quests without combat if you invest in it. Faction reputation matters. Production values show the budget — environments repeat heavily between regions, animation is stiff, and combat never becomes more than adequate.

Where it drifts furthest from Selfloss: setting.

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#11Fable: The Lost Chapters

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Fable: The Lost Chapters

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 8.2KIGDB84· 3

Year 2005Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Selfloss: setting.

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

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#12Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 905MC80IGDB72· 3

Year 2004Dev Troika Games · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, horror tension and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is a story-driven action-RPG based on table-top role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the part of the World of Darkness franchise. The game is setting a gothic urban fantasy where vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural beings live secretly by humans.

Where it drifts furthest from Selfloss: setting.

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

Genre100Game mode100Combat92Tone71Progression70Visuals61

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Risen

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 11KIGDB81· 2OC67· 10

Year 2009Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, open world exploration and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Selfloss: setting.

It predates Selfloss by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat83Progression69Tone65

#14Bound By Flame

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Bound By Flame

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 68%· 4.0KIGDB57· 11OC56· 69

Year 2014Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, punishing difficulty and skill tree progression, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Selfloss: progression and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Selfloss.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone62Setting42

#15ManeaterClosest on tone

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Maneater

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeExplorationThird 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, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, deep simulation and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

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.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone72Combat62

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