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We filtered the 48 games similar to Severance: Blade of Darkness down to the 7 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Sifu and Guacamelee! 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Severance: Blade of Darkness.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash
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DarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2001Dev Rebel Act Studios

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Severance: Blade of Darkness is Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition — scoring 72/100 on our similarity scale. Sifu and Guacamelee! 2 follow close behind.

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The best games like Severance: Blade of Darkness on Nintendo Switch

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Severance: Blade of Darkness. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerFantasyCo-opExploration
Steam👍 92%· 7.0KIGDB86· 6OC89· 53
Year 2014Dev Drinkbox Studios · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and co op, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Severance: Blade of Darkness: visuals.

Released 13 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Setting100Game mode71Visuals0
#2Sifu
Sifu
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB79· 13OC81· 172
Year 2022Dev SloclapOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and procedural generation, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Severance: Blade of Darkness: tone.

Released 21 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Setting76Visuals64Combat60Game mode55Tone35
Guacamelee! 2
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFantasyCo-op
Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB84· 13OC86· 115
Year 2018Dev Drinkbox StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Severance: Blade of Darkness: tone and visuals.

Released 17 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Setting100Combat67Game mode48Tone0Visuals0
#4Trek to Yomi
Trek to Yomi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 71%· 3.0KIGDB68· 7OC72· 161
Year 2022Dev Leonard Menchiari · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, historical setting and visual 2d, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Severance: Blade of Darkness: setting and visuals.

Released 21 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Combat68Tone59Game mode55Visuals49Setting0
Ape Out
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkHardcoreNarrative
Steam👍 95%· 4.0KIGDB82· 12OC83· 77
Year 2019Dev Gabe Cuzzillo · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Mac · Switch

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Severance: Blade of Darkness: visuals and tone.

Released 18 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Combat66Game mode55Tone37Visuals0
Furi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkThird PersonHardcore
Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB79· 19OC78· 86
Year 2016Dev The Game BakersOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and punishing difficulty, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Severance: Blade of Darkness: setting and visuals.

Released 15 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Combat68Game mode56Tone37Visuals31Setting0
#7Mother Russia Bleeds
Mother Russia Bleeds
ActionHack and Slash
MultiplayerSoloMeleeDarkCo-op
Steam👍 87%· 5.3KIGDB73· 8OC69· 42
Year 2016Dev Le Cartel Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Severance: Blade of Darkness: setting and visuals.

Released 15 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Combat68Tone66Game mode57Setting0Visuals0

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