Severance: Blade of Darkness

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We filtered the 48 games similar to Severance: Blade of Darkness down to the 15 that fit the “Xbox” category. STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, DeathSpank and Zeno Clash 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Severance: Blade of Darkness.

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Year 2001Dev Rebel Act Studios

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Severance: Blade of Darkness is STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. DeathSpank and Zeno Clash 2 follow close behind.

#1STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy84 #2DeathSpank75 #3Zeno Clash 274 #4Evil West73 #5Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition72

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The best games like Severance: Blade of Darkness on Xbox

15 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.

#1STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi AcademyClosest overall match

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STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 14KRAWG👍 89%· 654MC81IGDB69· 5OC67· 19

Year 2003Dev Aspyr Media · AspyrPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

New students are arriving at Jedi Academy on distant Yavin IV but unknown enemy shots down their shuttle. As soon-to-be Jedi approach the Academy on foot they stumble upon two stormtroopers and Dark Jedi that seems to be the reason for the calamity.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting0

75

DeathSpank

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonMagic

RAWG👍 71%· 108IGDB79· 5

Year 2010Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

DeathSpank: Orphans of Justice is a parody of fantasy RPGs, the first in DeathSpank trilogy. It features a comically cartoonish visual style and deconstructs the genre's cliches and stereotypes.

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

Released 9 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62Combat39

74

Zeno Clash 2

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 1.4KRAWG👍 54%· 100MC63IGDB55· 6

Year 2013Dev ACE Team · AtlusPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, shooter and strong narrative focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Zeno Clash II is a fantasy action game that combines multiple genres. Like its predecessor, Zeno Clash (2009), it uses the first-person view. ###Plot The setting of Zeno Clash II is a weird fantasy world called Zenozoik. The main protagonist of the original game, Ghat, makes a return.

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

Released 12 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Combat100Visuals72Game mode69Tone0

73

Evil West

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 13KIGDB72· 4OC73· 121

Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping ranged combat

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

Released 21 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Combat68Tone65Visuals64Game mode52Setting35

#5Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship EditionClosest on setting

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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

GenreActionSubgenreHack 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

#6Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

72

Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMultiplayerMeleeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 22KIGDB74· 10OC71· 46

Year 2015Dev Dimps · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, setting anime and co op, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

Released 14 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Combat65Game mode60Visuals38Setting33

#7ShankClosest on tone

72

Shank

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkCo-op

Steam👍 90%· 4.0KRAWG👍 72%· 380MC67IGDB68· 5

Year 2010Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, co op and offline, while skipping ranged combat

Shank, the first game in the series of its name, is defined by its comic-book visual style and graphic violence in the vein of Tarantino and Rodriguez movies. In the single-player mode, the game follows a story of a revenge.

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

Released 9 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Tone100Combat68Game mode54Visuals0

72

Zeno Clash

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeRangedFantasyFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 3.2KRAWG👍 65%· 225MC77IGDB80· 3

Year 2009Dev ACE Team · AtlusPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, shooter and strong narrative focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Zeno Clash is an action/fighting game set in a punk fantasy world. The game is played from a first person perspective and the combat is generally up close and brutal. Experience a deep storyline set in a fantastic world. Play the role of Ghat, a man banished by his own brothers and forced to begin a desperate journey past the forbidden desert and to the end of the world.

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

Released 8 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals72Game mode55Tone0

69

Sifu

GenreActionSubgenreHack 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

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#10Guacamelee! 2

65

Guacamelee! 2

GenreActionSubgenreHack 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

#11Trek to Yomi

64

Trek to Yomi

GenreActionSubgenreHack 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

63

Furi

GenreActionSubgenreHack 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

#13Sacred Citadel

66

Sacred Citadel

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerSoloMeleeDarkFantasy

Steam👍 69%· 1.2KRAWG👍 27%· 124MC61IGDB66· 6

Year 2013Dev Deep SilverPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, offline and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

A warrior, an archer, a sorceress and a witch are fighting with crowds of monsters, mining armor, weapons, money, potions and so on. Eatable things will also come in handy - from their absorption health is restored, which is very necessary in battles.

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

Released 12 years after Severance: Blade of Darkness.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Combat68Game mode55Visuals0

64

Golden Axe

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMultiplayerMeleeFantasyOffline

Steam👍 84%· 25RAWG👍 76%· 85

Year 1989Dev SEGAPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: offline, co op and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

Just UpdatedAll SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis titles now launch using the new SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis Interactive Hub, with all new features, UI and Steam Workshop Support!

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

It predates Severance: Blade of Darkness by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Game mode71Combat67Visuals0

#15Streets of Rage 2

60

Streets of Rage 2

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMultiplayerMeleeCo-opOffline

Steam👍 92%· 25RAWG👍 88%· 236IGDB80· 1

Year 1992Dev SEGAPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, offline and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling

After Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding and Adam Hunter destroyed the evil Syndicate leader, Mr. X, the city became a peaceful place to live, and each one of them followed their own paths.

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

It predates Severance: Blade of Darkness by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat68Game mode60Visuals0

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