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We filtered the 50 games similar to Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga down to the 30 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Cloudpunk, The Artful Escape and Mass Effect top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2004Dev Atlus

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga is Cloudpunk — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. The Artful Escape and Mass Effect follow close behind.

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The best games like Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga on PlayStation

30 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1Cloudpunk
Cloudpunk
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeCyberpunkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 15KIGDB76· 7OC68· 58
Year 2020Dev ION LANDSOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting mythology

Released 16 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting84Visuals72Tone65
#2The Artful Escape
The Artful Escape
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird 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, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping setting mythology

Released 17 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals59Setting51
#3Mass Effect
Mass Effect
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 17KIGDB89· 4
Year 2007Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Released 3 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting40
Mass Effect 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 78%· 342IGDB96· 9
Year 2010Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Released 6 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting35
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 1.8KIGDB69· 5OC71· 19
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and setting space, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Released 13 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting36
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB82· 9
Year 2010Dev Ninja Theory · Namco Bandai GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Released 6 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting31
NieR
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
IGDB69· 4
Year 2010Dev Cavia · Square EnixOn Xbox · PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Released 6 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals65Setting32
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeMythologyThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 4.0KRAWG👍 90%· 845MC83IGDB80· 6
Year 2004Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is an action adventure game and a part of the vast Prince of Persia series which includes ten titles overall.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone70Setting50
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeMythologyThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 76KIGDB84· 22OC84· 156
Year 2017Dev Ninja TheoryOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and deep simulation, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Released 13 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone54Setting41
Transformers: Devastation
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonLoot
Steam👍 94%· 1.2KIGDB75· 14OC77· 82
Year 2015Dev PlatinumGames · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, melee combat and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and loot and gear systems, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Released 11 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting47
Maneater
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonDark
Steam👍 87%· 25KIGDB73· 14OC71· 168
Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and deep simulation, while skipping setting scifi

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 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: tone.

Released 16 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone47
Hi-Fi RUSH
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeCyberpunkThird PersonAnime
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, melee combat and setting cyberpunk

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping strong narrative focus

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 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Released 19 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting40
STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed II
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeSci-FiThird PersonFantasy
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, melee combat and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

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 Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Released 6 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting39
Shenmue
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonSandbox World
IGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Sega AM2 · SegaOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep simulation and adventure storytelling, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting0
Risen 2: Dark Waters
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeThird PersonOpen World
Steam👍 80%· 6.7KIGDB64· 6
Year 2012Dev Piranha Bytes · Uber EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga: setting.

Released 8 years after Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting0

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