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We filtered the 50 games similar to South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ down to the 26 that fit the “PC” category. Breath of Fire IV, Fable: The Lost Chapters and Risen top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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The best games like South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ on PC

26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to South Park™: The Stick of Truth™. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Breath of Fire IVClosest on genre

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SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 76%· 488IGDB80· 1

Year 2000Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

It predates South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Fable: The Lost ChaptersClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeMagicRangedDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping turn-based strategy

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

It predates South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3RisenClosest on world

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SoloMagicRangedMeleeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and crafting mechanics, while skipping turn-based strategy

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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#4God of War Ragnarök

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SoloMeleeMagicRangedDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 46KIGDB95· 13

Year 2022Dev SIE Santa Monica Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from South Park™: The Stick of Truth™: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

Released 8 years after South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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#5Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

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SoloMeleeRangedMagicDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 96KIGDB84· 18OC85· 103

Year 2014Dev Monolith Productions · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping turn-based strategy

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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SoloMagicMeleeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping turn-based strategy

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

Released 9 years after South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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SoloMagicRangedMeleeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 55%· 3.2KIGDB64· 5

Year 2010Dev Spellbound Entertainment · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping turn-based strategy

A Gothic sequel by a different studio that traded the series' hostile, systems-heavy world for a conventional open-world action RPG with accessible combat and a clear quest structure. Taken on its own terms it is a competent, slightly janky European RPG. Taken as Gothic it is widely rejected, and the PC build still has unresolved resolution and display bugs on current Windows.

Where it drifts furthest from South Park™: The Stick of Truth™: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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#8Gothic IIClosest on tone

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Year 2002Dev Piranha Bytes · JoWooD Entertainment AGOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and horror setting, while skipping turn-based strategy

It predates South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9GreedFall

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SoloMeleeMagicDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat and strong narrative focus, while skipping turn-based strategy

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 South Park™: The Stick of Truth™: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

Released 5 years after South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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#10Risen 3: Titan Lords

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SoloMagicMeleeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, strong narrative focus and setting medieval, while skipping turn-based strategy

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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#11Darksiders

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SoloMeleeDarkOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 13KRAWG👍 74%· 1.2KMC83IGDB82· 7

Year 2010Dev THQ · THQ NordicPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, puzzle design and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping turn-based strategy

In Darksiders, you play as War - one of the Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse. Two kingdoms, Heaven and Hell, could never solve their disagreements and battled each other from the beginning of time.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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SoloMeleeMagicDarkFantasySkill TreeThird 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, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from South Park™: The Stick of Truth™: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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#13Enclave

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SoloMagicRangedMeleeFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 6.6KIGDB81· 2

Year 2002Dev Starbreeze Studios · Black Label GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from South Park™: The Stick of Truth™: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

It predates South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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SoloMeleeMagicDarkFantasyThird 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, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from South Park™: The Stick of Truth™: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

It predates South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15X-Blades

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SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 62%· 3.2KRAWG👍 26%· 166MC54IGDB47· 3

Year 2007Dev Gaijin Entertainment · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping turn-based strategy

X-Blades is a hack and slash game in the fantasy setting. It follows Ayumi, a young adventurer that uses two pistol-blades. One day she was cursed and now needs to find the way to break free from it. You take on the role of Ayumi and lead her through hordes of monster towards the secrets of her world.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.

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