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iRank92
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 94%· 17KIGDB89· 4
Year 2007Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
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Looking for games like Spider-Man 2? We analyzed its gameplay DNA — deep RPG systems, setting scifi and single-player focus — against over 6,700 titles. These 50 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Mass Effect leads with 78/100, followed by the rest of the list.
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Year 2004Dev Treyarch
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Top games similar to Spider-Man 2
50 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Spider-Man 2. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.
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iRank84
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeStealth
Steam👍 82%· 38KIGDB82· 12OC88· 206
Year 2023Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonPost-ApocalypticLoot
Steam👍 94%· 87KIGDB86· 8OC81· 168
Year 2024Dev SHIFT UP · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression
Released 20 years after Spider-Man 2.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting66
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayerMelee
Steam👍 93%· 53KRAWG👍 88%· 951MC86IGDB89· 16OC85· 211
Year 2020Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, strong narrative focus and open world exploration
Shorter and tighter than the game it follows: venom powers add real variation to combat, and a smaller winter New York with a more personal story avoids the padding of the original. Around eight hours. It reuses that map wholesale, and side activities are the same checklist the first game already exhausted.
Released 16 years after Spider-Man 2.
Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode86
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeStealth
Steam👍 96%· 88KRAWG👍 87%· 1.3KMC83IGDB85· 17OC84· 19
Year 2013Dev Platinum Games · KonamiPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
After the events of the uprising took four years. Naomi Hunter creates the FOXAVILE computer virus that destroys the system of "Sons of the Patriots", thereby putting an end to the military economy, what turned the war into a profitable business.
Where it drifts furthest from Spider-Man 2: setting.
Released 9 years after Spider-Man 2.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting37
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeNarrative
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, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
Where it drifts furthest from Spider-Man 2: setting.
Released 6 years after Spider-Man 2.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting49
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 78%· 342IGDB96· 9
Year 2010Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonLootSkill Tree
IGDB72
Year 2009Dev Amaze Entertainment · Activision
✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: loot and gear systems and skill tree progression
Released 5 years after Spider-Man 2.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonFantasyFree to Play
IGDB73· 4OC75· 40
Year 2024Dev miHoYoOn Xbox · Android · PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeStealth
Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8
Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics
New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.
Where it drifts furthest from Spider-Man 2: setting.
Released 5 years after Spider-Man 2.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting39
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iRank78RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeStealth
Steam👍 80%· 14KRAWG👍 72%· 1.1KMC79IGDB78· 8
Year 2009Dev Activision · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics
New York, Manhattan Peninsula (very detailed), our days. The townspeople are struck by a mutation that turns people into bloodthirsty monsters. The protagonist of the game is a seemingly unremarkable young man named Alex Mercer.
Where it drifts furthest from Spider-Man 2: setting.
Released 5 years after Spider-Man 2.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting39
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 82%· 7.3KIGDB74· 9OC73· 56
Year 2015Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · PC
✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, shooter and third-person shooting
Where it drifts furthest from Spider-Man 2: setting.
Released 11 years after Spider-Man 2.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting33
#13Prototype 2
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iRank77
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayerMelee
Steam👍 77%· 16KIGDB77· 10
Year 2012Dev Radical Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
#14Ninja Gaiden
72
iRank93
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloThird PersonMagicMeleeRanged
IGDB93· 2
Year 2004Dev Team NINJA · Tecmo
✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeFantasy
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, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with melee combat and fantasy world
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.
Released 6 years after Spider-Man 2.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting71
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Marvel's Spider-Man
RPG · Action RPG
80
TMNT
RPG · Action RPG
72
Infamous 2
RPG · Action RPG
72
NINJA GAIDEN 4
RPG · Action RPG
77
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
RPG · Action RPG
72
Maneater
RPG · Action RPG
72
Ninja Gaiden II
RPG · Action RPG
72
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
RPG · Action RPG
72
Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition
RPG · Action RPG
65
Persona 3 FES
RPG · Adventure
72
The Amazing Spider-Man
RPG · Action RPG
66
The Artful Escape
RPG · Puzzle
65
Persona 3
RPG · Adventure
66
Transformers: Devastation
RPG · Action RPG
65
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
RPG · Adventure
65
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
RPG · Adventure
65
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
RPG · Turn-Based Strat
64
Death Stranding
RPG · Adventure
65
Breath of Fire IV
RPG · Turn-Based Strat
65
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
RPG · Adventure
65
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
RPG · Adventure
65
Styx: Master of Shadows
RPG · Adventure
64
Cloudpunk
RPG · Adventure
64
Final Fantasy X-2
RPG · Adventure
64
Oni
RPG · Action RPG
72
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
RPG · Action RPG
64
NieR
RPG · Simulation
64
Elex
RPG · Adventure
72
Spider-Man
RPG · Action RPG
65
Star Fox Adventures
RPG · Puzzle
65
Ninja Blade
RPG · Action RPG
59
Asura's Wrath
RPG · Action RPG
59
Ultimate Spider-Man
RPG · Action RPG
65
Caster
RPG · Adventure
59
Lollipop Chainsaw
RPG · Action RPG
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best game similar to Spider-Man 2?
- The closest game to Spider-Man 2 is Mass Effect, scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
- What are the top games like Spider-Man 2?
- The three closest games to Spider-Man 2 are: 1. Mass Effect (78/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (80/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Stellar Blade (78/100, 6 shared attributes). All share Spider-Man 2's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 6 dimensions.
- Is Marvel's Spider-Man 2 similar to Spider-Man 2?
- Yes, very much so — Marvel's Spider-Man 2 scores 80/100 similarity to Spider-Man 2. They share 6 attributes, including deep RPG systems and action RPG combat. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
- What RPG games are similar to Spider-Man 2?
- The best RPG games similar to Spider-Man 2 are Mass Effect, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Stellar Blade and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Spider-Man 2 attributes like deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.
- How is similarity to Spider-Man 2 calculated?
- We compare Spider-Man 2 against every game in our catalog using 6 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Spider-Man 2 experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.