7 Games with a anime setting like Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection down to the 7 that fit the “Anime” category. Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition, Daemon X Machina and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection.

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The best games with a anime setting like Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

#1Devil May Cry 3 Special EditionClosest on genre

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyAnimeThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 21KRAWG👍 89%· 566IGDB80· 8OC84· 29

Year 2015Dev CapcomPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, punishing difficulty and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming

Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition is a remastered version of slasher called Devil May Cry 4 developed by Capcom. ###Setting The game takes place in a city called Fortune which is ruled by the Order of the Sword that worships the Dark Knight Sparda, who protects the city from demons.

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection: game mode.

It predates Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Daemon X MachinaClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeAnimeThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.8KIGDB71· 10OC70· 106

Year 2019Dev Marvelous First Studio · XSEED GamesOn PC · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection: progression and setting.

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#3No More Heroes 2: Desperate StruggleClosest on tone

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkAnimeThird Person3D

Steam👍 73%· 1.1KIGDB79· 7OC79· 25

Year 2010Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Rising Star GamesOn PC · Switch

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection: game mode and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against positive for Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection.

It predates Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeAnimeThird PersonCyberpunk

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, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fighting mechanics and setting cyberpunk, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection: game mode and setting.

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#5Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkAnimeThird Person

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, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection: game mode and setting.

It predates Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeAnimeThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 162KRAWG👍 84%· 1.5KMC88OC88· 200

Year 2019Dev CapcomPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, while skipping deep RPG systems

Devil May Cry 5 is the sixth game in the Devil May Cry franchise and the fifth in its main series. ###Plot The game continues the plot of Devil May Cry 2. The demonic threat seems to have been forgotten, but the demons return, and there are new accidents around the world.

Where it drifts furthest from Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection: game mode and setting.

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#7SENRAN KAGURA ESTIVAL VERSUS

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkAnimeThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 5.5KRAWG👍 62%· 53MC70IGDB68· 11OC68· 36

Year 2015Dev XSEED GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS

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

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping adventure storytelling

The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and so it is with the lives of young shinobi. Death comes swiftly — for the lucky ones — and for those still living, grief is a constant companion.

It predates Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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