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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 43 games similar to The Spirit of the Samurai down to the 34 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Nine Sols, Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights and Black Gunner Wukong: Prologue top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Spirit of the Samurai.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike
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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 2024Dev Digital Mind Games

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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to The Spirit of the Samurai is Nine Sols — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights and Black Gunner Wukong: Prologue follow close behind.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like The Spirit of the Samurai

34 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Spirit of the Samurai. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Nine Sols
Nine Sols
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasyMythology2D
Steam👍 94%· 40KIGDB89· 3OC86· 51
Year 2024Dev Red Candle GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the Soulslike games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, fighting mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping setting medieval

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting68
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyMedieval2D
Steam👍 94%· 44KIGDB79· 5OC85· 65
Year 2021Dev adglobe · Binary Haze InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, post-apocalyptic world and setting anime, while skipping setting mythology

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting55
Black Gunner Wukong: Prologue
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkMythologyFantasy
Steam👍 97%· 1.2MRAWG👍 85%· 169IGDB88· 4
Year 2024Dev Game ScienceOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping precision platforming

A world unseen, where new sights rise with every stride. Enter a fascinating realm filled with the wonders and discoveries of ancient Chinese mythology!

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting81Visuals0
Black Myth: Wukong
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkMythologyFantasy
Steam👍 97%· 1.2MRAWG👍 85%· 169IGDB88· 4OC82· 105
Year 2024Dev Game ScienceOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping precision platforming

A world unseen, where new sights rise with every stride. Enter a fascinating realm filled with the wonders and discoveries of ancient Chinese mythology!

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting81Visuals0
Lords Of The Fallen 2014
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyMedieval
Steam👍 59%· 21KRAWG👍 32%· 900MC73IGDB69· 12
Year 2014Dev City Interactive · Square EnixPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, combat magic and exploration and discovery, while skipping precision platforming

Lords of the Fallen is an action RPG, which is set in the fictional world abandoned by Gods and occupied by supernatural hostile power. Players assume the role of Harkyn, a human hero seeking to defeat threatening villains.

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: visuals.

It predates The Spirit of the Samurai by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting74Combat69Visuals0
Dark Souls III
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyMedieval
Steam👍 94%· 435KIGDB86· 26OC90· 167
Year 2016Dev FromSoftware · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: visuals and game mode.

It predates The Spirit of the Samurai by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting74Game mode28Visuals0
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyMedieval
Steam👍 84%· 129KRAWG👍 83%· 1.2KMC79IGDB87· 9OC87· 45
Year 2015Dev BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America · Bandai Namco EntertainmentPlaytime ~25hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with combat magic, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping precision platforming

New take in the Souls series. This time players are offered to overcome the immense difficulties in the kingdom of Drangleic. On the way to becoming human again, the hero must obtain a few greater souls.

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: visuals and game mode.

It predates The Spirit of the Samurai by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting74Combat73Game mode34Visuals0
ELDEN RING
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyMedieval
Steam👍 93%· 1.1MRAWG👍 85%· 1.5KMC95IGDB97· 10OC95· 215
Year 2022Dev FromSoftware · Bandai Namco EntertainmentPlaytime ~62hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping precision platforming

The Golden Order has been broken. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between. In the Lands Between ruled by Queen Marika the Eternal, the Elden Ring, the source of the Erdtree, has been shattered.

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Tone100Setting73Combat59Game mode22Visuals0
Lords of the Fallen
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyMedieval
Steam👍 67%· 52KIGDB72· 7OC70· 82
Year 2023Dev HEXWORKS · CI GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, combat magic and co op, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Tone100Setting78Combat54Game mode21Visuals0
Dark Souls
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasyMedieval
IGDB91· 8
Year 2011Dev FromSoftware · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are Soulslike games — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: visuals and game mode.

It predates The Spirit of the Samurai by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting72Combat52Game mode28Visuals0
Another Crab's Treasure
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasy
Steam👍 93%· 21KIGDB77· 3OC78· 70
Year 2024Dev Aggro Crab GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping setting medieval

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone92Setting30Visuals0
Blasphemous
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkFantasy2D
Steam👍 90%· 63KIGDB78· 4OC79· 77
Year 2019Dev The Game KitchenOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the Soulslike games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone88Visuals58Setting31
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkFantasy2D
Steam👍 94%· 4.5KIGDB80· 3OC80· 30
Year 2018Dev Inti CreatesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the Soulslike games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, setting anime and exploration and discovery, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone86Visuals56Setting30
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeFantasy2D
Steam👍 84%· 6.3KIGDB87· 7OC87· 195
Year 2024Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the Soulslike games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone73Setting36
Blasphemous II
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeFantasy2D
Steam👍 90%· 18KIGDB89· 4
Year 2023Dev The Game Kitchen · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of Soulslike games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, horror tension and open world exploration, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from The Spirit of the Samurai: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone74Visuals66Setting36

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