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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings down to the 32 that fit the “PlayStation” category. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Risen 3: Titan Lords and Bound By Flame top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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The best games like The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings on PlayStation

32 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1The Witcher 3: Wild HuntClosest overall match

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SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyMedievalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 869KRAWG👍 93%· 7.2KMC92IGDB92· 26OC93· 179

Year 2015Dev CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~43hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, while skipping punishing difficulty

The third game in a series, it holds nothing back from the player. Open world adventures of the renowned monster slayer Geralt of Rivia are now even on a larger scale.

Released 4 years after The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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#2Risen 3: Titan Lords

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SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyMedievalExplorationSkill 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, while skipping punishing difficulty

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 very positive for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

Released 3 years after The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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#3Bound By FlameClosest on tone

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SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeHardcoreFantasySkill TreeCraftingThird 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, while skipping open world exploration

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

Released 3 years after The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat and puzzle design, while skipping punishing difficulty

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.

Released 12 years after The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkOpen 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, while skipping punishing difficulty

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

Released 8 years after The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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#6God of War Ragnarök

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SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeDarkHardcoreOpen 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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, ranged combat and setting mythology, while skipping setting medieval

Where it drifts furthest from The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings: setting.

Released 11 years after The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicNarrativeDarkOpen WorldFantasyMedievalExplorationCraftingThird Person

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Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping punishing difficulty

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#8Arcania: Gothic 4

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SoloMagicMeleeOpen WorldFantasyMedievalExplorationSkill TreeCraftingThird 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 ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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#9Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

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SoloMeleeMagicNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 13KIGDB79· 11

Year 2012Dev 38 Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat and loot and gear systems, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings: tone.

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#10Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyMedievalExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.4KIGDB63· 15OC61· 30

Year 2014Dev MercurySteam · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, Metroidvania exploration and horror setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

The close of the Lords of Shadow trilogy, alternating a weakened Dracula between his castle and a modern city, with the same weighty whip combat as the first game plus magic and platforming. Its reputation is deserved in one specific way: the modern-city stealth sections are widely disliked, and the game is poor at signposting where to go or what an acquired item is for.

Where it drifts furthest from The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings: progression.

Released 3 years after The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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SoloMeleeMagicOpen WorldFantasyMedievalExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 61%· 114KIGDB91· 6

Year 2024Dev Capcom Development Division 1 · CapcomOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

Released 13 years after The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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Steam Xbox PS

#12Maneater

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 25KIGDB73· 14OC71· 168

Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat and deep simulation, while skipping punishing difficulty

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.

Released 9 years after The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#13MediEvil

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SoloMagicMeleeDarkMedievalThird Person

OC68· 83

Year 1998Dev SCE Cambridge Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

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

It predates The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Darksiders II

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person

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Year 2012Dev Vigil Games · Spike ChunsoftOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat and loot and gear systems, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings: tone.

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#15Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

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SoloMagicOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person

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Year 2011Dev LEVEL-5On PlayStation 3 · Switch

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and open world exploration.

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Where it drifts furthest from The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings: progression.

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