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We filtered the 43 games similar to Thymesia down to the 29 that fit the “Narrative” category. Another Crab's Treasure, Mortal Shell and Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Thymesia.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreSoulslike
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HardcoreDarkSolo
Year 2022Dev OverBorder Studio

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Thymesia is Another Crab's Treasure — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Mortal Shell and Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights follow close behind.

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The best narrative games like Thymesia

29 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Thymesia. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Another Crab's Treasure
Another Crab's Treasure
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person3D
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 precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Thymesia: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone93Setting33
#2Mortal Shell
Mortal Shell
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 68%· 11KIGDB75· 8OC76· 126
Year 2020Dev Cold Symmetry · PlaystackOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and exploration and discovery, while skipping fighting mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Thymesia.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode84Visuals72Setting57
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyPost-ApocalypticMedievalHorror
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, precision platforming and setting anime, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Thymesia: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting93Visuals0
Lies of P
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird Person3D
Steam👍 92%· 78KIGDB86· 10OC82· 161
Year 2023Dev Round8 Studio · NeowizOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting54
Nine Sols
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasy
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Thymesia: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting26Visuals0
Darksiders III
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 17KIGDB65· 16OC68· 157
Year 2018Dev Gunfire Games · THQ NordicOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Thymesia.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals72Setting69
Remnant: From the Ashes
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyPost-ApocalypticHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 84%· 57KIGDB76· 14OC78· 103
Year 2019Dev Gunfire Games · Perfect World EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping fighting mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Thymesia: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting81Visuals71Game mode26
Remnant II
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativePost-ApocalypticFantasyHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 67KIGDB84· 6OC82· 117
Year 2023Dev Gunfire Games · Gearbox PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping fighting mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Thymesia: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting83Visuals72Game mode24
Black Gunner Wukong: Prologue
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person3D
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 setting mythology, while skipping horror tension

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 Thymesia: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting25
Black Myth: Wukong
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person3D
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 setting mythology, while skipping horror tension

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 Thymesia: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting25
Lords Of The Fallen 2014
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyMedievalThird Person
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 horror tension

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Thymesia.

It predates Thymesia by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting72Visuals72Combat70
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDarkFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 348KRAWG👍 86%· 2.1KMC90IGDB90· 11OC90· 180
Year 2019Dev FromSoftwarePlaytime ~16hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a game about a ninja (or shinobi, as they call it), who is seeking revenge in the Sengoku era Japan. ###Plot The game is set in the 16th century in a fictionalized version of Japan. The main protagonist is a member of a shinobi clan.

Where it drifts furthest from Thymesia: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals72Combat60Setting32
Dark Souls III
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyMedievalThird Person
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 horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Thymesia: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals72Setting71Game mode28
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyMedievalThird Person
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 horror tension

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 Thymesia: game mode.

Genre100Tone100Combat74Setting72Visuals72Game mode34
ELDEN RING
RPGAction RPGSoulslike
SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeFantasyMedievalThird Person3D
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 horror tension

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 Thymesia: game mode.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting71Combat59Game mode22

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