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We filtered the 50 games similar to Wario World down to the 32 that fit the “Action RPG” category. Sonic and the Black Knight, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones and Fable: The Lost Chapters top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Wario World.

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The best action RPG games like Wario World

32 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Wario World. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Sonic and the Black KnightClosest overall match

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SoloFantasyThird Person

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Year 2009Dev Sonic Team · Sega

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: visual 2d.

A Wii-era experiment that puts a sword in Sonic's hands: on-rails running with motion-controlled combat interrupting the momentum. The soundtrack is well regarded. The combat is the problem it never solves — waggle-based attacks fight against the speed the series is built on, and the two systems never settle into anything coherent.

Released 6 years after Wario World.

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#2Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

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SoloFantasyThird PersonMeleeStealth

Steam👍 80%· 2.7KRAWG👍 89%· 713MC85IGDB80· 2

Year 2005Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping visual 2d

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is a third-person fast-paced action game developed by Ubisoft. It is the third installment of the series. ###Plot After changing his fate, The Prince comes to Babylon accompanied by Kaileena. It turns out that Babylon is under attack.

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#3Fable: The Lost Chapters

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SoloFantasyThird PersonMeleeMagic

Steam👍 92%· 8.2KIGDB84· 3

Year 2005Dev Big Blue Box · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

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SoloFantasyThird PersonMeleeDark

Steam👍 93%· 32KIGDB82· 12

Year 2013Dev Ninja Theory · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and fighting mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

Ninja Theory's reboot, with a reimagined Dante switching between angel and demon weapons in a Limbo that reshapes itself around him. As a standalone action game the combat is fluid and the levels are the most visually inventive in the series. It is also mechanically simpler than DMC3 or 5, the writing tries hard to be edgy, and the constant camera shake genuinely causes motion sickness for some.

Released 10 years after Wario World.

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SoloFantasyThird PersonNarrative

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Year 2007Dev Ninja Theory · Sony Computer Entertainment EuropeOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Released 4 years after Wario World.

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#6Bayonetta 3

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SoloFantasyThird Person

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Year 2022Dev PlatinumGames · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping precision platforming

The largest of the three by scale: kaiju summons fight alongside you and levels open up considerably. Core combat is as sharp as ever when the game lets you use it. That is the issue — demon sequences, side characters and setpiece variety cut into the moment-to-moment fighting, and the story is the weakest of the series.

Released 19 years after Wario World.

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

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping precision platforming

Released 9 years after Wario World.

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#8Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

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SoloFantasyThird PersonMeleeMagic

Steam👍 88%· 13KIGDB79· 11

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

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping precision platforming

Released 9 years after Wario World.

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SoloFantasyThird PersonMagicMelee

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, action RPG combat and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

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 20 years after Wario World.

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#10Risen

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SoloFantasyThird PersonMagicRanged

Steam👍 89%· 11KIGDB81· 2OC67· 10

Year 2009Dev Piranha Bytes · Deep SilverOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

Released 6 years after Wario World.

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Year 2001Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping precision platforming

The game that created character action: a combo system with style ranking, weapon switching and a gothic castle designed like a Resident Evil map, which is exactly where it came from. Fixed cameras cause real problems in combat, the underwater sections are widely disliked, and the difficulty spikes hard from the third boss onward.

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#12Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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SoloFantasyThird PersonTacticalMelee

Steam👍 68%· 44KIGDB91· 7OC80· 155

Year 2024Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Released 21 years after Wario World.

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#13GreedFall

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SoloFantasyThird PersonMeleeMagic

Steam👍 76%· 22KIGDB71· 11OC74· 124

Year 2019Dev Spiders · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

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.

Released 16 years after Wario World.

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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, action RPG combat and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Released 11 years after Wario World.

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Year 2013Dev Access Games · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping precision platforming

A Yoko Taro game, which means the systems are secondary to the structure: repeated playthroughs reveal different perspectives on the same events, and the tone is deliberately unpleasant. The combat is basic hack-and-slash and the technical performance is poor, with heavy frame drops. The final branch is notoriously difficult in a way that has little to do with skill.

Released 10 years after Wario World.

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