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We filtered the 50 games similar to X-Blades down to the 36 that fit the “Melee” category. Hogwarts Legacy, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and GreedFall top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to X-Blades.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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Year 2007Dev Gaijin Entertainment

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to X-Blades is Hogwarts Legacy — scoring 98/100 on our similarity scale. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and GreedFall follow close behind.

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The best melee games like X-Blades

36 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to X-Blades. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

Hogwarts Legacy
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird 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, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping shooter

GreedFall
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping shooter

Bound By Flame
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird 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, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

Ninja Gaiden
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeThird PersonRanged
IGDB93· 2
Year 2004Dev Team NINJA · Tecmo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping shooter

Risen 3: Titan Lords
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird 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, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping shooter

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 89KIGDB86· 7
Year 2011Dev CD Projekt REDOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping action RPG combat

Breath of Fire IV
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 488IGDB80· 1
Year 2000Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird 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, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping shooter

Legacy of Kain: Defiance
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 1.3K
Year 2003Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping shooter

God of War II
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird Person
IGDB93· 4
Year 2007Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Capcom

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, historical setting and setting mythology, while skipping shooter

Rise of the Argonauts
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 811RAWG👍 41%· 94MC59IGDB60· 2
Year 2008Dev Liquid Entertainment · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: historical setting and setting mythology, while skipping shooter

Fable: The Lost Chapters
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeMagicFantasyThird Person
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

Final Fantasy X-2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird Person
IGDB75· 2
Year 2003Dev Square Product Development Division 1 · Square Enix

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and combat magic

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping action RPG combat

Final Fantasy XII
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicMeleeFantasyThird Person
IGDB91· 4
Year 2006Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 4 · Square Enix

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, turn-based strategy and sandbox world, while skipping action RPG combat

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