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We filtered the 50 games similar to Yasuke Simulator down to the 42 that fit the “Action RPG” category. Mount & Blade, Deadpool and Bayonetta 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Yasuke Simulator.

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The best action RPG games like Yasuke Simulator

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Yasuke Simulator. 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.

#1Mount & BladeClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeRangedMedievalHistoricalThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 6.7KIGDB65· 4

Year 2008Dev Taleworlds · Paradox InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping vibe casual

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Yasuke Simulator.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB70· 13

Year 2013Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, fighting mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Yasuke Simulator.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Bayonetta 3Closest on game mode

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SoloThird PersonFantasy

IGDB90· 4OC85· 142

Year 2022Dev PlatinumGames · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Yasuke Simulator: setting.

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird 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, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping third-person shooting

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Yasuke Simulator.

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SoloMeleeThird PersonSandbox WorldOpen World

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Year 2010Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping third-person shooting

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Bayonetta

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SoloThird PersonFantasy

IGDB91· 15OC85· 51

Year 2009Dev Nex Entertainment · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping deep RPG systems

The high point of character-action combat: dodging at the last instant slows time, which turns defence into the main source of offence and makes mastery feel enormous. Its detractors are right about the pacing — shooting and vehicle sections interrupt the fighting repeatedly, and the original PC port needed patching before it ran acceptably.

Where it drifts furthest from Yasuke Simulator: setting.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Oni

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SoloThird PersonSci-FiPost-ApocalypticCyberpunk

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Year 2001Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Yasuke Simulator: setting.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkHistoricalMedievalFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 52KIGDB81· 6

Year 2006Dev Bethesda Game Studios · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping deep simulation

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Gothic

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SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHistoricalMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 18KIGDB78· 1

Year 2001Dev Piranha Bytes · JoWooD Entertainment AGOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Yasuke Simulator.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Enclave

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SoloRangedMeleeHistoricalMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 6.6KIGDB81· 2

Year 2002Dev Starbreeze Studios · Black Label GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Yasuke Simulator.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloRangedMeleeHistoricalMedievalThird 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, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, stealth mechanics and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

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 overwhelmingly positive for Yasuke Simulator.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Onimusha: Warlords

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 3.3KRAWG👍 92%· 103MC86IGDB75· 8

Year 2001Dev Capcom · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Capcom’s riveting samurai adventure returns! This version includes the original game’s intense swordplay and dramatic revenge story, plus a host of enhancements. Improved controls allow players to move and fight with analog-stick precision.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Yasuke Simulator.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeMedievalThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.4KIGDB63· 15OC61· 30

Year 2014Dev MercurySteam · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

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 Yasuke Simulator: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Yasuke Simulator.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Wallace & Gromit’s Grand AdventuresClosest on tone

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SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 413IGDB68

Year 2009Dev TelltaleOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and visual 3d, while skipping deep simulation

Enter the colorful world of West Wallaby Street in a series of four cracking adventures brought to you by Aardman Animations, the creators of the Wallace & Gromit animated films, and award-winning Telltale Games.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Yasuke Simulator.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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SoloHistoricalMedievalThird PersonFantasy

IGDB65· 2

Year 2002Dev Hypnos Entertainment · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

A level-based hack-and-slash built around three characters with genuinely different movesets and an upgrade system tied to combo scoring. It cuts between film footage and play well for its era. It is short and entirely linear — a handful of hours, no exploration, and boss fights that come down to memorising a single pattern.

It predates Yasuke Simulator by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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