10 games similar to Dark Souls III, a Adventure, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Dark Souls III.
01Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Remnant: From the Ashes shares Dark Souls III's demanding third-person combat and dark fantasy setting, but trades medieval swordplay for guns and melee weapons. Both games feature customizable characters, new game plus modes, and cooperative multiplayer alongside single-player campaigns. Remnant explicitly borrows the soulslike formula, demanding careful positioning and tactical combat against punishing bosses across dynamically generated worlds.
02Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Bloodborne shares Dark Souls III's third-person action combat with stamina management and parrying, demanding precision timing against relentless enemies. Both games feature canonical death as a core mechanic, punishing failure but allowing recovery of lost resources. The gothic atmosphere and interconnected world design give way to new game plus modes that deepen the lore, while online multiplayer lets you cooperate or compete across the decaying landscapes.
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03Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Dark Souls II shares Dark Souls III's demanding real-time combat built on parrying, stamina management, and punishing boss encounters. Both games feature customizable undead protagonists navigating interconnected medieval kingdoms plagued by death and curse, with downloadable content expanding their dark fantasy worlds. The soulslike formula remains intact: precise timing and tactical weapon choices determine survival in a harsh, lore-driven setting.
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04Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games pit you against dark fantasy worlds where customizable characters gain power through combat and leveling. Dragon: Marked for Death strips away Dark Souls III's interconnected exploration for a side-scrolling structure, but shares the same core loop of questing, defeating enemies, and building your character's stats to suit your playstyle. Multiplayer cooperation returns in both, letting you tackle challenges with others.
05Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games pair challenging action-adventure combat with fantasy settings steeped in sacrifice and duty. Dark Souls III tasks you with rekindling the First Flame through ritual and loss, while Children of Morta frames heroism around family sacrifice against encroaching darkness. Each emphasizes narrative weight alongside combat, though Children of Morta trades Dark Souls' interconnected medieval world for a roguelike structure with pixel art aesthetics.
06Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Code Vein shares Dark Souls III's third-person action-RPG structure, demanding combat that requires learning enemy patterns and timing. Both games feature cooperative multiplayer alongside single-player campaigns and emphasize customizable characters navigating hostile worlds. Where Dark Souls III explores a decaying fantasy kingdom, Code Vein transposes that sense of struggle and survival into a post-apocalyptic vampire society, maintaining the same deliberate, challenging combat rhythm.
07Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games combine action-adventure combat with dark fantasy settings where you forge your own path through a dangerous world. Dark Souls III emphasizes challenging encounters and interconnected level design, while Citadel offers sandbox freedom to build, tame beasts, and pursue power through magic. Each supports cooperative and multiplayer modes, letting you shape your journey through a hostile realm filled with rival factions and formidable enemies.
08Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Eternity: The Last Unicorn shares Dark Souls III's third-person action-RPG structure, where challenging combat and exploration drive a dark fantasy narrative forward. Both games center on a protagonist undertaking a mythologically significant quest to restore what has been lost or cursed, moving through interconnected fantasy worlds populated by lore-rich characters and encounters that demand skill and persistence.
09Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both Dark Souls III and Divinity: Original Sin II are fantasy role-playing games nominated for best RPG at the Game Awards, built around challenging combat that demands tactical thinking. Where Dark Souls emphasizes real-time action and parrying, Divinity uses turn-based systems, but both reward careful positioning and resource management. Each game features deep lore, multiple endings shaped by player choice, and cooperative multiplayer modes.
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10Shares AdventureBoth games are third-person action adventures that earned D.I.C.E. Awards recognition in 2017 and feature British-accented characters navigating hostile environments. While Uncharted 4 trades Dark Souls III's challenging combat and interconnected world design for linear storytelling and stealth mechanics, both prioritize cinematic presentation and downloadable content, offering substantial single-player campaigns with memorable antagonists and moral weight.
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10 games similar to Dark Souls III: Remnant: From the Ashes, Bloodborne, Dark Souls II, Dragon: Marked for Death, Children of Morta, Code Vein, Citadel: Forged With Fire, Eternity: The Last Unicorn.
Most of these games share Fantasy, Adventure, Action and Role-playing (RPG) with Dark Souls III, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Dark Souls III.