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Games like Darksiders
10 games similar to Darksiders, a Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Darksiders.
01Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games combine action-adventure combat with RPG progression as you fight supernatural threats across a fantasy world. Darksiders emphasizes brutal melee attacks and weapon upgrades across open wastelands, while Children of Morta uses hack-and-slash combat with family-driven narrative in a roguelike structure. Each frames its conflict as a desperate struggle against overwhelming darkness, with character growth tied directly to combat encounters.
02Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games drop you into post-apocalyptic wastelands where humanity faces extinction, and both reward weapon upgrades and character progression through combat. Remnant shares Darksiders' third-person action focus, mixing melee and ranged attacks against supernatural threats. New Game Plus appears in both, letting you replay with enhanced power. Where Darksiders emphasizes story-driven revenge, Remnant stresses cooperative survival and procedural exploration, but the core loop of fighting through hostile realms remains familiar.
03Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Code Vein shares Darksiders' post-apocalyptic setting and action-adventure structure, dropping you into a ruined world where combat and exploration drive the narrative. Both games emphasize character progression through ability unlocks and upgrades as you battle supernatural threats across devastated landscapes. Where Darksiders pits War against Heaven and Hell, Code Vein tasks you with uncovering your past while surviving as a vampire-like Revenant in a collapsing civilization.
04Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both Darksiders and Borderlands 3 are action-heavy adventures across hostile open worlds where you battle supernatural threats while upgrading weapons and abilities to customize your playstyle. Darksiders emphasizes melee combat and platforming through post-apocalyptic wastelands, while Borderlands 3 adds shooting and cooperative multiplayer across alien planets. Each game rewards exploration with gear progression and RPG character development tied to combat-focused storytelling.
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05Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games combine action-heavy combat with open-world exploration across fantasy settings. Darksiders emphasizes brutal melee encounters and supernatural abilities within post-apocalyptic dungeons, while Elder Scrolls VI promises expansive fantasy environments where you'll develop your character through combat and progression. Each prioritizes third-person action gameplay embedded in large, explorable worlds where character customization and ability upgrades shape how you approach encounters.
06Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games blend action-adventure combat with RPG progression, letting you upgrade abilities and customize your playstyle across fantasy worlds. Darksiders emphasizes brutal melee combat against supernatural foes, while Citadel expands the formula with magic and spellcasting. Each game rewards exploration and character development as you carve your path through hostile territory, whether seeking redemption or power.
07Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both games center on a protagonist stripped of power who must recover their abilities while uncovering the truth behind a cataclysmic conflict. Darksiders emphasizes brutal real-time combat across post-apocalyptic wastelands, while Legrand Legacy takes a turn-based approach to fantasy warfare. Each weaves character progression and weapon upgrades into a redemption narrative set against large-scale war between opposing forces.
08Shares AdventureBoth games center on action-adventure combat in fantasy settings where you gradually unlock new abilities to overcome challenges. Darksiders emphasizes brutal melee combat and weapon upgrades across post-apocalyptic wastelands, while Mages of Mystralia focuses on spell crafting and magical progression through exploration. Each game rewards players for discovering and combining powers to create a personalized combat style suited to their approach.
09Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Both Miscreated and Darksiders drop you into post-apocalyptic wastelands where survival means fighting through hostile forces. While Darksiders focuses on single-player combat and story, Miscreated shifts that action-adventure formula into a multiplayer survival setting where you face mutants and other players across an open world. Each demands resourcefulness and combat skill to endure in a ravaged Earth.
10Shares AdventureBoth Darksiders and Days Gone are action-adventure games set in post-apocalyptic wastelands where you navigate hostile open worlds from a third-person perspective. Each features a protagonist seeking redemption through violent combat against overwhelming odds, with bloody encounters and character progression through exploration. Where Darksiders emphasizes supernatural abilities and RPG elements, Days Gone grounds its survival in motorcycle traversal and weapon crafting across a pandemic-ravaged landscape.
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10 games similar to Darksiders: Children of Morta, Remnant: From the Ashes, Code Vein, Borderlands 3, The Elder Scrolls VI, Citadel: Forged With Fire, Legrand Legacy, Mages of Mystralia.
Most of these games share Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Role-playing (RPG) and Open world with Darksiders, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Darksiders.