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Games like Darkest Hour and ELDEN RING

30 games that play like them. Add another you loved and the list leans toward it.

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING

More like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

20 games closest to Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game of your picks

  1. 1

    Steel Division 2

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Mixed · 79%World War II · Grand Strategy

  2. 2

    Victoria II

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Loved · 92%Grand Strategy · World War I

  3. 3

    Age of History II

    Darkest Hour, but turn-based

    Loved · 90%Grand Strategy · World War I

  4. 4

    Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Liked · 82%Grand Strategy · Historical

  5. 5

    Crusader Kings III

    Darkest Hour, but medieval

    Loved · 90%Grand Strategy · Historical

  6. 6

    Total War: WARHAMMER II

    Darkest Hour, but dark fantasy, and three times the hours

    Loved · 93%Grand Strategy · RTS

  7. 7

    Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront

    Darkest Hour, but third-person

    Liked · 85%World War II · Historical

  8. 8

    Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts

    Darkest Hour, but at sea, and more divisive

    Divisive · 61%World War I · Grand Strategy

  9. 9

    Men of War: Assault Squad 2

    Much the same as Darkest Hour

    Loved · 91%World War II · RTS

  10. 10

    R.U.S.E

    Darkest Hour, but even better loved

    Loved · 96%World War II · Wargame

  11. 11

    Age of History 3

    Darkest Hour, but a third of the hours

    Liked · 85%World War I · Grand Strategy

  12. 12

    Sprocket

    Darkest Hour, but physics-driven, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 92%World War I · World War II

  13. 13

    WARNO

    Darkest Hour, but PvP

    Liked · 80%Wargame · Cold War

  14. 14

    Europa Universalis IV

    Darkest Hour, but six times the hours

    Liked · 87%Grand Strategy · Wargame

  15. 15

    Steel Division: Normandy 44

    Darkest Hour, but a third of the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 74%World War II · Wargame

  16. 16

    Battle of Empires : 1914-1918

    Darkest Hour, but free to play, and a quarter of the hours

    Mixed · 70%World War I · Historical

  17. 17

    The Great War: Western Front

    Darkest Hour, but more divisive

    Mixed · 66%World War I · Grand Strategy

  18. 18

    Company of Heroes 3

    Darkest Hour, but co-op, and PvP

    Divisive · 57%Wargame · World War II

  19. 19

    Crusader Kings II

    Darkest Hour, but free to play, and twice the hours

    Loved · 91%Grand Strategy · Historical

  20. 20

    ICBM: Escalation

    Darkest Hour, but top-down, and psychological horror

    Liked · 86%Grand Strategy · Wargame

More like ELDEN RING

10 games closest to ELDEN RING of your picks

  1. 21

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  2. 22

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  3. 23

    Nioh 3

    ELDEN RING, but half the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 78%Souls-like · Action RPG

  4. 24

    Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

    ELDEN RING, but not open world

    Liked · 87%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  5. 25

    Black Myth: Wukong

    ELDEN RING, but single-player, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 96%Souls-like · Action RPG

  6. 26

    Middle-earth: Shadow of War

    ELDEN RING, but stealthy, and half the hours

    Liked · 89%Open world · Dark Fantasy

  7. 27

    Mortal Shell

    ELDEN RING, but a tenth of the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 67%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  8. 28

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered

    ELDEN RING, but your choices matter, and single-player

    Loved · 96%Open world · Dark Fantasy

  9. 29

    Mortal Shell II

    ELDEN RING, but darker, and a third of the hours

    Mixed · 79%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  10. 30

    CODE VEIN

    ELDEN RING, but anime, and not open world

    Liked · 83%Souls-like · Action RPG

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How this list is made

Each game is measured against each of your picks the way a games-like list measures it: the Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes they share, each counting for more the fewer games carry it. A game's place is how alike it is to your picks together, as a share of each pick's best match, so one alike to two of them comes before one alike to just one. It must be close to at least one of them, as close as it would have to be on that game's own list.

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