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Games like Dead Effect, ELDEN RING and The Witcher 3

30 games that play like them, 27 of them like more than one.

Dead Effect
Dead Effect
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered

Like more than one of them

27 games close to two or more of Dead Effect, ELDEN RING and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered

  1. 1

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like The Witcher 3

  2. 2

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like The Witcher 3

  3. 3

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)

    The Witcher 3, but first-person, and half the hours

    Loved · 95%Open world · FantasyAlso like ELDEN RING

  4. 4

    Middle-earth: Shadow of War

    The Witcher 3, but stealthy, and gorier

    Liked · 89%Open world · FantasyAlso like ELDEN RING

  5. 5

    Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

    The Witcher 3, but with dragons

    Liked · 88%Open world · FantasyAlso like ELDEN RING

  6. 6

    Two Worlds: Epic Edition

    The Witcher 3, but a tenth of the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 78%Open world · MedievalAlso like ELDEN RING

  7. 7

    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    The Witcher 3, but first-person, and with dragons

    Loved · 95%Open world · MedievalAlso like ELDEN RING

  8. 8

    Mortal Shell II

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

    Mixed · 79%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like The Witcher 3

  9. 9

    Gothic 1 Classic

    The Witcher 3, but gothic, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 93%Open world · MedievalAlso like ELDEN RING

  10. 10

    Fable - The Lost Chapters

    The Witcher 3, but a quarter of the hours

    Loved · 92%Choices Matter · FantasyAlso like ELDEN RING

  11. 11

    GreedFall

    The Witcher 3, but half the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 76%Choices Matter · Open worldAlso like ELDEN RING

  12. 12

    Hogwarts Legacy

    The Witcher 3, but half the hours

    Loved · 90%Magic · Open worldAlso like ELDEN RING

  13. 13

    Lies of P

    ELDEN RING, but single-player, and half the hours

    Loved · 92%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like The Witcher 3

  14. 14

    Drova - Forsaken Kin

    The Witcher 3, but 2D

    Loved · 94%Open world · Choices MatterAlso like ELDEN RING

  15. 15

    Risen

    The Witcher 3, but gothic

    Liked · 89%Open world · FantasyAlso like ELDEN RING

  16. 16

    Avowed

    The Witcher 3, but first-person, and more divisive

    Mixed · 77%Fantasy · MagicAlso like ELDEN RING

  17. 17

    Nioh 3

    ELDEN RING, but half the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 78%Souls-like · Action RPGAlso like The Witcher 3

  18. 18

    Gothic II: Gold Classic

    The Witcher 3, but gothic

    Loved · 94%Open world · MedievalAlso like ELDEN RING

  19. 19

    Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

    The Witcher 3, but first-person, and half the hours

    Liked · 88%Open world · Dark FantasyAlso like ELDEN RING

  20. 20

    Mortal Shell

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

    Mixed · 67%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like The Witcher 3

  21. 21

    FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich, and half the hours

    Liked · 83%Open world · Action RPGAlso like The Witcher 3

  22. 22

    Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

    ELDEN RING, but a hack and slash game, and a fifth of the hours

    Liked · 80%Dark Fantasy · Action RPGAlso like The Witcher 3 and Dead Effect

  23. 23

    Lords of the Fallen

    ELDEN RING, but with dragons, and a quarter of the hours

    Mixed · 68%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like The Witcher 3

  24. 24

    Black Myth: Wukong

    ELDEN RING, but steeped in myth, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 96%Souls-like · Action RPGAlso like The Witcher 3

  25. 25

    Fallout 4

    The Witcher 3, but post-apocalyptic

    Liked · 81%Open world · RPGAlso like Dead Effect

  26. 26

    Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

    ELDEN RING, but not open world

    Liked · 87%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like The Witcher 3

  27. 27

    Monster Hunter: World

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 89%Open world · Action RPGAlso like The Witcher 3

More like Dead Effect

3 games closest to Dead Effect of your picks

  1. 28

    Dead Island Definitive Edition

    Dead Effect, but an action RPG, and three times the hours

    Liked · 82%Zombies · FPS

  2. 29

    Killing Floor

    Dead Effect, but co-op, and six times the hours

    Loved · 95%Zombies · FPS

  3. 30

    No More Room in Hell

    Dead Effect, but free to play, and three times the hours

    Loved · 90%Zombies · FPS

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.

None of your picks is on the list, nor a second release of one, nor a game of their own series. Up to 30 games are shown. Under each name, the kinds it shares with the pick it is closest to, and how it differs from that pick.