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Games like Shenmue I & II and ELDEN RING

30 games that play like them, 15 of them like more than one. Add another you loved and the list leans toward it.

Shenmue I & II
Shenmue I & II
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING

Like more than one of them

15 games close to two or more of Shenmue I & II and ELDEN RING

  1. 1

    DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT

    Shenmue I & II, but an action RPG

    Loved · 93%Fighting · Open worldAlso like ELDEN RING

  2. 2

    FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION

    Shenmue I & II, but an action RPG, and twice the hours

    Liked · 83%JRPG · Open worldAlso like ELDEN RING

  3. 3

    Absolver

    Shenmue I & II, but PvP, and more divisive

    Mixed · 73%Martial Arts · FightingAlso like ELDEN RING

  4. 4

    Where Winds Meet

    ELDEN RING, but free to play, and a third of the hours

    Liked · 86%Souls-like · Action RPGAlso like Shenmue I & II

  5. 5

    Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

    ELDEN RING, but not open world, and a quarter of the hours

    Divisive · 50%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like Shenmue I & II

  6. 6

    DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE

    Shenmue I & II, but a 3D fighter, and co-op

    Loved · 90%Fighting · Beat 'em upAlso like ELDEN RING

  7. 7

    Monster Hunter: World

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 89%Open world · Action RPGAlso like Shenmue I & II

  8. 8

    Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

    ELDEN RING, but with dragons

    Liked · 88%Dark Fantasy · Action RPGAlso like Shenmue I & II

  9. 9

    Gujian3(古剑奇谭三)

    Shenmue I & II, but an action RPG, and twice the hours

    Liked · 86%Martial Arts · Open worldAlso like ELDEN RING

  10. 10

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

    ELDEN RING, but single-player, and first-person

    Loved · 95%Open world · RPGAlso like Shenmue I & II

  11. 11

    CODE VEIN II

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

    Mixed · 67%Souls-like · Action RPGAlso like Shenmue I & II

  12. 12

    Tales of Berseria

    Shenmue I & II, but three times the hours

    Loved · 91%JRPG · Open worldAlso like ELDEN RING

  13. 13

    Tales of ARISE

    Shenmue I & II, but with romance, and twice the hours

    Liked · 87%JRPG · Open worldAlso like ELDEN RING

  14. 14

    Wuthering Waves

    ELDEN RING, but free to play, and anime

    Liked · 87%Souls-like · Open worldAlso like Shenmue I & II

  15. 15

    嗜血印 Bloody Spell

    Shenmue I & II, but a hack and slash game, and half the hours

    Liked · 89%Martial Arts · Open worldAlso like ELDEN RING

More like Shenmue I & II

4 games closest to Shenmue I & II of your picks

  1. 16

    Yakuza 4 Remastered

    Shenmue I & II, but funny

    Loved · 90%Beat 'em up · Martial Arts

  2. 17

    Yakuza 3 Remastered

    Much the same as Shenmue I & II

    Liked · 81%Beat 'em up · Martial Arts

  3. 18

    Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

    Shenmue I & II, but with parkour, and gorier

    Loved · 94%Martial Arts · Open world

  4. 19

    Sifu

    Shenmue I & II, but not open world, and harder

    Loved · 92%Martial Arts · Beat 'em up

More like ELDEN RING

11 games closest to ELDEN RING of your picks

  1. 20

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  2. 21

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  3. 22

    Nioh 3

    ELDEN RING, but half the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 78%Souls-like · Action RPG

  4. 23

    CODE VEIN

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

    Liked · 83%Souls-like · Action RPG

  5. 24

    Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

    ELDEN RING, but not open world

    Liked · 87%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  6. 25

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered

    ELDEN RING, but your choices matter, and story-rich

    Loved · 96%Open world · Dark Fantasy

  7. 26

    Mortal Shell II

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

    Mixed · 79%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  8. 27

    WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

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

    Divisive · 57%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  9. 28

    Black Myth: Wukong

    ELDEN RING, but steeped in myth, and story-rich

    Loved · 96%Souls-like · Action RPG

  10. 29

    Mortal Shell

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

    Mixed · 67%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  11. 30

    Ashen

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

    Mixed · 67%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.

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.