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Games like Shenmue I & II, ELDEN RING and Left 4 Dead 2

30 games that play like them, 13 of them like more than one.

Shenmue I & II
Shenmue I & II
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2

Like more than one of them

13 games close to two or more of Shenmue I & II, ELDEN RING and Left 4 Dead 2

  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

    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

  4. 4

    DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE

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

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

  5. 5

    Absolver

    Shenmue I & II, but PvP, and more divisive

    Mixed · 73%Martial Arts · FightingAlso like ELDEN RING

  6. 6

    Outward

    ELDEN RING, but a survival game, and couch co-op

    Mixed · 73%Souls-like · Open worldAlso like Left 4 Dead 2

  7. 7

    Monster Hunter: World

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

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

  8. 8

    Remnant: From the Ashes

    ELDEN RING, but a third-person shooter, and not open world

    Liked · 84%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like Left 4 Dead 2

  9. 9

    Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

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

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

  10. 10

    Wuthering Waves

    ELDEN RING, but free to play, and anime

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

  11. 11

    Grounded

    ELDEN RING, but a survival crafting game, and with base building

    Loved · 90%Souls-like · Open worldAlso like Left 4 Dead 2

  12. 12

    Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

    Left 4 Dead 2, but single-player, and solo

    Liked · 82%Post-apocalyptic · FPSAlso like Shenmue I & II

  13. 13

    Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet

    Much the same as Shenmue I & II

    Mixed · 79%JRPG · Open worldAlso like ELDEN RING

More like Shenmue I & II

3 games closest to Shenmue I & II of your picks

  1. 14

    Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

    Shenmue I & II, but with parkour, and gorier

    Loved · 94%Martial Arts · Open world

  2. 15

    Yakuza 4 Remastered

    Shenmue I & II, but funny

    Loved · 90%Beat 'em up · Martial Arts

  3. 16

    Yakuza 3 Remastered

    Much the same as Shenmue I & II

    Liked · 81%Beat 'em up · Martial Arts

More like ELDEN RING

4 games closest to ELDEN RING of your picks

  1. 17

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  2. 18

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  3. 19

    CODE VEIN

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

    Liked · 83%Souls-like · Action RPG

  4. 20

    Nioh 3

    ELDEN RING, but half the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 78%Souls-like · Action RPG

More like Left 4 Dead 2

10 games closest to Left 4 Dead 2 of your picks

  1. 21

    Killing Floor 2

    Much the same as Left 4 Dead 2

    Liked · 88%Zombies · FPS

  2. 22

    No More Room in Hell

    Left 4 Dead 2, but free to play, and half the hours

    Loved · 90%Zombies · Survival

  3. 23

    Dead Island Definitive Edition

    Left 4 Dead 2, but an action RPG, and open world

    Liked · 82%Zombies · Survival

  4. 24

    State of Decay 2

    Left 4 Dead 2, but a base builder, and open world

    Liked · 83%Zombies · Survival

  5. 25

    Killing Floor

    Much the same as Left 4 Dead 2

    Loved · 95%Zombies · FPS

  6. 26

    Resident Evil 5

    Left 4 Dead 2, but co-op

    Liked · 87%Zombies · Co-op

  7. 27

    Resident Evil 6

    Left 4 Dead 2, but split-screen, and more divisive

    Mixed · 77%Zombies · Online Co-Op

  8. 28

    GTFO

    Left 4 Dead 2, but harder, and half the hours

    Liked · 84%FPS · Zombies

  9. 29

    Dying Light

    Left 4 Dead 2, but with parkour, and open world

    Loved · 95%Zombies · Survival Horror

  10. 30

    Back 4 Blood

    Left 4 Dead 2, but more divisive

    Mixed · 69%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.