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Games like Shenmue I & II, Garry's Mod and ELDEN RING

30 games that play like them, 14 of them like more than one.

Shenmue I & II
Shenmue I & II
Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING

Like more than one of them

14 games close to two or more of Shenmue I & II, Garry's Mod 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

    Enshrouded

    Garry's Mod, but an action RPG, and open world

    Liked · 86%Building · SandboxAlso like ELDEN RING

  5. 5

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

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

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

  6. 6

    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

  7. 7

    DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE

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

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

  8. 8

    Monster Hunter: World

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

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

  9. 9

    Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition

    Garry's Mod, but single-player, and a quarter of the hours

    Liked · 82%Sandbox · FPSAlso like Shenmue I & II

  10. 10

    Far Cry 4

    Garry's Mod, but open world, and half the hours

    Liked · 85%FPS · SandboxAlso like ELDEN RING

  11. 11

    Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

    Garry's Mod, but a third of the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 78%Online Co-Op · ShooterAlso like ELDEN RING

  12. 12

    Bad Guys at School

    Garry's Mod, but a tenth of the hours

    Liked · 87%Sandbox · PhysicsAlso like ELDEN RING

  13. 13

    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

  14. 14

    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. 15

    Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

    Shenmue I & II, but with parkour, and gorier

    Loved · 94%Martial Arts · Open world

  2. 16

    Yakuza 4 Remastered

    Shenmue I & II, but funny

    Loved · 90%Beat 'em up · Martial Arts

  3. 17

    Yakuza 3 Remastered

    Much the same as Shenmue I & II

    Liked · 81%Beat 'em up · Martial Arts

More like Garry's Mod

9 games closest to Garry's Mod of your picks

  1. 18

    Scrap Mechanic

    Garry's Mod, but a survival crafting game, and with base building

    Loved · 92%Building · Physics

  2. 19

    Goat Simulator 3

    Garry's Mod, but 3D, and a fifth of the hours

    Loved · 98%Physics · Sandbox

  3. 20

    Space Engineers

    Garry's Mod, but a survival crafting game, and in space

    Liked · 89%Building · Sandbox

  4. 21

    Just Cause 3

    Garry's Mod, but a third-person shooter, and a third of the hours

    Liked · 84%Physics · Sandbox

  5. 22

    Just Cause 2

    Garry's Mod, but a third-person shooter, and third-person

    Loved · 91%Sandbox · Physics

  6. 23

    Saints Row: The Third

    Garry's Mod, but a third-person shooter, and half the hours

    Loved · 96%Sandbox · Comedy

  7. 24

    Fallout: New Vegas

    Garry's Mod, but an action RPG, and post-apocalyptic

    Loved · 96%FPS · Sandbox

  8. 25

    Terraria

    Garry's Mod, but about survival, and 2D

    Loved · 97%Sandbox · Building

  9. 26

    Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator

    Garry's Mod, but a hobby sim, and a tenth of the hours

    Loved · 97%Sandbox · Physics

More like ELDEN RING

4 games closest to ELDEN RING of your picks

  1. 27

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  2. 28

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  3. 29

    CODE VEIN

    ELDEN RING, but not open world, and anime

    Liked · 83%Souls-like · Action RPG

  4. 30

    Grounded

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

    Loved · 90%Souls-like · Open world

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.