4 Games like Anodyne on PS5 that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Anodyne does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is punishing difficulty and 3D presentation.

What brings it close to Anodyne is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings punishing difficulty and a third-person camera.

If Anodyne worked for you because of melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and an isometric view. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is co-op play.

The genre is the same as Anodyne’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a top-down view. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings horror setting and crafting mechanics.