18 Action RPG games like Champions Online that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Champions Online on genre, combat and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

What brings it close to Champions Online is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Champions Online does: open world exploration, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems, and a casual, approachable feel.

Genre puts it alongside Champions Online, and so does melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and skill tree progression. Both also lean on free-to-play access. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

What brings it close to Champions Online is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, and the two track each other on game mode, tone and world. To that it adds a third-person camera and free-to-play access. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

Same family as Champions Online: exploration and discovery, melee combat, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings loot and gear systems, and fantasy world.

If Champions Online worked for you because of deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: a sandbox world and fantasy world.

What carries over from Champions Online is deep RPG systems, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a third-person camera and free-to-play access. The distance is in setting — its own ground is an anime aesthetic.

Held in common with Champions Online: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: a sandbox world and ranged combat.

What it holds in common with Champions Online is shape: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. The common ground extends to melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat.

Its point of contact with Champions Online is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and online features. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat and fantasy world.

What carries over from Champions Online is deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: a sandbox world and magic-based combat.

It meets Champions Online on deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and a sandbox world.

If Champions Online worked for you because of deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, the same is here. To that it adds melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on setting and genre: this one brings fighting mechanics and punishing difficulty.

What brings it close to Champions Online is deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on combat, world and progression. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and genre: fighting mechanics and fantasy world.