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7 Games like DC Universe Online on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 31 games similar to DC Universe Online down to the 7 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Yakuza Kiwami, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to DC Universe Online.

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Year 2011Dev Daybreak Games Company

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to DC Universe Online is Yakuza Kiwami — scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim follow close behind.

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The best games like DC Universe Online on Nintendo Switch

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to DC Universe Online. Each one has been evaluated across 17 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Yakuza Kiwami

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Yakuza Kiwami
Closest overall match
RPG
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2016Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

Genre puts it alongside DC Universe Online, and so does deep RPG systems, open world exploration and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and progression.

Released 5 years after DC Universe Online.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Closest on progression
RPG
SoloOpen WorldFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2022Dev Monolith Soft · NintendoOn Switch

Same family as DC Universe Online: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and fantasy world. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: a sci-fi setting.

Released 11 years after DC Universe Online.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Closest on setting
RPG
SoloOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
Year 2017Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Switch

It comes from the same genre as DC Universe Online and shares deep RPG systems, open world exploration and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and progression: a first-person view.

Released 6 years after DC Universe Online.

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A
RPG
SoloOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2025Dev Game Freak · NintendoOn Switch

Shelved next to DC Universe Online for good reason: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and progression.

Released 14 years after DC Universe Online.

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Yakuza Kiwami 2

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Yakuza Kiwami 2
RPG
SoloMultiplayerThird Person
Year 2017Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

With DC Universe Online it shares deep RPG systems, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode.

Released 6 years after DC Universe Online.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonSci-Fi
Year 2017Dev Monolith Soft · NintendoOn Switch

On paper it is what DC Universe Online is — deep RPG systems, fantasy world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

Released 6 years after DC Universe Online.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake

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Final Fantasy VII Remake
RPG
SoloFantasyThird PersonSci-FiPost-Apocalyptic
Year 2020Dev Square Enix Creative Business Unit I · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

On paper it is what DC Universe Online is — deep RPG systems, fantasy world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: a sci-fi setting.

Released 9 years after DC Universe Online.

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