14 Games like God of War Ragnarök on Xbox that you should try

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to God of War Ragnarök — the two agree on genre, game mode and world. Both also lean on a mythological setting and single-player focus. The distance is in tone — its own ground is puzzle design and historical setting.

If God of War Ragnarök worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera and fantasy world. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is puzzle design.

Genre puts it alongside God of War Ragnarök, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and skill tree progression. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings crafting mechanics.

What brings it close to God of War Ragnarök is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and fantasy world. Where they diverge is setting and visuals.

Shelved next to God of War Ragnarök for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and magic-based combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a medieval setting.

It shares the essentials of what God of War Ragnarök does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a mythological setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and progression: precision platforming.

It comes from the same genre as God of War Ragnarök and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings deep simulation.

Same family as God of War Ragnarök: strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone and combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics.

What carries over from God of War Ragnarök is melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings historical setting.

Genre puts it alongside God of War Ragnarök, and so does melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is an anime aesthetic.

Genre puts it alongside God of War Ragnarök, and so does fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

Its point of contact with God of War Ragnarök is single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where they diverge is visuals.

If God of War Ragnarök worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to fantasy world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: 2D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what God of War Ragnarök does: strong narrative focus, 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: puzzle design.