50 Games like God of War that you should try

What brings it close to God of War is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and progression — its own ground is magic-based combat and skill tree progression.

What brings it close to God of War is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with precision platforming.

If God of War worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

Shelved next to God of War for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is horror setting and skill tree progression.

Held in common with God of War: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a mythological setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with deep simulation and historical setting.

If God of War worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. It sets itself apart with deep simulation.

The thread back to God of War runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is horror setting.

It shares the essentials of what God of War does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is horror setting.

The thread back to God of War runs through strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

Its point of contact with God of War is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting: horror setting.

If God of War worked for you because of open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay.

The thread back to God of War runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting: puzzle design.

It comes from the same genre as God of War and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings historical setting and 2D presentation.

What brings it close to God of War is open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode: this one brings offline play.

Genre puts it alongside God of War, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: horror setting and a first-person view.