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6 Games with a mythology setting like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice down to the 6 that fit the “Mythology” category. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Rise of the Argonauts and God of War II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2017Dev Ninja Theory

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Within the “Mythology” category, the closest game to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Rise of the Argonauts and God of War II follow close behind.

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The best games with a mythology setting like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Closest on genre
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkFantasyHistoricalMythologyThird Person
Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What brings it close to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice 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 single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on tone: this one brings loot and gear systems, and precision platforming.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting89Tone62
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Rise of the Argonauts

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NGL60
Rise of the Argonauts
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeFantasyHistoricalMythologyThird Person
Year 2008Dev Liquid Entertainment · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What carries over from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in combat — its own ground is magic-based combat.

It predates Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting89Combat59
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God of War II

70
NGL93
God of War II
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeFantasyHistoricalMythologyThird Person
Year 2007Dev SCE Santa Monica Studio · Capcom

What carries over from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in combat — its own ground is magic-based combat.

It predates Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting88Combat54
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkMythologyFantasyThird Person
Year 2004Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What brings it close to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is strong narrative focus, melee combat and a mythological setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings precision platforming and open world exploration.

It predates Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting69
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God of War

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NGL93
God of War
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkMythologyFantasyThird Person
Year 2018Dev Santa Monica Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS

With Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice it shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and a mythological setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: punishing difficulty and open world exploration.

Genre100Combat100Tone86Game mode78Setting75Visuals74
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Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

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Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyMythologyThird PersonSci-Fi
Year 2006Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Square Enix

What carries over from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

It predates Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting51

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