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6 Games like METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE down to the 6 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Bayonetta 3, Vampyr and Darksiders: Warmastered Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
Tags
DarkHardcoreSolo
Year 2013Dev Platinum Games

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE is Bayonetta 3 — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Vampyr and Darksiders: Warmastered Edition follow close behind.

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The best games like METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE on Nintendo Switch

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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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Bayonetta 3

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Bayonetta 3
Closest on genre
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloFantasyThird Person
Year 2022Dev PlatinumGames · NintendoOn Switch

What carries over from METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE is fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where they diverge is setting.

Released 9 years after METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE.

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Vampyr

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Vampyr
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkHardcoreFantasyThird Person
Year 2018Dev Dontnod Eleven · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE does: strong narrative focus, 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.

Released 5 years after METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE.

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Darksiders: Warmastered Edition

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Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreFantasyThird Person
Year 2016Dev Kaiko · Nordic Games GroupOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

If METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, 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 combat — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

Released 3 years after METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE.

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Maneater

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Maneater
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person
Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

The thread back to METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in combat — its own ground is deep simulation and open world exploration.

Released 7 years after METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE.

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A Plague Tale: Requiem

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A Plague Tale: Requiem
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkHistoricalThird Person
Year 2022Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

Shelved next to METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a medieval setting and 3D presentation.

Released 9 years after METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE.

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFantasyThird Person
Year 2003Dev BioWare · LucasArtsOn Android · PC · iOS

It comes from the same genre as METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE and shares strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: a space setting.

It predates METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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