6 Hardcore games like METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE that you should try

What brings it close to METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is horror setting.

It shares the essentials of what METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE does: strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat and a medieval setting.

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.

What brings it close to METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE is strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings open world exploration and magic-based combat.

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.

It shares the essentials of what METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings tactical combat and post-apocalyptic world.