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16 Games with a fantasy setting like Overgrowth that you should try

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We filtered the 48 games similar to Overgrowth down to the 16 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Guacamelee! 2, Naval Warfare and Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Overgrowth.

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Year 2017Dev Wolfire
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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Overgrowth is Guacamelee! 2 — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Naval Warfare and Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition follow close behind.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like Overgrowth

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Overgrowth. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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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Guacamelee! 2

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Guacamelee! 2
Closest overall match
ActionHack and Slash
Co-opOfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeHardcoreFantasyExploration
Year 2018Dev Drinkbox StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

If Overgrowth worked for you because of punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and co-op play. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: strong narrative focus and 2D presentation.

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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasyExploration
Year 2014Dev Drinkbox Studios · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Held in common with Overgrowth: exploration and discovery, fantasy world, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings 2D presentation.

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Dragon Ball: Xenoverse

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Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationThird Person
Year 2015Dev Dimps · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

Same family as Overgrowth: open world exploration, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings an anime aesthetic and skill tree progression.

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Evil West

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Evil West
Closest on visuals
ActionHack and Slash
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkFantasyThird Person
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Genre puts it alongside Overgrowth, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on a third-person camera and co-op play. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus and historical setting.

Released 5 years after Overgrowth.

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Sacred Citadel

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Sacred Citadel
ActionHack and Slash
MultiplayerSoloOfflineCo-opMeleeDarkFantasy
Year 2013Dev Deep SilverPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Overgrowth and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: loot and gear systems, and 2D presentation.

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Golden Axe

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Golden Axe
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeFantasy
Year 1989Dev SEGAPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Overgrowth, and so does melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings 2D presentation.

It predates Overgrowth by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

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Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Closest on tone
ActionHack and Slash
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkFantasy
Year 2005Dev Mortal Kombat Team · Midway Games

The genre is the same as Overgrowth’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds co-op play. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings horror setting and 2D presentation.

It predates Overgrowth by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Dissidia Final Fantasy

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Dissidia Final Fantasy
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFantasyThird Person
Year 2008Dev Square Enix Product Development Division 1 · Square Enix

The genre is the same as Overgrowth’s, and with it melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat and game mode: magic-based combat.

It predates Overgrowth by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode50Combat43
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Golden Axe III

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Golden Axe III
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkFantasy
Year 1993Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd.On Linux · PC · iOS

On paper it is what Overgrowth is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is magic-based combat and a medieval setting.

It predates Overgrowth by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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Golden Axe II

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Golden Axe II
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkFantasy
Year 1991Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Sega of AmericaOn Linux · PC · iOS

Same family as Overgrowth: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: magic-based combat and 2D presentation.

It predates Overgrowth by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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Armed with Wings: Rearmed

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Armed with Wings: Rearmed
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFantasy2D
Year 2015Dev Sun-StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC

Genre puts it alongside Overgrowth, and so does melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: 2D presentation.

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Soul Edge

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Soul Edge
ActionHack and Slash
OfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeFantasy
Year 1996Dev Project Soul · Namco

Shelved next to Overgrowth for good reason: melee combat, fantasy world and offline play. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is strong narrative focus and historical setting.

It predates Overgrowth by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode83Combat55Setting43Tone0Progression0
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Spark the Electric Jester 3

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Spark the Electric Jester 3
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeFantasyExplorationThird Person
Year 2022Dev Feperd GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

Shelved next to Overgrowth for good reason: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: a sci-fi setting and 3D presentation.

Released 5 years after Overgrowth.

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Hammerfight

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Hammerfight
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyNarrative
Year 2009Dev Konstantin Koshutin · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

The genre is the same as Overgrowth’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: strong narrative focus and historical setting.

It predates Overgrowth by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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