8 Adventure games like Realm of the Mad God that you should try

On paper it is what Realm of the Mad God is — punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on co-op play and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is horror setting and single-player focus.

Same family as Realm of the Mad God: procedural generation, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on online features and pixel art. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

What brings it close to Realm of the Mad God is punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. Both also lean on an isometric view and fantasy world. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is magic-based combat and single-player focus.

Genre puts it alongside Realm of the Mad God, and so does procedural generation, melee combat and historical setting. Both also lean on pixel art. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel and a mythological setting.

Same family as Realm of the Mad God: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on fantasy world and an isometric view. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is a mythological setting and single-player focus.

On paper it is what Realm of the Mad God is — procedural generation, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on game mode and tone: this one brings strong narrative focus and magic-based combat.

Genre puts it alongside Realm of the Mad God, and so does punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: magic-based combat and single-player focus.

What brings it close to Realm of the Mad God is punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds co-op play and pixel art. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings offline play and a top-down view.