Once Human

What carries over from SMITE® is multiplayer gameplay, a third-person camera and free-to-play access. It sets itself apart with shooting mechanics and a sandbox world.
Released 9 years after SMITE®.

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SMITE® is hard to replace: few games combine deep RPG systems, a casual, approachable feel and melee combat in quite the same way. The NextGameLike team compared SMITE® against over 6,700 titles across 18 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Once Human, Panzar and Enshrouded lead the list, with Once Human reaching a 74/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes SMITE® special.
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The closest game to SMITE® is Once Human — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Panzar and Enshrouded follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to SMITE®. 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.

What carries over from SMITE® is multiplayer gameplay, a third-person camera and free-to-play access. It sets itself apart with shooting mechanics and a sandbox world.
Released 9 years after SMITE®.

If SMITE® worked for you because of melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera and free-to-play access. The distance is in setting.

The genre is the same as SMITE®’s, and with it melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings 3D presentation.
Released 9 years after SMITE®.

Its point of contact with SMITE® is melee combat, an anime aesthetic and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.
Released 4 years after SMITE®.

If SMITE® worked for you because of melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera, the same is here. Both also lean on free-to-play access. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a medieval setting.

The genre is the same as SMITE®’s, and with it melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: magic-based combat.

Shelved next to SMITE® for good reason: melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is stealth mechanics and single-player focus.
It predates SMITE® by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

On paper it is what SMITE® is — melee combat, an anime aesthetic and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It comes from the same genre as SMITE® and shares a casual, approachable feel, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings magic-based combat and offline play.

Shelved next to SMITE® for good reason: competitive edge, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a third-person camera and free-to-play access. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings tactical combat and historical setting.

Genre puts it alongside SMITE®, and so does melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat.

It comes from the same genre as SMITE® and shares melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is ranged combat and a medieval setting.

The genre is the same as SMITE®’s, and with it melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: strong narrative focus.
Released 10 years after SMITE®.

It comes from the same genre as SMITE® and shares melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings a sci-fi setting and single-player focus.

The genre is the same as SMITE®’s, and with it melee combat, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings a sci-fi setting and offline play.
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