12 Ranged games like South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ that you should try

What brings it close to South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ is open world exploration, magic-based combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world and visuals: a sandbox world.

Its point of contact with South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ is magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings tactical combat.

What brings it close to South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone and world: strong narrative focus and a sandbox world.

It shares the essentials of what South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and magic-based combat. The common ground extends to fantasy world and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and tone: strong narrative focus and crafting mechanics.

What brings it close to South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on fantasy world and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a mythological setting.

Shelved next to South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a medieval setting.

It comes from the same genre as South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ and shares open world exploration, magic-based combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and historical setting.

It shares the essentials of what South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, magic-based combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and skill tree progression. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems, and historical setting.

Genre puts it alongside South Park™: The Stick of Truth™, and so does magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: historical setting.

Held in common with South Park™: The Stick of Truth™: magic-based combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on visuals: this one brings action RPG combat.

If South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and magic-based combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is stealth mechanics and horror setting.

On paper it is what South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ is — magic-based combat, fantasy world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: loot and gear systems, and historical setting.