12 Games like Ys Origin on PS5 that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Ys Origin does: melee combat, an anime aesthetic and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is strong narrative focus and magic-based combat.

Shelved next to Ys Origin for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and an anime aesthetic. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting and pixel art.

What brings it close to Ys Origin is exploration and discovery, melee combat, and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

What brings it close to Ys Origin is deep RPG systems, punishing difficulty and melee combat, and the two track each other on combat, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to an anime aesthetic and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression: skill tree progression.

The genre is the same as Ys Origin’s, and with it 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 tone and game mode: strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay.

It comes from the same genre as Ys Origin and shares 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 tone and combat: strong narrative focus and tactical combat.

Same family as Ys Origin: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: dark, oppressive atmosphere and historical setting.

What brings it close to Ys Origin is melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and setting. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and game mode: strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay.

It comes from the same genre as Ys Origin and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay.

Same family as Ys Origin: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay.

Shelved next to Ys Origin for good reason: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings strong narrative focus and magic-based combat.

Same family as Ys Origin: melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and tactical combat.