Games like Nioh 2

4.0average player rating•5 games

Nioh 2 sits apart from the soulslikes it gets shelved with. The fights are harder, but the real depth is in the menus — stances, skill trees, and loot rolls that let you turn a wall into a pushover if you're willing to read. These share either that appetite for systems or the Sengoku ground it stands on.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic89

Avg. player rating4.0/5

Avg. playtime22h

Main genreAction

Released2016–2023

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Action4 of 5
RPG3 of 5
Adventure2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Dark Souls III
ActionRPG
The baseline everything here is measured against — slower and colder, with world design nothing else touches.
4.4/5Player ratingMC89View game
2
STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN
ActionAdventureRPG
The most Nioh-like game that isn't Nioh: job system, absurd loot churn, and a tone that has to be seen.
4.2/5Player ratingView game
3
Monster Hunter: World
ActionAdventureRPG
For the build-crafting half. Every hunt is a research problem, and the answer is usually in your gear.
4.0/5Player ratingMC89View game
4
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Action
Team Ninja again, rebuilt around deflection instead of stances. Faster, more forgiving, no less demanding.
3.4/5Player ratingView game
5
Nioh: Complete Edition
The original, and still the leanest version of the idea. Fewer systems to juggle, the same brutal stance combat.
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