Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition (2026)
Every game below overlaps with DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Dark Souls II, which both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult.
- DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition is tagged Souls-like, RPG, Dark Fantasy, Difficult, Action, Exploration, Lore-Rich, Fantasy by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are from the same studio: DARK SOULS: REMASTERED, DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Dark Souls II
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 12 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Dark Fantasy; published by the same company; released around the same time (2014).
Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.
Dark Souls II at a glance Released 2014 Studio FromSoftware Player sentiment 88% positive of 46,773 Price $39.99 Souls-likeRPGDark FantasyDifficultAction RPGUnforgivingExplorationFantasy
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DARK SOULS: REMASTERED
Why it matched: made by the same studio, QLOC; both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 12 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and RPG.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
DARK SOULS: REMASTERED at a glance Released 2018 Studio QLOC Player sentiment 92% positive of 154,698 Price $39.99 Souls-likeDark FantasyRPGDifficultDarkFantasyGreat SoundtrackAction RPG
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Dark Souls III
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and Difficult; published by the same company; released around the same time (2016).
Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!
Dark Souls III at a glance Released 2016 Studio FromSoftware Player sentiment 94% positive of 439,389 Price $59.99 Souls-likeDark FantasyDifficultRPGLore-RichThird PersonExplorationAction RPG
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Dark Souls
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 12 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and RPG; released around the same time (2011).
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
Dark Souls at a glance Released 2011 Studio FromSoftware Player sentiment 92% positive of 154,662 Price $39.99 Souls-likeDark FantasyRPGDifficultDarkFantasyGreat SoundtrackAction RPG
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DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin
Why it matched: made by the same studio, FromSoftware, Inc.; both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and RPG; released around the same time (2015).
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin at a glance Released 2015 Studio FromSoftware, Inc. Player sentiment 84% positive of 131,673 Price $39.99 Souls-likeDark FantasyRPGDifficultThird PersonAction RPGFantasyDark
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG; released around the same time (2016).
Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen at a glance Released 2016 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 88% positive of 49,002 Price $29.99 RPGFantasyAction RPGDark FantasyThird PersonExplorationGreat SoundtrackDifficult
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, FromSoftware, Inc.; both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Third Person.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition at a glance Released 2019 Studio FromSoftware, Inc. Player sentiment 95% positive of 354,898 Price $59.99 Souls-likeDifficultThird PersonDark FantasyRPGGreat SoundtrackDark
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Monster Hunter: World
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Third Person and Fantasy.
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Monster Hunter: World at a glance Released 2018 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 89% positive of 516,159 Price $29.99 RPGThird PersonFantasyAction RPGDifficultExplorationGreat SoundtrackReplay Value
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Risen
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2009).
Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.
Risen at a glance Released 2009 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 89% positive of 10,815 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonExplorationDark FantasyAction RPGGreat SoundtrackDifficult
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Lies of P
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and Action RPG.
Lies of P is a thrilling soulslike that takes the story of Pinocchio, turns it on its head, and sets it against the darkly elegant backdrop of the Belle Epoque era.
Lies of P at a glance Released 2023 Studio NEOWIZ Player sentiment 92% positive of 81,935 Price $59.99 Souls-likeDark FantasyAction RPGThird PersonExplorationDarkRPGDifficult
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Fable - The Lost Chapters
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2011).
Each person you aid, each flower you crush, and each creature you slay will change this world forever. Fable: Who will you be?
Fable - The Lost Chapters at a glance Released 2011 Studio Lionhead Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 8,277 Price $9.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonGreat SoundtrackAction RPGExplorationDark FantasyReplay Value
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Gothic 1
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person.
War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed...
Gothic 1 at a glance Released 2001 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 93% positive of 18,311 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonDark FantasyGreat SoundtrackAction RPGDifficult
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Gothic 3
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2009).
A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.
Gothic 3 at a glance Released 2009 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 82% positive of 12,375 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonGreat SoundtrackAction RPGDark FantasyReplay ValueExploration
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Darksiders III
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Third Person.
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
Darksiders III at a glance Released 2018 Studio Gunfire Games Player sentiment 76% positive of 17,431 Price $39.99 Souls-likeRPGThird PersonDark FantasyFantasyDifficultDark
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2012).
A time of untold chaos has come. Mighty forces clash behind the scenes in a struggle for power and influence. The Northern Kingdoms mobilize for war. But armies on the march are not enough to stop a bloody conspiracy...
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition at a glance Released 2012 Studio CD PROJEKT RED Player sentiment 90% positive of 90,315 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonDark FantasyDifficultDark
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Third Person.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice at a glance Released 2019 Studio FromSoftware Player sentiment 95% positive of 354,843 Price $59.99 Souls-likeDifficultThird PersonDark FantasyRPGGreat SoundtrackDark
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Nioh: Complete Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Difficult.
Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
Nioh: Complete Edition at a glance Released 2017 Studio KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Player sentiment 79% positive of 38,915 Price $49.99 Souls-likeRPGDifficultDark FantasyAction RPGThird PersonFantasyGreat Soundtrack
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Exploration; released around the same time (2009).
PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, released in 2009. ---The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 52,982 Price $14.99 RPGFantasyExplorationGreat SoundtrackAction RPGThird PersonDark Fantasy
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Hyper Light Drifter
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Difficult and Exploration; released around the same time (2016).
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Hyper Light Drifter at a glance Released 2016 Studio Heart Machine Player sentiment 93% positive of 19,135 Price $19.99 Great SoundtrackDifficultExplorationRPGAction RPGSouls-likeFantasy
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Third Person; released around the same time (2011).
A time of untold chaos has come. Mighty forces clash behind the scenes in a struggle for power and influence. The Northern Kingdoms mobilize for war. But armies on the march are not enough to stop a bloody conspiracy...
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings at a glance Released 2011 Studio CD Projekt RED Player sentiment 90% positive of 90,312 Price $19.99 RPGFantasyThird PersonDark FantasyDifficultDark
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DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Great Soundtrack and Action RPG.
The Dragon Ball RPG of your dreams! For the first time, you can play the rest of the story. Step into the universe of Dragon Ball Z in all its iconic glory and become the hero you were always meant to be!
DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT at a glance Released 2020 Studio CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,245 Price $19.99 RPGGreat SoundtrackAction RPGFantasyThird PersonDifficult
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Styx: Master of Shadows
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Dark Fantasy and Fantasy; released around the same time (2014).
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
Styx: Master of Shadows at a glance Released 2014 Studio Cyanide Studio Player sentiment 83% positive of 11,709 Price $19.99 Third PersonDark FantasyFantasyRPGDifficultGreat Soundtrack
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Risen 2: Dark Waters
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Third Person and Fantasy; released around the same time (2012).
Set several years after the end of Risen, raging titans have devastated the world and pushed humanity to the brink of existence. Subsequently, monstrous creatures have risen from the watery depths of the sea and their attacks have brought all seafaring to a grinding halt.
Risen 2: Dark Waters at a glance Released 2012 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 80% positive of 6,790 Price $9.99 RPGThird PersonFantasyExplorationDark FantasyAction RPGGreat Soundtrack
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Thymesia
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Dark Fantasy.
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Thymesia at a glance Released 2022 Studio OverBorder Studio Player sentiment 82% positive of 10,077 Price $7.99 Souls-likeDifficultDark FantasyAction RPGThird PersonRPGDarkFantasy
Common questions
What game is most like DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition?
Dark Souls II, on the evidence we have. It both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition do?
DARK SOULS: REMASTERED, DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition are also from FromSoftware, Inc., and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.