Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Devil May Cry (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Devil May Cry 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: Devil May Cry HD Collection, which both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult.
- Devil May Cry is tagged Action, Hack and Slash, Great Soundtrack, Difficult, Character Action Game, Classic, Spectacle fighter, Singleplayer 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.
- 4 are from the same studio: Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil, Resident Evil, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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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Devil May Cry HD Collection
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 16 player tags including Hack and Slash, Great Soundtrack and Difficult.
The popular stylish action games Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition return in one collection!
Devil May Cry HD Collection at a glance Released 2018 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 93% positive of 25,451 Price $9.89 Hack and SlashGreat SoundtrackDifficultCharacter Action GameClassicSpectacle fighterDemonsStylized
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Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 12 player tags including Hack and Slash, Character Action Game and Great Soundtrack.
The smash-hit stylish action game DMC4 is back and better than ever, boasting new playable characters and game modes!
Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 87% positive of 22,353 Price $7.49 Hack and SlashCharacter Action GameGreat SoundtrackSpectacle fighterThird PersonStylizedDifficultClassic
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Devil May Cry 5
Why it matched: both story-rich and difficult; shares 13 player tags including Hack and Slash, Great Soundtrack and Character Action Game.
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
Devil May Cry 5 at a glance Released 2019 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 96% positive of 170,072 Price $7.49 Hack and SlashGreat SoundtrackCharacter Action GameDemonsSpectacle fighterThird PersonViolentStory Rich
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DmC: Devil May Cry
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 11 player tags including Hack and Slash, Great Soundtrack and Spectacle fighter; published by the same company.
In this retelling of Dante's origin story which is set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC Devil May Cry™ retains the stylish action.
DmC: Devil May Cry at a glance Released 2013 Studio Ninja Theory Player sentiment 93% positive of 32,943 Price $7.49 Hack and SlashGreat SoundtrackSpectacle fighterDemonsThird PersonCharacter Action GameGoreStylized
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Resident Evil 2
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Capcom; both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Gore and Story Rich; released around the same time (1998).
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Resident Evil 2 at a glance Released 1998 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 97% positive of 221,677 Price $39.99 Third PersonGoreStory RichViolentClassicDifficult
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Resident Evil
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Capcom; both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2002).
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Resident Evil at a glance Released 2002 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,244 Price $19.99 ClassicThird PersonStory RichDifficultGoreGreat Soundtrack
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Why it matched: both story-rich and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Hack and Slash and Spectacle fighter.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance at a glance Released 2013 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 96% positive of 88,848 Price $29.99 Great SoundtrackHack and SlashSpectacle fighterCharacter Action GameThird PersonFast-PacedGoreStory Rich
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Resident Evil
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Capcom; both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Third Person and Story Rich.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Resident Evil at a glance Released 1996 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,244 Price $19.99 ClassicThird PersonStory RichDifficultGoreGreat Soundtrack
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Furi
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Hack and Slash, Difficult and Beat 'em up.
The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.
Furi at a glance Released 2016 Studio The Game Bakers Player sentiment 90% positive of 14,026 Price $19.99 Hack and SlashDifficultBeat 'em upThird PersonStory RichFast-PacedViolentGreat Soundtrack
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Difficult, Third Person and Story Rich.
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 DifficultThird PersonStory RichViolentHack and SlashGoreGreat Soundtrack
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Bayonetta
Why it matched: both atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Hack and Slash, Spectacle fighter and Great Soundtrack.
PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.
Bayonetta at a glance Released 2009 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 92% positive of 32,521 Price $19.99 Hack and SlashSpectacle fighterGreat SoundtrackCharacter Action GameFast-PacedThird PersonBeat 'em upGore
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Killer7
Why it matched: both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Violent, Great Soundtrack and Gore; published by the same company; released around the same time (2005).
Sneak into a world of underground assassins as Harman Smith, a man who manifests 7 deadly personalities, the killer7. Take control of this distinct murderers' row as they hunt down the sinister Kun Lan to thwart his plan of world dominance.
Killer7 at a glance Released 2005 Studio Grasshopper Manufacture Player sentiment 93% positive of 3,995 Price $19.99 ViolentGreat SoundtrackGoreStylizedStory RichAnimeClassic
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Difficult, Third Person and Story Rich.
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 DifficultThird PersonStory RichViolentHack and SlashGoreGreat Soundtrack
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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Classic and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2002).
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin at a glance Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,890 Price $8.99 Third PersonClassicGreat SoundtrackDifficultGoreStory Rich
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Capcom; both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Third Person, Great Soundtrack and Story Rich.
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 Third PersonGreat SoundtrackStory RichDifficultHack and Slash
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NieR: Automata
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and Hack and Slash.
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
NieR: Automata at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 87% positive of 153,070 Price $39.99 Great SoundtrackStory RichHack and SlashAnimeSpectacle fighterCharacter Action GameViolent
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NieR:Automata
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Story Rich and Hack and Slash.
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
NieR:Automata at a glance Released 2017 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 87% positive of 153,100 Price $39.99 Great SoundtrackStory RichHack and SlashAnimeSpectacle fighterCharacter Action GameViolent
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Resident Evil 3
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Gore and Violent.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
Resident Evil 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 83% positive of 125,534 Price $39.99 Third PersonGoreViolentStory RichClassicDifficultGreat Soundtrack
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STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Hack and Slash, Third Person and Story Rich.
A game that will show gamers the deepest, darkest side of the Force in a story that puts them on a collision course with Luke Skywalker himself.
STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio LucasArts Player sentiment 76% positive of 12,235 Price $19.99 Hack and SlashThird PersonStory RichGreat SoundtrackBeat 'em upClassicDifficult
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Gothic 1
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Gothic and Third Person; released around the same time (2001).
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 ClassicGothicThird PersonStory RichGreat SoundtrackDifficult
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Mafia
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Classic and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2002).
It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.
Mafia at a glance Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 88% positive of 16,301 Price $14.99 Story RichClassicGreat SoundtrackThird PersonViolentDifficult
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Grim Fandango
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Classic, Story Rich and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (1998).
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Grim Fandango at a glance Released 1998 Studio Lucasfilm Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 8,905 Price $14.99 ClassicStory RichGreat SoundtrackThird PersonDifficult
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DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Anime, Story Rich and Great Soundtrack.
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 AnimeStory RichGreat SoundtrackBeat 'em upThird PersonDifficult
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Risen
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Gothic, Third Person and Story Rich.
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 GothicThird PersonStory RichGreat SoundtrackDifficultClassic
Common questions
What game is most like Devil May Cry?
Devil May Cry HD Collection, on the evidence we have. It both story-rich, 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 Devil May Cry" 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 Devil May Cry. 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 Devil May Cry do?
Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil, Resident Evil, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen are also from Capcom, 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.