Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like LIZARDS MUST DIE (2026)
Every game below overlaps with LIZARDS MUST DIE 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: Xuan-Yuan Sword VII, which both open world, fantasy, historical, atmospheric and difficult.
- LIZARDS MUST DIE is tagged Historical, Souls-like, Spectacle fighter, Hack and Slash, Third Person, Atmospheric, Singleplayer, Difficult 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.
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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Xuan-Yuan Sword VII
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, historical, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Historical and Action RPG; released around the same time (2020).
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII is an ARPG rooted in Chinese history and mythology. Players take on the role of Taishi Zhao, a calm and reliable swordsman who was accidentally involved in a tragic fate. To protect his beloved family, he starts a journey in this chaotic realm to find the truth.
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII at a glance Released 2020 Studio SOFTSTAR Player sentiment 63% positive of 9,575 Price $34.99 RPGHistoricalAction RPGAction-AdventureThird PersonHack and SlashFantasySouls-like
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Why it matched: both fantasy, historical, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Difficult; released around the same time (2023).
A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty at a glance Released 2023 Studio KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Player sentiment 50% positive of 29,314 Price $39.99 Souls-likeRPGDifficultAction RPGHistoricalHack and SlashFantasyThird Person
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Action-Adventure, Souls-like and Third Person; released around the same time (2019).
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at a glance Released 2019 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 175,096 Price $39.99 Action-AdventureSouls-likeThird PersonSci-fiRPGFantasyHack and Slash
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Biomutant
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Third Person and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2021).
BIOMUTANT® is an open-world, post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu fable RPG, with a unique martial arts styled combat system allowing you to mix melee, shooting and mutant ability action.
Biomutant at a glance Released 2021 Studio Experiment 101 Player sentiment 66% positive of 20,181 Price $39.99 RPGThird PersonHack and SlashFantasyAction RPGSci-fiSouls-like
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Black Myth: Wukong
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Action RPG, Souls-like and RPG; released around the same time (2024).
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Black Myth: Wukong at a glance Released 2024 Studio Game Science Player sentiment 96% positive of 1,209,348 Price $59.99 Action RPGSouls-likeRPGAction-Adventure3DFantasyHack and SlashDifficult
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Nioh: Complete Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, historical, 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-likeRPGDifficultHack and SlashAction RPGThird PersonHistoricalFantasy
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Darksiders III
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Hack and Slash, Female Protagonist and Souls-like.
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 Hack and SlashFemale ProtagonistSouls-likeRPGAction-AdventureThird PersonFantasyDifficult
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Final Fantasy XIII
Why it matched: both science fiction, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Female Protagonist and Fantasy.
Final Fantasy XIII is a fantasy RPG in which a band of brave humans struggle against fate in the utopian sky city of Cocoon and the primeval world of Pulse. Follow stylish heroine Lightning's fast paced battles and high adventure in a mysterious new world.
Final Fantasy XIII at a glance Released 2009 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 75% positive of 19,914 Price $15.99 RPGFemale ProtagonistFantasyCinematicSci-fiThird PersonAction RPGDifficult
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Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, historical, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Souls-like and Difficult; released around the same time (2021).
Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition at a glance Released 2021 Studio KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Player sentiment 87% positive of 50,508 Price $49.99 RPGSouls-likeDifficultFantasyHistoricalHack and SlashFemale Protagonist
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FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE
Why it matched: both science fiction and fantasy; shares 10 player tags including RPG, Action RPG and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2022).
Cloud Strife, an ex-SOLDIER operative, descends on the mako-powered city of Midgar. The world of the timeless classic FINAL FANTASY VII is reborn, using cutting-edge graphics technology, a new battle system and an additional adventure featuring Yuffie Kisaragi.
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE at a glance Released 2022 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 87% positive of 51,905 Price $39.99 RPGAction RPGAction-AdventureSpectacle fighterThird Person3DFantasyCinematic
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SCARLET NEXUS
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Action RPG and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2021).
Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.
SCARLET NEXUS at a glance Released 2021 Studio BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. Player sentiment 80% positive of 18,163 Price $9.59 RPGAction RPGSci-fiAction-AdventureFantasyHack and SlashSouls-like
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The First Berserker: Khazan
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2025).
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
The First Berserker: Khazan at a glance Released 2025 Studio Neople Player sentiment 85% positive of 32,183 Price $35.99 Souls-likeDifficultHack and SlashAction RPGAction-AdventureThird PersonRPG3D
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Hyper Light Drifter
Why it matched: both science fiction, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Difficult, Hack and Slash and RPG.
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 DifficultHack and SlashRPGAction RPGSouls-likeFantasySci-fi
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Thymesia
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2022).
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-likeDifficultHack and SlashAction RPGThird PersonRPGFantasy3D
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Monster Hunter: World
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 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 RPGDifficultHack and SlashSouls-like
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The Surge 2
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2019).
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
The Surge 2 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Deck13 Player sentiment 75% positive of 9,558 Price $29.99 Souls-likeRPGSci-fiDifficultThird PersonHack and SlashAction RPGFemale Protagonist
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No Rest for the Wicked
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Souls-like, Action RPG and Cinematic; released around the same time (2024).
From Moon Studios, the award-winning creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, comes No Rest for the Wicked, a unique, visceral Action RPG set in a hand-crafted world with Souls-like combat. Featuring co-op for up to four players.
No Rest for the Wicked at a glance Released 2024 Studio Moon Studios GmbH Player sentiment 80% positive of 81,102 Price $39.99 Souls-likeAction RPGCinematicHack and SlashRPG3D
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Outward Definitive Edition
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Souls-like and Fantasy; released around the same time (2022).
No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.
Outward Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2022 Studio Nine Dots Studio Player sentiment 73% positive of 31,347 Price $39.99 RPGSouls-likeFantasyThird PersonDifficultRealistic
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Souls-like, Third Person and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2023).
The story of Cal Kestis continues in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™, a galaxy-spanning, third-person, action-adventure game.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor at a glance Released 2023 Studio Respawn Entertainment Player sentiment 71% positive of 85,859 Price $69.99 Souls-likeThird PersonSci-fiAction-AdventureRPGDifficult
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ELEX
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including RPG, Sci-fi and Fantasy.
ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.
ELEX at a glance Released 2017 Studio Piranha Bytes Player sentiment 74% positive of 19,605 Price $29.99 RPGSci-fiFantasyThird PersonDifficult
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Action-Adventure and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2022).
A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits at a glance Released 2022 Studio Ember Lab Player sentiment 92% positive of 17,564 Price $39.99 Souls-likeAction-AdventureFemale ProtagonistThird PersonCinematicFantasy3D
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TUNIC
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Action-Adventure and Difficult; released around the same time (2022).
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
TUNIC at a glance Released 2022 Studio TUNIC Team Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,472 Price $29.99 Souls-likeAction-AdventureDifficultRPG3DAction RPGFantasy
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She Will Punish Them
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Female Protagonist, 3D and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2020).
A sensual dark fantasy ARPG. Customize a stunning succubus with great body details, together with your companions fight intense combats with challenging bosses to get sexy outfits and powerful equipment, and between battles, chill and interact with your fellow maidens at the palace designed by you.
She Will Punish Them at a glance Released 2020 Studio L2 Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 18,150 Price $15.99 Female Protagonist3DHack and SlashAction RPGSouls-likeThird PersonDifficult
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DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Difficult.
Dark Souls will be the most deeply challenging game you play this year. Can you live through a million deaths and earn your legacy?
DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition at a glance Released 2012 Studio FromSoftware, Inc. Player sentiment 92% positive of 78,539 Price Not listed Souls-likeRPGDifficultFantasyThird PersonAction RPG
Common questions
What game is most like LIZARDS MUST DIE?
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII, on the evidence we have. It both open world, fantasy, historical, 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 LIZARDS MUST DIE" 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 LIZARDS MUST DIE. 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.
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.