Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Monster Hunter: World (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Monster Hunter: World 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: Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, which both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult.
- Monster Hunter: World is tagged Co-op, Multiplayer, Action, Open World, RPG, Character Customization, Third Person, Adventure 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.
- 2 are from the same studio: Monster Hunter Wilds, MONSTER HUNTER RISE.
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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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including RPG, Character Customization and Fantasy; 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 RPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyAction RPGThird PersonExplorationGreat SoundtrackDifficult
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Dark Souls III
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and RPG; 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-likeDifficultRPGThird PersonExplorationAction RPGGreat SoundtrackCharacter Customization
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DARK SOULS: REMASTERED
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Difficult; released around the same time (2018).
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-likeRPGDifficultFantasyGreat SoundtrackAction RPGExplorationThird Person
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DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 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-likeRPGDifficultExplorationFantasyThird PersonAction RPGReplay Value
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DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including RPG, JRPG and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2020).
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 RPGJRPGGreat SoundtrackAction RPGFantasyThird PersonCharacter CustomizationDifficult
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Monster Hunter Wilds
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CAPCOM Co., Ltd.; both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Character Customization, Third Person and Action RPG.
The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.
Monster Hunter Wilds at a glance Released 2025 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 49% positive of 328,877 Price $39.99 Character CustomizationThird PersonAction RPGFantasyRPGGreat SoundtrackSouls-like
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Dark Souls II
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Difficult; 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-likeRPGDifficultAction RPGExplorationFantasyThird PersonReplay Value
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Dark Souls
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Difficult.
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-likeRPGDifficultFantasyGreat SoundtrackAction RPGExplorationThird Person
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Biomutant
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Character Customization and Third Person; 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 RPGCharacter CustomizationThird PersonHack and SlashFantasyExplorationAction RPGSouls-like
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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.
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 PersonExplorationAction RPGGreat SoundtrackDifficultCharacter Customization
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Nioh: Complete Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Difficult; released around the same time (2017).
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 PersonJRPGFantasy
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Xuan-Yuan Sword VII
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Action RPG and Third Person; 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 RPGAction RPGThird PersonHack and SlashFantasyGreat SoundtrackSouls-like
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Hyper Light Drifter
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Difficult and Hack and Slash; 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 SoundtrackDifficultHack and SlashExplorationRPGAction RPGSouls-likeFantasy
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Difficult.
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 RPGHack and SlashFantasyCharacter CustomizationJRPG
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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including MMORPG, RPG and Character Customization; released around the same time (2014).
Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online at a glance Released 2014 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 87% positive of 85,571 Price $19.99 MMORPGRPGCharacter CustomizationFantasyJRPGThird PersonExplorationAction RPG
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LIZARDS MUST DIE
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Hack and Slash and Third Person.
The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.
LIZARDS MUST DIE at a glance Released 2023 Studio Smola Game Studio Player sentiment 96% positive of 26,441 Price $3.99 Souls-likeHack and SlashThird PersonDifficultAction RPGFantasyRPG
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MONSTER HUNTER RISE
Why it matched: made by the same studio, CAPCOM Co., Ltd.; both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Character Customization, RPG and Action RPG; released around the same time (2022).
Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
MONSTER HUNTER RISE at a glance Released 2022 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 83% positive of 125,878 Price $39.99 Character CustomizationRPGAction RPGThird PersonJRPGFantasy
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Tales of Zestiria
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including JRPG, RPG and Fantasy; released around the same time (2015).
In a world torn by war and political skirmishes, accept the burden of the Shepherd and fight human darkness to protect your world from Malevolence and reunite humans and Seraphim.
Tales of Zestiria at a glance Released 2015 Studio BANDAI NAMCO Studio Inc. Player sentiment 80% positive of 9,312 Price $49.99 JRPGRPGFantasyAction RPGGreat SoundtrackHack and SlashThird PersonCharacter Customization
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Third Person; released around the same time (2019).
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 PersonHack and SlashRPGGreat Soundtrack
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Third Person; released around the same time (2019).
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 PersonHack and SlashRPGGreat Soundtrack
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Souls-like, Third Person and Exploration; 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 Souls-likeThird PersonExplorationRPGFantasyHack and Slash
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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.
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 RPGCharacter CustomizationExplorationReplay Value
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Action RPG.
The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning at a glance Released Not recorded Studio Big Huge Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 13,009 Price Not listed RPGFantasyAction RPGThird PersonCharacter CustomizationHack and SlashExplorationGreat Soundtrack
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Darksiders III
Why it matched: both open world, fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Hack and Slash, Souls-like and RPG; released around the same time (2018).
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 SlashSouls-likeRPGThird PersonFantasyDifficult
Common questions
What game is most like Monster Hunter: World?
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, 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 Monster Hunter: World" 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 Monster Hunter: World. 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 Monster Hunter: World do?
Monster Hunter Wilds, MONSTER HUNTER RISE are also from CAPCOM Co., Ltd., 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.