Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Nioh 2 – The Complete 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: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, which made by the same studio, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD..
- Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition is tagged RPG, Action, Souls-like, Character Customization, Difficult, Co-op, JRPG, Multiplayer 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: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Nioh: Complete 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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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Why it matched: made by the same studio, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.; both fantasy, historical, atmospheric and difficult; shares 11 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-likeRPGDifficultDark FantasyHistoricalHack and SlashFantasyCharacter Customization
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Nioh: Complete Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.; both fantasy, historical, 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 SlashDark FantasyJRPGHistoricalLoot
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Darksiders III
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Hack and Slash, Female Protagonist and Souls-like; 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 SlashFemale ProtagonistSouls-likeRPGViolentStory RichDark FantasyFantasy
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DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and RPG.
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 FantasyRPGDifficultCharacter CustomizationFantasyMedievalDark
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Black Myth: Wukong
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Story Rich; 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 Souls-likeRPGStory RichDark FantasyFantasyHack and SlashDifficultViolent
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Story Rich; 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-likeDifficultStory RichViolentDark FantasyHack and SlashRPGDark
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Story Rich; 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-likeDifficultStory RichViolentDark FantasyHack and SlashRPGDark
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DARK SOULS: REMASTERED
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and RPG; 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-likeDark FantasyRPGDifficultDarkFantasyStory RichCharacter Customization
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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Character Customization and Fantasy.
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 CustomizationFantasyDark FantasyStory RichDifficultJRPGHack and Slash
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Xuan-Yuan Sword VII
Why it matched: both fantasy, historical, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Historical and Story Rich; 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 RPGHistoricalStory RichHack and SlashFantasySouls-like
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Lies of P
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and Story Rich; released around the same time (2023).
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 FantasyStory RichDarkRPGDifficultViolent
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Dark Souls
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 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 at a glance Released 2011 Studio FromSoftware Player sentiment 92% positive of 154,662 Price $39.99 Souls-likeDark FantasyRPGDifficultDarkFantasyStory RichCharacter Customization
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LIZARDS MUST DIE
Why it matched: both fantasy, historical, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Historical, Souls-like and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2023).
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 HistoricalSouls-likeHack and SlashDifficultFantasyRPGFemale Protagonist
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A Plague Tale: Innocence
Why it matched: both fantasy, historical, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Female Protagonist and Medieval; released around the same time (2019).
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
A Plague Tale: Innocence at a glance Released 2019 Studio Asobo Studio Player sentiment 93% positive of 71,473 Price $39.99 Story RichFemale ProtagonistMedievalDarkHistoricalViolentDark Fantasy
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Story Rich.
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 RPGFantasyStory RichDark FantasyDifficultMedievalDark
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DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and JRPG; 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 RPGStory RichJRPGFantasyCharacter CustomizationDifficult
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NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, RPG and JRPG; released around the same time (2021).
The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking book, to search for the "Sealed verses" in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl.
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... at a glance Released 2021 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 88% positive of 28,344 Price $59.99 Story RichRPGJRPGHack and SlashDark FantasyViolent
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Thymesia
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Difficult and Dark Fantasy; 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-likeDifficultDark FantasyHack and SlashRPGDarkFantasyMedieval
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Story Rich.
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 RPGFantasyStory RichDark FantasyDifficultMedievalDark
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Risen
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Dark Fantasy.
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 RPGFantasyDark FantasyStory RichMedievalDifficultCharacter Customization
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Vampyr
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Dark Fantasy; released around the same time (2018).
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Vampyr at a glance Released 2018 Studio DONTNOD Entertainment Player sentiment 77% positive of 25,168 Price $39.99 RPGStory RichDark FantasyViolentDarkSouls-like
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ELEX
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Story Rich; released around the same time (2017).
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 RPGFantasyStory RichDifficultViolentDark Fantasy
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Fantasy and RPG; released around the same time (2025).
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at a glance Released 2025 Studio Sandfall Interactive Player sentiment 95% positive of 277,064 Price $47.99 Story RichFantasyRPGJRPGSouls-likeDark FantasyCharacter Customization
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Why it matched: both fantasy, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Violent; released around the same time (2017).
Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War at a glance Released 2017 Studio Monolith Productions Player sentiment 89% positive of 116,690 Price $4.99 RPGFantasyViolentStory RichHack and SlashMedievalDark Fantasy
Common questions
What game is most like Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition?
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.. 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 Nioh 2 – The Complete 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 Nioh 2 – The Complete 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 Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition do?
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Nioh: Complete Edition are also from KOEI TECMO GAMES 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.