Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like The First Berserker: Khazan (2026)
Every game below overlaps with The First Berserker: Khazan 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: Black Myth: Wukong, which both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult.
- The First Berserker: Khazan is tagged Souls-like, Difficult, Hack and Slash, Action RPG, Anime, Action-Adventure, Third Person, RPG 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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Black Myth: Wukong
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 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-likeRPGCombatAction-AdventureDark Fantasy3DHack and Slash
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Thymesia
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 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 SlashAction RPGThird PersonRPGDark
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Lies of P
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and Action RPG; 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 FantasyAction RPGThird PersonDark3DRPGDifficult
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LIZARDS MUST DIE
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Hack and Slash and Third Person; 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 Souls-likeHack and SlashThird PersonDifficultAction RPGAction-AdventureRPG3D
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Death's Door
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Souls-like, Cartoony and Dark Fantasy; released around the same time (2021).
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Death's Door at a glance Released 2021 Studio Acid Nerve Player sentiment 93% positive of 22,064 Price $19.99 Souls-likeCartoonyDark FantasyAction-AdventureRPGHack and SlashAction RPG3D
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Darksiders III
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Hack and Slash, Souls-like and RPG.
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-likeRPGAction-AdventureThird PersonDark FantasyDifficultDark
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No Rest for the Wicked
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Action RPG and Combat; 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 RPGCombatHack and SlashRPG3DDark Fantasy
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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 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 RPGDark FantasyHack and SlashThird Person
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DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Dark Fantasy.
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-likeRPGDark FantasyDifficultThird PersonAction RPGDark
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She Will Punish Them
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including 3D, Hack and Slash and Action RPG.
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 3DHack and SlashAction RPGSouls-likeDark FantasyThird PersonDifficult
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DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 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 FantasyRPGDifficultThird PersonAction RPGDark
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Nioh: Complete Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 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 SlashDark FantasyAction RPGThird Person
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Vampyr
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Third Person and Dark Fantasy.
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 RPGThird PersonDark FantasyDarkAction RPGSouls-likeAction-Adventure
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ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and Difficult; released around the same time (2021).
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights at a glance Released 2021 Studio Live Wire Player sentiment 94% positive of 45,705 Price $24.99 Souls-likeDark FantasyDifficultDarkAction RPGAnime
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TUNIC
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 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 RPG
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Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 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-likeDifficultDark FantasyHack and SlashDark
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Why it matched: both 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 FantasyHack and SlashRPGDark
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Why it matched: both 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 FantasyHack and SlashRPGDark
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Dark Souls
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 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 FantasyRPGDifficultDarkAction RPGThird Person
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DARK SOULS: REMASTERED
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 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 FantasyRPGDifficultDarkAction RPGThird Person
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Dark Souls II
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, RPG and Dark Fantasy.
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 RPGThird PersonDark
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CODE VEIN
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Anime and Action RPG.
In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.
CODE VEIN at a glance Released 2019 Studio Bandai Namco Studios Player sentiment 83% positive of 62,452 Price $59.99 Souls-likeAnimeAction RPGThird PersonDifficultRPGDark FantasyHack and Slash
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SCARLET NEXUS
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Anime, RPG and Action RPG; 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 AnimeRPGAction RPGAction-AdventureCombatHack and SlashSouls-like
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Salt and Sanctuary
Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and Difficult.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Salt and Sanctuary at a glance Released 2016 Studio Ska Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 21,874 Price $17.99 Souls-likeDark FantasyDifficultRPGDarkAction RPG
Common questions
What game is most like The First Berserker: Khazan?
Black Myth: Wukong, on the evidence we have. It both 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 The First Berserker: Khazan" 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 The First Berserker: Khazan. 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.