Games like DmC: Devil May Cry
If you like DmC: Devil May Cry (action, hack and slash and style), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Devil May Cry 5
- In common: action and short sessions
When you're fired up and want a short mission of spectacular action to sharpen your combos.
Devil May Cry HD Collection
- In common: action and short sessions
When you want to discover where the series began, mission by mission, with fixed cameras in the first two games.
Hi-Fi RUSH
- In common: action
When you want cheerful, energetic action that puts you in a good mood, in hour-long sessions.
Katana ZERO
- In common: action and short sessions
When you want stylish, intense action you can finish in one or two sessions.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
- In common: action and short sessions
- Difference: harder
When you're in the mood to replay a stage over and over until you nail it, with an electronic soundtrack blasting.
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: more exploring
When you want a compact, well-paced action adventure, in sessions of one or two hours.
DOOM Eternal
- In common: action and progression
When you're fired up and want to let off adrenaline. Each level is 45 minutes to an hour of pure action.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: more exploring
When you're out for revenge: hunting down the orc captains who have beaten you and crashing their duels and feasts.
Bastion
- In common: action and short sessions
- Difference: more exploring
When you want a short action adventure with lots of personality, in hour-long sessions.
DOOM
- In common: action and progression
When you're fired up and want an adrenaline rush: each level is a succession of intense fights.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About DmC: Devil May Cry
Ninja Theory's 2013 reboot: a young, rebellious Dante discovers he is the son of an angel and a demon. Combo-driven fights where you swap weapons mid-string, from a fast scythe to a slow axe, with platforming between battles.
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