Games like God of War
If you like God of War (action, adventure and norse mythology), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
- In common: action and progression
When you're in the mood for a spectacular action adventure of around 15 hours, with areas you explore at your own pace.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
- In common: action and progression
When you want an action adventure with movie pacing, in chapters of one or two hours.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: less story
When you're out for revenge: hunting down the orc captains who have beaten you and crashing their duels and feasts.
Black Myth: Wukong
- In common: action and long sessions
- Difference: less story
When you're full of energy and want a session of boss fights that demand learning every pattern.
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
- In common: action and long sessions
- Difference: more co-op
When you have hours to spare and fancy roaming spectacular landscapes with satisfying combat.
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- In common: action and story
When you want an open world you can actually finish: the main story takes around 8-10 hours.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
- In common: action and long sessions
When you want an easy-going, fun time: just swinging around the city is enough to enjoy yourself.
DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
- In common: long sessions and action
- Difference: easier
When you fancy a long, stress-free adventure: the story runs around 30-40 hours and doesn't force you to grind.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- In common: story and long sessions
When you want to lose yourself in a long story and feel that every quest has something to tell. Ideal for whole afternoons.
Bastion
- In common: action and story
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want a short action adventure with lots of personality, in hour-long sessions.
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 God of War
Kratos and his son Atreus set off on a journey through Norse mythology to scatter some ashes. Hard-hitting combat with the Leviathan Axe, exploration across realms and an intimate story about fatherhood.
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