Games like Ryse: Son of Rome
If you like Ryse: Son of Rome (action, ancient rome and short), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition
- In common: action
When you want a straightforward, gory action campaign that actually ends: reviews put it at 6 to 10 hours.
God of War
- In common: action
- Difference: more exploring
When you have a free afternoon and energy: the mix of story and combat works best in long sessions.
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
- In common: action
- Difference: more exploring
When you want an action adventure that doesn't drag on forever: reviews put it at 12 to 20 hours.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
- In common: action
- Difference: more exploring
When you want an action adventure with movie pacing, in chapters of one or two hours.
DmC: Devil May Cry
- In common: action
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want an action game full of combos where every fight grades your style and dares you to do better.
Rise of the Tomb Raider™
- In common: action
- Difference: more exploring
When you're in the mood for a spectacular action adventure of around 15 hours, with areas you explore at your own pace.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
- In common: action
- Difference: more exploring
When you're out for revenge: hunting down the orc captains who have beaten you and crashing their duels and feasts.
Devil May Cry HD Collection
- In common: action
- Difference: harder
When you want to discover where the series began, mission by mission, with fixed cameras in the first two games.
Devil May Cry 5
- In common: action
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you're fired up and want a short mission of spectacular action to sharpen your combos.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
- In common: action
- Difference: more exploring
When you have plenty of free evenings and fancy recruiting orcs and storming fortresses with them.
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 Ryse: Son of Rome
Third-person action in ancient Rome: Marius Titus, a soldier out to avenge his family, fights barbarians in Britannia with sword and shield and finishes off enemies with slow-motion executions whose reward you choose.
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