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1999

In Maken X you do not play as a person but as the demonic sword Maken itself, slicing through futuristic stages from a first-person view. The unusual perspective combined with fast sword combat is what makes this Dreamcast title stand out.

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Maken X are Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider and Oni. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Maken X special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

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Brings what grabs you about Maken X: melee combat with weapons or fists, a sci-fi setting and action-packed real-time combat.

A blistering PlatinumGames hack-and-slash where cyborg ninja Raiden parries and freely slices enemies apart with Blade Mode. Over-the-top boss fights and a legendary metal soundtrack make it a cult classic.

Oni

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A third-person action game where you play agent Konoko in an anime-inspired cyberpunk future, blending martial arts melee with gunplay. It focuses on fast combo-based fights and a dark conspiracy story.

Ubermosh

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A fast arcade action game where you slash bullets out of the air with a sword and carve through a chaotic cyberpunk crowd of gunmen. Reflexes and precise timing decide whether you survive.

Xvirus

Melee combat with weapons or fists

You are trapped inside your own computer and fight your way through a digital world in a hack-and-slash adventure where dream and nightmare blur. The game also features erotic content.

Transformers: Devastation

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A fast Platinum Games-style hack-and-slash brawler with a cel-shaded look inspired by the 80s cartoon. You switch between Autobots, chain combos and dodges, and transform into vehicles on the fly.

Ruiner

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A brutal top-down shooter set in a neon-soaked cyberpunk dystopia, blending fast dodging, melee and abilities into frantic fights. Its striking visual style and driving electronic soundtrack define the experience.

Redeemer

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A top-down action brawler where you smash through enemy hordes with fists, hammers, guns and the environment itself in brutal, close-quarters combat.

Killer Is Dead

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A stylized Suda51 hack-and-slash in cel-shaded visuals where you play contract executioner Mondo Zappa, slicing through twelve quirky episodes with a katana. Dodging, countering and an eccentric, edgy tone define the experience.

Akane

Challenging difficulty

A fast arcade arena slasher set in the neon-soaked pixel streets of Mega-Tokyo, where every hit is lethal. Akane fights waves of yakuza with sword and gun, demanding sharp reflexes.

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