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Games like Shadows: Awakening

2018PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable75 % positive29.99 €

A dark isometric action RPG where you play a demon who devours the souls of fallen heroes, swapping between them and between the shadow and mortal realms to tackle fights and puzzles.

A party of several characters
Melee combat with weapons or fists
Fantasy setting
Strong character progression

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The closest matches for Shadows: Awakening are Tales of Berseria, Silver and Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shadows: Awakening special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Tales of Berseria 94% match – A party of several characters
Newest alternative: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes 89% match – released 2022

Best match

Tales of Berseria

94 %Match

2016PCPlayStation91 % positive49.99 €

A dark JRPG where you play the vengeful Velvet and lead a band of misfits against the world's established order. Fast real-time combat and a character-driven story set it apart from typical heroic tales.

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Silver

A party of several characters

A 1999 action RPG in which you lead a group through a medieval fantasy land to rescue kidnapped women. The quest grows into a struggle between good and evil, with real-time combat and hand-drawn backgrounds.

Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria

A party of several characters

A Norse-mythology JRPG in which Silmeria and Alicia share one body and try to prevent a war between humans and gods. Combat blends real-time attacks with party combos, alongside puzzle-tinged dungeons and gorgeous visuals.

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dark action JRPG following the elite cadets of Class Zero as they fight in a brutal war over crystals. You switch in real time between fourteen characters with distinct playstyles, while a tragic story of sacrifice and loss unfolds.

The Dwarves

A party of several characters

A fantasy RPG based on Markus Heitz's novels where you lead a band of dwarves with different abilities through real-time battles against orcs, ogres and undead. The focus is on story and squad tactics rather than open-world freedom.

Dragon Age II

A party of several characters

Follow Hawke's rise over a decade in the city of Kirkwall as tensions between mages and templars boil over. Faster, more action-oriented combat with tactical pause and memorable companions who become friends or rivals define this compact, character-driven sequel.

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

Dark, serious atmosphere

As Hector, a former servant of Dracula, you hack your way through gothic castles and lands in a 3D action adventure. Its standout feature is Devil Forgery, which lets you raise and evolve Innocent Devil companions that fight alongside you.

Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon

A party of several characters

A fast action RPG with an anime look, where a knight turned artificial half-demon fights alongside summoned demon servants in a gothic 19th-century city. A story of friendship and betrayal drives the game, with servant collecting and upgrading at the heart of combat.

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

A party of several characters

A hack-and-slash spin-off of Three Houses where you mow down armies as the mercenary Shez, command allied units, and follow a different war story depending on which house you side with, giving familiar characters new twists.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption

Dark, serious atmosphere

As the resurrected crusader Christof, you follow a vampire saga from medieval Prague to modern-day New York. You lead a small coterie of vampires through real-time combat and develop their disciplines in a dark, story-driven adventure.