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2014PC57 % positive29.99 €

You play a demon who devours the souls of the dead and brings them back as puppets to fight at your side. Caught in a struggle between rival mages after the fall of cruel empires, you get a dark action RPG story with a grim fantasy edge.

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Fantasy setting
  • Strong character progression
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms are Tales of Berseria, Shadows: Awakening and Beyond Divinity. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Tales of Berseria

92 %Match

2016PCPlayStation91 % positive49.99 €

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Fantasy setting
  • Strong character progression

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.

Shadows: Awakening

Melee combat with weapons or fists

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.

Beyond Divinity

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A classic fantasy action RPG in which a fallen holy warrior has their soul chained to a Death Knight. The duo fights through dungeons, puzzles and a deep character system full of loot.

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.

Silver

Melee combat with weapons or fists

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.

Dragon Age II

Melee combat with weapons or fists

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.

Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon

Melee combat with weapons or fists

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.

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.

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

Melee combat with weapons or fists

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.

Dragon Age: Origins

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A grim fantasy RPG where you lead a band of memorable companions as a Grey Warden against the Blight. Tactical pausable combat, distinct origin stories and weighty moral choices shape the fate of Ferelden.

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