Sekirois a polarizing game. Either you’ll love it or be so frustrated you’ll break the controller. Or both. Regardless of what you think of Sekiro itself, there’s no denying that the game has a lot of positives going for it, and a wonderful fanbase besides.
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The combat feels great, the world is rich with lore, and the characters feel real. While Sekiro is something of a unique gem in the gaming community, some games have some aspects of Sekiro that players fell in love with.
Updated By Huzaifa Haq, On July 06, 2025:We’ve included five new entries and updated the format of existing entries to enhance the reader experience. Furthermore, missing information regarding certain entries was also added to give a complete picture of each game.
15Monster Hunter World
Giant Monsters
At first glance,Monster Hunter Worlddoesn’t seem even remotely similar to Sekiro. It’s an epic adventure where you have to go about hunting giant monsters. What relation could it possibly have with a grounded game like Sekiro? Well, the answer is simple: the difficulty. Most people who play Soulsborne games and other Soulslike games primarily do it for the challenge.
The adrenaline rush from beating a game that’s beaten countless other players is something you have to experience for yourself. While the setting is different, the mechanics are different, and even the core concept is not even remotely related to something like Sekiro, Monster Hunter World presents a challenge that lovers of the Soulslike genre can enjoy.
Monster Hunter World
Low Poly Hand-to-hand Combat
One aspect of Sekiro that a lot of people fell in love with is the combat mechanics. Where other Soulsbornes put a lot of focus on the dodging aspect of the combat, Sekiro flipped tradition on its head and went the opposite direction. If you liked Sekiro because you liked the feel of the unique combat and its mechanics,Sifumight be something you want to pick up. The action sequences and fights in the game feel dynamic and real, lending weight to the illusion of combat.
The combat system isn’t quite like Sekiro’s, but there are definitely a visible influence. There’s polish behind each fish strike and combo that you pull off in Sifu that just feels right. Similar to Sekiro, Sifu also utilizes a posture system that helps immerse you into the game more than a traditional HP-based combat system.
13Hollow Knight
Soulslike Metroidvania
Exploration is another part of Sekiro that drew the attention of people. Breathtaking scenes, foreboding dungeons, and atmospheric arenas; you’re able to find it all in the game. Going through the map of the game and exploringdifferent parts of the worldis a part of the core gameplay.
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Hollow Knight challenges players with several bosses, but these are surely some of the most difficult ones to beat.
While the combat, visuals, or even genre ofHollow Knightaren’t similar to Sekiro, the two games are connected by a shared passion for exploration. Furthermore, they’re both widely considered to be games with a high skill ceiling; easy to learn, yet hard to master.
Hollow Knight
12Ghostrunner
Cyber Ninja Warfare
Keeping to the difficulty aspect of Sekiro and Soulslike games in general, you’ll stumble acrossGhostrunner. With little focus on straight combat, Ghostrunner might not seem like a good game for a Sekiro player, but there’s more to it than you might first see.
Bothgames focus on ninjas, both have a heavy focus on stealth where possible, and both are widely considered some of the hardest games around. Besides, the cyberpunk ninja vibe that Ghostrunner has going is definitely something a Sekiro player will want to experience for themselves.
Ghostrunner
Into Japan, Once More
Taking heavy inspiration from the various works of FromSoftware, Team Ninja came up withNioh 2. Featuring the same era of Japan, Nioh 2 is also a game that heavily leans into combat to bewitch the player.
It’s different enough from Sekiro that it feels like a fresh experience but similar enough that you can definitely see the inspiration behind it. It pays more attention to match-ups, stamina management, and other resources rather than ripping off the posture bar in Sekiro.
10God of War: Ragnarok
Story Rich Gameplay
God of Waris a game that was ubiquitously loved when it came out, and it’s no different now. If you still haven’t picked up the award-winning game, consider this another push in its direction. It’s an unbelievable game focusing more on the story aspect but not lacking in the combat department either.
While you won’t get the same rush you get from finishing it as you would from an ultra-hard game like Sekiro, God of War comes through in other ways. Its characters, the world-building, and the story of the game are amazing on their own but when combined with the satisfying combat and responsive controls, they elevate the game to a whole another level.
God of War Ragnarok
9For Honor
Multiplayer Melee Combat
Released by Ubisoft all the way back in 2017,For Honoris a game that focuses on one-on-one combat. However, it’s a multiplayer experience, meaning each fight is unique and feels fresh and new. Similar to Sekiro, For Honor is all about parries and counters.
It encourages the player to hone their reflexes and find the right time to break through their opponent’s defenses. It’s a punishing experience if you don’t take the lessons of the game to heart. If you fell in love with Sekiro for how your character flowed in combat, you’ll no doubt like For Honor as well.
8Wild Hearts
Monster Hunter: Japan Edition
Similar to Sekiro in its setting, Wild Hearts differentiates itself from its shinobi-focused colleague by featuring beasts of epic proportions that plague the land. It features various classes and leans into different RPG tropes like resource gathering and crafting, but the experience is polished and unique.
It also has some unique aspects in it that give it a new flavor and make it worth at least trying out. It’s a game featuring the hunter genre like in the Monster Hunter series, but it adds the wonderful seasoning of feudal Japan on top of it, and of course, puts its own twist on the genre.
Wild Hearts
7Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Similar Setting, Punishing Combat
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty takes the player on a whirlwind adventure across the three kingdoms of ancient China, though, of course, it adds a mystical twist to the entire scenario. It brings the Sekiro treatment to the Chinese dynasties, but adds in a bunch of historical figures to spice things up. If you know a lot about Chinese history, you’ll love the multiple significant characters that show up and play a role. However, most people won’t be able to derive any sense of familiarity, and the story of the game doesn’t try very hard to make the player care for the NPCs either.
However, the combat in the game makes up for a lot of the lackluster story. It plays similarly to Sekiro’s posture system, but with some key differences that make it feel new and interesting. The loot mechanics are somewhat lacking, but the game is an overall joy to play around.
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
6Lords of The Fallen (2023)
Classic Soulslike Experience
Lords Of The Fallen (2023) is a reboot of the franchise that brings the spirit of the original back to life. It isn’t anything revolutionary in the Soulslike genre, but it does exactly what it sets out to do. The graphics look great, the combat feels well-designed, and the world has enough lore to keep the player invested in learning more.
There are some interesting mechanics in the game that make it feel unique, but the core mechanics of it are extremely reminiscent of a Soulslike. Where it shines though, is the atmosphere of the world. With two different realms the player can switch between, unique aesthetics for both of them, and gameplay mechanics that take advantage of both realms, you’ll stay entertained for a while playing Lords Of The Fallen.
