Games like The Spirit of the Samurai
If The Spirit of the Samurai is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trek to Yomi, NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black and Miko Melee — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cinematic and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Spirit of the Samurai: A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure.
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Trek to Yomi
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Top pick for The Spirit of the Samurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
As a vow to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound to duty, the lone samurai must voyage beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
WHY THIS
Shares combo based combat and a dark mood with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Second-strongest match for The Spirit of the Samurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.
Miko Melee
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Spirit of the Samurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Fight monsters and keep the village safe!
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Spirit of the Samurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
Nine Nights
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Spirit of the Samurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
《Nine Nights》is an indie hardcore action-adventure game. You will become the killer Ci Lang, escape and fight back in the crisis-ridden world of Nine Nights. You have to rely on the high martial arts skills tenacious fighting, struggling to lead to the road to revenge.
Crowned In Steel
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Spirit of the Samurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Crush your enemies, break your chains, and carve your way to the warlord who burned your land. A skill-based action-adventure with brutal combat and full dismemberment.
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
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Ranked #7 for The Spirit of the Samurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Dark Devotion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Ranked #8 for The Spirit of the Samurai fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Spirit of the Samurai cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Reviewers of The Spirit of the Samurai cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
Prince of Persia®
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Reviewers of The Spirit of the Samurai cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia® franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed™, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming...
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Spirit of the Samurai cross-mention this title as a similar play.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Reviewers of The Spirit of the Samurai cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
WHY THIS
Shares combo based combat and an atmospheric mood with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Reviewers of The Spirit of the Samurai cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Spirit of the Samurai.
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Spirit of the Samurai at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Spirit of the Samurai on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Spirit of the Samurai on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Spirit of the Samurai on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Spirit of the Samurai on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Spirit of the Samurai on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Spirit of the Samurai on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Spirit of the Samurai on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Spirit of the Samurai.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Spirit of the Samurai.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about The Spirit of the Samurai
- Is The Spirit of the Samurai verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Spirit of the Samurai is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does The Spirit of the Samurai cost?
- The Spirit of the Samurai is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Spirit of the Samurai?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Spirit of the Samurai are Trek to Yomi, NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black, Miko Melee.
- Who developed The Spirit of the Samurai?
- The Spirit of the Samurai was developed by Digital Mind Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Spirit of the Samurai.
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