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Games like Forspoken

If Forspoken is your kind of game, the closest matches are Avowed, D' Mär Lucidium: Grimmgart and Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, cinematic and epic. 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.

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Forspoken is a 2023 open-world action RPG developed and published by Square Enix, currently priced at $20.99 USD on Steam. Players take on the role of Frey, a young woman transported to the hostile realm of Athia, where she must master magical abilities to find a way home. The game features parkour traversal, magic-stance switching, spell chaining, crafting, gear upgrading, and familiar collection. Reviewers highlight the boss fights as balanced and visually spectacular, while players describe the magic and movement as flowing together seamlessly, with spellcrafting rewarding creative combinations. The world traversal is described as lightning-fast and satisfying, cloaks and accessories serve as tangible progression goals, and players characterize the overall experience as challenging, cinematic, epic, and immersive. The game holds a 69% positive rating from over 3,100 Steam reviews.

About Forspoken: Forspoken follows the journey of Frey, a young New Yorker transported to the beautiful and cruel land of Athia. In search of a way home, Frey must use her newfound magical abilities to traverse sprawling landscapes and battle monstrous creatures.

2023ActionAdventureRPG20.99 USDWindowsby Square Enix
Forspoken — Steam game cover
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Boss fights are balanced and visually spectacularCloaks and accessories unlock as tangible goalsMagic and movement feel like one fluid motionChallengingCinematicEpic

Players who liked Forspoken also play

Steam players who put hours into Forspoken also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Avowed

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Forspoken.

    Top pick for Forspoken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Forspoken.

    Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.

    2025RPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. D' Mär Lucidium: Grimmgart

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Forspoken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    Your personality shapes your story in this first-person open-world RPG. Explore Grimmgart valley, scarred by the War for Divinity, and make choices through rich, layered dialogues. Shape your own playstyle and take your role in this new world.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares gear upgrading, crafting and a cinematic mood with Forspoken.

    Third-strongest match for Forspoken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Forspoken.

    Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.

    2024ActionRPG59.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Assassin's Creed Mirage

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Forspoken.

    Ranked #4 for Forspoken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    Become a deadly Master Assassin in this action-adventure game. Explore the streets of ninth-century Baghdad through the eyes of Basim. Take down your targets while seeking justice as part of the Hidden Ones.

    2024ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. God of War

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Forspoken.

    Ranked #5 for Forspoken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hogwarts Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Forspoken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Assassin's Creed® Origins

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Forspoken.

    Ranked #7 for Forspoken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.

    2017ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Forspoken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?

    2024ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Forspoken

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Warframe

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Forspoken.

    Reviewers of Forspoken cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Forspoken.

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. FINAL FANTASY XVI

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cinematic mood with Forspoken.

    Reviewers of Forspoken cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Forspoken.

    An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.

    2024ActionRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Rings of Powder

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Forspoken cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    "The Rings of Powder" is a fun and ironizing game combining exploration with the construction of an underground kingdom and elements of real -time strategy and idle. The project is an irony of both some legendary and less legendary movies and scenes from reality.

    2023StrategyIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall - The Final Hours

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Forspoken.

    Reviewers of Forspoken cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Forspoken.

    Written over the past four years, journalist Geoff Keighley ("The Final Hours of Portal 2") chronicles the making of TITANFALL from Respawn Entertainment. This longform app features never-before-seen photos, video and concept art from early development versions of the game.

    2014Action0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Sonic Generations Collection

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Forspoken cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Forspoken.

    Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!

    2011ActionDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Devil May Cry® 3 Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Forspoken.

    Reviewers of Forspoken cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Forspoken.

    Dante's past is now revealed as Devil May Cry returns to its roots. Master Dante's multiple fighting styles while battling never before seen demons and new characters as you fight your way towards a brutal confrontation with Dante's mysterious twin brother, Vergil.

    2007ActionDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Forspoken.

    Reviewers of Forspoken cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    Based on The Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy, LEGO® The Lord of the Rings follows the original story-lines of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, taking players through the epic story events re-imagined with the humor and endl

    2012ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Forspoken.

    Reviewers of Forspoken cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Forspoken.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Forspoken at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Forspoken on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Forspoken on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Forspoken on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forspoken.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Forspoken on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forspoken.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Forspoken on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Forspoken on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Forspoken.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Forspoken on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Forspoken.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~76% under Forspoken on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Forspoken.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Forspoken.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forspoken.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Forspoken.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forspoken.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forspoken.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Coming soon from Square Enix

Announced and quality-gated upcoming releases from Square Enix — ranked by community wishlist demand from our scraped pool.

  1. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales

    WHY THIS

    Announced upcoming release from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    A brand-new action RPG from the creators of OCTOPATH TRAVELER and BRAVELY DEFAULT – The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales combines stunning HD-2D visuals and exciting action-adventure gameplay for the first time!

    Releases Jun 18, 2026ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE

    WHY THIS

    Announced upcoming release from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares RPG with Forspoken.

    Return to the pixel‑art world of FINAL FANTASY, evolved from its classic roots. Travel with companions bound by fate and call on Visions to aid you in battle to uncover the truth behind a force that threatens to bring everything to ruin.

    Releases Oct 22, 2026RPG49.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World

    WHY THIS

    Announced upcoming release from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    In this RPG, you befriend monsters from the DRAGON QUEST series, raise them up, synthesize new creatures, and pit them against other monsters in battle. Join fledgling monster wranglers Bianca and Nera as they set off on the adventure of a lifetime.

    Releases Dec 3, 2026ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDSteam ↗

More from Square Enix

Other recommendable Steam games by Square Enix, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. NieR:Automata™

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares Action and RPG with Forspoken.

    NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

    2017ActionRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Forspoken.

    Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares RPG with Forspoken.

    Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.

    2014Massively MultiplayerRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cinematic mood with Forspoken.

    Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares RPG with Forspoken.

    Take the journey, now in ultimate quality. Boasting a wealth of bonus content and supporting ultra high-resolution graphical options and HDR 10, you can now enjoy the beautiful and carefully-crafted experience of FINAL FANTASY XV like never before.

    2018RPG13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Forspoken.

    Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    Cloud Strife, an ex-SOLDIER operative, descends on the mako-powered city of Midgar. The world of the timeless classic FINAL FANTASY VII is reborn, using cutting-edge graphics technology, a new battle system and an additional adventure featuring Yuffie Kisaragi.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. FINAL FANTASY VII

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares RPG with Forspoken.

    The RPG classic FINAL FANTASY VII returns to PC, now with brand new online features!

    2012RPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. FINAL FANTASY XVI

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cinematic mood with Forspoken.

    Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares Action and RPG with Forspoken.

    An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.

    2024ActionRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cinematic mood with Forspoken.

    Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    The Unknown Journey Continues... After escaping the city of Midgar, Cloud and his friends set out on a journey across the planet. New adventures await in a vibrant, expansive world in this standalone entry of the FFVII remake trilogy.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Square Enix, the studio behind Forspoken. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking book, to search for the "Sealed verses" in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl.

    2021ActionAdventureRPG23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Avowed

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Forspoken.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Forspoken.

    Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.

    2025RPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. God of War

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Forspoken.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hogwarts Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Forspoken.

    Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Forspoken

Does Forspoken work on Steam Deck?
Forspoken is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Forspoken cost?
Forspoken is listed on Steam at 20.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Forspoken?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forspoken are Avowed, D' Mär Lucidium: Grimmgart, Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition.
Who developed Forspoken?
Forspoken was developed by Square Enix.

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