Games like Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
If Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dragon's Dogma 2, Dragon Age™ Inquisition and Hogwarts Legacy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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.
Get personalized picks →Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is an action-adventure-RPG set in a vast open-world fantasy realm. The game features a dynamic day-night cycle that shifts enemy encounters, a vocation system allowing free class switching, pawn AI companions that offer tactical support and skill sharing, a manual climbing system for combat encounters with large monsters, and a substantial loot and equipment optimization loop. Players describe the atmosphere as immersive and epic, finding the climbing mechanic particularly compelling for attacking monster weak points, while loot grinding feels rewarding. The game supports online cooperative play and runs verified on Steam Deck. Reviewers note its challenging difficulty and massive length, with an 88% positive rating from over 21,000 Steam reviews.
About Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen: Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.
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Dragon's Dogma 2
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Shares an epic mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Top pick for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more - in a truly immersive fantasy world.
Dragon Age™ Inquisition
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Second-strongest match for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.
Hogwarts Legacy
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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.
Monster Hunter: World
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Ranked #4 for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Ranked #5 for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Ranked #6 for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Divinity II: Developer's Cut
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Ranked #7 for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Dragons: they have been hunted, they have been slain, but now the hour to strike back has come.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Ranked #8 for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.
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Dragon's Dogma 2
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Reviewers of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a single player, narrative driven action-RPG that challenges the players to choose their own experience – from the appearance of their Arisen, their vocation, their party, how to approach different situations and more - in a truly immersive fantasy world.
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Reviewers of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Reviewers of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Reviewers of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
The minds of New York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion lead designer Ken Rolston have combined to create Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a new role-playing game set in a world worth saving.
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Reviewers of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Reviewers of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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.
FINAL FANTASY
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Reviewers of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~67% under Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Stardew Valley
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Priced ~50% under Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~50% under Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
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Priced ~67% under Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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 ~67% under Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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!
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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.
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 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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 with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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 Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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 Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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.
The Looker
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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.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Capcom, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
(Release: 2014) Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped.
Resident Evil 6
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Shares a challenging mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
Resident Evil 5
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.
Resident Evil Revelations
WHY THIS
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Ultra Street Fighter® IV
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Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Shares Action with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
The world’s greatest fighting game evolves to a whole new level with Ultra Street Fighter IV.
DEAD RISING®
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!
Mega Man Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Shares Action with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Another title from Capcom, the studio behind Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Shares Action with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
The epic clash between two storied universes returns with Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Ultron Sigma has begun the eradication of all biological life. Against all odds, heroes stand together against the ultimate threat, their only hope laying with the all-powerful Infinity Stones.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Hogwarts Legacy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
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.
Monster Hunter: World
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Frequently asked about Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
- Is Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen 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 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen cost?
- Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen are Dragon's Dogma 2, Dragon Age™ Inquisition, Hogwarts Legacy.
- Who developed Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen?
- Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen was developed by Capcom.
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