# Games like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003)

> The closest matches to Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003): Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001), Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain, Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered, and Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (2001)](https://imho.run/games/224940/legacy-of-kain-soul-reaver-2-2001) — Also Vampire and Gothic, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 474 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/224940/)
2. [Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver](https://imho.run/games/224920/legacy-of-kain-soul-reaver) — A frequent pick in Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) players' libraries, and another Action. 819 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/224920/)
3. [Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain](https://imho.run/games/242960/blood-omen-2-legacy-of-kain) — Also Vampire and Gothic, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 647 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242960/)
4. [Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered](https://imho.run/games/3747730/legacy-of-kain-defiance-remastered) — Also Vampire and Gothic, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 341 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3747730/)
5. [Legacy of Kain™ Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered](https://imho.run/games/2521380/legacy-of-kain-soul-reaver-1-2-remastered) — Also Hack and Slash and Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 1,497 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2521380/)
6. [Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2](https://imho.run/games/239250/castlevania-lords-of-shadow-2) — Also Vampire and Gothic, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 1,676 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239250/)
7. [Blade of Darkness](https://imho.run/games/1710170/blade-of-darkness) — A frequent pick in Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003) players' libraries, and another RPG. 720 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1710170/)
8. [Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption](https://imho.run/games/559680/vampire-the-masquerade-redemption) — Also Vampire and Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 545 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/559680/)
9. [CODE VEIN](https://imho.run/games/678960/code-vein) — Also Vampire and Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 18,893 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/678960/)
10. [BloodRayne: Terminal Cut](https://imho.run/games/1373510/bloodrayne-terminal-cut) — Shares environment interaction with Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 683 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373510/)
11. [Risen](https://imho.run/games/40300/risen) — Also Gothic and Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 2,271 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40300/)
12. [The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/400170/the-incredible-adventures-of-van-helsing-final-cut) — Also Vampire and Hack and Slash, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 911 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400170/)
13. [Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014](https://imho.run/games/265300/lords-of-the-fallen-2014) — Also Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 4,966 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265300/)
14. [Grim Dawn](https://imho.run/games/219990/grim-dawn) — Also Hack and Slash and Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 39,041 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219990/)
15. [Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™](https://imho.run/games/22450/hunted-the-demon-s-forge) — Also Hack and Slash and Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 582 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22450/)
16. [Darksiders III](https://imho.run/games/606280/darksiders-iii) — Also Hack and Slash and Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 4,533 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606280/)
17. [Vampyr](https://imho.run/games/427290/vampyr) — Also Vampire and Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 8,805 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427290/)
18. [Gothic 1](https://imho.run/games/65540/gothic-1) — Also Gothic and Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 2,742 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65540/)
19. [Brutal Legend](https://imho.run/games/225260/brutal-legend) — Also Gothic and Hack and Slash, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 6,178 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225260/)
20. [Thief: Deadly Shadows](https://imho.run/games/6980/thief-deadly-shadows) — Also Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 1,557 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6980/)
21. [Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice](https://imho.run/games/414340/hellblade-senua-s-sacrifice) — Also Dark Fantasy, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 28,398 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/414340/)
22. [Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi](https://imho.run/games/283290/nosferatu-the-wrath-of-malachi) — Also Vampire and Gothic, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 785 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/283290/)
23. [Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones™](https://imho.run/games/13530/prince-of-persia-the-two-thrones) — Also Hack and Slash, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 1,160 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/13530/)
24. [Alice: Madness Returns](https://imho.run/games/19680/alice-madness-returns) — Also Gothic and Hack and Slash, like Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003). 10,588 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/19680/)

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## About Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003)

Take control of two powerful and highly evolved vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. Each equipped with a legendary sword, Kain & Raziel must battle through a world loaded with conflict and intrigue as they attempt to unravel their destinies and defeat the dark forces that seek to condemn...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 224300
- **Developer:** Crystal Dynamics
- **Publisher:** Crystal Dynamics
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 6, 2012
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 70
- **Platforms:** windows

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