The best games like Dragon’s Dogma 2 will have you clambering and climbing, fighting and flexing, and both magicking and mighting. Essentially, you can expect big games with beautiful worlds to explore, plenty of big enemies to fight, and an engrossing story. Ideally, they’ll also have some RPG systems to play with as well. Whilst we are a few weeks away from Dragon’s Dogma 2, and we don’t have a full grasp of what the game will be like, there are enough previews out there to help us figure a lot of it out.
Best Games Like Dragon’s Dogma 2
The easiest thing to do here would be to recommend Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, which we definitely do, but it’s not deserving of a spot on this list because, frankly, it’s a bit too obvious. With that in mind, let’s get our climbing gloves out and ascend this wonderful list to find you a new game to love.
Elden Ring
Ah Elden Ring, what a game. Aside from being quite possibly the most fascinating open-world game ever made, Elden Ring also feels as though it takes a lot from Dragon’s Dogma. It has the same exciting exploration where every stone that you unturn and every corner you creep around can contain some kind of secret or a horror you’ll have to beat.
It’s also got a deep fantasy setting and a world where nothing is clear-cut. Elden Ring is an extraordinary game in every right, and there are also mods out there to add even more spells, weapons, and bosses to the game and even a seamless co-op experience. The latter is a huge deal for this style of game, and something hard to replicate with anything else.
Monster Hunter: World
The Monster Hunter series is made by Capcom, the same people behind Dragon’s Dogma 2, so it’s not a huge surprise that it’s got some of the same spirit. While Monster Hunter Rise is also very good, and a little newer, it’s not quite as polished as Monster Hunter: World. World lets you and some friends explore an array of different biomes, each of which is filled with absurd and over-the-top monsters to hunt.
As you push through, you get to upgrade your equipment by farming materials from these enormous creatures, and then use that new equipment to kill even bigger things, and then farm materials from those as well. It’s a fun gameplay loop, and thanks to the substantial support it got after launch, as well as the amazing Iceborne DLC, there are hundreds of hours of hunts to enjoy.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
It’s absurd to think that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released all the way back in 2015, and that means it’s nearly 10 years old. That’s a very long time for a game that not only still looks amazing, but still pushes the meaning of what a fantasy open-world gamer could be in terms of both gameplay and narrative design.
You play as Geralt, a Witcher who’s been chemically created to hunt down monsters, and then make some very morally grey decisions about whether or not to kill them or let them live. You also need to find your adopted daughter and figure out what’s going on with an ongoing war, and all of the strife that creates.
Shadow of the Colossus
If the thing that you love about Dragon’s Dogma is the ability to climb all over massive creatures, then you should play Shadow of the Colossus. The best way to play this is via the remaster on PS4, so if you can do that, do it.
This game is about exploring a mostly empty world filled with a handful of incredible and majestic creatures, which you’re compelled to kill off. It’s a game that consistently makes you feel bad about what you’re doing. Killing in this game isn’t something you just do by accident, it’s something that takes careful planning and a huge amount of guilt. It’s a very special game, and it’ll stick with you for a long time.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Finally, we’ve got Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Assassin’s Creed has gone back to its roots a bit more with the latest game, but Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla are all incredible sprawling worlds filled with things to do, loot to find, and stories to discover. They’re very big games, which can be a little overwhelming, but we think that Odyssey does the best job here.
Odyssey is set in ancient Greece, and aside from that meaning there’s lots of sun to soak up and a big old sea to explore, it also means you can come across Greek myths in the flesh. If you think that Dragon’s Dogma could do with more sailing, swearing, and Spartan kicking, then you’re going to absolutely love Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
