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games like

Dragon's Crown

Dragon's Crown leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10

12 games like Dragon's Crown

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories cover art
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of MemoriesPracticed Mastery · card-battle action RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor cover art
Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Nemesis orcs remember you but remain mappable scripts

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Borderlands cover art
BorderlandsPracticed Mastery · looter shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: optimization (7 vs 6) - Builds, gear math, and farming routes dominate

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Dead Island cover art
Dead IslandPracticed Mastery · zombie action RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - weapon drops and spawns add noise

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Payday 2 cover art
Payday 2Practiced Mastery · co-op heist shooter

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 6) - Sustained gunfights and stealth execution under pressure

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Gothic cover art
GothicPure Optimization · open-world RPG

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 4) - Clunky but learnable directional melee timing

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Rogue Legacy cover art
Rogue LegacyPracticed Mastery · platformer roguelite

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 5) - Heir traits and room layouts introduce run-to-run randomness

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Starfield cover art
StarfieldPracticed Mastery · space RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Scripted NPC AI patterns

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Cult of the Lamb cover art
Cult of the LambPure Optimization · roguelite management

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 4) - Roguelite combat needs decent dodges.

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Dead Rising 2 cover art
Dead Rising 2Practiced Mastery · open-world survival action

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Survivor events are scripted-but-unknown on first runs

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7 Days to Die cover art
7 Days to DiePure Optimization · zombie survival crafter

Both lean on variance about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 4) - Aim and movement during horde nights matter.

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Dave the Diver cover art
Dave the DiverPure Optimization · diving management sim

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 4) - harpoon aiming and sushi-service minigames

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Game details

Released
2013
Developer
Vanillaware
Platforms
PS3, Wii, Vita, DC
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
81/100
IGDB users
79/100
Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upActionFantasyHistorical