
games like
God of War
God of War leans Execution (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.
Like God of War, but easier
Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.
12 games like God of War
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on variance about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Parry timing and combo execution in combat
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 9) - Three movesets and Royal Guard frames set a towering ceiling
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - combo-driven combat with dodge timing
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Both lean on variance about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 9) - Witch Time dodges and long combo strings
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Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.
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Both lean on variance about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Parry and stance timing carry duels and standoffs
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Blade combos, parries, and QTEs reward clean inputs
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Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Even superbosses run scripted, mappable patterns
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 8) - parry timing and blade-mode cuts demand sharp reactions
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Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Ironknuckles feint but follow fixed logic
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - combat combos and traversal need precision
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Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 5) - kick-into-spikes environment setups are learnable
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- Released
- 2018
- Developer
- SIE Santa Monica Studio
- Franchise
- God of War
- Platforms
- PS4, PC
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB critics
- 96/100
- IGDB users
- 92/100