The Surge/Similar games
Games like The Surge
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like The Surge” means here
Souls-likeMechsRPGDifficultViolentHack and Slash
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
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97%
match
3
96%
match
5
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
Souls-like · Difficult · RPG · Third Person
84% of 130,734 reviews positive · 2,029 playing now
93%
match
6
ELDEN RING
Souls-like · Difficult · Third Person · RPG
93% of 1,144,950 reviews positive · 31,124 playing now
93%
match
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Remnant: From the Ashes
Souls-like · RPG · Difficult · Violent
84% of 57,063 reviews positive · 439 playing now
91%
match
8
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Souls-like · Difficult · RPG · Third Person
92% of 153,338 reviews positive · 3,019 playing now
91%
match
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90%
match
10
DARK SOULS™ III
Souls-like · Difficult · Third Person · RPG
94% of 437,934 reviews positive · 4,389 playing now
90%
match
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89%
match
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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Souls-like · Difficult · Third Person · Hack and Slash
95% of 352,507 reviews positive · 3,147 playing now
89%
match
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87%
match
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86%
match
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86%
match
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CODE VEIN
Souls-like · Difficult · Third Person · Action RPG
83% of 62,114 reviews positive · 450 playing now
85%
match
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85%
match
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Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Souls-like · Difficult · RPG · Hack and Slash
87% of 50,265 reviews positive
84%
match
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STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor
Souls-like · Third Person · Sci-fi · Open World
71% of 84,846 reviews positive
84%
match
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Souls-like · Third Person · Violent · RPG
82% of 188,141 reviews positive · 11,485 playing now
84%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to The Surge?
The closest matches to The Surge on Steam are The Surge 2, Mortal Shell, Nioh: Complete Edition, Salt and Sanctuary, DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with The Surge's — shared tags include Souls-like, Mechs, RPG.
How are games like The Surge chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Souls-like, Mechs, RPG count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches The Surge's. Popularity never affects the ranking.