Games Like CODE VEIN II (2026)

Shared: Build Variety, Souls-like

The third chapter of FromSoftware's landmark series is also its sharpest: faster combat, the biggest boss roster in the trilogy, and enough build variety to justify a second or third playthrough.

Shared: Build Variety

Fifteen years on, Obsidian's Mojave masterwork still sets the bar for faction politics, skill-gated dialogue, and choices that feel like they cost you something real.

Shared: Build Variety

Fromsoft's open-world pivot could have been a gimmick. Instead it produced something that holds up past hour 100 and still sparks arguments about build theory in 2025.

Shared: Build Variety

Mechanically the best the series has ever felt, held back by villains so irritating they make Claptrap seem understated. Worth it for the guns and co-op chaos; don't come for the story.

Shared: Souls-like

Lordran at 60fps and 4K with the Artorias DLC bundled in - the cleanest entry point into the Souls lineage, though veterans will notice the remaster stopped short of fixing the game's actual rough edges.