Games Like Monkey King: Hero is Back (2026)

Shared: Staff Combat

Gorgeous, boss-obsessed action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology - fluid staff combat and jaw-dropping environments carry it, though the story will leave newcomers to Journey to the West pleasantly lost.

Shared: Light RPG Systems

Bayek of Siwa is the most grounded protagonist this franchise has ever produced, and his revenge story across a painstakingly crafted ancient Egypt is the clearest argument yet that Ubisoft Montreal can write actual human beings when they try.

Shared: mythology

Proof that dying can be the best part of a story: Hades turns every failed escape attempt into a character beat, and the combat is sharp enough that you will want to fail a few more times just to try the shield next run.

Shared: Linear Story

Respawn took Dark Souls, Metroid, and Uncharted, threw them in a blender with a lightsaber, and somehow the result is the best Jedi game in years - if you have the patience for a slow burn.

Shared: Short Playtime

Four to five hours of pure atmospheric dread that will stick in your memory far longer than its runtime, if slow-burn horror puzzle-platformers are your thing, this is required playing.