Best Combat Games on Steam
Games where fighting systems, encounters, weapons, and tactics are central.
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1Black Myth: Wukong - Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Aug 19, 2024
In this game, you can…
- turn into bosses you've defeated and use their forms in fights.
- play as Sun Wukong in the prologue.
- beat a chapter's main boss, then watch a stylized animated epilogue that turns your actions into a narrated painting.
- build energy by dodging and basic hits, then spend it on heavier attacks instead of blocking.
- chain perfect dodges to power up your next big hit.
- respec for free and switch your whole build at any rest point.
- stumble into secret zones, hidden bosses, and optional questlines by exploring and backtracking.
- fill a journal where every enemy kill can unlock a folklore story entry.
2Baldur's Gate 3 - Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Aug 3, 2023
In this game, you can…
- possess a guard, make them open a gate that releases giant spiders, then watch the chaos from the rafters.
- stack a bunch of boxes into a tower, then climb it to reach places you couldn't otherwise.
- romance wildly different beings, including vampires, ogres, lizards, and even a tentacled god.
- surround a boss with explosive barrels before the fight, then blow them up instead of fighting fair.
- turn a flooded room into an electric trap, then have the enemy freeze it into ice so everyone slips while you hold the door.
- pick up a locked chest and carry it back to camp to open later instead of unlocking it on the spot.
- earn a dog's trust step by step, pet them, play fetch, and eventually have them become your familiar.
- talk your way through conflicts, befriend enemies, or side with or kill basically any faction and watch regions treat you differently afterward.
3Deep Rock Galactic - Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
May 13, 2020
In this game, you can…
- drink a round that rockets the whole team forward, then slam into each other and the station while shouting and tossing mugs.
- freeze enemies solid, drill them to pieces, and heal off them while they can't move or fight back.
- hit the drop pod with seconds left, spot a teammate down far away, and turn the escape into a full rescue run mid-extraction.
- turn a pre-mission lobby into a hangout with beer, dancing, minigames, and physical goofing around instead of menus.
- grapple to impossible-to-reach minerals, then have a teammate shoot a platform under you so you can mine safely and get out.
- finish the objective, call extraction, then carve a brand-new tunnel straight to the drop pod while bugs race you through it.
- fight off swarms in caves that aren't preset arenas, so every defense turns into a new improvisation based on cliffs, tunnels, and open voids.
- bring a solo drone that mines, lights caves, carries minerals, digs paths, and can revive you so you can still finish missions alone.
4Hogwarts Legacy - Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world.
Feb 10, 2023
In this game, you can…
- turn an enemy into an explosive barrel, then throw them into their friends.
- stuff rescued magical beasts into an enchanted suitcase, then take them back to your secret room.
- build up a personal Room of Requirement base to brew potions, grow plants, decorate, and care for beasts.
- sneak around Hogwarts at night and pick locks to loot houses and cabinets.
- learn the Unforgivable Curses and cast Crucio or Avada Kedavra in fights.
- fly a broom or Hippogriff across the countryside and skim low over the ground from Hogwarts to the Highlands.
- chain spells to float enemies, burn them, and slam them into the ground in rapid duels.
- learn new spells in class, then immediately use them to unlock paths and solve castle secrets.
5Borderlands 2 - The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
Sep 17, 2012
In this game, you can…
- dual-wield any two guns, including two rocket launchers at once.
- loot a gun with hidden red-text behavior that shoots explosive swords instead of bullets.
- run a secret quest where you toss a ring into lava, then three birds fly in and drop loot chests.
- get downed, then save yourself by killing an enemy to stand back up.
- build characters into totally different roles, like a turret-dropping soldier, a crowd-lifting siren, or an invisible melee assassin.
- spend 50 golden keys in a row, grab a new weapon, then immediately jump back into a hard fight to see if it flips the outcome.
- replay the whole campaign in escalating modes where enemies get nastier and your build and weapons have to keep evolving.
- smash through enemies in an off-road vehicle while crossing huge hostile zones on Pandora.
- farm bosses and chests for randomized drops until you finally hit a perfect weapon-part roll
6Arma 3 - Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
Sep 12, 2013
In this game, you can…
- build custom wars and scenarios in an editor, from realistic ops to zombies, aliens, sci‑fi, and completely player-made terrains.
- lie motionless in a ghillie suit while an entire platoon patrols right past you.
- treat battlefield injuries mid-fight, from chest wounds to splints and stitches, while your squad keeps taking fire.
- spend 30 minutes watching patrol routes, sprint 200 meters into the open, plant charges on a comms tower, then escape before the patrol net closes.
- play missions where 7 people crawl for cover, patch each other up, and keep moving even after a sniper drops someone instantly.
7Titanfall® 2 - Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Jun 18, 2020
In this game, you can…
- swap between two timelines mid-fight to flank enemies and solve traversal puzzles in the same room.
- call down your titan from orbit, climb in, and switch from parkour gunfights to towering mech brawls.
- get chased on foot by a titan, then use movement, cloaking, and anti-mech weapons to slip away at the last second.
- dropkick an enemy, cloak, then wallrun over a gap to pick off a sniper before anyone tracks you.
- chain wallruns, slides, double jumps, and mantles fast enough that traversal becomes your main way to win fights.
- start a match as a pilot, then watch the battlefield shift when titans arrive and fights turn into mech duels across the map.
- fight named boss titans in full mech showdowns where the duel is the whole encounter, not just a bigger enemy.
- play a four-player co-op mode where you defend a harvester against waves of enemies and giant mech bots.
8Kingdom Come: Deliverance II - A thrilling story-driven action RPG, with a rich open world, set in 15th century Medieval Europe. Experience the ultimate medieval adventure - through the eyes of young Henry - as you embark on a journey of epic proportions.
Feb 4, 2025
In this game, you can…
- get ambushed mid-wagon ride, fight beside guards, then keep chatting like nothing happened.
- have towns remember your thefts so people grow suspicious, change locks, and hire guards.
- win a tournament, then get spared by would-be attackers who recognize you later in the street.
- pick a lock in a sleeping house, loot the chest, slip through a garden, and vanish into the trees unseen.
- walk through a world where every NPC works, goes to the pub, then sleeps on a daily routine.
- travel while conversations keep happening in motion, with jokes and gossip continuing through the journey.
- bathe, eat, and wear clean clothes because shopkeepers and strangers treat you differently when you look filthy.
- bring a dog companion that can track, help in fights, and still needs feeding and petting like a real animal.
9Muck - Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.
Jun 5, 2021
In this game, you can…
- get chased across the island by a giant golem, scramble to craft a bow mid-pursuit, then have more golems spawn until you're fighting two, then five, plus their minions.
- play a versus mode where the world border shrinks, forcing survivors into an inevitable endgame showdown.
- build towering bases into the sky until the world starts failing to load correctly.
- survive nightly sieges as enemies pour out of the dark and keep coming until you're dead or the sun rises.
- crack open chests for random powerups that stack into absurd speed, double-jumps, damage, and knockback.
- race the short day-night cycle by sprinting for resources all day, then hunkering down as each night spawns tougher waves.
- have a teammate accidentally summon a night boss and turn a normal run into a full group emergency.
- trigger an altar, instantly spawn aggressive golems, and watch exploration flip into a fight you didn't plan for.
- stack enough upgrades to become effectively unkillable for dozens of days, turning early desperation into a late-game power trip.
10God of War - His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
Jan 14, 2022
In this game, you can…
- throw an axe across a fight, watch it carve through enemies, then recall it to snap back into your hand.
- fight with your kid as a real partner, calling on his arrows to stagger enemies and open them up for your hits.
- fight a full-on dragon as a giant set-piece boss encounter, not just a background monster.
- row a boat across a huge lake and trigger long myth stories and character backstory while you travel.
- go from a quiet hunting trip to carrying your wife's ashes on a journey that keeps expanding into new realms and threats.
- parry a hit with your shield, counterattack, chain into rune attacks, and swap between throws and melee without breaking momentum.
- hunt down optional valkyrie bosses that hit harder than the main story's big fights and demand real mastery.
