10 games like Diablo you should play in 2025

Diablo 4 is well into its lifecycle in 2025, with its first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, taking it to new heights. Players have spent countless hours thwarting the hordes of hell in Sanctuary — but even the most dedicated players will want a break from time to time. Here are 7 games like Diablo you should play this year.

The modern entries of Blizzard’s Diablo franchise have become some of the most popular ARPGs over the years, thanks to the unique players can create with its best classes, the never-ending pools of loot to collect, and a variety of classes to use.

Whether you’ve already completed all that Diablo 4 has to offer in the latest season, or simply want to divide your time in Sanctuary with another title, here are some games just like it you don’t want to miss in 2025.

Torchlight II

Torchlight II is a dungeon-crawler from Runic Games. This vibrant title is set in a fantasy world where players can control one of four classes, each with unique skills and abilities — much like in the Diablo franchise.

The core gameplay loop sees the player exploring procedurally generated dungeons, battling waves of dangerous monsters, and collecting valuable loot to increase their stats and experience. This beloved sequel maintained all the features of the original and expanded the campaign, overhauled the UI, and added a number of features including a day and night cycle, and weather effects.

Torchlight III was released in 2020 and is still considered by many fans to be the best game in the series, making it a great choice for Diablo fans.

Hades

Hades was a surprise smash hit when Supergiant unleashed the hellish game in 2020. This unique title puts players in the shoes of Zagreus, prince of the Underworld who’s desperate to escape from the realm to get away from his father Hades.

The game is a hack-and-slash roguelike experience where the player must make their way through the Underworld by fighting enemies in a set of randomly generated rooms. While death will send you back to the beginning, the rewards and treasure you gain on each run will allow you to improve Zageus’ attributes, as well as unlock new weapons and abilities which will improve your chances of escape.

Overall, Hades is an extremely fun, challenging, and charming game that features stunning action combat.

Path of Exile 2

The original Path of Exile was designed to be a more faithful successor to Diablo 2 than Diablo 3 was, using a more gritty and grimdark art style when compared to the more cartoonish Diablo 3. It was a big hit and the original game is still going strong in 2025.

However, Path of Exile 2 is now in early access and already shows a lot of promise. With various new character classes and Ascendancies to try, Path of Exile 2 is shaping up to be a true challenger to Diablo 4’s crowns. The full release may not be for another year, but the endgame of the early access gives players plenty of hack-and-slash goodness to get on with.

Path of Exile 1 and 2 may be the best Diablo games that are not actually Diablo games – a must-play for fans of Blizzard’s loot-chasing classics.

Darksiders Genesis

A spin-off to the original Darksiders series, Darksiders Genesis brings a top-down perspective to a franchise that previously specialized in fully 3D action-adventure games. The title sees players step into the shoes of protagonist Stife and his brother War after they are summoned by the Charred Council to investigate the plans of the demon King Lucifer.

During the game, players can freely switch between Strife and War, allowing both gunplay and melee action in combat. There’s plenty of exploration and puzzle-solving to enjoy in this game, as well as a handful of Diablo-like progression systems to get to grips with.

It’s a fantastic entry in the action-packed franchise, with compelling characters and excellent hack-and-slash gameplay.

Borderlands 2

Originally released over a decade ago, Borderlands 2 is still considered one of the best looter shooters available. If collecting loot is your favorite thing about the Diablo franchise, then this wacky sequel could be perfect for you.

Borderlands 2 is a chaotic First Person Shooter, where players join a group of Vault Hunters on a journey across the land of Pandora in an attempt to stop the menacing Handsome Jack before he can obtain the powers of a brand new Vault. The narrative is widely considered the strongest in the series and Jack in particular is an extremely compelling villain.

You’ll be shooting your way through countless enemies in Borderlands 2, and collecting loads of exciting loot along the way. If you’re itching for an FPS title with a lot of variety and that doesn’t take itself too seriously, Borderlands 2 is a must-play.

Lost Ark

Lost Ark is a MMO ARPG co-developed by Smilegate and Tripod Studios, and published by Amazon Games. In just a few short years the game has already earned a dedicated player base thanks to its wealth of available content, regular seasonal updates, and a compelling combination of MMO mechanics and hack-and-slash gameplay.

The game features both PvE and PvP content with an emphasis on exploration, questing, and crafting. There are a handful of classes to try, and once the player’s character reaches level 50, a myriad of additional content is unlocked including endgame dungeons and raids.

If you’re looking for an ARPG with MMO-like social aspects that you’ll be playing for years to come, Lost Ark is a great Diablo alternative.

Destiny 2

If you’re looking for an FPS without the wacky humor of Borderlands, then Destiny 2 is a great option. This mammoth title from Bungie is an epic space adventure where players take control of a Guardian in one of three classes – the Titan, Hunter, or Warlock.

At its heart, Destiny 2 is a pure looter shooter where you’ll be gunning down hordes of alien enemies all with the goal of scoring the most coveted gear and weapons in the game. There are countless activities to keep you busy in Destiny 2, from the game’s story expansions, fast-paced Strikes, or the incredibly challenging Raids, as a free-to-play title, it’s more than worth seeing what this Sci-Fi world has to offer.

Although the sunsetting of older story content has admittedly made the game’s lore and overall newcomer onboarding quite a confusing experience, we’d still absolutely recommend giving Destiny 2 a go if you haven’t already.

Titan Quest

Titan Quest was one of the most faithful and celebrated games to be inspired by Diablo. The game takes players on an epic quest across ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt as they battle various monsters from the mythology of the ancient world.

Mechanically, Titan Quest plays a lot like Diablo 2, and was a game many people turned to while they waited for Diablo 3. A remaster was released in 2016 that was even released on the Nintendo Switch, letting a new generation of Diablo fans experience it for the first time.

The game still holds up well in 2025 and even has a sequel due to release on early access this year.

Divinity: Original Sin

We’re being a bit cheeky with this one, as we’d like to include Divinity 1 and 2 in this entry, but both games are worth mentioning. While the gameplay is a more traditional turn-based RPG experience, the top-down camera and story both resemble Diablo in many ways.

Like Diablo, Divinity: Original Sin and its sequel has its heroes embark on an epic quest where they take on gods and monsters, but unlike Diablo, Divinity also poses some philosophical questions that more scholarly players will enjoy pondering.

There’s a massive world to explore and a ton of lore to dig up, and the sequel even mythologized the events of the first game, which was fun for returning players. However, the main draw of the game was the inbuilt modding tool that allowed players to customize the world to their liking.

Pillars of Eternity

Pillars of Eternity was a spiritual successor to the first two Baldur’s Gate games. While set in a different universe, PoE was Baldur’s Gate 3 before such a game existed. Like the early Baldur’s Gate games, which were often compared to Diablo, Pillars of Eternity shares a lot of traits with Blizzard’s classic series.

However, like Baldur’s Gate, PoE is a more traditional RPG and makes use of turn-based combat rather than hack-and-slash, loot-chasing gameplay. We’d also like to include PoE 2 in this entry as the game lets you captain a pirate ship, build your crew, and embark on a voyage while you get to know your fellow rogues.

The sequel is arguably much better than the first game, but those who enjoy Diablo will likely appreciate the original for being much closer to it in terms of tone and story.

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