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Fans have explored several different game engines as a way to recreate Oni with more advanced graphics and other features. Oni has also influenced a handful of later games. The focus below is on games that deliver an Oni-like experience, as opposed to [[:Category:Fan-made games|fan-made Oni tribute games]] in general.
After playing and replaying [[Oni]], fans often ask what other games are like Oni. Although none are a total match for Oni's gameplay, this article lists:
* games with high similarity to Oni,
* games with some similarity, and
* games inspired/influenced by Oni.
 
At the end, we document past attempts by fans to recreate Oni in several different game engines.


==Oni-like games==
==Oni-like games==
These games resemble Oni in various ways. Because Oni fans are often thinking about different aspects of the game when they ask for "Oni-likes", we've attempted to characterize what aspect of each game is Oni-like. The "Deep melee" column will report "Yes" for any game that has more than basic punches/kicks, e.g. combos and throws. The "Gunplay" column reports "Yes" for games that have ranged weapons, including bows, in regular use, but not if there are only occasionally-used weapons like thrown knives (Urban Chaos) or guns that are picked up and quickly discarded (Yakuza). '''All of the below games are third-person.''' The last column totals the number of "hits" in the previous 5 columns.
The games in this list meet the following three criteria: (1) third-person action, (2) gunplay (defined as some kind of ranged weapons being commonly in use), and (3) deep melee (combat system has more than basic punches/kicks, e.g. combos and throws). See the next table for games that have some similarities to Oni but don't meet all these criteria.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Cyberpunk(-ish)
!Cyberpunk(-ish)
!Anime-style
!Anime-style
!Deep melee
!Gunplay
!Score
|-
|-
|[[wp:Æon Flux (video game)|Æon Flux]]
|[[wp:Æon Flux (video game)|Æon Flux]]
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|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|-
|[[wp:Alias (video game)|Alias]]
|2004
|PS2, Xbox, Win
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|4
|-
|[[wp:Batman: Arkham Asylum|Batman: Arkham Asylum]]
|2009
|PS3, X360, Windows<ref name="Batman">Remastered and re-released in 2016 for PS4 and XB1.</ref>
|No
|No
|No
|Yes<ref name="contextual">The combat system is much more contextual than Oni's. "Contextual" means that the attack used is based on the physical relation of the player-character to the enemy – relative positioning/distance/velocity/height – rather than on the specific input of the player.</ref>
|No
|1
|-
|[[wp:Batman: Arkham City|Batman: Arkham City]]
|2011
|PS3, X360, Windows<ref name="Batman" />
|Yes<ref>Catwoman has her own campaign as a playable character.</ref>
|No
|No
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|No
|2
|-
|[[wp:Batman: Arkham Knight|Batman: Arkham Knight]]
|2015
|PS4, XB1, Windows
|Yes<ref>Partially; the game alternates between control of male and female characters.</ref>
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|No
|2
|-
|-
|[[wp:BloodRayne (video game)|BloodRayne]]
|[[wp:Bayonetta|Bayonetta 1–3]]
|2002
|2009–2022
|PS2, Xbox<ref name="BloodRayne">Remastered versions of the BloodRayne games were released in 2020 for Windows as BloodRayne/BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut and in 2021 for PS4, PS5 and XB1 as BloodRayne/BloodRayne 2: ReVamped.</ref>
|PS3–4, X360–XB1, Wii U–Switch
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|3
|-
|-
|[[wp:BloodRayne 2|BloodRayne 2]]
|[[wp:BloodRayne|BloodRayne 1–2]]
|2004
|2002–2004
|PS2, Xbox<ref name="BloodRayne" />
|PS2, Xbox<ref name="BloodRayne">Remastered versions of the BloodRayne games were released in 2020 for Windows as BloodRayne/BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut and in 2021 for PS4, PS5 and XB1 as BloodRayne/BloodRayne 2: ReVamped.</ref>
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|3
|-
|-
|[[wp:Death by Degrees|Death by Degrees]]
|[[wp:Death by Degrees|Death by Degrees]]
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|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|4
|-
|-
|[[wp:Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening|Devil May Cry 3]]
|[[wp:Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening|Devil May Cry 3]]
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|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|3
|-
|-
|[[wp:Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition|Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition]]
|[[wp:Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition|Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition]]
|2005
|2005
|PS4, XB1
|PS4, XB1
|Yes<ref>The Special Edition adds two playable female characters, Lady and Trish.</ref>
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|-
|[[wp:Die Hard Arcade|Die Hard Arcade]]
|1996
|PS2, Saturn
|Yes<ref name="gender">You can choose the gender of the player-character.</ref>
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|4
|-
|-
|[[wp:Enter the Matrix|Enter the Matrix]]
|[[wp:Enter the Matrix|Enter the Matrix]]
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|Yes<ref name="gender" />
|Yes<ref name="gender" />
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|-
|[[wp:Fighting Force|Fighting Force]]
|1997
|PS1, N64, Win
|Yes<ref name="gender" />
|No
|No
|-
|[[wp:Ghost of Tsushima|Ghost of Tsushima]]
|2020
|PS4<ref>A Director's Cut version was released in 2021 for PS5 and in 2024 for Windows.</ref>
|No
|No
|No
|-
|[[wp:Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast|Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast]]
|2002
|Mac, Windows<ref>Later ported to PS4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.</ref>
|No
|No
|No
|-
|[[wp:Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy|Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]
|2003
|Mac, Windows<ref>Later ported to PS4.</ref>
|Yes<ref name="gender" />
|No
|No
|-
|[[State of Emergency]]
|2002
|PS2, Xbox, Windows
|Yes<ref name="gender" />
|No
|No
|-
|[[wp:The Matrix: Path of Neo|The Matrix: Path of Neo]]
|2005
|PS2, Xbox, Windows
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|}
==Oni-comparable games==
These games don't meet all the criteria above for an Oni-like, but they still have similarities that may interest an Oni fan.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Year
!Platform
!Female hero
!Cyberpunk<br>(-ish)
!Anime-style
!Third-person
!Deep melee
!Gunplay
|-
|[[wp:Batman: Arkham Asylum|Batman: Arkham Asylum]]
|2009
|PS3, X360, Win<ref name="Batman">Remastered and re-released in 2016 for PS4 and XB1.</ref>
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|4
|Yes<ref name="contextual">The combat system is much more contextual than Oni's. "Contextual" means that the attack used is based on the physical relation of the player-character to the enemy – their relative positioning, distance, velocity, height – rather than on the specific input of the player. The main character will not launch an attack if the enemy is not in reach, and the attack used is determined by the engine, not the player.</ref>
|No
|-
|[[wp:Batman: Arkham City|Batman: Arkham City]]
|2011
|PS3, X360, Win<ref name="Batman" />
|Yes<ref>Catwoman has her own campaign as a playable character.</ref>
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|No
|-
|[[wp:Batman: Arkham Knight|Batman: Arkham Knight]]
|2015
|PS4, XB1, Win
|Yes<ref>Partially; the game alternates between control of male and female characters.</ref>
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|No
|-
|[[wp:Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002 video game)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]
|2002
|Xbox
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|No<ref name="guns">Guns or other ranged weapons are used in a limited way but the focus is on melee.</ref>
|-
|-
|[[wp:EOE: Eve of Extinction|EOE: Eve of Extinction]]
|[[wp:EOE: Eve of Extinction|EOE: Eve of Extinction]]
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|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|2
|-
|-
|[[wp:Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2004 video game)|Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]
|[[wp:Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2004 video game)|Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]
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|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|4
|-
|[[wp:Ghost of Tsushima|Ghost of Tsushima]]
|2020
|PS4<ref>A Director's Cut version was released in 2021 for PS5 and in 2024 for Windows.</ref>
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|2
|-
|-
|[[wp:God Hand|God Hand]]
|[[wp:God Hand|God Hand]]
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|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|2
|-
|-
|[[wp:Gunnm: Martian Memory|Gunnm: Martian Memory]]
|[[wp:Gunnm: Martian Memory|Gunnm: Martian Memory]]
|1998
|1998
|PS1
|PS1
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
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|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|4
|-
|-
|[[wp:Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2|Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2]]
|[[wp:Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2|Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2]]
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|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|2
|-
|-
|[https://www.wolfire.com/lugaru Lugaru]
|[https://www.wolfire.com/lugaru/ Lugaru]
|2005
|2005
|Mac, Windows
|Mac, Windows
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|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|No
|No
|1
|-
|-
|[[wp:Mirror's Edge:Mirror's Edge]]
|[[wp:Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance|Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance]]
|2013
|PS3, X360
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|No<ref name="guns" />
|-
|[[wp:Mirror's Edge|Mirror's Edge]]
|2008
|2008
|PS3, X360, Windows
|PS3, X360, Windows
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|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|3
|-
|-
|[[wp:Mirror's Edge Catalyst:Mirror's Edge Catalyst]]
|[[wp:Mirror's Edge Catalyst|Mirror's Edge Catalyst]]
|2016
|2016
|PS4, XB1, Windows
|PS4, XB1, Windows
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|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|3
|-
|-
|[https://overgrowth.wolfire.com/ Overgrowth]
|[https://overgrowth.wolfire.com/ Overgrowth]
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|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|No
|No
|1
|-
|-
|[[wp:Remember Me (video game)|Remember Me]]
|[[wp:Remember Me (video game)|Remember Me]]
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|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|No<ref>The melee is complex, but combo chains are assembled in menus, not performed ad hoc.</ref>
|Yes
|Yes<ref>The melee is complex, but combo chains are assembled in menus, not performed ad hoc.</ref>
|No
|No
|2
|-
|-
|[[wp:Sifu (video game)|Sifu]]
|[[wp:Sifu (video game)|Sifu]]
|2022
|2022
|PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows
|PS5, XSS/X, Win
|Yes<ref name="gender">You can choose the gender of the player-character.</ref>
|Yes<ref name="gender" />
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|2
|-
|-
|[[wp:Sonic Unleashed|Sonic Unleashed]] (Werehog levels)<!--Delano made me do it. -Iritscen-->
|[[wp:Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order|Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order]]
|2008
|2019
|PS3, X360
|PS4–5, XB1–XSS/X, Windows
|No
|No
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|No
|No
|1
|-
|-
|[[wp:Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast|Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast]]
|[[wp:Star Wars Jedi: Survivor|Star Wars Jedi: Survivor]]
|2002
|2023
|Mac, Windows<ref>Later ported to PS4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.</ref>
|PS4–5, XB1–XSS/X, Windows
|No
|No
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes<ref name="contextual" />
|2
|No<ref name="guns" />
|-
|-
|[[wp:Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy|Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]
|[[wp:Tekken 4|Tekken 4]]
|2003
|2002
|Mac, Windows<ref>Later ported to PS4.</ref>
|PS2
|Yes<ref name="gender" />
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes<ref name="tekken">Although Tekken games are 2D fighters and would not normally be listed here, these specific titles have a mode called Tekken Force (Tekken 4), Devil Within (Tekken 5) or Campaign Mode (Tekken 6) where combat takes place in a free-roaming 3D environment. These are all broadly referred to as Tekken Force mode. Tekken Force mode debuted in Tekken 3 but in that game it was presented as a sidescrolling beat-'em-up rather than true 3D free-roam. Tekken 8 only has a brief free-roam mode in the campaign's Chapter 10.</ref>
|Yes
|Yes
|3
|No
|-
|-
|[[wp:The Matrix: Path of Neo|The Matrix: Path of Neo]]
|[[wp:Tekken 5|Tekken 5]]
|2005
|2005
|PS2, Xbox, Windows
|PS2
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes<ref name="tekken" />
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|-
|[[wp:Tekken 6|Tekken 6]]
|2009
|PS3, X360
|Yes<ref name="gender" />
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes<ref name="tekken" />
|Yes
|Yes
|3
|No<ref name="guns" />
|-
|-
|[[wp:Tomb Raider (2013 video game)|Tomb Raider]]
|[[wp:Wet (video game)|Wet]]
|2013
|2009
|PS4, XB1, Windows
|PS3, X360
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|2
|-
|-
|[[wp:Urban Chaos|Urban Chaos]]
|[[wp:Urban Chaos|Urban Chaos]]
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|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|2
|-
|-
|[[wp:Urban Reign|Urban Reign]]
|[[wp:Urban Reign|Urban Reign]]
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|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|2
|-
|-
|[[wp:X-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game)|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]
|[[wp:Wanted: Dead|Wanted: Dead]]
|2009
|2023
|PS3, X360, Windows
|PS4–5, XB1–XSS/X, Win
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes
|-
|[[wp:Yakuza (franchise)|Yakuza 1-6 + 0]]
|2005–2016
|PS2–4, XB1
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|Yes
|1
|Yes
|No<ref name="guns" />
|-
|-
|[[wp:Zeiram|ZeiramZone]]
|[[wp:Zeiram|ZeiramZone]]
|1996
|1996
|PS1
|PS1
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
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|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|4
|-
|[[wp:Zeno Clash|Zeno Clash]] 1–3<ref>The third title is called Clash: Artifacts of Chaos.</ref>
|2009–2023
|X360–XSS/X, Win, PS3–4
|No
|No
|No
|Yes<ref>Each title has a different mix of third-person and first-person combat, with the titles becoming more heavily third-person over the course of the series.</ref>
|Yes
|Yes
|-
!Name
!Year
!Platform
!Female hero
!Cyberpunk<br>(-ish)
!Anime-style
!Third-person
!Deep melee
!Gunplay
|}
|}


==Oni-inspired games==
==Oni-inspired games==
[[Image:Influence on Jedi Outcast.png|thumb|right|626px|Comment by a developer of Jedi Outcast under an Oni video on YouTube.]]
These games, and thus their sequels, directly took inspiration from Oni's combat system during development, though in Lugaru's case the inspiration was somewhat contrary because the developer, David Rosen, did not like Oni's free, non-contextual combat and sought to make a game that would be fully contextual.<ref name="contextual" /> If a game in this list has been released, it will also be found in one of the above tables.
These games, and thus their sequels, directly took inspiration from Oni's combat system during development, though in Lugaru's case the inspiration was somewhat contrary because the developer, David Rosen, did not like Oni's free, non-contextual combat and sought to make a game that would be fully contextual (in other words, the main character will not launch an attack if the enemy is not in reach, and the attack used is based on the physical relation of the player-character to the enemy rather than on the specific input of the player). Info on the released games in this list is found in the above table.


*Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and its sequel Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
*Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and its sequel Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
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*[https://raptagonstudios.com/hub/reikoneo-hub/ Reikoneo] (in development)
*[https://raptagonstudios.com/hub/reikoneo-hub/ Reikoneo] (in development)
*[https://spine.game/ Spine] (in development)
*[https://spine.game/ Spine] (in development)
[[Image:Influence on Jedi Outcast.png|thumb|center|626px|Comment by a developer of Jedi Outcast under an Oni video on YouTube.]]


==Engine ports==
==Engine ports==
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