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No Rest for the Wicked

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2024

Should you play it?

From Moon Studios, the award-winning creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, comes No Rest for the Wicked, a unique, visceral Action RPG set in a hand-crafted world with Souls-like combat. Featuring co-op for up to four players.

What works

  • Beautiful art style and world design
  • Challenging and rewarding combat
  • Engaging story and atmosphere
  • Deep exploration and level design
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Performance issues on some hardware
  • Steep learning curve and difficulty spikes
  • Tedious resource gathering and durability system
  • Limited build respec and inventory management
  • Camera angle and platforming frustrations

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Titan Quest II

  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • DYSPLACED

  • Dungeon Siege

Less social

Games that feels like No Rest for the Wicked but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

  • The First Berserker: Khazan

  • The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition

  • BLACKTAIL

  • Hades II

More intimate

Games that feels like No Rest for the Wicked but with more focus on close relationships

  • Frosthaven

  • Enshrouded

  • REMNANT II®

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • Shadow Warrior 2

  • Darksiders Genesis

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No Rest for the Wicked: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026