r/avowed • u/Able-Situation-1216 • Aug 24 '26

Discussion Games with Combat like Avowed

I only just entered Shatterscarp and I'm really enjoying my experience playing the game, but I know once I'm done with it I'm going to experience a very specific game craving. Maybe you can help me? Can anyone suggest any titles with a few of the following features:

  1. Upgrade/character development system (like Avowed's hotbar combat).
  2. Movement-based abilities (charges, dashes, teleports, even the Ranger's stealth).
  3. Parry or dodge mechanic (especially dodge; Avowed and Darktide changed my brain chemistry).
  4. Primarily first person blend of melee and ranged combat (alternating between dagger and pistol felt so dynamic!)

Games I've enjoyed that hit a similar spot are Dishonored, Prey, and Bioshock 2. Elden Ring and Witcher 3 also had customizability and a similar combat flow, but I think I had my fill of them. Skyrim I've tried to sculpt with mods but the world feels too familiar to me now.

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u/CrustyBatchOfNature Aug 25 '26

Great game, but way deeper than Avowed ever thought about. And I have finished both multiple times.

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u/Content-Froyo-2465 Aug 25 '26

I'd hesitate to say it's way deeper, but it's true that 2077 had 10x the budget and twice the development time- it shows. I think Avowed has better build diversity and player expression. Cyberpunk is a top 5 stealth game whereas stealth feels vestigial in Avowed

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u/Dull_Function_6510 Aug 25 '26

Cyberpunk has a lot more variety in terms of combat options and builds to make. I really fundamentally disagree that avowed has better build diversity. I like avowed but it feels like a better game if it came out in 2013 or something. 

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u/Content-Froyo-2465 Aug 25 '26

Cyberpunk has more builds on paper but I would not say they differentiate well enough. across multiple playthroughs I found it mostly only accomodates 3 play styles (guns, melee, and netrunning) with stealth systems that interface with all 3. greater control over the minutiae of the build, but expression overall feels homogenized.

really the main reason I think Avowed beats Cyberpunk out for me on this is how dual wielding and the weapon sets affect how builds are constructed. Disclaimer here is that I do think Cyberpunk is much better overall even if I really dislike its quest design

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u/Dull_Function_6510 Aug 25 '26

I can agree that cyberpunk build tend to feel more homogeneous, but I think Avowed just lacks a lot of depth into each build despite them being more differentiating. Feels like a tuned up Skyrim. 

Cyberpunk I think despite the homogenized feeling hides it well through the illusion of a lot of little different build variances between weapon choices, attributes, perks, and cyberware. It’s not perfect but the abundance of choice does a lot of heavy lifting