Spiritual Successor
Spiritual Successor is a concept that appears in 32 games
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Successors - Originals (A-Z)
Note: This does not include games that are simply similar to other games. A spiritual successor is usually from the same developer as the original game and usually has to do with a licensing issue.
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When a developer creates a game that could be perceived as a new installment in an existing franchise that they've worked on before, but doesn't share the same name due to licensing issues or other reasons, it's called a called a Spiritual Successor.
Successors - Originals (A-Z)
- All-Pro Football 2K8 <<< ESPN NFL 2K5
- Perfect Dark <<< Goldeneye 007
- Arcania: A Gothic Tale <<< Gothic 3
- Armed & Dangerous <<< Giants: Citizen Kabuto
- ArmA <<< Operation Flashpoint
- Arx Fatalis <<< Ultima Underworld II
- Crysis <<< Far Cry
- Demon's Crest <<< Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts
- Demon's Souls <<< King's Field
- Dragon Age: Origins <<< Barldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
- Fallout <<< Wasteland
- Flashback <<< Another World
- Galleon <<< Tomb Raider
- Hard 'n Heavy <<< The Great Giana Sisters
- Haunting Ground <<< Clock Tower 3
- Heavenly Guardian <<< KiKi KaiKai (Pocky & Rocky)
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- Hellgate: London <<< Diablo
- Heretic <<< Hexen
- Heroes of Might & Magic <<< King's Bounty
- Ikaruga <<< Radiant Silvergun
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men <<< Freedom Fighters
- Lords of Thunder <<< Gate of Thunder
- Mario & Luigi - Superstar Saga <<< Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong <<< Donkey Kong
- Maximo: Ghosts to Glory <<< Ghosts 'n Goblins
- Mystic Ark <<< The 7th Saga
- NBA Hangtime <<< NBA Jam
- No More Heroes <<< Killer7
- Paper Mario <<< Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- Perfect Dark <<< Goldeneye 007
- Portal <<< Narbacular Drop
- Project Gotham Racing <<< Metropolis Street Racer
- Shadow of the Colossus <<< Ico
- Risen <<< Gothic 3
- Rock Band <<< Guitar Hero
- Rock Band Unplugged <<< Amplitude
- Rogue Galaxy <<< Dark Cloud 2
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri <<< Sid Meier's Civilization
- Space Giraffe <<< Tempest 2000
- Supreme Commander <<< Total Annihilation
- The Adventures of Lomax <<< The Misadventures of Flink
- TimeSplitters <<< Goldeneye 007
- Vinyl Goddess from Mars <<< Jill of the Jungle
- Xenosaga: Episode I - Der Wille zur Macht <<< Xenogears
Note: This does not include games that are simply similar to other games. A spiritual successor is usually from the same developer as the original game and usually has to do with a licensing issue.
Spiritual Successor games
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Bayonetta released on Jan. 5, 2010 |
PS3, X360 | PlatinumGames |
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Dragon Age: Origins released on Nov. 3, 2009 |
PC, X360, PS3 | Shadows in Darkness, Inc., BioWare |
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Risen released on Oct. 2, 2009 |
X360, PC | Piranha Bytes Software GmbH |
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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger released on June 30, 2009 |
PC, PS3, X360, ARC | Arc System Works Co., Ltd. |
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Rock Band Unplugged released on June 9, 2009 |
PSP | Backbone Emeryville, Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Backbone Entertainment |
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Heavenly Guardian released on Feb. 26, 2008 |
PS2, WII | Starfish |
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Rock Band released on Nov. 20, 2007 |
X360, PS3, WII, PS2 | Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., Pi Studios, LLC. |
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Kane & Lynch: Dead Men released on Nov. 13, 2007 |
PC, PS3, X360 | IO Interactive |
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Crysis released on Nov. 13, 2007 |
PC | Crytek GmbH |
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Hellgate: London released on Oct. 31, 2007 |
PC | Flagship Studios |
| Concept Name: | Spiritual Successor |
| Appears in: | 32 games |
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| Aliases | Spiritual Sequel |
