Summary

• Greek mythology games offer a rich lore-filled experience with gods, heroes, and enchanting settings to explore.
• From narrative adventures to action RPGs, each game offers a unique take on Greek myths and legends.
• Whether battling ancient monsters or navigating divine intrigue, these games immerse you in the world of ancient Greece.

Games based on real-w🅰orld mythology are nothing new. With the stories of heroes triumphing over gods, the appearance of spine-chilling ancient beasts, and a variety of other-worldly locations, mythology in games is a trend ไthat is sure to never cease, with fans being treated to a variety of great titles over the years.

If you're looking to brush up on your Greek mythology, there are plenty of games out there that will deliver you to the dazzling temples of Olympia, or delight you with their lore and references based on ꦫtheir ancient tales. From stories of the mythological gods, valiant fabled protagonists, fearsome beasts, and modern games with a Grecian twist, here are some of the best games with lore-based within Ancient Greece.

Updated on March 5, 2024 by Christopher Padilla: Greek mythology seems thoroughly embedded in our collective psyche, and as such new games continue to be inspired by the classics. We've added some new entries of games inspired by the denizens of Mount Olympus, both in antiquity and modern day. We've also added some details about God of War and Persona 3, who have newer entries: a sequel series and remake, respectively.

15 🅺 Stray Gods ꦚ

• Developer: Summerfall Games
• Release Date: August 2023
• Platform: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
• Type: Role Playing, Musical, Narrative Adventure

An urban fantasy twist on Greek Mythology, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Stray Gods is a narrative adventure game similar to the games in Telltale Games’ oeuvre, like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Walking Dead or 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Tales of the Borderland. However, this game takes the narrative in a more musical direction, 💝with choices leading to full-blown songs as emotions come to a head.

The game stars Grace, a newly awakened Muse who inherited the position from the Muse, Calliope, who was murdered. Grace must clear her name and na𒊎vig💃ate the divine intrigue woven between Greek Gods like Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Persephone.

14 ౠ Legenꦉdary Hoplite

• Developer: TripleBricksGames
• Release Date: February 2024
• Platform: Microsoft Windows
• Type: Roguelite, Tower Defense, Strategy

Legendary Hoplite puts you in the greaves of Dio, a Trojan sไoldier who has to defend the gates of Ithaca from legendary monsters like the Cyclops, enemy tribes, and undead monstrosities from the Underworld seeking to destroy his home.

In addition to his own martial skill, Dio commands the Trojan army to help his defense of his homeland from enemies. He also has the help of Gaia in the form of increa🃏singly powerful magical equipment to thwart a threat seemingly sent from the Hades’ realm.

13 SMITE

• Developer: Titan Forge Games
• Release Date: September 2015
• Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo switch, Amazon Luna
• Type: MOBA, Third-Person, Action

SMITE features many gods and other powerful beings from the🐈 pantheons and mythologies across the world, so you know the Greek Gods have come down from Mount Olympus to join the 💟fray.

Greek gods and monsters command a good chunk of the roster, including well-known names li𒁏ke Ares, Hades, and Zeus. There are also lesser known gods like Thanatos, Nemesis, and Hecate, as well as monsters like Scylla, Charybdis, and Medusa.

There are multiple game modes in SMITE, but the most popular is the 5v5, 3-lanes and jungle format Conquest, similar to predecessor games 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:League of Legends and Dota.

12 Theseus

• Developer: Forge Reply SRL
• Release Date: October 2017
• Platform: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve Index
• Type: Virtual Reality, Action-Adventure

Theseus is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:an immersive VR experience that places you straight into the story of the Minotaur. The Minotaur, a mythical creature with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man, was born from King Minos of Crete's wife, Pasiphae, after she fell in love with a bull, a curse from Poseidon as revenᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚge on the King Minos of Crete. The Minotaur was then placed into an elaborate labyrinth constructed at King Minos' request by Daedalus and his son Icarus.

This Greek mythology game almost perfectly re🎀creates the legend, with you playing as Theseus, the Athenian Hero who traverses the maze and slays the Minotaur. It mixes exploration of the maze with survival, combat, and some cinematic story eleme🔯nts before your eventual run-in with the large foe.

11 🍨 NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits

• Developer: Over The Top Games
• Release Date: August 2009
• Platform: Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, WiiWare
• Type: Platformer, RPG

NyxQuest sees you playing as Nyx, the embodiment of night within Ancient Greece. Nyx befriends Icarus when♐ he flies into her realm within the sky, but when he disappears without warning, she then heads to the surface to search for him in the crumbling ancient Greek landscape.

The mesmerizing setting and game design seem to jump straight out of the artwork of Grecian amphora and temple friezes from the time in th🍸is Greek mythology game. Nyx is aided on her journey by the Olympians as she traverses crumbling ruins and defeats ancient monsters like the Hydra with special powers such as manipulating objects, controlling the wind, and casting powerful rays.

10 🐓 Troy: A Total War Saga

• Developer: Creative Assembly Sofia
• Release Date: August 2020
• Platform: Windows, OS X
• Type: Turn-Based Strategy, Real-Time Tactics

The Trojan War is the most famous conflict in all the Greek legends, and giving it the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Total War treatment visualizes the tale in an unprecedented way. The series' trademark real-time battles inc𝔍lude ranks of glittering shields as well as heroic duels that capture the spirit of Homer's epic.

While the poem🅺 focuses on the final days of the siege, this game lets you conduct t𝓰he entire ten-year war from the perspective of either the Mycenaean or the Trojans. In addition to raising armies and managing your empire, you'll sail to mysterious islands of the Mediterranean to recruit mythic units to your cause.

9 🌌 💃Kid Icarus

• Developer: Nintendo R&D1, TOSE Co. Ltd.
• Release Date: July 1987
• Platform: Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS
• Type: Platformer, Action-Adventure

Kid Icarus first jumped onto screens in 1986, quickly becomin💧g one of the more popular games for NES. It's a cult classic, is more lighthearted than other Greek mythology games, and often centers around the protagonist Pit. He must find sacred treasures, traverse platforms, and defeat bosses in order to save the Grecian-inspired world of Angel Land and the goddess Palutenaꦜ, who is thought to be based on the Greek goddess Athena.

Kid Icarus has come a long way from his humble NES beginnings. The 3DS game Kid Icarus: Uprising was released in 2012 and Pit, Dark Pit, and Palutena became recurring characters in the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Smash Bros series.

8 Persona 3

• Developer: Atlus
• Release Date: July 2006
• Platform: PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
• Type: Social Simulation, RPG

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Persona 3 is the game that set the tone of what was to become the success of every Persona game to follow it and is still thought of today as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:one of the best JRPGs of the 2000s. You play 🔥as a character that attends a modern Japanese high school during the day whilst exploring Tartarus in the evening, a uniquely modern take on Greek god games. Tartarus was a location in Greek mythology, described as the deep abyss used for the torment and suffering of the wicked, and the prison for the Titans.

Persona 3 has a vast collection of characters 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:yo꧅u need to maintain relation🎶ships with, all of which have Personas based෴ within Greek and Roman mythology. Journeying to Tartarus also puts you face to face with a plethora 🉐of monsters, including the final boss Nyx, the Greek embodiment of night.

While you can't beat a classic, the game got a remake in the form of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Persona 3 Reload, which is built from the ground up with the framework of its contemporary, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Persona 5, in mind. 168澳洲幸运🦄5开奖网:Though the plot remains largeܫly the same, Reload is a modern reimagining of Persona 3.

7 Okhlos

• Developer: Coffee Powered Machine
• Release Date: August 2016
• Platform: Windows, Linux, iOS, OS X
• Type: Platformer, Roguelike

In Okhlos' delightful twist on Greek mythology games, you play as a mob o🍬f ancient Greek civilians, warriors, slaves, and animals who have become sick and tired of the abuse and antics of theꦚ gods, and so take up arms to destroy every building, temple, Grecian monster, and Olympian in their path.

Okhlos embodies the scenery and settings of Ancient Greece with lush temples and large fearsome gods, but that's nothing but an obstacle to your mob of toga and sandal-wearing ruffians. Okhlos is a one-of-a-kind battle game, and can even see you wielding the power of iconic Grecian figures such as the hero Heracles, Pandora, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:and even Socrates.

6 Apotheon

• Developer: Alientrap
• Release Date: February 2015
• Platform: Windows, PlayStation 4, OS X, Linux
• Type: Platformer, Metroidvania

A 2D action-adventure game that sees you playing within the minimalist artwork from the🍨 pottery of Ancient Greece. Apotheon sees you playing hero Nikandreos as he traverses a vibrant artistic world to ascend Mount Olympus and take on the P⛦antheon of gods to save humankind.

In Apotheon, the gods of Olympus have abandoned the humans, leaving you to traverse Artemis' forests, Apollo's palace, and climb Mount Olympus to take their powers for yourself. The h꧙eroic narrative of this Greek god game is a direct look ꦛinto the heroic tales of ancient lore, with the game even tying in excerpts from famous stories like the Iliad.