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The First Berserker: Khazan

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2025

Should you play it?

The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.

What works

  • Excellent and responsive combat system
  • Challenging and memorable boss fights
  • Good optimization and performance
  • Flexible skill and build customization
  • Engaging dark fantasy story and atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear and repetitive level design
  • Some bosses have bloated health bars
  • Limited enemy variety
  • No multiplayer or cooperative features
  • Occasional minor bugs and stuttering

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • NINJA GAIDEN 4

  • Eastern Exorcist

  • Lies of P

  • NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black

  • EARTH'S DAWN

  • Black Myth: Wukong

More exploratory

Games that feels like The First Berserker: Khazan but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

  • GRIME

  • Darksiders III

  • Bleak Faith: Forsaken

  • AWAKEN - Astral Blade

  • Souls of Blades

More social

Games that feels like The First Berserker: Khazan but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • REMNANT II®

  • CODE VEIN

  • Nioh: Complete Edition

  • Blades of Time

  • Nioh 3

  • Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

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The First Berserker: Khazan: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026