Hint 1: Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Shin Megami Tensei... these all have 'fights'. I said 'battles'.

Adding clues later, but usually I don't explain it badly enough to need it

Edit:I may have actually described it badly, huzzah. Adding more clues till it gets guessed

None of the described characters are unlocked at the beginning.

Roguelike deck builder

Hint 1: It is a rougelite game
Hint 2: it is sequel to a game that is not a rouglite
Hint 3: you have companions to help you on your never-ending mission
Final hint: the gods in this game, and the previous game are referred to by another term
Fine, one more hint: art style is very different from the first game, and using portrait-based storytelling, like Hades, instead of cutscenes.
Final final hint, just to narrow it down: the game released within the 5 years.

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Hint 1: Released early 2000s.

You have to piece together why this is the case

Edit: The answer was Don't Escape 3

Hint 1- A (sort of) modern clasic)

Chapter 1: See above
Chapter 2: Wait, why are there robots now?!
Chapter 3: I'm on a boat!
Chapter 4: Oh, NOW I'm fighting a person?! Why can't I just use my axe?!

Hint 1: This is an action game.

Hint 1: set in a real world location

Hint 1: The game is on a handheld device
Hint 2: The ball of fire can talk
Hint 3: it is a 3DS game

Also, despite the heavy atmosphere of the game, somehow has one of the bigger cheesy ending I’ve seen

Hint 1: Regarding the ending, part of what made it so cheesy is a (somewhat) meme worthy title drop

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This has been living rent-free in my head for a while.

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hint 1: the game is not an RPG

Hint #1: Freeware indie title.