- #1 Sceadu Eard
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Yellow Basement Games
Windows
Sceadu Eard is a hardcore retro-style open-world dungeon crawler set in an eerie dark fantasy world. Craft gear at your base, gather resources, master methodical combat, unlock new paths and return safely from each expedition.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.1%, Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Dark 6.4%, Exploration 5.6%
- #2 Pale Abyss - Prototype
96% matchVery Positive87% of 367 reviews2025
Dev: Permanent Crab Studios
Windows
Descend into the Pale Abyss, a cursed chasm where the forgotten truths of a dying world fester in its depths. Inspired by games such as King’s Field and Shadow Tower, Pale Abyss is a first-person action RPG about exploration and adventure. Currently it's just a demo with about 1 h of playtime.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Exploration 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #3 Gorble
96% matchVery Positive98% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows
Gorble is a short marble-based dungeon crawl.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.7%, Souls-like 23.8%, Dungeon Crawler 22.7%, Exploration 9%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
- #4 Lunacid
95% matchVery Positive91% of 11,411 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.4%, Dungeon Crawler 27.3%, Souls-like 17.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 6%
- #5 1 Thousand Deaths
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pop
Windows
Explore handcrafted worlds. Props are traps. Enemies hide as furniture. Glitches warp gravity. Die. Respawn. Try again.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.2%, Dark Fantasy 25.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%, First-Person 7.8%
- #6 The Purge of the Crystals
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poetic Visuals
Windows
Explore a shattered world forged by fallen gods. Journey across the remnants of a fallen empire and buried myths as you seek the truth behind an ancient catastrophe.
Why similar: Souls-like 33.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, RPG 8.4%
- #7 Last Night of Winter
93% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: DigitalZeon
Windows
Wake up and walk, Warden! Because the siege continues. We must find the Heir... And finally put an end to this cursed night.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Exploration 7.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #8 Curse of Elmwood
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broadwood Studio
Windows · Linux
A folklore-inspired, eerie action-adventure dungeon crawler about preventing a curse that requires your blood to complete. Master your weapon, explore a world brimming with items, abilities, and spells, and ensure that endless night never befalls your hometown of Elmwood.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.9%, Dungeon Crawler 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 7.9%
- #9 Dreamspring
91% matchPositive92% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Billyfighter
Windows · Linux
Dreamspring is a dark fantasy styled, open world souls-like game. Explore a dying kingdom and it's different realms in first person action combat, styled in a mix of retro and vaporwave aesthetics.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.4%, Dark Fantasy 23.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%, First-Person 7.3%
- #10 The Depths of Despair
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: herbeni
Windows
Slower-paced souls-like RPG with classic MMO progression, skills and ability bar. The world is grim and unforgiving, steeped in despair. Heavy punishment and consequences are naturally present.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.1%, Dark Fantasy 25.2%, Dark 10%, Exploration 7.6%, Difficult 7.6%
- #11 Forgotten Blood
89% matchMixed54% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Maruko
Windows
Drawn by the call of an ancient crystal dagger, you journey into the Forgotten Valley, now ravaged by the Stone Plague. Forgotten Blood is a first-person action RPG inspired by King’s Field and the Souls series. Explore an interconnected world filled with secrets, danger, and hidden paths.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, First-Person 9.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #12 DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
90% matchVery Positive84% of 131,339 reviews2015
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 40.8 hrsMean: 82.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.
Why similar: Souls-like 43.9%, Dark Fantasy 24.6%, Difficult 8.6%, RPG 6%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #13 INVICTA: The Next Queen
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Dark Moth GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
INVICTA: The Next Queen is a TopDown Soulslike game where a legendary warrior must fight her way through hell and claim her soul once more. Take the role of Moma as you explore the labyrinthian dungeons that make up the Circle of Greed and defeat King Midas in single combat.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Exploration 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #14 Dark Stress
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Two Parks
Windows
[Dark Stress] is an action adventure game that combines the essence of soul-like combat and dungeon crawling. The moment you step into the dungeon, you will inevitably be swallowed by darkness and stress.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Difficult 8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #15 Guns & Gargoyles
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Ruphi
Windows
A gothic dark fantasy action RPG in a torchlit forest where you see only what your light touches. Throw knives and pull them back out of the corpse, burn wolf packs with molotovs, and swing steel when they close. No guns, just what you can carry, and a beast at the end.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 25.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Dark 5.4%
- #16 Legend of Radiance
86% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Dark Swamp Studios
Windows
Start on your fantasy adventure in this completely nonlinear souls-like! Place Life Stones in the world to create your own 'bonfires' as you cut through the challenging enemies and seek out the Divine Rings!
Why similar: Souls-like 28.4%, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Exploration 7.4%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #17 Devoris
85% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: DevorisStudio
Windows
Formerly known as Devora,now changed name to Devoris. You become a bird living in the sewers, killing and eating other inhabitants to fill your stomach. Of course, as an adventurer, you can choose to explore the underground world to obtain new weapons, new delicacies, discover the stories here.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.4%, Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%, Stylized 6.9%, Horror 5%
- #18 Decrepit
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jämmerdal GamesPub: Three Friends
Windows
Decrepit is a first-person action game with souls-like combat where every death drags you back into the depths. Learn the dungeon, master the combat, and find your way out of the forsaken castle.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.9%, Dungeon Crawler 22.2%, Dark Fantasy 21.4%, First-Person 8.1%, Difficult 6.7%
- #19 Grim Axiom
82% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: Rare Soup
Windows
Enter a dark underground world in this soulslike adventure-horror game where undead monsters lurk around every corner, and uncover the mystery behind the ancient machines operating in its depths.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.8%, Dark Fantasy 22.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13.4%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Horror 7.2%
- #20 Tower Of Heresy
84% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Rattingham Studios
Windows
Tower of Heresy is an Rpg Action game, with a fantasy setting and extensive and explorable maps. Choose a class and get ready to challenge the pitfalls of the tower among terrifying monsters and deadly traps. Will you be a slave of the tower or the Monarch?
Why similar: Souls-like 30.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Difficult 8.6%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #21 Verho - Curse of Faces
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,312 reviews2025
Dev: Kasur GamesPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Verho, a Dark RPG following the tradition of the King’s Field series, takes place after the catastrophic Era of Solitude, where masks have become the only protection against the Curse of Faces. Travel to the land of Yariv, find the source of this scourge and face its dangers.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.2%, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Exploration 6.9%, Dark 6.6%
- #22 Embermaze: Descent
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Graeme Scott
Windows · Mac
Three shots. Fading light. Nowhere to run. Survive dark mazes, evade ghosts, and descend deeper into horror in this dark‑fantasy survival maze game with procedural labyrinths and limited magical resources.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.2%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Exploration 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 8.2%
- #23 Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
83% matchMixed59% of 20,785 reviews2014
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.
Why similar: Souls-like 38.1%, Dark Fantasy 25.8%, Difficult 7.4%, RPG 6.5%, Medieval 4.6%
- #24 Forlorn Outcast
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Griever Games
Windows
Confront fate in Forlorn Outcast, an immersive souls-like RPG. Stand your ground against the Drothar hordes, channel powerful spells, and discover the dark fantasy realm of Tilsa as you ascend from outcast to legend.
Why similar: Souls-like 32%, Dark Fantasy 23.6%, Difficult 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Dark 7.1%
- #25 Void: Edge of Existence
81% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Dala GG StudiosPub: Dala GG Studios
Windows
Void: Edge of Existence is a Souls-like, Dark Fantasy inspired, Action RPG. You'll experience corrupted zones, lost powerful items, hidden domains providing you're able to completed the Trials placed in 3D Souls-lite combat. Hard Hitting Mobs, Difficult Bosses, Scaled Enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 29%, Dark Fantasy 22.2%, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%, Difficult 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #26 Mortal Shell II
77% matchVery Positive85% of 2,212 reviews2026
Dev: Cold SymmetryPub: Playstack
Windows
Their Flesh Is Your Weapon. Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel action-RPG with adrenaline-charged, high-stakes combat. Possess warrior Shells, dethrone false gods, redeem a ravaged world.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.3%, Dark Fantasy 23.4%, Difficult 8.1%, Dark 7.8%, Exploration 5.2%
- #27 Necrofane
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Millennium Bound
Windows
A dark power is rising. Defeat the necromancer and his generals before they conquer the kingdom. In this old school dark fantasy RPG, explore cursed dungeons, battle monstrous foes, master forbidden magic, and gather powerful loot in a world teetering on the edge of ruin.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.3%, Dark Fantasy 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Medieval 6.8%, Exploration 6.8%
- #28 Spark in the Dark
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,191 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Fish
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The hardcore dark fantasy Dungeon Crawler where you will go to the endless depths of a mysterious grim Dungeon.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Difficult 6.8%, Dark 6.5%
- #29 DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
79% matchVery Positive92% of 154,195 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 31.8 hrsMean: 57.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
Why similar: Souls-like 44%, Dark Fantasy 22%, Difficult 7.8%, Dark 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #30 MEARTH II
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ICON GAME STUDIO
Windows
Dangerous roads, magical battles, ruthless bosses – get ready for new adventures. Join Princess Asteria !
Why similar: Souls-like 31%, Dark Fantasy 23.4%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Action-Adventure 7%, Exploration 5.9%
- #31 Memoirium
74% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: GoldenGratus
Windows
Traverse a chaotic and crumbling realm of dreams composed of liminal spaces. Adapt to the world’s odd rules as a Dreamer, and defy others like you to escape the strange and eclectic subconscious landscape.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.2%, Dark Fantasy 21.4%, Exploration 7.9%, Action-Adventure 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #32 Dark Farts: Parody Smell Edition
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Violarte
Windows
EMOTIONAL DAMAGE INCOMING! The most absurd Souls-like parody ever! You’re a blacksmith with bean-powered dragon abilities, taking on evil corporations with maximum gasitude! Fart-dash, demolish bosses, and break the fourth wall in this hilarious action RPG. Smell the legend!
Why similar: Souls-like 38%, Dark Fantasy 26.8%, Difficult 9.6%, RPG 8.4%, Action-Adventure 5.4%
- #33 Exanima
78% matchVery Positive80% of 13,835 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.4%, Dungeon Crawler 22.8%, Souls-like 13.4%, Medieval 9.7%, Difficult 7.9%
- #34 DARK SOULS™ II
77% matchVery Positive88% of 46,730 reviews2014
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 44.2 hrsMean: 84.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.
Why similar: Souls-like 42.4%, Dark Fantasy 23%, Difficult 10%, RPG 7.7%, Exploration 4.9%
- #35 A Short Quest
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Moon
Windows
Explore a hand-crafted world, overcome brutally challenging combat, and restore order to a broken kingdom. Discover many unique weapons, tools, spells, and secrets in this short game inspired by old school action RPGs.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 19.2%, Souls-like 16.5%, Exploration 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #36 Nox Mortalis
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Nox Mortalis is a retro-style open world survival game where you must gather resources, craft essential gear, and explore sinister dungeons. Face hellish creatures and fight to survive in this world.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Exploration 6.5%, Medieval 6.4%
- #37 Mohrta
72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,526 reviews2025
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Mohrta is a nonlinear FPS adventure through the strange and otherworldly. Explore a vast selection of unique environments, slay an enormous cast of bizarre creatures, and upgrade your arsenal of multifaceted weapons.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.2%, Dark Fantasy 26.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%, First-Person 6.1%
- #38 Cervus Blade
73% matchVery Positive89% of 411 reviews2023
Dev: Team BladePub: USC Games
Windows
Cervus Blade is an enchanting third-person action adventure game that takes players on an epic journey through a deer-worship desert world. Engage in high-octane combat, testing your skills in challenging encounters, unleash the power of the Blade and become a legend in this captivating adventure.
Why similar: Souls-like 47.7%, Dark Fantasy 29.9%, Difficult 5.5%, Action-Adventure 5.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #39 Sands of Aura
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 842 reviews2023
Dev: Chashu EntertainmentPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.5%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Difficult 7%, Exploration 6.9%
- #40 HALLOW BLADE
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XekveraPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
HALLOW BLADE is a dark fantasy action adventure set in a vast interconnected subterranean kingdom where you form an unbreakable bond with an ancient possessed sword hungry for souls and vengeance.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.7%, Dark Fantasy 27.7%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #41 Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,372 reviews2021
Dev: TipsWorksPub: Giant Global
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition is a challenging action role playing game set in a world of dark fantasy. Step into the shoes of Couriers, as they discover the tale behind the mysterious Dark Mist.
Why similar: Souls-like 38.7%, Dark Fantasy 28.5%, Difficult 8.4%, RPG 6.9%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #42 Deathward
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Lauxly
Windows
Seek Death as you face dangerous foes, solve puzzles, and explore forgotten dungeons to become the ultimate necromancer.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 32.4%, Dungeon Crawler 25.8%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 7.1%, Adventure 5.3%
- #43 Waterfowl
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dylearn
Windows
A true duck-souls-like experience. Waterfowl is a 3D pixel art, souls-like, action adventure game with parry based combat. Explore the world of spirits and defeat those who stand in your way, whatever the cost.
Why similar: Souls-like 45.1%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #44 Trail of Gods: The Cursed Island
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Leonard MenchiariPub: TFL Studios
Windows
A compact, cursed action RPG that lingers long after you put it down. Fight through a dying world armed only with precise timing and whatever gear you can scavenge from the fallen. One button + movement is all you need.
Why similar: Souls-like 22%, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Dark 7.3%, Medieval 7.3%
- #45 THE DEEPEST CASTLE
70% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Sergey Bobrov
Windows
You are a mighty knight - how powerful your blows are! And in the very center of a vast forest lies a fortress filled with evil and black magic. There, they raise the dead and hide great artifacts. You decide to explore the fortress and see what the black magicians are hiding.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.4%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Souls-like 19.6%, Dark 7.7%, Medieval 7.3%
- #46 HARK THE GHOUL
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep DenizensPub: Kwalee
Windows
Slash, kick and magick your way through an adventure brimming with secrets and curious encounters! HARK THE GHOUL offers a meticulously handcrafted world to explore.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Atmospheric 8%
- #47 Grim Knight
71% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: SUPERita
Windows
explore dungeons, collect powerful relics, defeat monsters. Hoards of unique monsters with speciel abilities are guarding the dungeons from you. Use and combine a ton of diffrent relics and weapons to get stronger and cut through them and their bosses.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Exploration 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
- #48 Bonehold
67% matchVery Positive85% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: Pixel Jackal
Windows
Dungeon Crawler with elements of rogue-like and ARPG games. Kill hordes of enemies, duel mighty bosses, and acquire legendary loot!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Souls-like 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Dark 8.5%, Atmospheric 7%
- #49 Sanctumate
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: coughe
Windows
A fantasy RPG designed to give you a quick dose of dungeon crawling adventure. Find ancient runes to augment your equipment, allowing you to mix & match magical effects. Delve deep into dungeons, fight demons and monsters, gather loot, and offer sacrifice to your ancestors to increase your strength.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, Dark 8.4%, Medieval 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #50 DARK SOULS™ III
70% matchVery Positive94% of 438,928 reviews2016
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 45.5 hrsMean: 109.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!
Why similar: Souls-like 42.8%, Dark Fantasy 27.4%, Difficult 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%, RPG 5.2%
- #51 Crown Of Blight
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nyammkatan
Windows · Linux
Crown of Blight is a dynamic top-down 3D metroidvania. As an elite Hunter of the Church, descend into cursed dungeons to find the source of the Blight. Annihilate hordes of enemies, unlock new paths, and uncover the grim truth hidden in the depths.
Why similar: Souls-like 25%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, RPG 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #52 Kalamor
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Angry Pixel
Windows
Kalamor is an action roguelike with strong Souls-like influences. During a run, you'll explore dark dungeons, face challenging enemies, and discover chests with random upgrades. Outside of a run, you can spend the experience you've earned to improve your character or unlock new weapons.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.3%, Dark Fantasy 21%, Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, RPG 6.8%, Action-Adventure 5.7%
- #53 Brighter Days
68% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Narwhale
Windows · Linux
Fight difficult enemies, explore dangerous locations, and gain strength in this hand crafted world to defeat the evil that lays waste to these Scarred Lands.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.1%, Dark Fantasy 26%, Medieval 8.7%, Exploration 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #54 Mortal Shell
68% matchMixed68% of 11,757 reviews2021
Dev: Cold SymmetryPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.
Why similar: Souls-like 49.8%, Dark Fantasy 25%, Difficult 7.3%, RPG 5.7%, Atmospheric 4%
- #55 Sinners of Deadgrove
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CalamaroBlu
Windows
A brutal first-person exploration game with deep combat and survival elements. Play as a Sinner, fighting against mutated creatures with nothing but your skills and equipment, and unravel the mysteries of this land. No magic, no potions, no handholding. Play alone or with a friend.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 23.1%, Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Medieval 6.3%
- #56 Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,000 reviews2025
Dev: Odd Bug StudioPub: United Label
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark upon a vast, snow-ravaged kingdom in Tails of Iron 2, sequel to the critically acclaimed action-RPG. As Arlo, heir to the Warden of the Wastes, adventure through harsh northern lands, home to giant beasts and ragtag bandits, in an epic quest to overcome an ancient, blood-starved evil.
Why similar: Souls-like 33.7%, Dark Fantasy 25.7%, Difficult 10.1%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, RPG 5.5%
- #57 SoulCharge
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingQuests
Windows
Harness the power of a corrupted blade as you navigate forgotten ruins, kill monsters, and balance your soul between power and corruption in this dark, atmospheric dungeon souls-like game!
Why similar: Souls-like 28%, Dark Fantasy 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 19.5%, Action-Adventure 6.8%, RPG 5.9%
- #58 Sun Is Dead
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quiet Dawn
Windows
The sun has died, and the world is consumed by darkness. In Sun is Dead, a high-speed action scavenger adventure, you must fight relentless Shadows, wield the last light, and uncover the truth behind the eternal night. Adapt, survive, and decide the fate of a dying world. Created by 1 person.
Why similar: Souls-like 33.1%, Dark Fantasy 21.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, RPG 6.4%