
A dark fantasy dungeon crawler where every weapon defines a unique playstyle. Explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, craft powerful potions and unravel the mysteries of a world built from everything humanity chose to forget.
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A dark fantasy dungeon crawler where every weapon defines a unique playstyle. Explore interconnected regions, uncover hidden secrets, craft powerful potions and unravel the mysteries of a world built from everything humanity chose to forget.

Verho - Curse of Faces
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.

Lunacid
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.
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: Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Gothic 13.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Souls-like 11.2%, Metroidvania 10.1%
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: Dungeon Crawler 27.2%, Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Metroidvania 10.1%, Souls-like 9.5%, First-Person 8.8%
Dead Fantasia is a non-linear ARPG which brings forgotten game design from Kings Field to a modern audience. Explore interconnected levels, gather loot, and face challenging foes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.8%, Souls-like 11.4%, RPG 10%, Action RPG 9.4%
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: Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Souls-like 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Gothic 13.2% ★, Action RPG 7.9%
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: Metroidvania 18.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Souls-like 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Lore-Rich 7.1%
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: Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Souls-like 15.7%, Action RPG 8.8%, First-Person 7.9%
Cursed to repair the inner organs of The Chasm, you fight to uncover the secrets of your existence and end a self-devouring cycle of Apathy. Apathema is a grunge fantasy turn-based RPG, inspired by God Husk, Baroque, and King's Field.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, RPG 12.9%, Action RPG 11.8%, Lore-Rich 7.9%
In this Metroidvania-inspired first person dungeon crawler, play as Raphael, climbing the 13 unique floors to get to the top. Manage your stamina in combat, fight off demons, do side quests, get stronger and gather more weapons to save Sarah from Asmodeus at the top.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Souls-like 13.6%, Gothic 11% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.4%
Embark on a thrilling journey as the Angel Raphael in this action packed 3D first-person dungeon crawler. Conquer 24 unique floors, battle menacing demons, and undertake challenging side quests to amass power to save the girl Sarah.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19%, Metroidvania 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Souls-like 14.1%, Gothic 13.8% ★
You awaken on the Altar inside the Life Cathedral. Life Blood is a first-person, Kingsfield-like action adventure game with a focus on exploration. Travel the interconnected world with fast-paced, reaction-based combat and discover the secrets within the heart of the mountain.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.2%, Souls-like 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Lore-Rich 9.2%, Action RPG 8.9%
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: Metroidvania 22.5%, Dungeon Crawler 19.1%, Souls-like 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Action RPG 8.7%
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: Gothic 25.3% ★, Dungeon Crawler 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 19.9%, Souls-like 15.2%, Action RPG 6%
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: Dungeon Crawler 22.4%, Dark Fantasy 20.2%, Souls-like 18.6%, Metroidvania 7.2%, RPG 6.2%
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: Metroidvania 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 21%, Souls-like 17.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Exploration 5.3%
As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.
Why similar: Gothic 21.2% ★, Metroidvania 21.1%, Souls-like 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Action RPG 8.4%
Explore an ancient underground city in this 80s-inspired dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Dungeon Crawler 24.4%, RPG 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, First-Person 7.1%
Moonlight Knight is an action-slasher with RPG elements. Use sword, bow, magic and hook to fight your enemies. Loot gold, upgrade character stats, find unique items and unlock ultimate abilities to make it to the very end!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Dungeon Crawler 23.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Action RPG 8.8%, Exploration 8.2%
A retro FPS/metroidvania set on a prison moon overrun by a cult of former prisoners.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, Souls-like 14.2%, Gothic 12.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
DreamKiller is a 2D side-scrolling action game that combines strategy cards with intense combat. Control Irene as she navigates a world where dreams and reality merge, piecing together the shattered Dream Interpretation Codex. Use card-switching to unleash powerful skills in a Souls-like challenge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Action RPG 8.5%
Throne of Rot is an RPG inspired by King’s Field, but featuring a far more dynamic and brutal physics-based combat system. Explore dungeons filled with deadly traps, formidable enemies, and countless other dangers as you uncover the origin of a terrible curse and attempt to save a ravaged kingdom.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.7%, Dark Fantasy 23%, Action RPG 10.4%, First-Person 10.1%, RPG 9.8%
The Song of Awakening is a 2D action-platformer where you play as a bard with the power to create magic through music. Explore a world once ruled by the Lyramancers, wielders of music-magic, who were extinguished by a mad king. Defeat the malevolent god of silence and restore harmony to the world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Action RPG 13.8%, RPG 8.2%
A nostalgic souls-like set in a painted afterlife. Awaken as a doll and seek your beloved. From parries to pistols, tune your build to overcome adversity. Explore dense, interconnected levels full of secrets and shortcuts as you battle pigment-hoarding bosses and seek your lost love.
Why similar: Souls-like 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Metroidvania 12.9%, Action RPG 9.1%, 1990's 9%
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 22.3%, Dungeon Crawler 17.9%, RPG 11.9%, Action RPG 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
Uncover the mysteries of the mansion in this co-op classless Action RPG. Permanently unlock abilities, gear and relics to create your perfect class fantasy. Step into the nightmare of the Time-Bound and defeat its denizen to progress and uncover the fate of the estate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Dungeon Crawler 24.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Action RPG 13%, RPG 9.6%
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 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Action RPG 11.1%, RPG 9.5%
Embark on an exciting journey through the vast locations of a fantasy universe inspired by Slavic mythology. We got inspiration from genres such as metroidvania, soul-like and classic RPGs, while working on the design of the game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, RPG 9.3%, Exploration 8.6%
Endless Night Sonata is a hand drawn metroidvania with classic style animation. Follow the quest of Nicodemos in the "Worlds-in-middle", an unforgiving and dangerous land controlled by demonic forces on a epic mission to find his purpose...
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Gothic 23.1% ★, Souls-like 20.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Adventure 3.3%
Explore the danger and mystery of a fallen land, whose hidden wonders are shrouded and marred by the stranglehold of wickedness. In "Fire in the Beastlands," you are thrust into a world beyond the brink, blamed for its waywardness, and confronted with the choice between revenge and redemption.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Souls-like 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Lore-Rich 8.9%
Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Gothic 17.6% ★, Souls-like 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, Lore-Rich 8.5%
A sci-fi survival action RPG focused on tactical real-time combat, elemental weaknesses, weapon upgrades, and constant resource pressure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 19.4%, Souls-like 14%, Action RPG 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%
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 22.8%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Action RPG 11.5%, Souls-like 10.4%, Exploration 7.5%
Catastrophe is survival horror dungeon crawler. Try not to get lost in the labyrinth as you choose to slay the dungeon's inhabitants or sneak past as many as you can.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.7%, Dungeon Crawler 21.6%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Souls-like 16.3%, Action RPG 10.2%
Dive into a ruined world devastated by the gods. Ceraphic Requiem is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania with a demanding combat system. Master elemental magic combos, unravel the mysteries of the decay, and impose your will in the final moments of a moribund world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Gothic 23% ★, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Action RPG 9.7%
A retro horror action-adventure. Explore cursed dungeons, solve their puzzles, and find the tools that open each new path. All while uncovering the truth of ancient gods.
Why similar: Gothic 22.8% ★, Metroidvania 20.4%, Souls-like 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Retro 7.4%
Phantom Chains is a first person action dungeon crawler with an emphasis on exploration and mystery in a dark fantasy world.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26.8%, Dark Fantasy 19.8%, Gothic 19.7% ★, RPG 9.5%, Combat 6.7%
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: Dungeon Crawler 21%, Gothic 19.3% ★, Souls-like 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Lore-Rich 8.9%
Gorble is a short marble-based dungeon crawl.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.3%, Dark Fantasy 23.4%, Souls-like 17.1%, Exploration 9%, Retro 7.5%
Twilight Bastion is a retro-styled soulslike 3D Metroidvania that places you in a torturous labyrinthine castle where skeletons, the undead, and gothic black knights await around every corner.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Souls-like 24.3%, 1990's 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Action RPG 8.4%
Lunacid: Tears of the Moon is a First Person Dungeon Crawler made with the Sword of Moonlight - King’s Field making tool from 2000. Explore various dungeons for powerful weapons and spells to forestall the previsioned end of the world.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Action RPG 12.6%, RPG 9.3%, First-Person 8.4%
A Dark-Fantasy Action-Adventure inspired by the Kingsfield series. Explore the remnants of an underground civilization and battle sentient chess pieces. Discover magical rings and use them to create your own spells. Meet the last inhabitants of a dead kingdom and escape the Abyss.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.7%, Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Souls-like 18.8%, Exploration 8.3%, First-Person 7.9%
Step into the tower in an Action RPG, Rogue-Like inspired by FromSoftware's King's Field. Battle your way to victory in methodical first person combat through a procedurally generated world, rearranging with every death.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.3%, Souls-like 18.7%, Action RPG 12.7%, Retro 9.2%, RPG 7.9%
Auraile’ah: Under Cilathis is a single player third-person action exploration game where you play as a Slime that absorbs essence to heal and empower bound gems - your safeguard against permanent death - as you explore through subterranean labyrinths to uncover the source of an impending threat.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.7%, Action RPG 13.3%, RPG 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Exploration 11%
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: Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Souls-like 16.3%, 1990's 10.8%, First-Person 6.8%
Rise Achlys is a brutal gothic soulsvania and rogue-lite inspired by Castlevania. The story-driven game features a vampire protagonist and iconic characters like Dracula and Frankenstein, with time travel and fantasy themes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Souls-like 16.8%, Gothic 15.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 11%, Lore-Rich 9.8%
Parry with precision and fight through shifting, surreal landscapes in this Souls-like action-adventure. When reality turns into a living nightmare, you must ascend through a shattered realm to rescue a missing friend.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, Souls-like 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Action RPG 8.9%
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Retro 9.3%, First-Person 8.5%
An Action-RPG soulsvania where you explore a seamless and interconnected world through a zoomable map with no loading break. Engage in epic aerial battles, absorb essence to level up, and craft powerful spell combos by defeating brutal bosses and harnessing their Mystic Nature.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Souls-like 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Action RPG 10.4%
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of this war-torn empire and escape your captors. Carve your way through a gritty souls-like RPG set in a sprawling, interconnected world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Souls-like 17%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, Action RPG 9.5%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
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: Metroidvania 23.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, Souls-like 16%, RPG 13%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%
Explore a castle filled with monsters and strange experiments in this steampunk action RPG metroidvania. Combine vampiric and mechanical powers, face challenging bosses, and create unique builds through randomized upgrade choices.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18.9%, Gothic 18.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Lore-Rich 9.1%
Hallow maze is a soulslike metroidvania set in a gothic world in 2D. Use transformations into different creatures to open your way, as well as incredible tools of energy. Discover the origin of the scourge that is infecting the lands of the Evernight Valley and venture into The Hallow Maze...
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, Souls-like 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Gothic 14.7% ★
Silent Planet is an exploration-focused, gothic sci-fi metroidvania rooted in Cosmic Horror. Explore the claustrophobic corridors of a massive underground complex filled with the remnants of technological and biological horrors created by a dead civilization.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Gothic 21.8% ★, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, RPG 6.7%
Dead by Death is a retro style platformer. The hero will explore dungeons where are full of traps and find out hidden secrets. To defeat monsters till you die or live for glory.
Why similar: Gothic 19.4% ★, Metroidvania 19.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, RPG 10%
Runeblight is a retro, souls-like FPS set in a dying kingdom. As an eternal curse eats away at those who remain, an unlikely gift allows you to break the shackles of fate. Find secrets and hidden paths as you explore an interconnected world, tearing through cultists and monsters along the way.
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Gothic 14.1% ★, Souls-like 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, 1990's 11.3%
Fly, fight, and evolve in a seamless 2.5D world. Absorb enemies to craft builds, unlock spells, and harness Mystic Natures. Equip and manage memories in your Mind Inventory to reshape both your powers and the way the story unfolds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Souls-like 14.8%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Action RPG 9.5%
Mendalos is an oldschool RPG focusing on exploring and finding clues in order to solve puzzles to get further into the depths of the dungeon. But beware... there are a lot of traps and dangerous foes lurking in the shadows.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28%, RPG 15.3%, Action RPG 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Exploration 8.5%
Descend into a corrupted 1930s asylum in a 2D eldritch action Souls-like. Master scythe combat, dodge, block and parry deadly attacks, recover lost Sanity, replay completed levels, and rise stronger with every descent.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Souls-like 22.1%, Gothic 15.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 12%, Action RPG 9.8%
Dungeon Legends 2 is the ultimate old-school RPG dungeon crawler with a modern look. Explore a world of magic and danger, engaging in dynamic AI-supported dialogues with NPCs. Develop your character, find 700 items, and battle 30 types of enemies in this epic 15-hour adventure!
Why similar: Gothic 20.6% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, 1990's 9.7%, Action RPG 8.7%
Anatine is a pixelated metroidvania game that contains organic musical elements. Play the flute to interact with the environment or unleash powerful magic! In the dangerous world of Avenis, battle against the Eidolons and confront powerful enemies to uncover the many secrets of this lost world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Souls-like 21.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, 1990's 9.2%, Exploration 7.2%
Under the tyranny of the four-throated, magic collapsed and darkness fell. Irang embarks on a journey to find her missing family and uncover her birth's secret. In a Metroidvania-style adventure, she explores a decayed world, enhances envoy powers, and aims to restore the lost light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Dark Fantasy 21.1%, Action RPG 12.8%, Souls-like 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%