Games Like Effigy

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 16.2%, Souls-like 14.3%, Old School 11.2%, FPS 10.7%, 1990's 10.4%

90s-style shooter meets Metroidvania. Step through a portal to a mysterious alien world, and discover the fate of the Lost Expedition.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Old School 14.2%, FPS 14%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Shooter 6.9%

Explore a strange interconnected world, find weapons to shoot those that stand in your way, and discover hidden upgrades and abilities to discover even greater secrets in an action adventure first person metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Souls-like 23.1%, FPS 14.6%, Shooter 8.7%, Exploration 6.8%

PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, FPS 19%, Old School 13.5%, Shooter 11.3%, First-Person 6.8%

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 30.7%, Souls-like 27.4%, 1990's 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.1%

Explore a vast space station caught in a crisis and adrift in the void. Discover new weapons, fight challenging foes, and discover the dark secrets of Project HOSTILE in this in this Sci-fi Metroidvania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, FPS 12.4%, Aliens 10.6%, Futuristic 7.9%, Shooter 7.2%

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 28.5%, Souls-like 26.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, First-Person 7.4%, Exploration 5.1%

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: Souls-like 32.9%, Metroidvania 30.4%, 1990's 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%, Action 6%

Noctheria is an Action-adventure mixed with Survival Horror inspired by the N64 era. Play as The Novice in a quest to save the Kingdom of Alabadusk, explore Temples, solve Puzzles and meet odd characters in a cursed dark fantasy world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21%, Souls-like 20.3%, Gothic 16.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 7.8%, 1990's 7.3%

Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn. Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the Darkness that stole the sky.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Souls-like 24.5%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%

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 25.6%, Souls-like 23.4%, Lore-Rich 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Stylized 5.3%

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 20.1%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Metroidvania 14.1%, Gothic 13.9% ★, 1990's 12.1%

Explore a mysterious alien world in this atmospheric Metroidvania shooter. A vast world awaits, but its greatest mystery is you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, FPS 18.1%, Aliens 8.4%, Shooter 7.8%, Exploration 7.6%

Enter a realm of nightmares and claw and shoot your way through hordes of bloodthirsty vermin and things that are much, much worse in this retro FPS

Why similar: FPS 24.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Old School 12.4%, 1990's 12%, Action 7.2%

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Souls-like 27.1%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Gothic 7.9% ★, Lore-Rich 7.1%

Your weapons are alive! Print creatures and use them as weapons and tools as you explore this Metroidvania FPS adventure. Morph yourself tiny, upgrade, and locate collectibles to advance to the next boss. Explore large non-linear maps and explore an environment woven together with a complex story.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, FPS 15.9%, Aliens 14%, Shooter 10.5%, Futuristic 7.7%

Grapple, throw, and break your fellow undead in this bone-smashing exploration movement shooter. Challenge the afterlife, collect secret artifacts, and uncover the deprived depths as you clamber out of a hopeless abyss.

Why similar: Souls-like 22.6%, Old School 15.6%, FPS 15%, Gothic 10.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 6.5%

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 24.1%, Metroidvania 22.9%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Shooter 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%

Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Souls-like 31.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

This game is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls. Skelethrone: The Prey is a free prequel to the main game, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona campaign.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Souls-like 24%, Gothic 14.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Lore-Rich 9.6%

Welcome to Vakrex, a world brimming with life but plagued by conflict. You must sift through the occupational forces and hostile wildlife to investigate the cosmic phenomena known as Neon Rain. You don't call the shots on this treacherous planet, however. Evolve or die.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, FPS 15.7%, Shooter 8.9%, Exploration 7.1%, 1990's 6.9%

Take control of an AI soldier, explore planets, and partake in fast paced combat in The Future Project, a first person metroidvania. Explore distinct worlds, obtain new weapons and abilities, and defeat powerful enemies in humanity's quest to journey the stars.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.1%, FPS 18.1%, Shooter 11.1%, Aliens 11%, Futuristic 6.6%

The player takes the role of the last soldier of the highly specialized "Gastro Force", elite troopers trained to infiltrate the enormous alien guts to fight them from the inside!

Why similar: FPS 24.9%, Aliens 18.3%, Old School 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Futuristic 8.4%

Tairo: Lost In Time is a 3D stylized metroidvania following Tairo, a young time weaver lost in a forgotten realm. Explore a big lively world, full with mysteries to solve, wide range of bosses, creatures and forgotten knights. Shape your journey downwards, manipulating time to reveal your past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Souls-like 38.1%, Stylized 10.8%, Adventure 4.1%, Action 4.1%

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: Souls-like 28.1%, Metroidvania 25.8%, Gothic 18.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 8%, Exploration 7.2%

A tough exploration-based platformer with souls-like elements.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Souls-like 24.4%, Aliens 14%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Futuristic 7%

Exosuit is a dynamic shooter in a unique style, where focus is on maximizing fun of gameplay. Game has no plot and the emphasis is only on unbridled action and unusual visual style.

Why similar: Metroidvania 19.6%, Souls-like 17.5%, Old School 15.8%, FPS 15.3%, Stylized 8%

UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.3%, Souls-like 36.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Action 4.6%

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 26.7%, FPS 20.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Shooter 11.5%, Stylized 6.2%

The Curse of Karlanrik is a retro FPS metroidvania set in the gothic castle Karlanrik. Find new weapons and unlock enhanced movement abilities to explore the grounds and uncover the stories of those who walked its halls in the past.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Gothic 14.4% ★, FPS 14.4%, Old School 8.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%

This terrifying 1990s sci-fi first-person shooter from Capstone Software has you venturing deep into the dark and twisting test chambers of Corridor 7 to combat a hostile takeover of Earth.

Why similar: Aliens 19.5%, FPS 17.9%, 1990's 16.5%, Shooter 10.6%, Old School 10.4%

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Why similar: Souls-like 45.6%, Metroidvania 30.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Action 3.3%

Experience the game in its best form with the Director's Cut Edition. New graphics, new enemies, more weapons, more blood...

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, FPS 18%, Exploration 8.2%, Old School 8.1%, First-Person 7.1%

Space bounty hunter Falco must explore the solar system in search of his ex-girlfriend and destroy the Black Star cult. Collect bounties, upgrade your equipment, explore planets, crack wise & fight aliens in this GZDoom-powered Retro-FPS adventure.

Why similar: FPS 22.4%, Aliens 13.7%, Shooter 13.5%, Old School 12.2%, Stylized 8.6%

Rot Forever is an FPS horror game set in a decaying megastructure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, FPS 20.6%, Shooter 13.5%, First-Person 8.1%, Exploration 6.1%

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: Souls-like 27.5%, Metroidvania 24.4%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, First-Person 7.7%

Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 24.3%, Gothic 14.2% ★, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%

In Take Care you discover a great forest full of challenging enemies and puzzles. Help rebuild a withering town in its center and bring back its inhabitants who have lost their way in search of something better.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Souls-like 29.2%, Exploration 8.8%, Stylized 8%, Adventure 6%

In this a Metroidvania style game made in crispy pixel art, Join Rhea , a bounty huntress with a task to save some people who have been kidnapped and taken to an old abandoned castle where there are many dangers, she needs your help to rescue these people and to bring peace to the city of Vaunard

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, 1990's 12.5%, Old School 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%

A vertically-structured Metroidvania where genetic mutations redefine progression. Navigate a divine-biomechanical labyrinth with dynamically evolving combat forms, where every choice alters companion fates and the world's collapse.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Souls-like 32.4%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Action 4.6%

Step into a dark and decaying world with Zenith, an Action RPG that blends intense combat, deep exploration, and an immersive atmosphere. Explore ruined cathedrals and gothic landscapes filled with secrets, facing relentless enemies that will challenge your skill and strategy.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Souls-like 29.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, Exploration 8.5%, Action 6.3%

An Action-Adventure Souls-like mixing Combat, Climbing, and Exploration. You play a wanderer destined to become the next Guardian of Lumnis, a once-peaceful land, now forgotten and shrouded in darkness since the arrival of an evil aura.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Souls-like 27.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 8.3%

Covenant is a first-person dark fantasy combat game in which you play as a messenger sent from above. Wield martial arts, secret magic, and ancient weapons to explore a vast interconnected world.

Why similar: Souls-like 25.7%, FPS 15.9%, Gothic 14.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Shooter 8.4%

Kena’s journey to cure her affliction leads to the island of Kosmora, plagued by mysterious corruption. To save Kosmora, she must master the elements with the aid of spirit companions in this action-packed and heartfelt adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 26.2%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Exploration 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%

The Xerran Dominion is one step from becoming unstoppable. Your machines won’t survive - but you will. Control the environment and use their tech to your advantage. In this brutal sci-fi action RPG, the world is your weapon - and you are the trigger.

Why similar: Souls-like 31.4%, Metroidvania 27.1%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Shooter 8.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%

The dark lord Rhogul is about to be resurrected and the only man capable of stopping him is dying. Explore a vast open world in this action game with metroidvania elements and join Arion Dorleac in his final days for one last time...

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, 1990's 13.4%, Old School 13.4%, Gothic 12.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 8.2%

Play as Emlis, a slime, explore an interconnected world, and fight enemies using elemental powers. Recover stolen elemental spirits from invaders to save the corrupted forest Soleen. Uncover secrets, defeat bosses, restore spirits to bring back life.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Souls-like 25.9%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Stylized 7%

A stylized action-platformer set in a world consumed by eternal thorns. Explore handcrafted zones, unlock new flame-forged upgrades, and face brutal bosses as the Young Emberhost in a desperate attempt to reach the Heart of the Briar.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37.1%, Souls-like 31.7%, Stylized 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Dark Fantasy 4.6%

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 25%, Souls-like 24.7%, Lore-Rich 17%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Exploration 6.8%

A Classicvania action-horror game where you play as Vlad Tepes Dracula, the medieval Voievod (Warlord) of Wallachia. Fight your way through the Dungeons of Edirne Castele to recruit a great warrior sentenced to death at the hands of a man eating Inquisitor.

Why similar: Souls-like 27.2%, Metroidvania 25.8%, Gothic 19.1% ★, Old School 8.4%, 1990's 7.3%

Criminal Russia is an adrenaline-fueled thriller full of primal brutality, dangerous shootouts and a complex high-quality storyline! The scene of action is a prototype of modern Russia in an alternative reality.

Why similar: Souls-like 23.7%, FPS 16.5%, Old School 15.1%, 1990's 13.3%, Shooter 10%

90's-style first-person shooter set in a large alien base filled with angry monsters.

Why similar: FPS 22.1%, Shooter 14.5%, 1990's 14.4%, Old School 12.3%, Exploration 8.9%

It's humans versus genetically engineered monsters in Dark Arena, a futuristic first-person shooter that combines run-and-gun gameplay with strategic play and puzzle solving.

Why similar: FPS 24.3%, Aliens 18.2%, Shooter 16.4%, Old School 15.6%, Action 10.3%

Awaken to a realm where dreams and reality blur beyond recognition. As the Awakened One, you must traverse a haunting world of nightmares and fragmented memories, where nothing is certain and every shadow hides unspeakable truths. Traverse the Dream revealing the nature of existence itself.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Souls-like 27.8%, Lore-Rich 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%, Horror 5%

Embark yourself on an adventure through the Marble Palace and uncover the plentiful secrets it hides! Explore magnificent views and fight through the hostile halls of the palace, all while making use of the innovative plane change mechanics!

Why similar: Metroidvania 34%, Souls-like 26.5%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.1%

If you enjoyed NES games like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Jorney to Silius you have to try this game! Play as Vlad Tepes Dracula and fight your way to the Wallachian border to take your rightful throne in a new medieval Classicvania game with gorgeous art, and 10 playable characters!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Gothic 17% ★, Souls-like 16.4%, Old School 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%

Go to hell is an adventure FPS with a pixel art style, you have to find items to advance in your quest and fight against angels.

Why similar: FPS 29.4%, Metroidvania 28.4%, Shooter 13.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Action 8.8%

Devoid is an immersive journey into the medieval world of vampires who feed on human souls. You will have to put an end to their power with the help of sword and magic. Use an arsenal of tools and magical abilities on your way to defeat the most ancient evil.

Why similar: Souls-like 24.4%, FPS 14.2%, Shooter 12%, Gothic 10.5% ★, Adventure 7.7%

Signiverux is a Metroidvania-inspired action adventure with fluid gameplay and detailed graphics. Explore the depths of a mysterious castle in search for a way back home, enjoy fast ability progressions, search for powerful magic upgrades and grow your character by expanding the skill tree.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Souls-like 22.9%, Gothic 16.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Exploration 6.5%

Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Souls-like 27.8%, Gothic 16.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%