Games Like Gothic Scythe

A top-down action adventure game. Play as a reaper exploring the world of Vernov, fight your way through enemies and find cool weapons to make it to the end.

Why similar: Gothic 58% ★, Souls-like 17.7%, Action 8.9%, PvE 8.4%, 3D 4.1%

A fast-paced gothic action platformer dripping with dark atmosphere, campy charm, and an original soundtrack. One goth girl. An endless horde of goo. Built with love by a solo developer who has been dreaming of this world for years.

Why similar: Gothic 71.6% ★, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Action 10.4%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Dance on the Edge of Death. A single counter turns the battlefield into your stage. High-Mobility Counter × Build-Oriented 3D Soulslike Action :Leave even your regrets behind.:

Why similar: Gothic 47.9% ★, Souls-like 24.8%, Action 11.4%, PvE 7.9%, Female Protagonist 3.5%

You are a lone hunter who awakens in darkness. Within a cursed fortress where reality and hell intertwine, your goal is clear: Reach the top. Fight horrific enemies, grow stronger, and face what awaits at the summit.

Why similar: Gothic 39.6% ★, Souls-like 30.3%, Action 17.4%, 3D 7%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Silver Bullet is a gothic arcade shooter: blast your way through spooky stages and macabre mini games as Van Helsing, to rescue your pet puppies who were dognapped by Reggie the Vampire!

Why similar: Gothic 60.9% ★, Action 22.4%, Arcade 12.5%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

A minimalistic gothic clicker: click, collect Souls, upgrade your abilities, and unlock new stages by reaching the goals.

Why similar: Gothic 82.4% ★, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 1.7%

[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: Gothic 43.2% ★, Souls-like 22.9%, PvE 16%, Action 9.4%, 3D 6.2%

When love reaches its purest form, it changes. Amaris, a doll awakened in a graveyard, gathers the Flame of Love, turns it into butterflies, and manifests them as Phantoms. She forms a swarm, surrounds, and breaks her enemies—prayer or obsession? A dark fantasy action game.

Why similar: Gothic 33.3% ★, Souls-like 30.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Action 12.6%, 3D 7.7%

Control a lost shadow creature that is being hunted by a gang of solar-powered skulls in a gloomy forest. The sun rays are harmful to the creature's shadowy body, so aim to avoid them for as long as possible!

Why similar: Gothic 47.2% ★, Action 26.3%, Arcade 14.1%, 3D 10.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Soulslike roguelite where you play as an undead thought of hope fighting through a corrupted mind, told entirely through profound Arabic poetry! 10 years in the making...

Why similar: Gothic 41.5% ★, Action 26%, Souls-like 22.6%, 3D 6.7%, Indie 1.7%

In this first person combat adventure, you have one job: Destroy the plague before it destroys you. Slash, dash, jump and run through rats or run the rat race yourself.

Why similar: Gothic 45.7% ★, Souls-like 22.6%, PvE 17.3%, Action 7.1%, 3D 6.8%

Avatar of the Blood Moon is a third person Hack n' Slash with dark fantasy themes. You play as Joone a blood thirsty dark elf. Slay your way through nine levels with a variety of enemies and abilities.

Why similar: Gothic 27.9% ★, PvE 20.4%, Souls-like 19.1%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Action 12.7%

A 3rd-person action-adventure inspired by cult classics. Explore a unique, solo-developed world and vanquish foes in intense battles. Level up your hero and reveal the secrets of a civilization that crumbled into dust five centuries ago.

Why similar: Gothic 60.2% ★, Souls-like 22.4%, Action 8.8%, PvE 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Welcome to a dreamlike world where gothic elegance meets sweet delights. This macaron tower balance game is made for lovers of all things gothic. When you're feeling down or need a little sweetness, build your own fragile and beautiful macaron tower—just for you.

Why similar: Gothic 73.6% ★, 3D 11.2%, Arcade 9.1%, Singleplayer 4%, Indie 2.2%

In a world overrun by vampires, a group of nuns with their own stories have arrived at the Hunters' Guild. They are ready to wield any power—even that of demons—to defeat their enemies. What fate awaits them on this perilous journey?

Why similar: Gothic 57.7% ★, Female Protagonist 16.4%, PvE 11.4%, Action 7.2%, 3D 3.8%

Tale of Darkness is a brutal, action roguelite. Play as the Betrayed King, ascend from the grave, fight your way through hordes of twisted enemies, defeat your betrayers and free the realm of the Oblivion. Then die and do it all over again.

Why similar: Gothic 48.1% ★, Souls-like 23.9%, Action 14.3%, PvE 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Play as the survivors of a Lovecraftian apocalypse, where resources are scarce and horrors abundant.

Why similar: Action 47.8%, Gothic 41% ★, Indie 11.2%

Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!

Why similar: Gothic 56.3% ★, Souls-like 17.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Action 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.

Why similar: Gothic 56.6% ★, Souls-like 23.9%, Action 9.4%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Demons already know about your presence, arm yourself with magic and embark on a dangerous journey!

Why similar: Gothic 71.2% ★, Action 13.8%, Arcade 10.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%, Indie 1.7%

The Deadlands, is a haunting journey of vengeance. Conquer undead horrors, face formidable bosses, and harness their souls to save your son from an evil necromancer. Pixel art meets gothic aesthetic in this intense, captivating platformer/2D side scroller.

Why similar: Gothic 65.2% ★, Action 17.4%, Arcade 13.1%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%

"Blue Artifact" is a side-scrolling action game where Fran, a girl awakened deep underground in a research facility, uses magic to escape. Collect “treasures” within the facility to uncover the secrets of the research lab.

Why similar: Gothic 57% ★, Action 30.9%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%

It's a simple and exhilarating command-based battle game. Slay monsters with well-timed strikes, explore maps, solve puzzles, collect items, interact with NPCs, and defeat bosses.

Why similar: Gothic 59.3% ★, Action 24.9%, Arcade 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Play the odds in Lost in Random™, a gothic-fairy-tale-inspired action-adventure where every citizen’s fate is determined by a roll of the dice.

Why similar: Gothic 66.9% ★, Action 17.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Singleplayer 4.5%, Indie 2.6%

"Black Spire" is a side-scrolling action-adventure game. You will control a brave warrior to experience a unique souls-like combat series, which features simple controls yet offers rich gameplay. Hone your combat skills and unveil the secrets hidden in the depths of the spire!

Why similar: Gothic 44.5% ★, Souls-like 29.6%, Action 22.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%, Indie 1.6%

Defeat Everyone is a game that combines the following game genres: Adventure, Action. The game takes place in the world of the future at a time when artificial intelligence programs have defeated their human creators and are now fighting each other in an attempt to seize sole power on the planet.

Why similar: Souls-like 34.4%, Action 30.7%, PvE 18.7%, 3D 10.4%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Hollow Moon is a gothic retro styled side scrolling 2D platformer where you play as Nightshade, a princess with death after her heart, and her world too, in this 8-bit Game Boy inspired adventure.

Why similar: Gothic 66.9% ★, Arcade 11.5%, Action 10.1%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Indie 2.5%

A Victorian 2D action platformer where you shoot and slash through grunts until you reach their boss, the Chief Constable.

Why similar: Gothic 57.2% ★, Action 28.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%, Indie 2%

Shards of the Banished is a dark fantasy action-RPG set in a cursed medieval world. A fallen king, a cursed queen, and a power-hungry usurper have plunged the land into ruin. As the exiled heir, you must rise, face powerful foes, and reclaim what is rightfully yours.

Why similar: Gothic 36% ★, Souls-like 28.7%, Action 24.8%, 3D 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Exsanguination is a fast-paced, first-person melee combat game where you play as a former vampire hunter turned into a vampire. With your new vampiric powers, fight against your enemies to reclaim your humanity in a dark, brutal world.

Why similar: Gothic 63.4% ★, Action 19%, PvE 7.2%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

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: Gothic 55.3% ★, Souls-like 28.4%, Action 13.5%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Project I is an action-adventure game that follows the protagonist's journey to escape from an unknown laboratory and regain who he is. Defeat the enemies and escape from the lab.

Why similar: Souls-like 34.4%, Action 25.9%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, 3D 9.1%, Singleplayer 5.5%

The heroic penguin pulled the legendary club from the rock. pass the ordeal! Revenge on humans! Save Antarctica in crisis! The Penguin Game2 : Lies of Penguin is an action game made with a deep impression of the soul-like genre. Challenge a total of 7 types of boss battles!

Why similar: Souls-like 41.9%, PvE 23.5%, Action 23%, 3D 7.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Eris the Chaos goddess has lost her powers source The chaos emeralds by an unknow being at the chaos dimension, now she's got a goal to archive Get back her powers and become the chaos goddess once again but it won't be easy for her, emeralds have taken the form of her most deep dears, dont give up!

Why similar: Gothic 42.4% ★, Souls-like 22.3%, Action 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Arcade 9.1%

It's the night shift, and Batbo needs help filling in some graves in the graveyard! Help him by dropping rocks, dirt, bugs, and mushrooms into the grave and watch them merge into bigger and bigger graveyard treasures! Shoveling dirt can be hard when you don't have any fingers!

Why similar: Gothic 94.3% ★, Singleplayer 5.7%

Take the role of Zoe, Deaths apprentice, and fight back against the 7 Deadly sins who stole the fragments of your soul, engage in fast paced top-down hack and slash action, fending off hoards of Hell's spawn. Gain buffs throughout the different levels to increase your power to take on the bosses....

Why similar: Gothic 49.8% ★, PvE 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Action 11%, 3D 7.2%

”Shirone: the Dragon Girl" is a 3D adventure game where you help Shirone solve puzzles and riddles to find a way out of a haunted castle. Escaping the castle is the main objective, and to do that you'll need to make full use of her wings and tail!

Why similar: Gothic 42.3% ★, Action 28.5%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, 3D 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Crimson Covenant is a dark action RPG set in a world shattered by the V24 anomaly. Control Crimvael and fight with a rapier, scissors, bow, and forbidden magic. Shape your tactics through branching combos, attack rhythm, and stamina management as you uncover the truth behind a collapsing world.

Why similar: Gothic 38.1% ★, Souls-like 28.4%, Action 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, 3D 6.1%

What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.

Why similar: Gothic 71.3% ★, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Action 7.3%, 3D 7.3%, Indie 3.6%

Gothic Steel is a grimdark, retro, survivor-like, wave shooter. Command a heavily armed tank against the horde, assemble your crew, and forge an unstoppable war machine.

Why similar: Gothic 67.6% ★, Action 17.8%, 3D 10%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 2%

First-person hack-and-slasher with a heavy emphasis on exploration and player expression. You are an instrument of divine retribution.

Why similar: Gothic 46.7% ★, Souls-like 24.2%, Action 20.6%, 3D 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Zoom through gothic streets in this horror themed vehicular combat racing game!

Why similar: Gothic 56.8% ★, Souls-like 20.7%, Arcade 8.8%, PvE 6.3%, 3D 4.6%

Shoot your way through hordes of enemies and tackle challenging bosses. God of Terra: Crestfallen is a solo-developed souls-like with guns set in the world where the last remnants of humanity are facing extinction. It is your task to save them... or die trying.

Why similar: Gothic 35.9% ★, Souls-like 23.9%, PvE 18.2%, Action 9.6%, 3D 6.5%

Trapped in an ever-shifting palace, a man searches for his lost beloved - but the deeper he goes, the more the world, and his mind, collapse into something else.

Why similar: Gothic 61.2% ★, Souls-like 25%, Action 9.2%, 3D 4.6%

Isernsmith is a gothic, crafting-heavy, RPG where you have to explore dungeons, gather resources, and forge new weapons and tools to overcome a tyrannical order that rules through dark forces.

Why similar: Gothic 56.6% ★, Souls-like 21.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Action 7.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%

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 56.3% ★, Souls-like 27.9%, Action 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 1.5%

Battle through Gateston as Alda, an elven mercenary tempted by a lustful succubus and a hedonistic church. Explore hidden secrets, unlock fully-animated 3D scenes and sexy outfits, and shape her fate—will you stay true to your guild's values or succumb to the church's carnal allure?

Why similar: Gothic 48.8% ★, Souls-like 20.6%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Action 9%, 3D 6.5%

A 3D action game where you control Bebe, a gluttonous monster. Aim at the weak points of the fighting "onis" and deal the final blow! Literally, enjoy picking the best parts!

Why similar: Action 44.1%, PvE 31.5%, 3D 15.6%, Singleplayer 5.4%, Indie 3.4%

DarkVein is a tactical RPG about survival in infected lands. Explore, build shelters, gather resources, and fight zombies. Every day tests your stamina, awareness, and will to live.

Why similar: PvE 40.4%, Action 28.7%, 3D 17.2%, Singleplayer 8.3%, Indie 5.3%

Little Mage is an action-packed 2D Metroidvania where you play as an Æther Mage in a beautifully hand-drawn, high fantasy world. Explore the shattered city of Hornedrose, unleash elemental magic, battle fearsome bosses, and uncover the secrets of a world on the brink of destruction.

Why similar: Gothic 51.4% ★, Souls-like 20.8%, PvE 15.4%, Action 8.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%

主人公が脱出しようと洞窟（ステージ）を進んでいくアクションゲーム

Why similar: Action 60.5%, 3D 20.8%, Singleplayer 12.1%, Indie 6.7%

The player, as God's agent, takes the power of God and embarks on a journey to reclaim his power against beings who run wild at will.

Why similar: Souls-like 35.8%, Action 32.4%, PvE 17.6%, 3D 10.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Blood of the Lead Moon is a brutal gothic soulslike where players must combine aggressive melee combat with precise gunplay to overcome dangerous foes in a world ravaged by war.

Why similar: Gothic 39.6% ★, Souls-like 27.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Action 11.2%, 3D 6.4%

A witch soars into the night to save her beloved cat… but dark magic always comes with a price.

Why similar: Gothic 72.3% ★, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Arcade 9.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%

PARRY ROBOT is a 3D action game where you play as a tiny but agile robot, “PAR 12-H”. Using the game’s “Parry System”, you are tasked with overcoming the mysterious, hulking “TB 001-L”…a massive automaton who’s set its eyes on your metallic hide!

Why similar: PvE 31%, Souls-like 31%, Action 22.6%, 3D 11%, Singleplayer 2.5%

You become a ghost and surprise, attack, and curse the ghost investigators who come to your house. You can scare them however you like, and later replay the game from the investigator's point of view to see what kind of ghost you were.

Why similar: PvE 38.9%, Action 37%, 3D 17.3%, Singleplayer 6.8%

Belladonna is a gothic adventure game, twisted and dark. Take the role of a corpse girl rising from the dead in an abandoned laboratory, and unravel the mysteries concerning your own death and reanimation.

Why similar: Gothic 66.3% ★, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Indie 5.5%, Singleplayer 2%

BoxesWithGuns is a 2D neon vertex endless shooter game. Try to survive as long as possible by avoiding collisions with the enemies that spawn. One game equals the length of the background music track playing. Collect dollars and customize your spaceship by adding new boxes and weapons.

Why similar: Action 58.4%, Arcade 23.6%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 8.4%