60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Difficult, Indie, Singleplayer.
An unforgiving game with precise combat. Fight challenging bosses in any order, acquire their unique powers, and succeed on your own terms.
Nine Sols
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Boss Rush: Mythology
Boss Rush: Mythology - This is an action game in which you have to fight various creatures and gods from Greek, Scandinavian, Slavic and Egyptian mythologies.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.4%, Difficult 15.5%, Mythology 14.1%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Platformer 9.1%
Boss Rush: Mythology - This is an action game in which you have to fight various creatures and gods from Greek, Scandinavian, Slavic and Egyptian mythologies.
Why similar: Boss Rush 39.2% ★, Souls-like 15.5%, Mythology 13.3%, Difficult 8.6%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.4%, Difficult 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Action-Adventure 7%
Rubinite is an extremely challenging boss rush action game. in a dark fairy tale world, use Ruby's crimson eyes to expose the weak points of the Bloodstained monsters, then strike and shatter them. Carve a road home through the ruined Scarlet Kingdom and face the Witch who took it all.
Why similar: Boss Rush 48.3% ★, Souls-like 17.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%, Combat 4.2%
Samurai: Ronin's Path is a dynamic action game set in feudal Japan. Fight in true samurai style, unlock new abilities, avoid death, and cut down your enemies using an extensive arsenal available to Asian warriors.
Why similar: Samurai 42.2% ★, Souls-like 18.8%, Difficult 11.8%, Combat 6.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.1%
Fight tremendous bosses and discover the secrets of Vindilis! A short, epic 2D action platformer that will put you against powerful enemies in a hand-drawn universe. A short-form souls like game about vengeance and creation.
Why similar: Souls-like 24%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Mythology 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
Play as the samurai Kan and fight in a dark, demon-infested Japan. Face this 100% arcade experience without any credits or saves: you can only rely on your skills with the katana.
Why similar: Samurai 43.7% ★, Difficult 14.1%, Action 13.1%, Platformer 10.7%, Indie 8.2%
ABYSSAL BLADE is a pixel-art boss rush inspired by MMO raid mechanics. With only 1 HP, take up your blade and challenge the five stages of grief.
Why similar: Boss Rush 45.2% ★, Souls-like 16.9%, Difficult 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Combat 5.3%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 51%, Difficult 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Platformer 6.9%, Action 4.4%
A journey of a lost samurai. Encounter five samurai and challenge them to a duel. Unleash your katana strike and deflect incoming attacks. Fight for honor or die with shame.
Why similar: Difficult 39.3%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Combat 11.4%, Souls-like 9.8%, Indie 9.6%
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: Souls-like 37.5%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Difficult 16%, Platformer 10.1%, Action 6.5%
Nowhere Patrol is a boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements. Inspired by classic action arcade games with it's steep difficulty curve and non-stop action.
Why similar: Boss Rush 54.2% ★, Difficult 15.8%, Action 11.1%, Platformer 8.3%, Indie 7.4%
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.3%, Platformer 19.3%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Action 13.7%, Difficult 11.6%
DarkMaus is an indie action RPG with challenging, skill-based combat that punishes careless play.
Why similar: Souls-like 76.1%, Difficult 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%, Action 4.6%, Indie 3.3%
A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.8%, Difficult 15.2%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%
Death is not the end: defeat infernal foes until you die and carry on the fight with your eternal soul and memories in a new body!
Why similar: Difficult 29.9%, Mythology 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 19.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Action 7.7%
Ninja Hanrei is a 2D run and gun Platformer game inspired on Ancient Japan but with Super Powers.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.6%, Platformer 26.9%, Action 24.1%, Indie 8.1%, 2D 5.8%
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: Souls-like 39.2%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Difficult 15.7%, Platformer 9%, Action 5.5%
Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.
Why similar: Samurai 48.1% ★, Souls-like 17.4%, Difficult 13.1%, Platformer 7.4%, Action 5.4%
Dustless is a hand-drawn wuxia side-scrolling action game built around Yin-Yang switching, fast pressure, and endless combos. Play as a swordsman in white, link sword skills, launch enemies, and overwhelm bosses through aggressive rhythm. Defense is only a fallback while you learn.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.5%, Boss Rush 14.4% ★, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Souls-like 12.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
A hardcore, 2D action-platformer where only precision can keep you from death.
Why similar: Souls-like 16.7%, Mythology 14.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Why similar: Difficult 30.6%, 2D Platformer 26.3%, Platformer 19%, Action 8.6%, Combat 7.7%
Indie souls-like with innovative fight system where you practice your Katana on the path for endless improvement; again and again.
Why similar: Samurai 43% ★, Souls-like 19.9%, Difficult 11.4%, Action 10.2%, Indie 6.7%
Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.3%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action 10.9%, Platformer 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 23%, Platformer 21.7%, Action 15.7%, Indie 7.7%
Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.
Why similar: Boss Rush 35% ★, Souls-like 23.3%, Difficult 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Action 4.4%
PixelBoss: Shattered Depths is a hardcore 2D pixel-art platformer where every mistake matters. Fight enemies, avoid deadly traps, and master precise movement to survive unforgiving levels.
Why similar: Platformer 23.1%, 2D Platformer 21.6%, Action 21.5%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Stylized 9.2%
Bittersweet Birthday is a boss fight-only action adventure where every encounter is a unique and emotional showdown. Explore a colorful world full of endearing characters, uncover your memories, and battle your way through challenges that push skill, timing, and determination to their limits.
Why similar: Boss Rush 55.2% ★, Souls-like 21.3%, Difficult 12.7%, Combat 6.2%, 2D 3.2%
The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.
Why similar: Boss Rush 64.1% ★, Difficult 18%, Action 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Indie 4%
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.9%, Difficult 17.3%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
Rogue Samurai is an intense roguelite action game where you fight relentless waves of enemies as a legendary samurai. Master your skills, unlock powerful abilities, and face epic boss battles in a quest for survival.
Why similar: Samurai 75.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Action 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Rustled Pete is a very unforgiving boss fighting game. There is only one boss in the game and his name is Pete The Rustled. He has 4 forms, each one is harder than the other. Good luck!
Why similar: Boss Rush 60.5% ★, Difficult 15.8%, 2D Platformer 7.3%, Action 4.3%, Platformer 4%
Unforgiving boss fights. Gory pixels. Glorious fast-paced gladiatorial action-combat. Analyze your opponents weakness, adapt your strategy and colour the sands with the blood of your enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.1%, Difficult 28.8%, Combat 12.1%, Action 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Unsouled is a 2D action RPG game requiring immense elaborate control. Take a break from repetitive attack and dodge action by challenging yourself with the world of Unsouled.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.4%, Difficult 24.3%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Stylized 8.3%, Action 7.5%
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 49%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Difficult 10.5%, Platformer 6.8%, Action 6.7%
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Action 21.8%, Difficult 20.7%, Indie 15.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Souls-like 9.4%
Devil Slayer - Raksasi is a top-down action game with procedurally generated dungeons, profound roguelike elements, and intuitive soul-like fighting. It's a fair and challenging game, dodging, timing, striking, you need to master them all to fight your way out of this cursed world.
Why similar: Difficult 29.7%, Souls-like 27.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Action 9.9%, Indie 5.9%
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: Souls-like 42.2%, Difficult 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Action 9.7%, Indie 7.2%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Difficult 11.7%, Action 7.9%
Master tactical sword fighting combat, or discover ways to avoid bloodshed. A journey that trusts you from beginning to end.
Why similar: Action 19.8%, Difficult 15.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 9.8%
The universe wants you dead. Take on the ten great spirits of the universe in this intense boss fighting challenge!
Why similar: Boss Rush 38.4% ★, Difficult 21.2%, Souls-like 14.3%, Action 13.3%, Indie 8.6%
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Difficult 18.3%, Souls-like 17%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
Slay hordes of enemies and fight mythical bosses in this challenging action roguelike. In a desperate fight for survival you must perform rituals, buildcraft and learn from every misstep to become stronger. Use unique abilities and powerful artifacts to beat every trial in the world of Kalevala!
Why similar: Mythology 36.7%, Dark Fantasy 20%, Difficult 17.7%, Action 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
Why similar: Souls-like 17.1%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Difficult 12.6%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Dark Fantasy 9%
A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat in this 2D stop-motion action adventure.
Why similar: Souls-like 19.5%, Mythology 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!
Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Souls-like 23.4%, Action 16%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%
A 2D action/platforming adventure with a healthy dose of RPG elements set in the hostile world of Lor, a classic sword and sorcery setting. The slave-hungry Argeshii empire dominates the known world, old and false gods conspire; brutal combat is the only means of survival!
Why similar: Souls-like 28.8%, Difficult 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Action 7.1%
"Weird RPG" is a highly difficult and fast-paced action RPG game focusing on boss battle,
Why similar: Souls-like 54.4%, Action 22.1%, Combat 11.5%, Adventure 6.5%, Singleplayer 5.4%
An intense and challenging boss battle in an abstract horror world.
Agent in Depth is a daring action-platformer featuring fast-paced action and instant-death combat. You’ll run, jump, aim, and deflect bullets with your katana to blow up your enemies. No checkpoints, no upgrades: just pure skills. Deflect, die, learn, repeat. Be better, be faster.
Why similar: Difficult 41.9%, 2D Platformer 28.5%, Action 15.2%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Heartless and Dreadful is a character action game, made mostly by one person. It features complex and satisfying combat and a short story campaign with multiple, brutal difficulty options, allowing for quite a bit of replayability. And additional unlockable side content.
Why similar: Stylized 19.9%, Action 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 18.5%, Combat 15.5%, Atmospheric 13.7%
Perennial Order is a 2D plant horror boss rush with challenging one-hit-death combat. Set in an atmospheric Dark Age world plagued by nature-infested horrors, explore a lore-filled and eldritch land alone or in two player co-op, all in a realistic painterly style.
Why similar: Boss Rush 43.5% ★, Souls-like 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, Difficult 8.5%, Hand-drawn 5.8%
Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
Why similar: Souls-like 47%, Dark Fantasy 24.9%, Stylized 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Magenta Horizon is a fast-paced 2D action platformer with challenging spectacle fighter inspired combat. Playing as a Reaper of the twisted purgatorial afterlife, push your skills to the limit to destroy the hordes of demons and epic bosses to reach your destination.
Why similar: Souls-like 21%, Difficult 16.5%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Platformer 10.7%
Platform game with a gloomy artistic style. Challenging levels with many traps and enemies. Use all your skills to avoid dangerous traps. Destroy all opponents on your way to revenge.
Why similar: Difficult 24.2%, Platformer 21.9%, 2D Platformer 14%, Action 11.6%, Stylized 7.6%
Koboo is a fast paced action rogue-lite platformer where you battle against towering hunters as a small tree spirit by attacking their weak points. Forge powerful synergies, explore the Ancient Forest's branching paths, fish, catch bugs and garden to rebuild your home!
Why similar: Souls-like 24.6%, Difficult 17.4%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Platformer 10.7%
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 10%
Become the stealer of forms in GRIME II, a surreal action-adventure metroidvania. Launch tendrils made of hands to absorb foes and summon molds in their shape, as you explore a bizarre lived-in-world obsessed with art.
Why similar: Souls-like 46.5%, Nonlinear 25.1%, Stylized 8.4%, Action 8.3%, Combat 4.4%
Test your limits against a brutal and mysterious world as Parvus, a curious warrior with a heavy burden. Raise your spear and cast ancient spells as you battle hostile creatures and towering bosses in procedurally-generated 2D landscapes. Answer the call. Break the cycle. Change your destiny.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.1%, Action 20.2%, Platformer 19.1%, Indie 14.4%, Adventure 11.2%
Eastern Exorcist is a stunning 2D side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy eastern world with the vicious spirits and monsters. Play as a skilled exorcist against chaotic evil to fight your way through the brutal world, and experience different stories of joy and sorrow.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.8%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Action 13.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Difficult 7.1%
