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Games Like Hallow Maze

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, Dark Fantasy, Souls-like, Action.

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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...

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Q4 2026
Developer: Solcom Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows
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  59. #59 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,444 reviews2025
    Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?

    Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Souls-like 22%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Action RPG 8.8%, RPG 4.4%

  60. #60 THORN DEMON HUNTER
    69% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2022
    Dev: LIN YUANHUI
    Windows

    This is an AVG game similar to Metroidvania. The player will perform a demon hunter exploring and decrypting the castle in the Gothic period and hunting the corrupt soul

    Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Souls-like 29.6%, Action RPG 11.7%, RPG 8.4%, Action-Adventure 7.5%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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