- #1 DarkMaus
97% matchVery Positive81% of 437 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Wright
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
DarkMaus is an indie action RPG with challenging, skill-based combat that punishes careless play.
Why similar: Souls-like 87%, RPG 3.6%, Difficult 3.3%, Action 2.3%, Dark Fantasy 2%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down souls-like that emphasizes positioning and stamina management in a bleak, challenging world.
- #2 Titan Souls
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,486 reviews2015
Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
Why similar: Souls-like 71.1%, Difficult 13.1%, Action 4.3%, Adventure 3.8%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like Immortal Planet, this game focuses on high-stakes, stamina-conscious combat where every mistake can be fatal.
- #3 Hyper Light Drifter
96% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.1%, Difficult 15.7%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, RPG 8.1%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features an isometric perspective and fast-paced, challenging combat that demands precision and pattern recognition.
- #4 Salt and Sanctuary
95% matchVery Positive89% of 21,497 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 70.1%, Difficult 6.7%, RPG 6%, Dark Fantasy 4.6%, Action 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive 2D souls-like that translates the core mechanics of the genre into a dark, interconnected world.
- #5 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
94% matchVery Positive81% of 5,476 reviews2018
Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 66.5%, RPG 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 5%, Difficult 4.4%, Action 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D action-RPG with deep combat systems and a dark fantasy setting.
- #6 Death's Door
94% matchVery Positive93% of 21,056 reviews2021
Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Why similar: Souls-like 45.1%, Isometric 16.3%, Hack and Slash 8.4%, RPG 7.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric action-adventure that captures the exploration and combat-heavy feel of a souls-like in a stylized world.
- #7 TUNIC
93% matchVery Positive91% of 17,199 reviews2022
Dev: TUNIC TeamPub: Finji
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Why similar: Souls-like 46.1%, Isometric 21.2%, Difficult 9.4%, RPG 7.6%, Action RPG 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep, isometric world filled with challenging combat and mysterious secrets that reward careful observation.
- #8 Hellpoint
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,436 reviews2020
Dev: Cradle GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hellpoint is an intense action RPG taking place on Irid Novo, a derelict space station soaked in an intoxicating dark sci fi atmosphere. Fight dreadful creatures, face the Cosmic Gods and unravel their twisted story. Should the challenge be too great, play with a friend in local or online coop.
Why similar: Souls-like 51.9%, RPG 9.9%, Hack and Slash 7.8%, Action RPG 6.4%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi souls-like that shares the dark, mysterious atmosphere and challenging combat of the seed game.
- #9 Mortal Shell
91% matchMixed68% of 11,043 reviews2021
Dev: Cold SymmetryPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.
Why similar: Souls-like 58%, RPG 7.6%, Difficult 6.6%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%, Hack and Slash 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D souls-like that focuses on tactical combat and unique defensive mechanics similar to the deliberate pace of Immortal Planet.
- #10 BELOW
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,343 reviews2018
Dev: Capybara Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.
Why similar: Souls-like 50.7%, Hack and Slash 12.2%, Difficult 11.1%, RPG 10.3%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A punishing, atmospheric isometric experience that emphasizes survival and deliberate movement in a hostile environment.
- #11 Eldest Souls
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,167 reviews2021
Dev: Fallen Flag StudioPub: United Label
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Souls-like 41%, Isometric 15.7%, Difficult 8.6%, Hack and Slash 8.2%, Action RPG 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A boss-focused action-RPG that rewards patience and precise timing in its challenging encounters.
- #12 CrossCode
89% matchVery Positive93% of 17,652 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Action RPG 34.3%, RPG 26.9%, Difficult 11%, Indie 8.1%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a vibrant isometric world with complex, challenging action-RPG combat that requires mastery of mechanics.
- #13 Moonscars
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,436 reviews2022
Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 68.1%, Action 10.2%, Hack and Slash 6.9%, Difficult 4.7%, Dark Fantasy 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric 2D action-RPG with a focus on challenging combat and a bleak narrative.
- #14 There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,013 reviews2022
Dev: ZelartPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!
Why similar: Souls-like 38.8%, Hack and Slash 9.7%, Difficult 8.8%, RPG 8.4%, Action RPG 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric action game with a dark, oppressive atmosphere and challenging hack-and-slash combat.
- #15 Void Sols
85% matchVery Positive96% of 349 reviews2024
Dev: Finite Reflection StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac
Abstract ruins. Hostile shapes. No escape but forward... Death isn’t the end as you know it. Here, it’s how you grow! Each defeat teaches you more as you rise again to defeat foes with stolen blades and bows. Pushing through a broken world warped by cruelty and shadows. Welcome. This is Void Sols.
Why similar: Souls-like 51%, Difficult 11.8%, RPG 10.9%, Action RPG 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric souls-like that strips the genre down to its core combat and exploration elements.
- #16 Unworthy
87% matchVery Positive81% of 842 reviews2018
Dev: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 59.6%, RPG 10.7%, Difficult 7.6%, Dark Fantasy 6.1%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist 2D souls-like that emphasizes precise combat and environmental storytelling.
- #17 Sands of Aura
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 814 reviews2023
Dev: Chashu EntertainmentPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Why similar: Souls-like 39.3%, Isometric 16%, Action RPG 8.7%, Difficult 7.8%, Hack and Slash 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that features a vast, ruined world and combat mechanics heavily inspired by the souls-like genre.
- #18 Loot River
86% matchMixed68% of 450 reviews2022
Dev: straka.studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Explore procedurally generated labyrinths in this challenging, narrative-rich roguelike. Master deep combat. Slide blocks of ancient ruins. Defeat bestial abominations. Loot, level up, strategize, fight, die and wake up anew. Unlock the secrets of the Loot River. Immortality is a bittersweet gift.
Why similar: Souls-like 48.3%, Isometric 20.9%, Difficult 11.5%, RPG 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 4%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, grid-based dungeon crawler that incorporates souls-like combat mechanics and unique movement.
- #19 Death Trash
84% matchVery Positive93% of 3,662 reviews2021
Dev: Crafting Legends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.
Why similar: Souls-like 46.5%, Isometric 27.3%, RPG 11.3%, Action RPG 10.1%, Atmospheric 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, gritty sci-fi aesthetic and isometric perspective while offering deep RPG systems.
- #20 Souldiers
83% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Souls-like 47.3%, Difficult 24.3%, Action 15.5%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D action-adventure that features deep combat mechanics and a sprawling world.
- #21 Furi
82% matchVery Positive90% of 13,739 reviews2016
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Hack and Slash 29.1%, Difficult 26.2%, Violent 13.1%, Action 12.7%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, high-difficulty boss-rush experience that mirrors the intense, pattern-based combat found in Immortal Planet.
- #22 Immortal: Unchained
84% matchMixed66% of 883 reviews2018
Dev: Toadman InteractivePub: Game Odyssey Limited
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unleashed and unforgiving. Can you rise to the challenge? Immortal: Unchained is the latest addition to the genre of ultra-hardcore action RPGs. Take the role of a living weapon, unleashed to stop the source of a cataclysmic event threatening to end all worlds.
Why similar: Souls-like 45.9%, RPG 10.7%, Difficult 9.6%, Action RPG 7.2%, Violent 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi souls-like that focuses on ranged combat while maintaining the genre's signature challenge.
- #23 Elderand
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 777 reviews2023
Dev: MantraPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
Why similar: RPG 18.7%, Action RPG 15.4%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Gore 9%, Dark Fantasy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-RPG that combines metroidvania exploration with challenging, souls-inspired combat.
- #24 Unsouled
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 357 reviews2022
Dev: Megusta GamePub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 51.7%, Difficult 12.4%, RPG 11.2%, Action RPG 10%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-difficulty action-RPG that relies on fast, precise combat inputs and mastery of mechanics.
- #25 Watcher Chronicles
81% matchVery Positive86% of 169 reviews2022
Dev: Third Sphere Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.
Why similar: Souls-like 48.7%, Difficult 10.4%, Action RPG 9.2%, RPG 8.4%, Hack and Slash 8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D souls-like that captures the punishing difficulty and dark fantasy aesthetic of the genre.
- #26 Dark Light
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 734 reviews2022
Dev: Mirari&Co.
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.
Why similar: Souls-like 58.5%, Action 7.6%, Gore 6.9%, Adventure 5.8%, Violent 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D metroidvania with souls-like elements and a gritty, cyberpunk-inspired atmosphere.
- #27 Eastern Exorcist
79% matchVery Positive84% of 6,714 reviews2021
Dev: Wildfire Game(无锡野火数字科技有限公司)
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 45.1%, RPG 12.5%, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Action RPG 7.3%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action game with high-quality combat that rewards patience and pattern recognition.
- #28 Blasphemous
77% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 61.4%, Difficult 7.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%, Gore 6.7%, Violent 5%
- #29 Weird RPG
77% matchVery Positive92% of 4,214 reviews2022
Dev: yuzhen
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
"Weird RPG" is a highly difficult and fast-paced action RPG game focusing on boss battle,
Why similar: Souls-like 41.7%, RPG 15.3%, Isometric 13.4%, Action RPG 11.1%, Action 7.3%
- #30 Back To Ashes
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: InDID
Windows
Explore alternative realities while trying to save Your own from approaching annihilation. Dark fantasy rpg action game which will take You on a journey deep into the realms of Errent.
Why similar: Souls-like 59.5%, RPG 13%, Action 7.5%, Adventure 6%, Difficult 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-RPG that leans heavily into the souls-like formula with its combat and exploration.
- #31 Void Memory
80% matchMixed67% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
Why similar: Souls-like 42.1%, RPG 17.8%, Action 9%, Difficult 7.7%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-RPG that emphasizes exploration and difficult combat in a 2D space.
- #32 Pale Coins
75% matchVery Positive94% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: Lukas Irzl
Windows
Journey into the ruthless open world of Pale Coins, an old-school fantasy RPG. Face punishing bosses, goblin-infested dungeons, and discover legendary weapons as you customize your champion and fight across Grenmark for the fabled Champion's Coin.
Why similar: Souls-like 41.8%, Hack and Slash 10.2%, RPG 9.8%, Action RPG 8.8%, Difficult 8.6%
- #33 Blasphemous 2
74% matchVery Positive91% of 17,676 reviews2023
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Why similar: Souls-like 56.3%, Hack and Slash 11.6%, Difficult 10.9%, Action RPG 8.2%, Fantasy 5.8%
- #34 Blue Fire
76% matchVery Positive81% of 3,030 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
Why similar: Souls-like 63.3%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Action 5.2%, Adventure 4.4%, Fantasy 3.7%
- #35 INFERNO CLIMBER
78% matchMixed56% of 116 reviews2016
Dev: Arc System Works
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Forge through hell in this survival action RPG! Defeat powerful bosses to collect all 5 Purgatory Stones in hell. Slashing, magic casting, arrow shooting, bombs throwing, exploring, eating, cooking, blacksmithing.
Why similar: Souls-like 39.4%, RPG 28.7%, Action 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%, Difficult 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that offers a dark fantasy world and challenging combat encounters.
- #36 Mana Spark
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 686 reviews2018
Dev: BEHEMUTT
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Why similar: Souls-like 51.4%, Difficult 10.9%, RPG 9.5%, Action RPG 9.1%, Dark Fantasy 5.7%
- #37 GRIME
73% matchVery Positive85% of 6,299 reviews2021
Dev: Clover BitePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 53.8%, Difficult 11.1%, Action RPG 8%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%, Action 4.8%
- #38 Davyria: Heroes of Eternity
76% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2017
Dev: Sebastian Groll
Windows
Davyria is an action role-playing game with a well-designed and challenging combat system. You play an Eternal Warrior wandering the barren island of Davyria. Features [A skill based and challenging combat system]
Why similar: Souls-like 55.9%, RPG 11%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 8.1%, Gore 6.9%
- #39 Orbital Bullet – The 360° Rogue-lite
73% matchVery Positive86% of 780 reviews2022
Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Orbital Bullet is a fast paced 360° action-platformer with rogue-lite elements, where all actions take place in a circular pattern. Fight your way through a variety of procedural planets and use body modifications, crafting and heavy weaponry. Kill. Die. Modify.
Why similar: Difficult 36.2%, Hack and Slash 23.9%, Action 19.2%, Indie 13.1%, 2D 4.2%
- #40 Tails of Iron
71% matchVery Positive88% of 14,278 reviews2021
Dev: Odd Bug StudioPub: United Label
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!
Why similar: Souls-like 51.4%, Action RPG 11.3%, Difficult 8.8%, RPG 7.5%, Adventure 5.1%
- #41 Nine Sols
69% matchVery Positive95% of 38,824 reviews2024
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 56.2%, Difficult 12.7%, Action 6.2%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%, Gore 5.3%
- #42 SAVAGE: The Shard of Gosen
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Planet Tobor
Windows
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 44.6%, RPG 9.3%, Difficult 7.8%, Hack and Slash 7.2%, Action RPG 6.7%
- #43 Dark Devotion
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,437 reviews2019
Dev: Hibernian WorkshopPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
Why similar: Souls-like 60.3%, RPG 8.6%, Difficult 5.7%, Action 4.7%, Dark Fantasy 4.6%
- #44 The Tarnishing of Juxtia
72% matchMixed68% of 654 reviews2022
Dev: Actual NerdsPub: Mastiff
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
As the final creation of the Goddess, Juxtia, journey through the ruins of two divine kingdoms, overrun by the Tarnishing. Challenging combat, a hauntingly beautiful score, and a sinister narrative work in unison to make The Tarnishing of Juxtia an unforgettable 2D dark fantasy action RPG.
Why similar: Souls-like 53.8%, RPG 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Action 6.8%, Dark 4.5%
- #45 3000th Duel
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 623 reviews2019
Dev: NEOPOPCORN Corp
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.
Why similar: Souls-like 46.2%, Hack and Slash 10.2%, Difficult 9.8%, RPG 7.1%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
- #46 Thymesia
68% matchVery Positive83% of 9,502 reviews2022
Dev: OverBorder StudioPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Why similar: Souls-like 48.6%, Difficult 9.7%, Hack and Slash 8.8%, RPG 6.4%, Action RPG 6.2%
- #47 Zombotron
69% matchVery Positive89% of 3,501 reviews2019
Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.
Why similar: Action 17.3%, Difficult 17.2%, RPG 15.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Action RPG 11.6%
- #48 Obsurity
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.
Why similar: Souls-like 52.8%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Difficult 11.9%, Adventure 3.8%, Fantasy 3.4%
- #49 Immortal Darkness: Curse of The Pale King
71% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Giant Space Monster
Windows
A dark fantasy RPG dungeon crawler, with challenging real-time tactical combat, a wide variety of spells, and a dark and brooding dungeon full of lethal enemies, sadistic traps, and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: RPG 22.5%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Action 10%, Adventure 8.9%
- #50 Return
68% matchVery Positive87% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: Dead Unicorn
Windows
Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.
Why similar: Souls-like 39.5%, Difficult 13.7%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, RPG 12.3%, Adventure 5.8%
- #51 Brume
70% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A challenging action-adventure game. Explore a foggy abandoned island, fight knights, slugs and ghosts, and make your way to an old corrupted keep.
Why similar: Souls-like 64%, Adventure 9.7%, Indie 8.9%, Difficult 5.8%, Dark 5.8%
- #52 Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,453 reviews2020
Dev: Still RunningPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!
Why similar: Souls-like 57.4%, RPG 9.9%, Action RPG 6.2%, Action 6.1%, Adventure 5.1%
- #53 OmniFootman
70% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2019
Dev: WT Studio
Windows
OmniFootman is a rogue-lite action game with souls-like combat system. Take your adventure in this cursed, ever-changing kingdom and beat your enemies with different ability combinations. Be careful as your death is permanent.
Why similar: Souls-like 43.8%, Hack and Slash 10.4%, Action 10.1%, RPG 9.9%, Indie 7.2%
- #54 Eternal Step
71% matchMixed64% of 75 reviews2015
Dev: Once More With GustoPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Eternal Step is a deviously difficult, rogue-like action adventure game.
Why similar: RPG 26.1%, Difficult 18.8%, Hack and Slash 11.2%, Indie 10.6%, Action 9.7%
- #55 The First Berserker: Khazan
63% matchVery Positive85% of 29,896 reviews2025
Dev: NeoplePub: NEXON
Windows
Median: 27.2 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 47.6%, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Difficult 9.9%, Action RPG 7.9%, RPG 7.8%
- #56 The Unfallens: Awakening
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: Floatonic Studio
Windows
Returning from exile underground, a shattered world awaits you. The civilization of Unfallens lies in ruins. The ruthless guardian waits to attack. Journey through remains. Awaken your true power. Reclaim what was lost. Experience challenging action boss battles in this compact, high-quality game.
Why similar: Souls-like 50.2%, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Difficult 10.9%, Action RPG 8%, Dark Fantasy 6.9%
- #57 Emberbane
67% matchMixed49% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Hamlet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Four elements. One destiny. Embark on an elemental journey inspired by tales of balance and power, reborn as a Metroidvania adventure.
Why similar: Souls-like 48%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Difficult 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Action 7.1%
- #58 Etherburn
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Nixon Scherbarth
Windows
Etherburn is a Souls-like action-adventure. Play as a hero resurrected in a mysterious and interconnected dungeon. Explore and face intense duels as you fight your way to freedom.
Why similar: Souls-like 55.8%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 5.6%, Gore 4.5%
- #59 Biomass
68% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Final Scene dev
Windows
Uncover the secrets of the sinking metropolis in this action RPG. Clash beam sabers, or be a gunslinger. Make alliances or go it alone. Your actions have consequences - those whom learn the nature of this world will be able to shape it as they see fit.
Why similar: Souls-like 57%, RPG 22.6%, Action 11.9%, Indie 8.5%
- #60 Corpse Keeper
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,387 reviews2024
Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.
Why similar: Souls-like 43.2%, Hack and Slash 11.2%, Action RPG 10.5%, Difficult 10%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%