- #1 Magnavale: Eternal Soul
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Barrier Studio
Windows · Linux
Eternal Soul is a gothic Metroidvania where you steal the souls of your enemies. Explore the castle, find powerful items & abilities, fight against demonic creatures, and learn the truth of your power.
Why similar: Dragons 22.8% ★, Metroidvania 19.9%, Gothic 16.5% ★, Demons 11.3%, Action RPG 7.9%
- #2 Jrago The Demon Hunter
96% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Jrago Studios
Windows
Jrago The Demon Hunter is an indie METROIDVANIA style 2D Platforming Action-Adventure Role Playing Game. The world is overcome in darkness, and you are a hunter named Jrago on a quest to slay the demons and bring back the light!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Demons 17.5%, Action RPG 11.2%, Hack and Slash 11%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #3 Jrago II Guardians of Eden
96% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Jrago Studios
Windows
Jrago II Guardians of Eden is a Multiplayer Co-Op METROIDVANIA style 2D Platforming Action-Adventure Role Playing Game. The darkness has once again returned, and this time Jrago teams up with his fellow guardians as they slay the evil demons and bring back the light!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.3%, Gothic 18.7% ★, Demons 10.1%, Action RPG 8.7%, FMV 8.6% ★
- #4 Slayer Of Sin
95% match3 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: TwixTrix
Windows
Slayer Of Sin is a 2D action platformer with simple hack-and-slash mechanics, incorporating arcade-like combat and art. Slayer Of Sin follows an unnamed hero's quest to save the human realm from the seven distinct demons, The Seven Deadly Sins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Demons 26.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Action RPG 11.6%, Hack and Slash 10.9%
- #5 Etheral
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mythic Forge Studios
Windows
Choose your heroes. Fight enemies. Shape the fate of the region. Play with friends, or forge ahead alone in Etheral, a tactics RPG.
Why similar: Gothic 35.7% ★, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Action RPG 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Demons 8.7%
- #6 VonGarland Castle : Sacrilege of the Night
94% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Ash JacksonPub: Monster Robot Studios
Windows · Mac
VonGarland Castle : Sacrilege of the Night a love letter to action platformer classics like Castlevania, Super Metroid and Mega Man X.
Why similar: Gothic 23% ★, Metroidvania 20.6%, Dragons 19% ★, Action RPG 9.9%, Hack and Slash 9.3%
- #7 Song of Decay
93% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Team Bard
Windows · Mac
Journey as Orpheus in this 2D top-down RPG: play your lyre, battle dark forces, and strive to reunite with Eurydice.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Gothic 21.7% ★, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Exploration 7.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
- #8 Sword of Hokushin
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crystal Portal Studio LLC
Windows
A grand evil has cast the world into the Forever Night. Play as Renima, a celestial guardian awakened after millennia to hunt the demons who shattered the balance between realms. Explore the esoteric world of Azareth, uncover forgotten secrets, and restore light to a dying world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Gothic 17.6% ★, Hack and Slash 16.6%, Demons 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.6%
- #9 Fallen Prince
91% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Eridanus Games
Windows
Fallen Prince is an atmospheric combat-focused metroidvania with retro elements. Explore a bleak undead zone, hone your skills and rid the kingdom from your brother's vile sorcery.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39%, Hack and Slash 17.9%, Action RPG 14.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Medieval 6.4%
- #10 The Golden Eyed Ghosts
91% matchMixed56% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Syphono4Pub: indie.io
Windows
The Golden Eyed Ghosts is a dark fantasy soulslike heavily influenced by the legacy of Zelda adventures, set in the crumbling kingdom of Andromeda. As exiled warrior Orion, search for a way to restore his memories and unravel a terrifying conspiracy.
Why similar: Gothic 25.7% ★, Metroidvania 23.6%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Action RPG 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%
- #11 Draco Blade
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scruff0
Windows
Draco Blade is a “Dragon-Action” game that combines exploration and combat within a land inhabited by dragons. Slash your way through the world, slice your foes, and discover where you came from in this blazing adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Dragons 33% ★, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Exploration 5.7%, Action 5%
- #12 DEAD DAYLIGHT
89% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: KARMIU
Windows
"DEADDAYLIGHT" is a side-scrolling platform action-adventure game.Developed independently by a single person. It tells the dark story of a protagonist who wakes up from a nightmare about the plague during a plague after the gods abandoned the earth, and then return to the Cathedral of Holy Light.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Gothic 19.8% ★, Action RPG 13.2%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Demons 10.7%
- #13 Candle Knight
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: Dracma Studios
Windows
Never let your light go out. Wield a powerful flame, overcome menacing creatures and explore the shadows of a ruined castle in this compelling 2.5D action adventure platformer which features a unique dynamic difficulty system.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Gothic 25.3% ★, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Medieval 7.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%
- #14 Beholgar 2
88% matchVery Positive80% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
The barbarian warrior Beholgar returns — and this time, his enemies are otherworldly! Deep beneath the earth, the mighty Djinn King stirs. To prevent his rise and save the world from eternal darkness, Beholgar embarks on a quest for a legendary, ancient sword.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Gothic 19.9% ★, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Demons 12.7%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
- #15 Tearscape
87% matchVery Positive91% of 343 reviews2026
Dev: NERDS TAKE OVER
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 31.1% ★, Metroidvania 26.5%, Action RPG 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%, Exploration 6.5%
- #16 Alice Into the Panopticon
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Lunarians
Windows
Guide Alice, a young girl lost in an unfamiliar and dangerous world, in her quest to return home. In this 2D action-adventure metroidvania game you will meet peculiar characters, traverse a multitude of sceneries, and fight powerful beings known as Egregores to unravel the truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.2%, Gothic 21% ★, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Exploration 7.1%
- #17 Filiy Eclipse
85% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Muramasa Fudo
Windows
Filiy Eclipse is an exploration action RPG that explores a mysterious world.Explore the surface, underground and sky of the star to discover what happened aboard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Action RPG 19.5%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Hack and Slash 7.8%, Action 5.7%
- #18 Inner Abyss
86% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Paradice Entertainment
Windows
The world is riddled with monsters beyond our understanding, from horrors unknown. It is now your task to find out why they are here, and how to get rid of them before it is too late.
Why similar: Gothic 22.8% ★, Demons 16%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Action RPG 14%, Dark Fantasy 8%
- #19 The Dark Heart of Balor
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Game Artists, LLC
Windows
Archdemon Balor has opened the Gate of Hell into the human realm and hordes of demons and monsters have flooded into your world destroying everything in their path. You must protect those who are still alive and ultimately destroy Balor to close the Gate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.1%, Gothic 17.8% ★, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Demons 14%, Action RPG 12.4%
- #20 Dusted Dusk
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.X.
Windows
Embark on a journey into a dark, fantasy world, wielding a host of weapons, sub-weapons, skills, and spells, to battle demonic entities in this immersive, true-to-form, Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.1%, Action RPG 16.1%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Exploration 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
- #21 Vyanka's Memories
83% matchPositive100% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: O Rei LuizPub: A Tenda com Games
Windows
Vyanka's Memories is a platform-style game with metroidvania elements. Vyanka is a monster hunter who was called to her home village to protect it from a vampire. In the confrontation, she loses all her memories and powers and must remember them by defeating monsters in different biomes.
Why similar: Gothic 30% ★, Metroidvania 28.9%, Action RPG 15.5%, 2D Platformer 7.4%, Dark Fantasy 6.1%
- #22 Elderand
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 813 reviews2023
Dev: MantraPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.2 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: Gothic 27.9% ★, Metroidvania 25.4%, Action RPG 12.5%, Hack and Slash 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%
- #23 DDS Defenders Dark Side
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nana Debrah
Windows
Are you ready to fight against hordes of monsters? Choose your Hero and start a journey through the kingdoms of Entelos, defend the magic stone from the forces of the evil King of Darkness! Orcs, Lizardmen, Dark Elven, Undeads, Dark Knights, Demons and Dragons are searching you!
Why similar: Dragons 29.4% ★, Metroidvania 18.9%, Gothic 16.5% ★, Hack and Slash 14%, Action RPG 10.4%
- #24 Faction Reticent
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Alpherisk
Windows
A "whimsical fantasy" action platformer game with an open-ended progression. Utilize the given abilities to you to its fullest potential, and look epic while doing it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.3%, Hack and Slash 18.9%, Action RPG 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Medieval 4.5%
- #25 Of Ash and Steel
79% matchMixed66% of 6,918 reviews2025
Dev: Fire & FrostPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Of Ash and Steel is an immersive third-person open-world RPG created by a passionate team that values the essence of classic old-school RPGs and modern design. Explore the lands of a once-prosperous island, hone your combat skills, and survive in the unforgiving realm of the Kingdom of the Seven.
Why similar: Gothic 43.3% ★, Action RPG 18.3%, Medieval 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%, Combat 5.9%
- #26 Ceraphic Requiem
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elias IDIRI
Windows
Dive into a ruined world devastated by the gods. Ceraphic Requiem is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania with a demanding combat system. Master elemental magic combos, unravel the mysteries of the decay, and impose your will in the final moments of a moribund world.
Why similar: Gothic 32.5% ★, Metroidvania 31.6%, Action RPG 14%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Medieval 5.4%
- #27 A Song in Elyel Nalore
80% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Sunflower Games
Windows
"A Song in Elyel Nalore" is a 2D Metroidvania adventure set in a world of swords and magic. Accept a dangerous guild mission that leads you into a deadly journey. Explore vast landscapes, uncover hidden secrets, and face tough challenges in this dark fantasy action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Action RPG 20%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%, Action 5.5%
- #28 PROFANA
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pyromaniky
Windows
Hack’n’Slash your way to victory in this over-the-top action metroidvania. You are an angel tasked with one mission: infiltrate Hell, find the Devil and bring him to justice. Explore different hellscapes, find amazing new weapons and sanctify all demons with SSSadistic combos in Profana!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Demons 16.8%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9%
- #29 Vitta Lucis
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ISAEV SPACE
Windows
Vitta Lucis is a mercenary from a private church guild, possessing demonic powers. Assemble a squad of Church Demons and embark on a dark fantasy action adventure. Faith in God was partly a mistake - curses, demons, and other evil spirits do exist.
Why similar: Gothic 23.6% ★, Demons 16.5%, Hack and Slash 14.5%, Action RPG 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
- #30 Kalinur
78% matchVery Positive96% of 498 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel vs Pixel
Windows
Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Demons 21.2%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #31 Wekufu
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stickerb Games E.I.R.L.
Windows · Mac
A Dark, Hand Drawn 2D Hack and Slash Platformer. Play as Sakinko, a young warrior set on a quest to avenge her father’s death and protect her people from the evil spirits that now menace her land, these evil spirits take the name of Wekufu.
Why similar: Demons 23.5%, Metroidvania 22.5%, Hack and Slash 16.6%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
- #32 Lancelot
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zombiefox Studios
Windows
Play as Lancelot, First Knight of the Round Table, in a dark reimagining of Arthurian legend. Wield the cursed blade Arondight, facing old allies in a kingdom ruined by King Arthur's ambitions. Alone and betrayed, will you sacrifice your humanity to reclaim a land forsaken by honor?
Why similar: Dragons 23.3% ★, Gothic 21.1% ★, Demons 16.8%, Action RPG 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%
- #33 Veil of Ash
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RedScale Interactive
Windows
Veil of Ash is a 2D Action RPG set in the lands of Seravellis. A realm once full of life, now twisted by corruption and death. Become the hero, choose a path of holy alignment or fall to the corruption, and fight to cleanse the land to bring it back to its former glory.
Why similar: Dragons 35.3% ★, Action RPG 19.8%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Medieval 8.2%
- #34 Moonlight Knight
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Moonlight Knight is an action-slasher with RPG elements. Use sword, bow, magic and hook to fight your enemies. Loot gold, upgrade character stats, find unique items and unlock ultimate abilities to make it to the very end!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.4%, Hack and Slash 20.6%, Action RPG 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Exploration 8%
- #35 Sunrise Tragedy
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HeadlessTek
Windows
Traverse an old, abandoned cathedral filled with grotesque monsters and bloodthirsty vampires. Overcome relentless enemies and heart-pounding boss fights with your choice of weapons, spells and accessories in this macabre 2D Action-RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Gothic 24.5% ★, Action RPG 13.2%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, Demons 9.9%
- #36 Call for Heroes: Pompolic Wars
75% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Quotix SoftwarePub: Strategy First
Windows
Since the dimensional portal to the Outer Worlds was opened, a terrible evil has been invading our world. The dark armies of the Outer Worlds, led by the demon named Pompolic, have overrun most of our planet.
Why similar: Gothic 26.9% ★, Dragons 23.4% ★, Demons 16.3%, Action RPG 14.1%, Medieval 4.2%
- #37 Platera
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Armarti
Windows
As the land of Platera collapsed, a new world unfolded within the walls. Your expressive movement system puts the power in your hands to explore and hack and slash your way through a gothic voxel world, in this 3D platformer metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.6%, Gothic 24.6% ★, Hack and Slash 18.9%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 6.4%
- #38 ASTLIBRA Revision
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,631 reviews2022
Dev: KEIZOPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Confront time and fate in the 2D action RPG, Astlibra Revision. Explore meticulously crafted worlds, fight brutal boss battles, and upgrade your skills to take down enemies lurking around every corner.
Why similar: Dragons 24.5% ★, Metroidvania 24.4%, Gothic 19.9% ★, Action RPG 14.2%, Demons 13.5%
- #39 The Gentleman's Rise
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Suit and Tie Games
Windows
Descend into a corrupted 1930s asylum in a 2D eldritch action Souls-like. Master scythe combat, dodge, block and parry deadly attacks, recover lost Sanity, replay completed levels, and rise stronger with every descent.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Gothic 22.2% ★, Action RPG 13.9%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.4%
- #40 Castlevania Advance Collection
74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,515 reviews2021
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Count Dracula is once more back from the dead... Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Gothic 14.6% ★, Demons 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
- #41 Axel Quest
72% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements. Explore, fight monsters, collect equipment, unlock new paths, and challenge bosses in a handcrafted pixel-art world inspired by retro classics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.8%, Hack and Slash 18.9%, Action RPG 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 7.1%
- #42 Toziuha Night: Nosferatu's Curse
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Danny Garay
Windows · Linux
Eight years have passed since the battle against Dracula, the hero of Transylvania who succumbed to the power of darkness. However, peace is once again in danger. A pair of young alchemists will fight against the curse of the demon who goes by the name Nosferatu.
Why similar: Gothic 27.2% ★, Metroidvania 24.2%, Demons 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
- #43 Dust to Dust
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlimited Spoons
Windows
Fight for your afterlife in this colorful, action-packed 3D top-down Metroidvania-style game! As a ghost on the run in a specter research facility, sneak around interconnected levels, unlock new powers and team up with the local psychic to turn gigantic foes into dust.
Why similar: Metroidvania 43%, Hack and Slash 21.6%, Action RPG 11.9%, Exploration 7%, Action 4.9%
- #44 Noctheria
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zombiebytegames
Windows · Linux
A retro horror action-adventure. Explore cursed dungeons, solve their puzzles, and find the tools that open each new path. All while uncovering the truth of ancient gods.
Why similar: Gothic 33.7% ★, Metroidvania 25.9%, Demons 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Stylized 6.1%
- #45 Alpha Sorcerer
71% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Corey Hardman
Windows
An elite sorcerer king with forgotten magical powers mysteriously reappears in a bloody quest for revenge in the supreme action platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Hack and Slash 18.4%, Action RPG 15.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
- #46 幻域 Fantasy Domain
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: YiLing Games
Windows
"Fantasy Domain" is a fantasy action-adventure roguelike. Explore freely, fight nimbly, and grow your character to stay versatile on the battlefield. Ever-changing bosses deliver thrilling combat. Keep training to become the overlord!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.7%, Hack and Slash 19.4%, Action RPG 16%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action 4.2%
- #47 Project: Fractunum
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Avalorix Interactive
Windows
Project: Fractunum is a dark fantasy pixel-art Metroidvania with soulslike combat. Explore a fractured world as a warrior trapped between life and death, face grotesque creatures and ancient rulers, and reclaim the memories that reveal your true identity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Gothic 19.6% ★, Action RPG 12.5%, Hack and Slash 11.3%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #48 Cyan Breach
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ChiCheng Studio
Windows
Cyan Breach is a Metriodivania game set in a biohazard background. The combat style integrates traditional 2D hack and slash with souls-like elements. Explore the game world, gain new skills and weapons, increase character's power, and finally reveal the conspiracy that caused the apocalypse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Action RPG 22.1%, Hack and Slash 17.3%, Combat 7.1%, Adventure 4.8%
- #49 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
68% matchVery Positive84% of 7,020 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.3%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action RPG 9.1%, Exploration 9.1%, Hack and Slash 5.3%
- #50 INFEROS NUMINE : descent into darkness
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 2.5D Gaming Studio
Windows
Forge your path through the unknown kingdom. Explore a variety of landscapes and caverns infested with vast monsters and creatures. Battle your way through and explore the kingdom in this 2.5D Style shooter-platform-fighting game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.6%, Dragons 20.7% ★, Hack and Slash 14.5%, Action RPG 11%, 2D Platformer 9.1%
- #51 The Duduk Master
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: DIG Games
Windows
The Duduk Master, is a 2D platform game, with RPG elements that tells the story of a hero who was transformed into a monster, beside him are essential elemental skills to defeat his enemies and of course a powerful magic Duduk that can perform enchantments while playing some melodies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Dragons 25% ★, Demons 18.3%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 6.4%
- #52 Tale of Darkness
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gravity Works
Windows
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 32.2% ★, Metroidvania 17.6%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Action RPG 9.5%
- #53 NECROTOPIA
71% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: day-to-day management
Windows
NECROTOPIA is an exploratory action game, in which a monster, who woke up on a stormy night by lightning, picks up junks as weapons and searches for who he/she is. Use various types of weapons to defeat enemies and explore the fascinating world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.4%, Gothic 28.5% ★, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Action 5.4%, Indie 1.3%
- #54 Duat: Beyond Light & Shadow
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Figi Studios
Windows · Mac
The mystical Egyptian underworld beckons you in Duat: Beyond Light & Shadow! Foil the plans of Set and Apep using your powers of light. Explore the varied environments of the underworld and battle your way through in this epic pixel art style Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Gothic 22.6% ★, Demons 15.9%, Action RPG 11.8%, 2D Platformer 8.8%
- #55 Blessing Part I
66% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: MalfunctionGhost
Windows
Play as Lowe, a vengeful swordsman in a world shrouded in loneliness and despair. Wield your greatsword, slay monsters as a mortal.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47%, Action RPG 19.2%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%, Action 4.9%
- #56 Asterfel
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mysteria Studio UG
Windows
Welcome to Asterfel, an island shaped by ambition, conflict, and something far older stirring beneath the surface. Encounter three factions, discover forgotten history, and shape the island’s future. Will you thrive, survive, or witness the end of an era?
Why similar: Gothic 41% ★, Action RPG 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Medieval 10.9%, Exploration 6.3%
- #57 Grym: Knights in the Garden
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Versa Digital
Windows
Embark on a gothic and strange crusade through the wilderness in this stylish Survival Rogue-lite. Seek absolution in these cursed lands by completing pilgrimages to sacred shrines, and holding your own against the demonic creatures of the night.
Why similar: Gothic 35% ★, Demons 18.7%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Action RPG 8.8%
- #58 Skydom
69% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Soaring Games
Windows · Mac
Skydom is a single-player campaign (3rd and 1st person) set in medieval times. Swords clash, Arrows fly, and dragons roar.
Why similar: Dragons 34.7% ★, Hack and Slash 12.2%, Action RPG 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Medieval 8.7%
- #59 Sinderfury
67% matchMixed59% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Lake City Gaming
Windows
From a team of two developers, an INDIE co-op action RPG for 1 - 4 players. Warning: This ARPG has very little hand holding, and is designed for more hardcore players looking for a challenge. The systems are in depth, the bosses are brutal, and the demons are unrelenting.
Why similar: Gothic 32.2% ★, Demons 20.2%, Action RPG 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Hack and Slash 8.5%
- #60 The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ProgramancerPub: Retroware
Windows
The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest (TASQ) is a parody/homage platformer set in a dark 8-bit world. Your vampire-hunting rival robbed you of fame by killing Count Dracula first! Reclaim your glory by resurrecting Dracula piece by piece and slaying the dark count yourself!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Gothic 25.6% ★, Demons 17.9%, Action RPG 14.5%, 2D Platformer 9.2%