Games Like LET IT DIE

Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.

Why similar: Souls-like 59.5%, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Difficult 8.2%, Action 5.3%, Multiplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features deep, complex combat mechanics and a loot-heavy progression system similar to the grind in LET IT DIE.

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 48.5%, Violent 9.4%, Difficult 7%, Gore 7%, Hack and Slash 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, atmospheric Souls-like that emphasizes tactical combat and survival against overwhelming odds.

Get ready for some seriously stylish action from renowned designer SUDA51. In this exclusive version for PC, players will be slicing, dicing, and shooting as the suave executioner Mondo Zappa. Prepare for the thrill of love and kill in KILLER IS DEAD!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.4%, Gore 21.2%, Action 12.1%, Surreal 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Another Suda51 title that captures the bizarre, stylish, and violent action-heavy gameplay of the seed game.

Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!

Why similar: Souls-like 60.8%, Difficult 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Third Person 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the definitive Souls-like combat foundation that inspired the core mechanics of LET IT DIE.

Lies of P is a thrilling soulslike that takes the story of Pinocchio, turns it on its head, and sets it against the darkly elegant backdrop of the Belle Epoque era.

Why similar: Souls-like 70.2%, Violent 8.2%, Difficult 7.3%, Third Person 7.1%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a polished, dark, and challenging Souls-like experience that matches the high-stakes combat feel.

Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.

Why similar: Souls-like 65.7%, Difficult 6.1%, Hack and Slash 5.6%, Violent 5.2%, Third Person 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi Souls-like features a unique limb-targeting system that mirrors the visceral gear-acquisition loop of LET IT DIE.

Fight your way to the top in this HD remaster of everyone's favorite assassin action game! As all-American otaku Travis Touchdown, use your trusty beam katana to hack-and-slash though the competition and claim the title of world's #1 assassin!

Why similar: Gore 35.9%, Hack and Slash 21.2%, Violent 11.9%, Action 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Directed by Suda51, this game shares the same punk-rock, over-the-top, and stylized aesthetic found in LET IT DIE.

Shadows of the Damned, an action-adventure road trip through hell, has been remastered at last! Get ready for a story about rock, love, and just a little bit of demon slaying.

Why similar: Gore 44.5%, Violent 28.7%, Action 23.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same irreverent, punk-rock attitude and intense third-person action that defines the LET IT DIE experience.

The chainsaw-wielding cheerleader Juliet Starling returns in Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.7%, Gore 17.7%, Violent 17.5%, Sexual Content 12.2%, Third Person 11%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the gore, over-the-top violence, and stylized aesthetic that fans of LET IT DIE will appreciate.

NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game.

Why similar: Souls-like 51.3%, Roguelike 13.4%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Difficult 7%, Hack and Slash 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike that specifically incorporates Souls-like combat mechanics into a dungeon-crawling format.

Behold the fierce blend of "Warriors" and "Berserk"!

Why similar: Gore 22.3%, Hack and Slash 17.8%, Sexual Content 16.5%, Nudity 13.3%, Violent 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers the dark fantasy, visceral hack-and-slash combat that fits the tone of the Tower of Barbs.

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 42.8%, Hack and Slash 19.2%, Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 6.6%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers fast-paced, visceral action and a roguelike loop that rewards skill and gear management.

Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

Why similar: Multiplayer 26.8%, Roguelike 25.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Difficult 9.9%, Action 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelike captures the addictive, gear-focused progression loop and high-intensity combat of the seed game.

Vindictus is an Action RPG that delivers the highest level of combat mechanics and high-quality visuals. Featuring a fully interactive environment, dungeon objects and monsters become part of your arsenal. Experience unique, creative action gameplay that sets a new standard for online RPGs.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.2%, Nudity 21.9%, Gore 9%, Action 8.9%, Sexual Content 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play action game known for its visceral, physics-based combat and challenging boss encounters.

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.2%, Roguelike 23.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Difficult 9.5%, Action 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished roguelike with fast-paced combat and a strong sense of character-driven progression.

"KurtzPel is an anime-styled, action battle game from a third-person perspective. Players can battle it out in both PvP and PvE mission-based battle modes with massive boss monsters. Players utilize Karmas (the method used to indicate weapon and class types) when charging into battle. Each character gets to use two types of Karmas.

Why similar: Multiplayer 33.1%, Sexual Content 22.7%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Action 12.8%, Third Person 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled action game that focuses on fast-paced, competitive multiplayer combat.

FULL GAME NOW AVAILABLE. GO GET IT! This is the Free Survival Mode for Hellbound: a '90s style First Person Shooter, made 30 years later… but just a glimpse of the full game, go check it out!

Why similar: Gore 43.9%, Violent 20.1%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Action 9.8%, Difficult 4%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play, gore-filled action game that focuses on pure, high-intensity combat survival.

The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.

Why similar: Souls-like 63.5%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Action 7.2%, Violent 6.4%, Difficult 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It successfully blends Souls-like difficulty and exploration with third-person shooting mechanics.

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 77.1%, Difficult 9.4%, Gore 8.3%, Action 3.6%, Co-op 1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D Souls-like that captures the dark, oppressive atmosphere and challenging boss encounters of the genre.

Survival horror MMO. As one of the few survivors of the outbreak, you must scratch a living out of the decaying ruins of society. Scavenge for supplies, improve your skills, and trade with other players. All the while, keeping your eyes peeled for the infected lurking around every corner.

Why similar: Gore 39.6%, Multiplayer 32.5%, Violent 23.2%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play survival horror game that emphasizes scavenging and combat in a hostile, post-apocalyptic world.

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis is a free-to-play action MMO. Join players around the world to explore the planet Halpha and fight in epic battles as ARKS Defenders! Unleash your imagination with our ultimate character creation experience and creative spaces to create your own phantasy.

Why similar: Multiplayer 29.3%, Nudity 25.6%, Sexual Content 19.7%, Action 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play action MMO that provides deep character customization and fast-paced combat encounters.

THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

Why similar: Souls-like 54.6%, Difficult 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Violent 7.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The pinnacle of open-world Souls-like combat, offering endless exploration and challenging encounters.

Embark on an epic sci-fi, free-to-play adventure. Spacelords is a brand-new take on the shooter genre. Through its 4 vs 1 campaign, you experience both sides of the story: Join the Raiders in their fight to free the legendary Broken Planet, or switch sides and fight as the Antagonist alongside the invading hordes!

Why similar: Action 28.1%, Multiplayer 21.9%, Violent 16.5%, Difficult 11.7%, Third Person 11%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play, sci-fi action game that features intense multiplayer combat and unique character abilities.

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: Great Soundtrack 19%, Gore 17.5%, Hack and Slash 16.5%, Cyberpunk 14.7%, Violent 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, ultra-violent, and stylized action game that rewards precision and quick reflexes.

Defeat your enemies , take their body parts to replace yours and become another strong boss yourself.

Why similar: Gore 26.3%, Nudity 15.4%, Sexual Content 14%, Roguelike 12.8%, Violent 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features body-part-swapping mechanics similar to the gear-management systems in LET IT DIE.

A vast world awaits in the medieval, dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. As a fabled Dark Crusader, embark on an epic quest to overthrow Adyr, the demon God. The final major update Version 2.5 is out now: features deadlier boss battles and all-new Veteran Mode.

Why similar: Souls-like 68%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Action 9.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy Souls-like that focuses on challenging combat and atmospheric world-building.

Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.

Why similar: Gore 31.2%, Multiplayer 23.6%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Third Person 13.1%, Action 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features competitive, third-person melee combat that requires the same timing and stamina management as LET IT DIE.

Combining seamless gameplay, FINAL FANTASY characters and breathtaking worlds from the past 30 years of the franchise, DISSIDIA® FINAL FANTASY® NT welcomes all gamers to the online battle arena with a new style of competitive gaming!

Why similar: Multiplayer 35%, Action 32.7%, Sexual Content 16.6%, Nudity 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play fighting game that focuses on fast-paced, team-based action.

Hell Gate tore open the earth! Deep within its chaotic depths, where time and space warp, lies the "Eye of the Reaper"—a treasure granting world-ruling power. You are an immortal Raider. Descend into the abyss, conquer the Reaper's challenge, and seize your future from the bottom of Hell!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.9%, Roguelike 22.8%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Third Person 11.6%, Action 7.2%

Fierce emotions help fuel SoulWorkers to save the world from the devastated scene of a post-apocalyptic world. In a world where only dark devastation reigns – you are the only SoulWorker to come to the rescue.

Why similar: Sexual Content 27.6%, Nudity 26.8%, Hack and Slash 18.2%, Multiplayer 12%, Third Person 7.1%

Paint the screen red and travel the cosmos in this bloodstained action adventure game! Witness the latest from Grasshopper Manufacture: the advent of ULTRA-VIOLENT SCIENCE FICTION!

Why similar: Gore 32.2%, Violent 20.7%, Hack and Slash 19.6%, Action 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%

An intense, gorgeous hack-and-slash action RPG from the Taimanin fame!

Why similar: Sexual Content 51.7%, Nudity 37.4%, Hack and Slash 6.1%, Action 2%, Third Person 1.3%

This hardcore hard style with high penalty and high reward requires players to deeply understand the complete motion system and various values, weapon activity, counterattack, enemy fury and execution, etc., with the uninterrupted fast-paced attack and defense of the enemy and the enemy, let the player experience Stimulating battle.

Why similar: Gore 23.2%, Souls-like 16.3%, Hack and Slash 16.1%, Violent 14.1%, Sexual Content 8.2%

The free version of the final word in fighting entertainment - DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round!

Why similar: Sexual Content 49.5%, Multiplayer 29.5%, Action 13.4%, Singleplayer 5%, Great Soundtrack 2.6%

Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.

Why similar: Multiplayer 59.4%, Gore 33%, Action 7.6%

PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.

Why similar: Sexual Content 23.1%, Hack and Slash 22.3%, Nudity 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Gore 8.9%

UNDECEMBER is a Hack & Slash Action RPG in which players are able to surpass the conventional limits of skills by endlessly combining variety of Skill and Link Runes. Become a Rune Hunter and experience the joy of farming and growth!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 43.5%, Multiplayer 27.9%, Third Person 11.3%, Action 10.1%, Co-op 4.2%

League of Maidens® is a Single Player FREE TO PLAY online action RPG game featuring beautiful maidens with guns and super powers by the indie studio Maiden Gaming. Features: Questing, Battle Modes, Customization, Posing & Sharing Characters, Poses, Scenes & 4K Photos with fellow players.

Why similar: Nudity 41.2%, Gore 15.5%, Sexual Content 14.5%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Violent 10.4%

The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

Why similar: Gore 27.4%, Violent 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Action 14.6%, Cyberpunk 8.9%

The most EXPLOSIVE roguelike boomer shooter. Fully packed with serious action, wicked humor, and good old bloody fun. Blast hordes of bastards, stack insane perks, and unlock new stuff. Survive…or get shredded trying!.. And try again.

Why similar: Violent 42.6%, Action 31.7%, Funny 16.6%, Singleplayer 9.1%

Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day.

Why similar: Multiplayer 48.6%, Action 28.1%, Third Person 23.3%

Get ready to massacre monsters, race your rivals, and combat corpses of your fellow guards as you race to escape Black Iron Prison in the critically acclaimed roguelike, [REDACTED].

Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.5%, Dark Comedy 25.7%, Roguelike 21.4%, Difficult 17.4%, Action 7.1%

Get ready for the ultimate brawl! Dungeon Fighter Online is a classic beat-em up 2D action game with an epic storyline and RPG elements! Choose from 17 diverse classes, and unravel ancient mysteries as you punch, slash, shoot, or summon your way to victory!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 49.4%, Multiplayer 34.9%, Action 15.8%

Santa is dead. Now the remaining bearded men of the Norwegian wilderness must fight to the death. Will you be the next Santa, or die in the snow? Punch, slice, outwit your way to a fulfilling new seasonal job in this online PvP third-person fighter!

Why similar: Multiplayer 34.7%, Gore 23.7%, Funny 15.3%, Action 13.7%, Violent 6.8%

Absolver is an online multiplayer combat game where players are placed behind the mask of a Prospect under control of the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, who will determine your worth in joining their elite corps of Absolvers.

Why similar: Multiplayer 33.6%, Souls-like 29.5%, Action 18.2%, Difficult 13.1%, Co-op 3.3%

SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.

Why similar: Sexual Content 34.1%, Nudity 29%, Gore 10.9%, Violent 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.2%

It may not be stylish, but... Live.Eat or be eaten. TOKYO GHOUL:re [CALL to EXIST] is a co-op survival action game that lets you experience the exciting world of Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul:re for yourself.

Why similar: Gore 38.2%, Violent 25.1%, Action 17.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Hack and Slash 8.5%