
This is an action game focused on combat, where a girl returns from the abyss to explore her own secrets and redemption, until the end of an eternal battle to see if she can break free from the shackles of fate.
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This is an action game focused on combat, where a girl returns from the abyss to explore her own secrets and redemption, until the end of an eternal battle to see if she can break free from the shackles of fate.

Moonscars
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.

Xenon Valkyrie
Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play.
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: Metroidvania 36.1%, Souls-like 32.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play.
Why similar: Roguevania 46.2% ★, Roguelite 17.3%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelike 10.3%, Female Protagonist 3.3%
Ninjasoul is a platform action game that combines roguelite with Galaxy warrior demon city. Kunoichi, Tachibana Yachiyo unexpectedly awakened the ability of "death backtracking". She will find the truth in the land that used to be her hometown in the fight and death again and again.
Why similar: Roguevania 47% ★, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 7.5%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
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Why similar: Roguevania 24% ★, Souls-like 22.1%, Metroidvania 15.5%, Action Roguelike 9.2%, Female Protagonist 6.1%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 27%, Action RPG 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9%, Action-Adventure 6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Souls-like 24.5%, Action RPG 12.9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Souls-like 24.8%, Action RPG 14.3%, Female Protagonist 7.6%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Souls-like 24%, Female Protagonist 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
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Why similar: Souls-like 38.7%, Action RPG 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Female Protagonist 6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 28.1%, Action RPG 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, RPG 5.5%
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Why similar: RPG 21%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 12%, Action 9.4%, Roguelike 9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Souls-like 29%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Magic 5.4%
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Why similar: Roguevania 35.6% ★, Metroidvania 19.9%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Roguelite 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Action RPG 16%, Action Roguelike 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Souls-like 33.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action-Adventure 6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Souls-like 20.2%, Action RPG 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Dark Fantasy 5.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 19.8%, Souls-like 18%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Action RPG 9.7%, Roguelite 9.5%
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Why similar: Roguevania 29.3% ★, Metroidvania 20.3%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Beat 'em up 11.7%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
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Why similar: Roguevania 28.2% ★, Roguelite 14.4%, Action Roguelike 13.4%, Metroidvania 12.9%, Roguelike 9.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 29.6%, Souls-like 28.4%, Action RPG 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Action-Adventure 6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Souls-like 26.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Action RPG 6.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 38.5%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Beat 'em up 13.9%, RPG 9.1%, 2D 5.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 43.5%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Souls-like 28.3%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 49.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Dark 8.7%, Action 5.7%
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Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.9%, Roguelike 19.6%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.6%
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Why similar: Action RPG 20.9%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Medieval 11.2%, Action-Adventure 11.1%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Fantasy 6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 42.9%, Action Roguelike 19.9%, RPG 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
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Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.5%, Action-Adventure 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Adventure 6.7%
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Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Action RPG 16.5%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 15%, Medieval 10.1%
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Why similar: Souls-like 54%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Action 5.8%, Adventure 5.6%
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Why similar: Souls-like 28.7%, Metroidvania 28.4%, Action RPG 15.1%, RPG 6.6%, Dark Fantasy 5.8%
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Why similar: Roguevania 24.6% ★, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Roguelite 11.5%, RPG 10.9%, Metroidvania 9.7%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Dark 6.9%, Action 6.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Souls-like 26.6%, Action RPG 13.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
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Why similar: Roguevania 37.5% ★, Metroidvania 19.9%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Roguelike 8.4%, Female Protagonist 6%
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Why similar: Female Protagonist 32%, RPG 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Dark 11.1%, 2D 10.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Beat 'em up 16.5%, Action RPG 13.3%, Roguelite 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
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Why similar: Souls-like 34.2%, Action RPG 18.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9%, Magic 8.2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 64.4%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, RPG 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 3.9%, Action 3.7%
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Why similar: Female Protagonist 31%, Dark Fantasy 22.3%, Action 16.7%, Fantasy 15.9%, Adventure 14.2%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Action RPG 18%, Female Protagonist 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
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Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelike 19.2%, RPG 16.9%, Medieval 10.8%, Action 7.6%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, Female Protagonist 14%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, RPG 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Souls-like 24.2%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Action RPG 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 45.8%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, 2D 4.3%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 42.4%, Souls-like 38.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%, 2D 4.1%, Dark 2.8%
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Why similar: Roguevania 47.5% ★, Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%
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Why similar: Souls-like 45.6%, Action RPG 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Action RPG 25.9%, Action-Adventure 12%, RPG 10.5%, Action 5%
Action-RPG slasher in which you have to get into the dark atmosphere of dungeons full of monsters and madness.
Why similar: Souls-like 40.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Dark Fantasy 7%, Roguelite 6.9%
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Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Souls-like 31.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%
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Why similar: Roguevania 43.9% ★, Action Roguelike 15%, Metroidvania 11%, Beat 'em up 7.5%, Roguelike 5.6%
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Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Magic 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Fantasy 7.7%
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Why similar: Action RPG 19.1%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
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Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.4%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, Action RPG 13%, Female Protagonist 8.1%