- #1 Roid Chimp
97% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Robert PanichpakdeePub: Pay Artists Studios
Windows
A 2D platformer in the vein of Super Mario World, Megaman, and Sonic, play as Roid Chimp, a personification of our collective rage at a terrible system. Run, climb, and punch your way through a world to explore, filled with books that increase both regular stats and elemental upgrades.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, Souls-like 18.8%, Beat 'em up 17.7%, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Action RPG 9.2%
- #2 Roots of Cinder
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DigitalZeon
Windows
The doors of hell have been opened, and now demons walk the earth. Embark on an action-packed and mysterious adventure where you will have to confront the most dangerous enemies and solve the most intricate puzzles. All with the help of an extensive arsenal of weapons and summonings.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.5%, Metroidvania 20.7%, Hack and Slash 18.6%, Action RPG 13.8%, Exploration 6.7%
- #3 White Lavender
96% matchVery Positive93% of 276 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A challenging adventure game with RPG-elements. Be a bug, fight other critters with swords and magic, collect powerful items such as pencils and teaspoons, meet cool characters, and up your fashion game on a journey to brew a special tea!
Why similar: Souls-like 25.5%, Hack and Slash 16.9%, Action RPG 13%, Exploration 7%, RPG 6.6%
- #4 The Black Knight
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 42 reviews2022
Dev: Over GamesPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
In a fight against time, Diego needs to find the 5 stones of Praxx to open the portal and save Princess Amanda from the mighty Lox, leader of all monsters in the Kingdom of Belvedor.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 20.5%, Metroidvania 18.6%, Souls-like 18%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, Action RPG 9.5%
- #5 Emlis
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JK Globe
Windows
Play as Emlis, a slime, explore an interconnected world, and fight enemies using elemental powers. Recover stolen elemental spirits from invaders to save the corrupted forest Soleen. Uncover secrets, defeat bosses, restore spirits to bring back life.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 25.8%, Metroidvania 24.2%, Souls-like 22.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Hack and Slash 5.5%
- #6 Astor: Blade of the Monolith
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 reviews2024
Dev: C2 Game StudioPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Rip through hordes of enemies with fury and style in this fast-paced action RPG. Play as Astor, a young warrior determined to unveil the secrets behind his creators’ unforeseen demise. Wield an arsenal of runic weapons to hunt down the evil haunting the planet Gliese and save it from impending doom.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 20.4%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, Metroidvania 17.3%, Action RPG 13.2%, Third Person 7.4%
- #7 二郎显圣真君
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 独立个人
Windows
游戏以中国古代神话,道教人物二郎神为主角,本次上线的部分是整个游戏的其中一章。以《西游记》为背景讲述的为二郎神下界擒悟空的过程故事。
Why similar: Beat 'em up 22.7%, Metroidvania 17.5%, Souls-like 15.3%, Action RPG 13.7%, RPG 10.5%
- #8 Being and Becoming
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IchthysPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Being & Becoming is an atmospheric metroidvania, set in a dying kingdom held together only by the collective dream of thousands of would-be martyrs. Fate itself is against you as The Word’s prophecy unfolds. Rewrite your place within The Word or become a scripted part of this horrible revelation.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Souls-like 24.5%, Hack and Slash 14.3%, Action RPG 11.4%, Exploration 6.3%
- #9 Ex Angelus
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kami no Kami Shrine
Windows
Dash, zip and slice through enemies with style in Ex Angelus, a fast-paced action adventure set in a neo apocalyptic world where fantasy and sci-fi collide.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Souls-like 25.1%, Hack and Slash 19.6%, Action RPG 13.1%, RPG 5.6%
- #10 HunterX: code name T
90% matchVery Positive88% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
HunterX: code name T is an action adventure with fast and stylish combat. Perfect your own fighting style using various weapon actions and magic, and explore an ever-greater world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Souls-like 22.9%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Action RPG 14.1%, RPG 8.1%
- #11 Saga of Yurina
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SubCulture Dev
Windows
A 2D action platformer of graceful duels and perfect parries under the falling sakura.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Souls-like 23.9%, Beat 'em up 16.1%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Action RPG 11.1%
- #12 Mendacium
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The CaecusPub: Team Caecus
Windows
An extinction-level threat looms over a prehistoric world of tribal reptiles and dinosaurs. Adapt, evolve, and outmaneuver savage enemies and seek to prevent the prophesied end of a hand painted jurassic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 25.7%, Hack and Slash 11.1%, Action RPG 9.5%, RPG 5.4%
- #13 Cyan Breach
88% matchNo user reviews
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 33.9%, Souls-like 21.7%, Action RPG 18.6%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, RPG 6%
- #14 Din of Sen
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Espy Games
Windows
Fight through a hostile, dreamlike world as Sen, a wielder of crystalline weaponry. Slay monsters by pulling off powerful combos, swapping weapons on the fly, and using special weapon abilities. Can Sen survive in this strange world, or will he fall into the void?
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 26.1%, Hack and Slash 17.9%, Action RPG 16.2%, RPG 8.4%
- #15 Miracle Corp.
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bonefish Games
Windows
Miracle Corp. is a metagame and a Metroidvania game. In the story, you will play a mysterious retro game developed by Miracle Corp., guided by an AI tour guide. Uncover the hidden truths behind the game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Souls-like 27.3%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Action RPG 13.7%, RPG 7%
- #16 REVENGE CRYSTAL
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SAMx003 Games
Windows
Possessed by a living crystal, fight for revenge in a top-down Soulslike action RPG. Master precise combat and elemental magic, explore a shattered world, solve deadly puzzles, and defeat brutal bosses to expose the Crystallen’s sins.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.4%, Metroidvania 28%, Action RPG 15.6%, Hack and Slash 10.8%, RPG 5.5%
- #17 Anima Song from the Abyss
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anima ProjectPub: Anima Publishing
Windows
A third-person action RPG that brings to life the world of Gaia from the Anima: Beyond Fantasy RPG table-top books. Explore a deep and multifaceted story where your choices and actions directly impact the journey and decide the fate of the characters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Souls-like 21.1%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Action RPG 11.3%, Third Person 6.5%
- #18 Knights of the Kitchen Table
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Knights of the Kitchen Table
Windows
Giant food monsters are attacking! As a Knight of the Kitchen Table, it is your sworn duty to defeat them in this action-adventure, hack-and-slash, souls-like game!
Why similar: Souls-like 24.6%, Beat 'em up 19.4%, Hack and Slash 18.7%, Cooking 17.8%, Third Person 5.5%
- #19 Survival Quest Dungeons and the Beasts
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David Lewis Bell
Windows
In a realm where you craft your way forward, hunt to survive, and cook your food to keep you from starving to death. You will go on many adventures. But along the way you will meet up with beasts that are constantly trying to take you out. Survive quests in Survival Quest Dungeons and the Beasts...
Why similar: Cooking 25.1%, Hack and Slash 22.9%, Action RPG 18%, RPG 14.2%, Open World 6%
- #20 Metamorphos
84% matchVery Positive80% of 467 reviews2021
Dev: Spicy Dice StudiosPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Take on the role of the temple’s guardian, awakened to cleanse the temple from an evil force corrupting it. Fight and dodge your way through a series of corrupted denizens, wildlife, and guardians to confront Nafaset, the Defiler, and restore the blessed oases.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.8%, Beat 'em up 26.2%, Hack and Slash 21.7%, Third Person 7.8%, Linear 6.7%
- #21 Maid of Salvation
81% matchVery Positive92% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat. Master your own fighting style with a variety of swords and firearms, and explore a dark world full of secrets.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Souls-like 25.2%, Hack and Slash 18.6%, Action RPG 12.5%, Exploration 7.8%
- #22 Foreign Sun
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Final Scene dev
Windows
YOUR CHOICES RESHAPE A LIVING CITY. Explore a sprawling metropolis, wield mysterious powers, and uncover the secrets of the Eternal Lighthouse. Your decisions will make a world of difference.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Souls-like 26.6%, Action RPG 16.8%, RPG 12.8%, Hack and Slash 9.3%
- #23 PolySouls
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Singl Studios
Windows
Polysouls is an open-world action RPG with deep, skill-based combat. Every enemy is deadly, every fight a test of patience and precision. Explore massive world full of hidden paths, powerful enemies, and secret places.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.2%, Action RPG 17.4%, Open World 9.7%, RPG 7.9%, Exploration 7.7%
- #24 Retrace the Light
80% matchVery Positive89% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: Xiaming Game
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of Retrace the Light, a captivating 2.5D action-adventure game centered around the "Spatial Retracing" feature. Assume the role of an Enforcer working for a super AI in a futuristic world, exploring the depths of human consciousness and healing their emotional wounds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Souls-like 21.3%, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Action RPG 10.5%, Exploration 6.8%
- #25 Knightmare Tales
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tistic Games
Windows · Linux
Knightmare Tales is a Third-Person-Action-Adventure in a nightmarish setting. Find your confidence and be yourself, in this emotional action adventure! Knightmare Tales is a classic Action-Adventure, focuses on combat and atmosphere with a captivating story, kind of a 'soulslike with a twist'.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.7%, Hack and Slash 23%, Action RPG 15.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Third Person 7.6%
- #26 Dimachaerus
79% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Gigantic G
Windows
Dimachaerus is a Hack'n Slash game in which you have to face hordes of enemies using weapons found in the scenario, use different weapons and make different combos to defeat the zombies that have dominated the kingdom, but be careful too you're fragile like an undead.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.2%, Beat 'em up 24.8%, Hack and Slash 21.6%, Third Person 7.6%, Linear 6.7%
- #27 Scars of the Soul
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShunGuang Games
Windows
The two countries went to war, unleashing forbidden powers. Years later, monsters ravage the land. The protagonist awakens, battles the monsters, explores the world, uncovers the truth of the past, and seeks to recover lost memories—a lonely journey of wandering and struggling against oneself.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.4%, Souls-like 25.7%, Action RPG 17.2%, RPG 13.2%, Exploration 8.3%
- #28 Kloa - Child of the Forest
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wildpad GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Consumed by a mysterious curse, restore a once lush forest and its inhabitants to their natural state in this action adventure tale. Experience fast-paced combat, puzzles, and the beauty of nature captured in handcrafted pixel art.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.1%, Souls-like 28.1%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action RPG 14.7%, RPG 3.7%
- #29 Undying Hare
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 妖妖酒
Windows
Start your epic adventure in 《Undying Hare》! Explore the vast and deep Moon Caverns, collect treasures scattered all over the place, gather like-minded allies, defeat powerful enemies in the shadow of swords, and save the dying [Moonup Sect]!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 22.4%, Hack and Slash 18.7%, Action RPG 10.4%, Exploration 7.9%
- #30 FOUNTAINS
76% matchVery Positive84% of 443 reviews2024
Dev: John Pywell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.
Why similar: Souls-like 25%, Metroidvania 24.8%, Hack and Slash 17.5%, Action RPG 12.9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #31 DARK SUN (黑暗太阳)
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rou Shan Game
Windows
[DARK SUN] is an action game with 2D black and white graphics. Souls game mode. Explore the post-apocalyptic world after a thousand years, collect weapons, armor, battle techniques, magic, and challenge powerful enemies. Advance through repeated deaths to find the truth of the doomsday.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Souls-like 27.3%, Hack and Slash 19.9%, Action RPG 13.9%, RPG 6.6%
- #32 Stray Blade
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 515 reviews2023
Dev: Point Blank GamesPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Stray Blade is an action-adventure where you play a rogue Adventurer exploring the ancient Valley of Acrea with your companion, the Xhinnon wolf Boji. Unveil the history of the forgotten valley and master the powers of the three Acrean Metals to restore balance to this war-torn land.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25%, Souls-like 23.9%, Hack and Slash 18.3%, Exploration 7.8%, Action RPG 7.7%
- #33 Zenith
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nocturnia Studios
Windows
Step into a dark and decaying world with Zenith, an Action RPG that blends intense combat, deep exploration, and an immersive atmosphere. Explore ruined cathedrals and gothic landscapes filled with secrets, facing relentless enemies that will challenge your skill and strategy.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Souls-like 28.4%, Action RPG 9.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Third Person 6.9%
- #34 Draco Knight
76% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: TeamHen
Windows
Don your armor and take up the spear and shield. Draco Knight is a brutally difficult action platformer with a hint of metroidvania that utilizes twin stick controls to provide an intricate and hard to master gameplay. Prepare yourself for a fast paced, action packed and exciting combat experience.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.7%, Souls-like 21.7%, Beat 'em up 19.1%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Exploration 6.3%
- #35 Scaredy Cat: The tale of Boo
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darrin Hickey
Windows
Fight, glide, grapple and cast spells across a war-torn continent. You will need to find your courage to fight many powerful enemies, free your home and save your friends.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.8%, Souls-like 17.9%, Action RPG 15.7%, RPG 8.4%, Exploration 8.2%
- #36 SwooshCat
73% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PixelForestStudio
Windows
SwooshCat is a vibrant precision-platformer adventure. Leap, dash, slash, stab, roll, and ricochet your way through a charming pixel world as you help a brave little cat 🐾 explore and battle!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Souls-like 19.2%, Hack and Slash 19%, Action RPG 14.7%, Exploration 7.4%
- #37 Project Faith
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantom Flare
Windows
You are cast in the role of a young boy who starts his adventure on a mysterious and vast green landscape. You know that your destination is straight ahead. You know what that destination is. But not much else...
Why similar: Beat 'em up 26.2%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Action RPG 15.4%, RPG 8.7%, Exploration 7.8%
- #38 Breaking Gates
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Ylun GamesPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Intense 2D action with special attacks, aerial combos, and customizable combat in a vibrant, hand-drawn world. Upgrade your skills, forge new items, discover secret paths, and face challenging enemies on a journey to save the kingdom!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 23.7%, Metroidvania 22.8%, Hack and Slash 20.8%, Action RPG 14.2%, Exploration 7.2%
- #39 Legend Of Calvas: The Acurine Heart
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acurine Studios
Windows
A souls-like, action-adventure game where players harness elemental powers through Acurine shards, enhancing their abilities. Explore varied realms, battle formidable foes, and solve intricate puzzles! Embark on Calvas' journey, revealing the secrets of the Acurine Heart!
Why similar: Souls-like 30.9%, Hack and Slash 20.5%, Action RPG 13.5%, Linear 9.3%, RPG 7.4%
- #40 Beak the hunter
72% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Sweeping Avalanche Creations
Windows
Beak the hunter is a 2D monster hunting game that follows the adventures of the master hunter, Beak. Explore a new and exciting world, and prepare yourself for hard battles against powerful and wild beasts in this soulslike adventure that will test your abilities!
Why similar: Souls-like 28.7%, Action RPG 18%, Metroidvania 16.7%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Open World 6.8%
- #41 Power (of) Metal
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Power (of) Metal is a 2D hack/slash platformer, journey of Maleqqi who want to fulfill his emptiness inside of him and he will find the Power (of) Metal
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 25.3%, Action RPG 17.2%, RPG 9.8%, Hack and Slash 4.4%
- #42 Dust to Dust
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlimited Spoons
Windows
Fight for your afterlife in DUST TO DUST! As a ghost on the run in a specter research facility, dash through interconnected levels, befriend the psychic Matthias, and take control of his body and powers to break down hostile coalesced creatures and wipe them out once and for all.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.9%, Hack and Slash 24.6%, Action RPG 10.7%, Exploration 8.1%, 3D 5.4%
- #43 Twilight Requiem
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: itskeyexe
Windows
Embark on a Dark Fantasy odyssey in Twilight Requiem, an action RPG blending heart-pounding combat and mystical exploration. Wield cosmic powers, master fluid combos inspired by Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix, and traverse haunting realms through enigmatic portals.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.2%, Hack and Slash 25.6%, Action RPG 16.5%, RPG 8.8%, Third Person 6.3%
- #44 HunterX
71% matchVery Positive84% of 719 reviews2022
Dev: ORANGE POPCORN
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Souls-like 27.9%, Action RPG 15.2%, Hack and Slash 10%, RPG 5.9%
- #45 Eternal Knight™
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Profane Games Inc
Windows
A Souls-like, player vs. environment medieval, survival horror game with a high level of difficulty, a world and creatures set in dark fantasy, and a story told through environmental storytelling. Players use medieval weapons and magic to stop a powerful monarch fallen into madness.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Souls-like 26.6%, Action RPG 13.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Third Person 7.6%
- #46 Wéko The Mask Gatherer
69% matchVery Positive92% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: SIRO GAMES Sarl
Windows
Wéko the Mask Gatherer is a 3D action-adventure game where you step into the shoes of Wéko, a mysterious adventurer on a quest to collect the seven powerful Primordial Masks in a mesmerizing world full of exploration, puzzles, and combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Souls-like 22.8%, Action RPG 12.5%, Open World 7.8%, Third Person 7.3%
- #47 Blue Fire
71% 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: Metroidvania 25.8%, Souls-like 24.5%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Exploration 7.5%, Third Person 5.8%
- #48 LarsGadiel
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diabolical Mind
Windows
LarsGadiel is the prequel to Xenon Valkyrie, a game originally created for Nintendo's 8-bit console that was never released (at least for now), but is now coming to Steam. It's a classic Metroidvania, featuring the original maps and design from that era.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Souls-like 20.4%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Action RPG 12.7%, RPG 7%
- #49 Luminare
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mango Studio
Windows
In this stylized action RPG, travel through distorted forests dungeons, and more, equipped with robust weapons each possessing their own unique style, while searching for shards to the sacred realm of Luminare.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.4%, Hack and Slash 19.1%, Action RPG 16%, Exploration 8.6%, Third Person 6.1%
- #50 My House and I Got Transported To Another World
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mirror Image Games
Windows
Asmongold got transported to another world by an evil AI version of himself! Battle your way through this unknown world to find your way back home!
Why similar: Souls-like 24.2%, Action RPG 17.3%, RPG 13.3%, Hack and Slash 10.2%, Third Person 7.3%
- #51 To The Hall Of The Mountain King
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Affordable Care Games
Windows
3D hack and slash platforming action adventure in which your mission is to rescue your cat and carry out a coup against the king who ordered cat's abduction.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 23.2%, Souls-like 21.1%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Action RPG 13.7%, RPG 7%
- #52 Legend of a Soul Hunter
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Micha Schmid
Windows
Legend of a Soul Hunter is an action-adventure game with RPG elements. Explore islands and many individual dungeons by ship. Get items with different abilities, defeat monsters and become a successful soul hunter!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Action RPG 17.7%, Exploration 10.2%, Open World 9.3%, Third Person 8.7%
- #53 ZeroChance
70% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Tamashii
Windows
We try to survive by killing the creatures we encounter in each level.
Why similar: Souls-like 24%, Beat 'em up 22.1%, Hack and Slash 18.1%, Action RPG 12%, Third Person 6.3%
- #54 Sword of the Cat: Lost Hope
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Santeri SalovaaraPub: Toaster Group
Windows
A semi-open-world action RPG in a medieval-styled modern world. Fifty years after a great time disaster that killed most of mankind, two factions start looking for a way to restore the old world.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.8%, Hack and Slash 20.2%, Action RPG 13.8%, Exploration 8.3%, Third Person 7.4%
- #55 Abigor
68% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: Crimson Knight Studios
Windows
Abigor is a third-person action RPG where you play as Alric, a demon hunter at Alastor Academy who must overcome incredible odds to protect his school from demonkind. Combat features traditional melee combat with dodging, but also a magic stance system which changes the players attacks.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.8%, Hack and Slash 22.3%, Action RPG 19%, RPG 14.5%, Third Person 7.1%
- #56 Soul of Kaeru
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brain Up
Windows
Soul of Kaeru is a Metroidvania-inspired VR game! Explore each corners of a miniature world set in an ancient samurai's zen garden where nature took back his right! But beware of the little creatures and insects, as they may not be as friendly as you would think...
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Souls-like 27.9%, Hack and Slash 20.3%, Exploration 8.7%, 3D 4.3%
- #57 Catastrophe
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Strange Monkey Studios
Windows
Catastrophe is survival horror dungeon crawler. Try not to get lost in the labyrinth as you choose to slay the dungeon's inhabitants or sneak past as many as you can.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.7%, Metroidvania 24%, Hack and Slash 17%, Action RPG 13.9%, Third Person 6.3%
- #58 Briar Flame
65% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: HappyDoodz Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A stylized action-platformer set in a world consumed by eternal thorns. Explore handcrafted zones, unlock new flame-forged upgrades, and face brutal bosses as the Young Emberhost in a desperate attempt to reach the Heart of the Briar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Souls-like 31%, Beat 'em up 14.3%, Stylized 5.3%, Hack and Slash 4.9%
- #59 SoulForge
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingQuests
Windows
Harness the power of a corrupted blade as you navigate forgotten ruins, kill monsters, and balance your soul between power and corruption in this dark, atmospheric dungeon souls-like game!
Why similar: Souls-like 25.9%, Beat 'em up 20.2%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Action RPG 12.8%, RPG 7.2%