
A 2D beat ’em up with an emotional story, environmental interaction, decision-making, skill-based minigames, and battles across different eras.
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A 2D beat ’em up with an emotional story, environmental interaction, decision-making, skill-based minigames, and battles across different eras.

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A high-speed barrage-absorbing 2D action movie in which a girl who wields a magic sword that devours everything confronts vampires with two swords. Turn your enemy's power into a sword and devour vampires.

Dead by Death
Dead by Death is a retro style platformer. The hero will explore dungeons where are full of traps and find out hidden secrets. To defeat monsters till you die or live for glory.
A high-speed barrage-absorbing 2D action movie in which a girl who wields a magic sword that devours everything confronts vampires with two swords. Turn your enemy's power into a sword and devour vampires.
Why similar: Vampires 46% ★, Side Scroller 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Action 9.1%, Anime 6.7%
Dead by Death is a retro style platformer. The hero will explore dungeons where are full of traps and find out hidden secrets. To defeat monsters till you die or live for glory.
Why similar: Vampires 44.2% ★, Gothic 12% ★, Side Scroller 8%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%, Action 6.9%
The Deadlands, is a haunting journey of vengeance. Conquer undead horrors, face formidable bosses, and harness their souls to save your son from an evil necromancer. Pixel art meets gothic aesthetic in this intense, captivating platformer/2D side scroller.
Why similar: Gothic 20.8% ★, Vampires 18.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Arcade 11.1%, 2D Platformer 9%
Enter the dark world of Nosgoth – Ascendance is a fast paced, 2D action platformer built around fluid combat, vertical movement, vampiric powers, and skill-driven play.
Why similar: Vampires 22.8% ★, Gothic 13.1% ★, Action 12.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Side Scroller 10.1%
Original developer WayForward upgrades its 2011 classic with new voice acting by Laura Bailey and Troy Baker, sharpened visuals, and rebalanced gameplay. Run, jump, cut, and feed your way through a massive underground castle to confront Rayne’s father at the behest of the Brimstone Society.
Why similar: Vampires 35.4% ★, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Gothic 11.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Side Scroller 8.8%
Dead of Night is a 2D flipscreen adventure game inspired by such 8-bit classics as Spike in Transylvania, Bride of Frankenstein, Werewolves of London and the Dizzy series.
Why similar: Vampires 64.4% ★, Action 10%, Adventure 9.4%, Retro 5.9%, Gore 4.3%
Take control of two powerful and highly evolved vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. Each equipped with a legendary sword, Kain & Raziel must battle through a world loaded with conflict and intrigue as they attempt to unravel their destinies and defeat the dark forces that seek to condemn...
Why similar: Vampires 62.7% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Gothic 9.3% ★, Action 7.6%, Adventure 6.4%
Play as the vampire Kain and his betrayed lieutenant Raziel. Wield legendary blades, use supernatural abilities, and battle through a world of conflict, intrigue, and prophecy as their paths collide across the dark world of Nosgoth.
Why similar: Vampires 50.2% ★, Action 11.6%, Gothic 11.5% ★, Adventure 10.1%, Dark 4.2%
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Why similar: Vampires 27.5% ★, Gothic 15.5% ★, Side Scroller 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
Enhanced and updated for modern systems, this is the definitive edition of the action horror game that unleashed the red-headed dhampir on the world. In a story spanning five years, Rayne must stop a madman bent on using occult relics to bring about a new age of domination for the Third Reich.
Why similar: Vampires 51.3% ★, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Gothic 7.8% ★, Action 5.7%, Supernatural 5.6%
Cast down from power by a mysterious warlord centuries ago, Kain reawakens in a world he barely recognises. His armies slain, his vampire brethren nearly extinct, Kain is one of the last of his kind. With an agenda of vengeance, Kain shall unleash a wicked wrath to uncover the plot that threatens the land he seeks to conquer.
Why similar: Vampires 71.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 8.3%, Action 6.8%, Gothic 6% ★, Adventure 3%
In this sequel to the critically acclaimed Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, reassume the role of Raziel, and travel back through the currents of time into various eras of Nosgoth's past in your relentless pursuit of Kain.
Why similar: Vampires 61.5% ★, Gothic 12.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Adventure 6.7%, Action 6.6%
Dracula, weak and yearning release from immortality, must reclaim his powers and defeat Satan. An epic fantasy adventure set in an expansive modern-day world!Awoken after centuries of slumber, weakened and yearning for release from his immortal bonds, Dracula must reclaim his powers and make a pact with Death, to defeat Satan and gain...
Why similar: Vampires 57.3% ★, Gothic 15.8% ★, Action 11.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Dark 1.5%
Use corpses of your enemies as weapons. Run through 666 levels to hell.
Why similar: Vampires 44.2% ★, Side Scroller 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Retro 7.7%
Exsanguination is a fast-paced, first-person melee combat game where you play as a former vampire hunter turned into a vampire. With your new vampiric powers, fight against your enemies to reclaim your humanity in a dark, brutal world.
Why similar: Vampires 39.2% ★, Gothic 21.3% ★, Action 10.1%, Retro 9.7%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
BloodRayne is a dhampir, born from the unnatural union of vampire and human. Blessed with the powers of a vampire but cursed with the thirst for blood and a weakness to sunlight, Rayne is challenged with her most personal battle yet as she hunts down her siblings.
Why similar: Vampires 73.7% ★, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Action 9.6%, Gore 4.9%, Horror 1.6%
Step into the decaying world of Kagenovia in Dawnrazor, a story-driven 8-bit action adventure! Take control of Zedekiah, a betrayed knight reborn through parasitic vampirism, as he fights through blood-soaked ruins and biomechanical horrors.
Why similar: Vampires 49.5% ★, Action 15.3%, Adventure 14.5%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Retro 9.4%
Darkest Abyss is a platform/action game inspired by the Classic-Vania genre.
Why similar: Vampires 21.5% ★, Gothic 20.4% ★, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Retro 8.8%, Action 8.4%
Galidon is a vampire kingdom. You’re a lawful heir. The power struggle and an intriguing plot are in place. 21 levels contain quests and crafting. The gameplay is rapid, bloodthirsty and intransigent and doesn't forgive a single mistake. Devoid of Shadows is a heat in the chill dungeons of the Labyrinth!
Why similar: Vampires 66.8% ★, Action 8.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, Dark 3.4%, Violent 3.2%
Follow the story of Xandria, the iron alchemist. Seeking revenge, she accepts the dangerous mission to put an end to the evil that resides in Dracula's castle and torments the people of Transylvania. Fight with an iron whip in this retro-style & Classic-Vania adventure.
Why similar: Vampires 26.5% ★, Gothic 19.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Side Scroller 10%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
You are the Nomad — an elder vampire awakening from a century-long slumber, new to the modern nights. Trapped in your Blood is a stranger’s voice. This entity, a vampire detective known as Fabien, will be your guide to 21st-century Seattle.
Why similar: Vampires 74.9% ★, Action 6.7%, Gore 4.8%, Dark Fantasy 4.1%, Violent 3.2%
This sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reveals the story of the Belmonts as they battle destiny across generations to discover their true fate. Trevor Belmont, knight of the Brotherhood of Light, embarks on an epic quest to avenge his mother who was killed by his father Gabriel.
Why similar: Vampires 63.1% ★, Action 9.6%, Adventure 8.1%, Gothic 7.9% ★, Side Scroller 6.1%
It is cute but extremely hard!!! The immortal girl keeps to be reborn any number of times even if she gets beaten. It is an action game that includes puzzle-like elements by learning the movement and timing of the enemies.
Why similar: Vampires 62% ★, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, Action 5%, Retro 4.3%
This is a classic platformer.Fight through over 10 stages—or take an alternate route—as you make your way to the demon lord.It offers a challenging, retro-style action experience focused on precise controls and skill-based gameplay.
Why similar: Vampires 32.8% ★, Side Scroller 17.3%, Action 16%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Gothic 7.9% ★
Cause distress in this challenging fast-paced action platformer. Experience a dark cartoon world come to life as frenetic gameplay meets comic book visuals and storytelling. Dash through beautiful arenas vanquishing vampires, rescuing hostages, disarming bombs, hacking servers and much more.
Why similar: Vampires 69.2% ★, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Action 8.1%, Arcade 6.1%, Indie 1.6%
Blood Gauntlet is a fast-paced, pixel art action platformer where you’re constantly bleeding out. The only way to survive is to keep moving and destroy everything in your path!
Why similar: Vampires 30.4% ★, Gothic 17.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Action 8.9%
Step into the dark and unforgiving world of vampires and have the course of your life changed forever. Experience a Rich Narrative Experience with gothic horror, distinct protagonists, interesting characters, and varied locations.
Why similar: Vampires 44% ★, Gothic 20.8% ★, Supernatural 6.2%, Adventure 5.7%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%
To cheat death, you must uncover the secrets hidden within Count Dracula’s castle. Only by mastering the occult arts and solving mystical puzzles can you save yourself. Eternal life comes at a price!
Why similar: Vampires 56.8% ★, Supernatural 13.9%, Gothic 11.2% ★, Adventure 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
Maniacs have taken over the asylum. Restore order with your fists in the ultimate gothic arcade beat em up. Supports up to 4 players in couch coop/remote play.
Why similar: Vampires 29.6% ★, Gothic 17.2% ★, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Arcade 8.5%
Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.
Why similar: Vampires 77.6% ★, Gothic 5.5% ★, Supernatural 4.9%, Dark 2.6%, Female Protagonist 2.5%
Haimaskià is an vampire-themed action/stealth game where you play as Lucie, an assassin trying to survive in the shadowy underworld.
Why similar: Vampires 51.4% ★, Gothic 18.1% ★, Action 10.7%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, 2D Platformer 4.8%
Experience the life of a bloodthirsty vampire in this new town full of dangers and surprises.
Why similar: Vampires 63.5% ★, Gothic 13.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 8.3%, Supernatural 8.1%, Dark 3.3%
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is the complete edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, a dark and vivid new re-imagining of the Castlevania mythology. It is the end of days and ungodly powers isolate the Earth.
Why similar: Vampires 62% ★, Gothic 12.5% ★, Action 10.1%, Adventure 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 5.4%
Conquer a castle of demons!
Why similar: Vampires 71.1% ★, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action 6.9%, Gore 5.8%, Violent 5.4%
In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.
Why similar: Gothic 18.2% ★, Side Scroller 15.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Why similar: Vampires 75.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 6.1%, Action 3.9%, Violent 2.8%, Gore 2.7%
It is a misty evening in the year of our lord 1912. The Pattersons, a poor but proud aristocratic family of the British nobility, and some of their closest friends, arrive at the castle Malachi residence of a wealthy Romanian Count.
Why similar: Vampires 69.2% ★, Gothic 11.6% ★, Horror 7.9%, Action 5%, Adventure 3.2%
Valiant Saga is a brutal 2D action-platformer with RPG elements. Wield a massive axe and explore cursed kingdoms, from snowy hills to blood soaked catacombs. Face hordes of abysmal creatures with pixel art visuals and a powerful metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Vampires 31.1% ★, Gothic 11.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
Classic survival horror experience set in a dark gothic world. Play as Luna Ashcroft and explore an interconnected world filled with incomprehensible horrors, mind-bending puzzles and countless secrets. Are you ready to face the horrors of the night? THE HUNT STARTS NOW!
Why similar: Vampires 47.8% ★, Female Protagonist 16%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Action 5.9%, Violent 5.1%
Fight as a vampire while exploring a dark fantasy open-world in this 3rd person RPG. Make choices to affect the betterment of humanity– or yourself; strengthen your vampiric skills to fight bandits, trolls, and undead; and entertain yourself in fully animated seductive scenes.
Why similar: Vampires 69.8% ★, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%, Gothic 6.1% ★, Combat 1.2%
Become a newly turned Vampire in the Isle of Gallow, an isolated island city, in a dark gothic reflection of our world. The statue of the Unnamed Martyr cries tears of blood, and you are tasked with investigating these mysterious portents in red.
Why similar: Vampires 40.4% ★, Gothic 11.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 10%, Gore 8.1%, Violent 7.3%
Shunned outsider Averi becomes her small planet's last hope against the tyrannical Lord Kroff and Lady Psonos in this action-packed 2D pixel art platformer.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.2%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Gothic 11.7% ★, Action 9.6%
If you enjoyed NES games like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Jorney to Silius you have to try this game! Play as Vlad Tepes Dracula and fight your way to the Wallachian border to take your rightful throne in a new medieval Classicvania game with gorgeous art, and 10 playable characters!
Why similar: Vampires 29% ★, Gothic 17.5% ★, Side Scroller 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Retro 7.4%
Black Journey to the West "is a vampire like survivor game that integrates Roguelike elements. Choose a character from a scripture gathering team, build character treasures and skills, challenge the blackened All Sky God Buddha, and shatter the darkness that envelops the Divine World.
Why similar: Vampires 50.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 12.3%, Dark 4.4%
Sent by the Council to hunt the "lost city" factions... You must destroy an entire bloodline and put an end to an unsanctioned blood war by remaining the last vampire standing in this single player shooter challenge. (Not Exactly, but Similar to a Battle Royale)
Fight, sneak, or charm your way through a gothic modern New Orleans as a Vampire detective of your creation. Unravel a vast centuries-old conspiracy involving Vampire factions, Werewolves, and far stranger horrors. Try to survive as a Nightborn without losing yourself to madness or damnation.
Why similar: Vampires 39.9% ★, Gothic 17.1% ★, Supernatural 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Dark 6.1%
Explore classic fairy tales worlds with your favorite characters from the Sony Pictures Animation films in Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures
Why similar: Vampires 57.4% ★, Gothic 18.8% ★, Action 6%, Arcade 6%, Adventure 5.2%
Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem is a direct sequel to side-scrolling action game Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony, featuring characters from the Touhou Project, adored by fans around the world.
Why similar: Action 16.4%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Adventure 14.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%
Collect special Vampig creatures, use their elemental charge-carrying abilities to solve puzzles, fight factory robots, avoid security traps and defeat the evil Manager within the walls of a vampire weapons factory.
Why similar: Vampires 60.5% ★, Action 17.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
VonGarland Castle : Sacrilege of the Night a love letter to action platformer classics like Castlevania, Super Metroid and Mega Man X.
Why similar: Vampires 34.7% ★, Gothic 16.1% ★, Side Scroller 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, 2D Platformer 7.5%
Dracula, Mavis and their monster friends are marooned on the mysterious Lost Islands – and only you, in command of lovable little creatures, the Impa, can save them! Explore the islands, discover new Impa abilities, and rescue Frankenstein, Murray and Wayne from fearsome enemies. But hurry – the Drac-Pack’s lives are at stake!
Why similar: Vampires 72.5% ★, Gothic 16.5% ★, Action 4.8%, Adventure 4.3%, Anime 1.4%
An Adult Vampire Hunter RPG! Will you take down the creatures of the night, or will you turn into one yourself...?
Why similar: Vampires 66.3% ★, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Gothic 9.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 7.4%, Anime 4.2%
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
Why similar: Vampires 35.7% ★, Gothic 18.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Violent 7%, Gore 6.1%
Clash of Puppets is a 3D hack’n’slash platformer, featuring classic b-movie style.
The Evil's Nest takes inspiration from the classic survival horror games from the early 2000s
Why similar: Vampires 45.7% ★, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Supernatural 12.5%, Gore 7.5%, Violent 6.2%
A top-down survival horror, where you must fight your way through a mysterious mansion, surviving it's crazed inhabitants.
Why similar: Vampires 53.2% ★, Action 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Adventure 7.6%, Anime 5.9%
A third-person dark fantasy action-adventure. Vambina carries both the holy blood of Christ and a vampire's curse. Armed with a scythe and gun, she hunts the Deadly Sins across time. As night falls, stronger sins emerge from the darkness. Two bloodlines. One dark heroine. Chapter One begins.
Why similar: Vampires 39.4% ★, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Gothic 10.3% ★, Action 9.4%, Adventure 8.6%
Bela Lugosi returns as Prince Dracula in this classicvania horror platformer! Battle your way through the monster plagued countryside, evade deadly traps and pitfalls, overcome Dracula’s commanders in single combat, and discover the secret history of your monstrous foes.
Why similar: Vampires 56.2% ★, Gothic 14.6% ★, Side Scroller 10.2%, 2D Platformer 7.3%, Retro 4%