- #1 Alice: Madness Returns
97% matchVery Positive91% of 30,698 reviews2011
Dev: Spicy Horse GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.4%, 3D Platformer 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Third Person 15.5%, Fantasy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, twisted fantasy world and a strong female protagonist navigating surreal environments with third-person action.
- #2 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
96% matchVery Positive90% of 76,493 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.9%, Dark Fantasy 23.4%, Third Person 19.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intense third-person action experience that explores dark, psychological themes and mythology with a powerful female lead.
- #3 Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries
96% matchMixed59% of 1,558 reviews2015
Dev: GRINPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Are you afraid of the big bad Woolfe? Step into the boots of a vengeful Red Riding Hood in this twisted-fairytale platformer. Defeat deranged fairytale bosses with your trusty axe, explore a gorgeous fantasy universe and piece together the truth behind the mysterious passing of Red’s father.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.2%, Action 21.9%, 3D Platformer 21.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Indie 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, indie action-adventure platformer that features a female protagonist in a gritty, reimagined fairy-tale setting.
- #4 Bloodecay
95% matchMostly Negative38% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: AlvaStudioPub: Fengfeng Network
Windows
A deadly plague known as erosion broke out in the land of Elworth. It corrupted all life, bringing pain and destruction – Idonia, as the knight accepting the bloodthirsty imprint set out on a path to redemption, exterminating plague minions and destroying ancient evils
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 41.1%, Female Protagonist 27.1%, Action 15.4%, Adventure 6.4%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy action-RPG with a female protagonist that mirrors the gothic, decay-focused aesthetic of the seed game.
- #5 Soulstice
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,767 reviews2022
Dev: Reply Game StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Explore a dark world brimming with hidden mysteries, master a diverse combat system, and inhabit the dual forces of two sisters in a coming-of-age dark fantasy story with fast-paced action, vicious enemies, and spectacular boss fights.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25.8%, Third Person 19.1%, 3D Platformer 18.4%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Fantasy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane dark fantasy action game featuring two sisters fighting against supernatural forces in a bleak, atmospheric world.
- #6 A Plague Tale: Innocence
94% matchVery Positive93% of 71,326 reviews2019
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.5%, Third Person 22.6%, Adventure 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.5%, Action 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the grim, plague-stricken atmosphere and survival-focused narrative that defines the setting of the seed game.
- #7 Death's Door
93% matchVery Positive93% of 22,030 reviews2021
Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 38.2%, 3D Platformer 28.3%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on the theme of a reaper collecting souls in a melancholic, beautifully realized dark fantasy world.
- #8 Grimm's Hollow
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 14,577 reviews2019
Dev: ghosthunter
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.3%, Adventure 33.3%, Indie 30.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that explores the life of a reaper and the emotional weight of guiding souls in a stylized, dark world.
- #9 Venetica - Gold Edition
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 788 reviews2015
Dev: Deck13
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In a fantastical Venice, The Corpus are deceived by a cunning necromancer. Transformed into an undead fiend, the conniving imposter is hell-bent on destroying the reinstated Death and the council of Corpus. Only Scarlett, the daughter of Death, can stand in his way.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.5%, Action 19.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Third Person 13.2%, Fantasy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG where the protagonist is the daughter of Death, tasked with saving the world from a necromantic threat.
- #10 Nightmare Reaper
90% matchVery Positive93% of 3,785 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 64.6%, Action 35.4%
Why You'll Like It: While a boomer-shooter, it shares the intense, reaper-themed action and dark, chaotic energy of the seed title.
- #11 Kena: Bridge of Spirits
89% matchVery Positive92% of 17,542 reviews2022
Dev: Ember Lab
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.2%, 3D Platformer 20.6%, Third Person 17.7%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines fluid third-person action with a heavy focus on spirits and the afterlife in a visually striking world.
- #12 Wicce
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 139 reviews2016
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the town of death to save the dear daughter!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.7%, Action 27.1%, Indie 18.3%, Adventure 15%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, indie action game featuring a female protagonist and a gloomy, supernatural atmosphere.
- #13 Jurig Escape
88% matchVery Positive82% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Jurig Escape is a 15-minute Free Third-Person Survival Horror game. You will play as the unnamed high-schooler trapped in a looping nightmare: An "empty" school with a revolver in your hand. Shoot the ghost and collect lost souls and escape this never-ending nightmare.
Why similar: Third Person 26.5%, Action 26%, Adventure 21.8%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Indie 6%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person action-adventure game that emphasizes survival and exploration in a dark, supernatural setting.
- #14 Kore
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 163 reviews2021
Dev: Penguin Void Productions
Windows
Play as Persephone finding her way through a dangerous Underworld as she sneaks past Lost Souls and the prying eyes of her mother.
Why similar: Third Person 49.3%, Adventure 39.3%, Indie 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric third-person adventure that explores mythological themes and stealth-based gameplay.
- #15 Flipping Death
87% matchVery Positive90% of 287 reviews2018
Dev: Zoink Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Possess the living, aid the dead and flip between the worlds of Flipping Death - a puzzling adventure platformer where you find yourself filling in for Death. Maybe your new powers will help you solve the mystery of your own demise?
Why similar: Adventure 46.3%, Indie 32%, Female Protagonist 21.8%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that deals with the afterlife and the role of a reaper in a unique, stylized art style.
- #16 Numbra
85% matchVery Positive84% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
In a desolate and ominous world, a young girl faces dark creatures that lurk in every shadow. With each step, the danger grows. But there is only one rule: stay awake.
Why similar: Third Person 36.2%, Female Protagonist 33.5%, Action 18.7%, Adventure 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person action-adventure game featuring a female protagonist and a focus on puzzle-solving and exploration.
- #17 AshenForest
86% matchVery Positive95% of 199 reviews2020
Dev: GentleRaven GamesPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
AshenForest is a roguelite action RPG focused on boss-rush. To purify the ashen forest that is causing the plague, you must fight against all the monsters lurking in the forest.
Why similar: Action 28.7%, Adventure 24%, Indie 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-adventure game that captures a dark, decaying fantasy aesthetic through side-scrolling combat.
- #18 Bayonetta
84% matchVery Positive92% of 32,459 reviews2017
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Female Protagonist 40.3%, Action 26.5%, Third Person 14.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Fantasy 9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game featuring a powerful female protagonist battling supernatural entities in a stylized world.
- #19 The Medium
84% matchVery Positive89% of 10,180 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Adventure 33%, Female Protagonist 31.4%, Third Person 25.7%, Action 5.8%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the interaction between the living and the dead with a dark, atmospheric, and supernatural narrative.
- #20 Plagueworld
86% matchMixed57% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: Free Initiative Games
Windows
Adveture game based on medieval times, where you take the role of a hero that needs to fight and destroy the plague that invaded world.
Why similar: Action 53.5%, Adventure 46.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that mirrors the plague-ridden, violent, and dark fantasy themes of the seed game.
- #21 Lycanthorn II - Rain of Beasts
83% matchVery Positive90% of 325 reviews2021
Dev: Scumhead
Windows · Linux
Lycanthorn II is 3D homage to games of old. You play as Rain, a Vampire Hunter, on her quest to slay Nosferatu.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.5%, 3D Platformer 23.7%, Action 22.6%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game featuring a female protagonist in a dark, monster-filled world.
- #22 Legend of the Outlaw Mage
82% matchVery Positive95% of 311 reviews2022
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Become the Outlaw Mage, wreaking havoc as you pursue the one who wronged you, casting and blasting your way in this Cowboy-Fantasy-themed 3rd-Person Action RPG.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.6%, Action 26.4%, Fantasy 20%, Indie 16.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite featuring a female protagonist and a dark fantasy setting that emphasizes combat.
- #23 Green Reaper
82% matchVery Positive93% of 359 reviews2023
Dev: Team SlippersPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Play as Rubin, a rose ensorcelled by the goddess Antheia and entrusted with her sacred scythe. Mushroom marauders have invaded the greenhouse, targeting the garden goddess and choking the life out of her children. It is your duty to traverse the expanse of the greenhouse and slay these invaders.
Why similar: Third Person 47.5%, Action 34%, Fantasy 18.5%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person hack-and-slash game that focuses on reaper-themed combat and action-adventure elements.
- #24 Revenant
81% matchVery Positive94% of 463 reviews2023
Dev: MAYFLY
Windows
Revenant is a pixel-art style shooting game set in the near future.
Why similar: Action 81.3%, Indie 18.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy action game that focuses on combat and exploration in a grim, atmospheric environment.
- #25 GRIMWAR
81% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: BookWyrm
Windows
THE ARCHMAGE IS DEAD. THE GRIMWAR IS FREE. MANA IS FLEETING.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 45%, 3D Platformer 30.3%, Action 20.6%, Female Protagonist 4.1%
- #26 Mizeria
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Konrad PawlikowskiPub: Cloudless Studio
Windows
Nuoli finds herself trapped away in a mysterious castle. Use her bow along with a unique platforming system, and climb your way back to freedom in this old-school inspired 3D Platformer.
Why similar: Parkour 36.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, 3D Platformer 16.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Third Person 9.8%
- #27 REAPER
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: DOSMan Games
Windows
YOU ARE DEATH. The Grim Reaper. You must travel throughout various action packed scenarios, Reaping enemies and collecting their souls. FEAR THE REAPER
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 45.6%, Action 28.5%, Adventure 25.9%
- #28 Moonlight Traveler
78% matchMixed53% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Blueprint Core
Windows
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.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.1%, Dark Fantasy 21.7%, Action 17%, Fantasy 15.8%, Adventure 14.4%
- #29 Blade of Dawn
77% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Bumeow Games
Windows
This is a third-person hack-and-slash roguelike game. You will play as a Knight of Light defending against the invasion of the Shadow Empire. Using the power of holy light, you can convert shadow-infected enemies into allies. Try to survive until dawn!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.5%, Third Person 33.9%, Action 24.4%, Indie 7.2%
- #30 DISORDER
78% matchMixed50% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: GRUMPY
Windows
Escape the department store and uncover the hidden truth in this full 3D roguelike dungeon crawler
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.4%, Third Person 27.1%, Action 18.8%, Fantasy 17.1%, Indie 8.6%
- #31 Breath of Life
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Breath of Life - a dark third-person action RPG. You are an Incarnation, born from the Void to tread where the dead cannot rest. Each portal is a step toward the artifact "Breath of Life" and a step deeper into the abyss.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.2%, Third Person 21.8%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Fantasy 14.1%, Action 12.2%
- #32 Black Myth: Heaven
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: ShaneGame
Windows
Inspired By the well-known rogue-like game Hades, slash out of the God Field all the way down to the Demon Domain and defy The Overlord Thanatos in the Deep Frost Hell in this rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Action 41.9%, Dark Fantasy 31.1%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Indie 9.1%
- #33 Valkyrie Saga
74% matchVery Positive92% of 290 reviews2026
Dev: Public Void
Windows
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
Why similar: Parkour 40.8%, 3D Platformer 17%, Third Person 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Fantasy 8.6%
- #34 Grave Prosperity - part 1
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: Dark Room Games
Windows
Grave Prosperity is an Action/ Horror title that focuses heavily on player reflex. Take on the role of Amber Ridge, a character who is as mysterious as she is dangerous, and fight your way through the accursed halls of Prosperity.
Why similar: Action 28.4%, Adventure 26.3%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Indie 20.1%
- #35 Dark Reaper Shoots! 2
74% matchMixed69% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: SummerTimeStudio
Windows · Mac
Become a Grim Reaper seeking peace and mow down the beasts of hell! This is a casual roguelike survivor action game where you craft various weapons, grow stronger with your partner GawGaw, and fight your way through the battles.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 69.5%, Action 30.5%
- #36 Pseudoregalia
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,813 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Parkour 39.3%, 3D Platformer 21.2%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Third Person 11.6%, Fantasy 6.1%
- #37 Fading Echo
72% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: EmeteriaPub: New Tales
Windows
Fading Echo is a fast-paced elemental action-adventure RPG where creativity fuels combat. Manipulate water, trigger chain reactions, and shift through surreal worlds as One, a young Legend on a mission to save a dying desertscape from the grip of the Paradox corruption.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 22.7%, Third Person 22.6%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Fantasy 14.3%, Action 12.2%
- #38 Hollowed
76% matchVery Positive81% of 162 reviews2017
Dev: Project Polish Productions
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Hollowed tells the story of a woman who will do anything to bring her perished loved one back to the world of the living. Control Halia and her spirit Oco simultaneously on a single controller in this side-scrolling puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Action 28%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 24.5%, Female Protagonist 21.6%
- #39 Praey for the Gods
73% matchVery Positive81% of 3,148 reviews2021
Dev: No Matter Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Praey for the Gods is a boss climbing open world adventure game where you play a lone hero sent to the edge of a dying frozen land to explore and solve the secrets of a never ending winter. Grapple, glide and grab hold of massive beasts as you fight to survive and return the world to proper order.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.3%, 3D Platformer 18.2%, Third Person 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Action 9.2%
- #40 Cyrah's Ascent
73% matchVery Positive88% of 234 reviews2022
Dev: Coffee BreakPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Cyrah's Ascent is a third-person combat game with high mobility. Imbued with essence, Cyrah must defeat the Laust and avenge her people.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.1%, Third Person 27.1%, Action 19.4%, Adventure 13.8%, Fantasy 10.6%
- #41 To the Core
75% matchMixed68% of 237 reviews2018
Dev: NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
To the Core is a roguelite action-platforming speedrunner. Run, jump and dash your way through levels filled with obstacles and hazards. Fight through heaps of enemies to save your father and set record times.
Why similar: Third Person 22.7%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Adventure 19.6%, Action 19.2%, Indie 17.7%
- #42 WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
70% matchMixed56% of 105,291 reviews2025
Dev: LeenzeePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 24.1 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.3%, Female Protagonist 28.3%, Third Person 22.5%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 9.1%
- #43 Shards of the Banished
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: GreenBeamStudio
Windows
Shards of the Banished is a dark fantasy action-RPG set in a cursed medieval world. A fallen king, a cursed queen, and a power-hungry usurper have plunged the land into ruin. As the exiled heir, you must rise, face powerful foes, and reclaim what is rightfully yours.
Why similar: Action 33%, Adventure 26.7%, Third Person 20.8%, Fantasy 12.6%, Indie 6.9%
- #44 Bane of Asphodel
75% matchMixed69% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: The Bane Of Asphodel Team
Windows
Bane of Asphodel is an Action-Adventure Game set in the mystical world of Asphodel. Players can play as Neith, a recently deceased normal person, and must liberate the land from the evil Keeper of the Cycle.
Why similar: Action 37.6%, Adventure 34.7%, Indie 27.7%
- #45 Fantasmagorie
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Fantasy 29.5%, Female Protagonist 25%, Third Person 15.6%
- #46 Dark Light
71% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: UsagygyPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 46%, Female Protagonist 26.5%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 11.7%
- #47 Hordes of Hunger
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 265 reviews2026
Dev: HyperstrangePub: Kwalee
Windows
Vanquish an onslaught of monsters in this 3D action survivorslike from the creators of Blood West. Take control of Mirah to defend your homeland from a living hunger, wield powerful weapons and abilities, and save others from the advancing hordes.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 37.5%, Third Person 25.2%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Action 14.5%
- #48 Purgatory -NARAKU-
69% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: NamaPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
This is a survival horror action game in which a young girl "Enri" tries to escape from a mysterious facility filled with blood and madness.
Why similar: Adventure 80.4%, Indie 19.6%
- #49 The Red Hood
73% matchMixed48% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: EgutidzePub: My Way Games
Windows
Game is about little lost girl, who tries to find right path to visit her grandmother
Why similar: Action 38.4%, Adventure 34.5%, Fantasy 23.2%, Indie 3.9%
- #50 Spire of Chaos : Arcana Unleashed
68% matchVery Positive86% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Hidden GemsPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
Spire of Chaos: Arcana Unleashed is a 3D souls-lite action game where you play as Arxis, a magical girl linked to the Tower, a source of chaotic power and one of the most feared arcana of the Tarot.
Why similar: Third Person 30.1%, Action 28.2%, Adventure 19%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Indie 9.8%
- #51 FoE Remains
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 690 reviews2025
Dev: EmpaluPub: Love Muffin Publishing
Windows
Remains is a hardcore mix of platformer, 2D-shooter and roguelike with RPG elements. Travel around a post-apocalyptic world and explore its various corners, communicate with locals and help them, level up and fight enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons and magic.
Why similar: Action 56.6%, Adventure 43.4%
- #52 Gravebound
67% matchVery Positive92% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Atomic Game LabsPub: Student Game Developer Association
Windows
Survive as long as you can through the waves of magic guardians, level up to heighten your own magical abilities, and unlock game changing weapon upgrades and new arenas as you explore Dark Willow Crypt! Will you escape, or are you bound for the grave...
Why similar: Action 29.2%, Dark Fantasy 28.6%, Fantasy 26.5%, Adventure 15.8%
- #53 1348 Ex Voto
67% matchMixed55% of 864 reviews2026
Dev: SedleoPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Journey through a tumultuous Medieval Italy as Aeta, a young knight errant who sets off on a brutal quest to find and save her closest one. 1348 Ex Voto is a cinematic action-adventure game inspired by chivalric tales.
Why similar: Third Person 43.9%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Action 15.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 11.6%
- #54 Nith Realms
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Raptor Studios
Windows
A free-flow action-adventure game with varied realms to travel through. The player will have to defeat powerful bosses and take on dangerous environments in order to obtain the all-powerful elements to take back the Nith.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 30%, Action 29.3%, Adventure 23.5%, Third Person 11.3%, Indie 5.9%
- #55 Unholy
69% matchMixed64% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 56%, Adventure 31.6%, Indie 12.4%
- #56 The End o,,,o
70% matchMixed64% of 273 reviews2017
Dev: xrrawva
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Face the grim reaper at 3 frames per second.
Why similar: Indie 36.8%, Action 35.1%, Adventure 28.1%
- #57 Whisker Witchery
67% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Mystic Moon Studios
Windows
Take the role of a cursed witch as she tried to become human once more! Navigate the cottage of your rival to locate the ingredients needed for the potion, avoiding her guardians and falling to the floor far below!
Why similar: Third Person 30.5%, Female Protagonist 27.2%, 3D Platformer 24.7%, Fantasy 12.7%, Adventure 4.9%
- #58 Elypse
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 399 reviews2023
Dev: Hot Chili GamesPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark upon a tragic tale and discover the ravaged world of Elypse! Fight your destiny in an arduous 2D adventure, story rich platformer, in a mesmerising and mysterious world.
Why similar: Parkour 42%, Dark Fantasy 22.2%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Action 9%, Adventure 8%
- #59 The Fallen
69% matchMixed59% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: 6 Pillars Studio
Windows
A third person fantasy melee combat game. Play as a knight who awakens in The Land of the Fallen
Why similar: Action 28.8%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 19.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Third Person 12.5%
- #60 FELLCHASER
66% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Let'em Cook Games
Windows · Mac
You've stolen Death’s scythe in an attempt to cheat your fate. Now you must escape Purgatory by brewing combo-building potions and reaping hordes of creatures in this hack and slash Roguelike!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 54.5%, Action 28.3%, Adventure 17.1%