Games Like Samurai Yokai

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.2%, Souls-like 21.8%, Gore 12.4%, Violent 8.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%

Explore a silent, crumbling world in Silent Santicado! A retro journey through a fallen kingdom tainted by lost magic. Explore overgrown ruins, encounter a cast of peculiar characters, and defeat a menagerie of twisted enemies as you search for the source of Santicado's curse.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Souls-like 23.7%, Nonlinear 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%

You are a necromancer. The souls of the dead are your weapon. Push the limits of your combat skills in this story-driven, action packed Metroidvania. Enter in a dark world, where the sun's rays no longer heat up and evil creatures roam free in the night.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.4%, Souls-like 20.1%, Difficult 11.1%, Violent 9.6%, Gore 7.7%

Dive into the decaying machine world of DREIFRAME, a pixel-art metroidvania packed with challenge. As a Frame, a sword-wielding robot, fight brutal enemies, exploit their weaknesses, unlock powerful but risky abilities, and uncover the land’s story through exploration and combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Souls-like 25.4%, Difficult 13.3%, Nonlinear 5.1%, Adventure 3.8%

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: Metroidvania 26.4%, Souls-like 22.3%, Violent 11.1%, Gore 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%

UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Souls-like 31.4%, Difficult 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

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%, Souls-like 23.5%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Action RPG 8.6%, Hack and Slash 7.8%

Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.

Why similar: Souls-like 29.7%, Metroidvania 22.8%, Violent 8.7%, Gore 8.6%, Difficult 7.1%

Explore the frozen depths of Vesuvius, a 2D action platformer. Set within the sprawling volcano, journey through fantastical alternate realities, battle corrupted mythical beasts, and survive a world steeped in ash and fable.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Souls-like 27.7%, Difficult 15%, Dark Fantasy 4.7%, Adventure 4.4%

Embark on a dark journey in this 2D Adventure Game. Explore the treacherous isle of Am Balla and collect the tools necessary to overcome the many dangers set before you. Find out why turmoil has so suddenly stricken this land and put an end to it.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Souls-like 26.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Gore 8.2%, Violent 7%

In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Souls-like 23.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Why similar: Souls-like 38.8%, Metroidvania 27.2%, Dark Fantasy 9%, Difficult 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%

Death Eclipse is a 2D dark fantasy action hack-and-slash where the God of Death wages war in a world consumed by immortality. When the cycle of life and death is broken, the realm descends into madness, and only the harbinger of the end can restore its finality.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Gore 12.8%, Violent 11%, Action 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.4%

Make your way through a 2D ruined world with metroidvania elements, unleash fast and powerful attacks in Hack & Slash combat and face fearsome enemies in difficult fights. Breathe and be brave.

Why similar: Souls-like 31.4%, Metroidvania 31.1%, Action 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Adventure 5.5%

Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.

Why similar: Souls-like 31.2%, Ninja 17.9% ★, Difficult 15.3%, Stealth 6.6%, Violent 6.3%

Dive into the fairytale kingdom of Valora, a cute yet enigmatic Metroidvania, brimming with vibrant towns, enchanting critters, and hidden secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Souls-like 25%, Gore 12.3%, Violent 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%

"Children of the Birch" is a dark fantasy metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic peoples and combining a sophisticated platformer with a depressing narrative.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Souls-like 25.3%, Difficult 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.5%, Adventure 3.8%

AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Souls-like 20.1%, Difficult 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Hack and Slash 6.8%

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 42.5%, Metroidvania 23.8%, Difficult 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Gore 4.7%

Last souls is a 2D side-scrolling Metroidvania soulslike game.The player controls a mysterious caped character and explores a labyrinthine, dark and cold world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.8%, Souls-like 23.4%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Difficult 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 7%

Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 21.6%, Difficult 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.5%, Hack and Slash 7.1%

Anatine is a pixelated metroidvania game that contains organic musical elements. Play the flute to interact with the environment or unleash powerful magic! In the dangerous world of Avenis, battle against the Eidolons and confront powerful enemies to uncover the many secrets of this lost world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, Souls-like 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Dark Fantasy 6.1%, 2D Platformer 5.8%

Castle Escape is a Metroidvania with a brutal combat system. Fight your way through the cursed castle, execute the damned souls and unravel the mystery of this once mighty castle.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.6%, Gore 27.5%, Violent 9.6%, Action 9%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%

Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Souls-like 25.1%, Difficult 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.9%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Souls-like 21.5%, Difficult 10.8%, Gore 10.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%

Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Souls-like 25.7%, Difficult 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, 2D Platformer 5.1%

Celestial Lumina is a 2D Pixel-Art Metroidvania where Light clashes with the corrupted Darkness threatening to overtake the world. Ascend from the depths as Evan, heir of a fallen underworld, to awaken the radiant abilities within you & uncover the truth behind a world stripped of dawn.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.4%, Souls-like 23.5%, Nonlinear 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, 2D Platformer 7%

The Song of Awakening is a 2D action-platformer where you play as a bard with the power to create magic through music. Explore a world once ruled by the Lyramancers, wielders of music-magic, who were extinguished by a mad king. Defeat the malevolent god of silence and restore harmony to the world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Souls-like 24.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Action RPG 10%, Nonlinear 7.2%

A 2D metroidvania where your final boss is the character you didn’t choose. Play as Seren or Umbra—Master directional spear combat, explore a broken world, and uncover the truth behind your bond.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Souls-like 25.1%, Difficult 15.5%, 2D Platformer 4.3%, Action 3.8%

Explore a pyramid full of misteries while fighting against the dark forces. Chain your attacks in a fast paced combat system full of stylish combo. Fuse and equip the skills you find to forge your own path.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Souls-like 20.7%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Difficult 10.6%, Hack and Slash 7.6%

In a world of eternal darkness, navigate the unknown with only the glow of your companion, Spark. Craft arrows from the environment to survive, uncover lost secrets of an ancient world, and push forward through the shadows into hope. Will you find your way, or will the dark consume you?

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Souls-like 18.6%, Difficult 11.6%, Gore 10.3%, Violent 9.5%

Slay your way in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, an epic action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Battle monsters, master six unique Classes, craft hundreds of useful items, and explore the secrets of an expansive, interconnected world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.1%, Souls-like 19.3%, Violent 12.2%, Gore 11.8%, Difficult 10.3%

Anokye is a 2D action–adventure platformer where you play as a destined hero fighting to unite the Ashanti people. Battle through villages, forests, and mystical peaks inspired by Ghanaian art and folklore in a journey to restore light to a kingdom in darkness.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Souls-like 25.9%, Difficult 17.1%, Adventure 4.5%, Action 4.4%

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 40.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Difficult 11.6%, Violent 11.1%, Gore 6.1%

Go Alone is a pixel art soulslike metroidvania adventure with magical ranged spells and fast-paced combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Souls-like 29.7%, Adventure 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Action 5.3%

This game is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls. Skelethrone: The Prey is a free prequel to the main game, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona campaign.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.9%, Souls-like 22.1%, Difficult 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Violent 9.9%

LUNARIS is a 2D metroidvania with fast and fluid combat. Defeat brutal bosses, unlock new abilities. Master jumps, dashes, and precise strikes as you traverse the dangerous ruins of the Mountains of Kaliman in an adrenaline-filled abandoned world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Souls-like 19.1%, Difficult 13%, Hack and Slash 4.6%, Action 4.5%

Explore a fallen utopia in this action-packed adventure platformer. Harness the weather to find new paths. Fight the untamed machines and seek ways to get their fragile parts for crafting. Become the savior of humanity or its doom.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Souls-like 26.5%, Difficult 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Action 5%

Dive into a NES-inspired Action-Platformer with Metroidvania elements. Play as an Illuminati henchman battling fearsome bosses and unearthing secrets in an ancient castle. Fulfill your duty… but are you the architect of your fate—or just a pawn in a game someone else is playing?

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Souls-like 22%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Hack and Slash 6.9%, 2D Platformer 6.4%

Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.

Why similar: Souls-like 24.9%, Violent 15.6%, Gore 15.1%, Difficult 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%

The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Souls-like 20.1%, Difficult 17.7%, Nonlinear 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 6.2%

Engage in fluid 2D pixel art swordplay, hunt down witches, fight monsters and experience the age of high adventure. Enter the guild of the Crimson Capes and explore a fantasy world of Sword and Sorcery.

Why similar: Souls-like 25.5%, Metroidvania 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Gore 10.1%, Nonlinear 10%

Astronium is a metroidvania with souls-like aspects, with a focus on combat and on getting weapons. Defeat strong enemies, survive ambushes, explore diferent biomes and meet interesting individuals on this hostile planet

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.3%, Souls-like 22.1%, Difficult 15.6%, Nonlinear 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

Crush your enemies. Break your chains. Carve your way to the warlord who burned your land. A skill-based action-adventure built around ruthless and deliberate combat.

Why similar: Souls-like 25.6%, Violent 14.6%, Gore 14.3%, Difficult 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%

Forge your destiny in CowardCastle! Play as Frida, a young witch and her living hat, facing cursed creatures in a dark castle. Explore striking areas in search of a way out and fight your own way in this challenging retro 2D action game!

Why similar: Metroidvania 38.8%, Souls-like 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Difficult 10%, 2D Platformer 8.1%

In a dying world dominated by machines, use the powers of nature to explore a diverse landscape and devastate your foes in this action-driven metroidvania. As humanity's last hope, the BirdKnight must learn the truth behind the mysterious Heart of the World and restore life to the land.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.7%, Difficult 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Nonlinear 8.1%, Action RPG 7.9%

Riven Crown is an exhilarating Souls-like game that merges fighting game with traditional combat mechanics. Level up and gain abilities by mastering various armors and weapons. explore a detailed non-linear world, and uncover hidden secrets. Join the quest to free the world from monarchy.

Why similar: Souls-like 32.1%, Violent 14.2%, Difficult 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Action RPG 8.9%

Runic Curse Remastered is a thrilling action RPG Metroidvania that transports you to a cursed island. Explore dark and diverse locations, battle hordes of enemies and mighty bosses. Forge your own playstyle by combining various weapons with magical runes to overcome all challenges.

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Souls-like 27.9%, Nonlinear 7.2%, Action 6.6%, Violent 6.5%

Their Flesh Is Your Weapon. Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel action-RPG with adrenaline-charged, high-stakes combat. Possess warrior Shells, dethrone false gods, redeem a ravaged world.

Why similar: Souls-like 26.8%, Violent 16.1%, Difficult 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Action RPG 7.7%

Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Souls-like 23.6%, Difficult 12.1%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Exploration 5.4%

The underworld lies in ruins, ravaged by evil karma. In this unknown and perilous realm of the dead, you must fight against demonic forces, collect mystical artifacts, face the Yama Kings and the Ghost Emperors, sever the Karma, and reforge the path of reincarnation.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.8%, Souls-like 20.2%, Difficult 17.2%, Action 6.8%, Adventure 4.7%

Explore an interconnected world, encounter bizarre enemies and mysterious puzzles in this hand-drawn metroidvania, action adventure. Forge your own path, uncover secrets and master unique powers.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Souls-like 26.9%, Difficult 15.3%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Exploration 4.3%

Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.7%, Souls-like 26.9%, Dark Fantasy 9%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Difficult 5.7%

Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.9%, Souls-like 25.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Difficult 9.7%, Action RPG 7.8%

Time’s Gate is a narrative driven action adventure game where you shift timelines between past and present to explore fractured worlds. Master fast-paced combat, blend into crowds, and hunt powerful guardians to reclaim fragments of the Varunavarta where your choices shape the fate of time itself.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Souls-like 25.6%, Gore 10%, Action 9%, Violent 8.6%

You are a small bird traveling through 7 valleys to find the Simurgh and bring life back to your village.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Souls-like 27%, Nonlinear 10.3%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, PvE 6.6%

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 33.3%, Souls-like 25.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%, Hack and Slash 7.1%, Action RPG 6.9%

HALLOW BLADE is a dark fantasy action adventure set in a vast interconnected subterranean kingdom where you form an unbreakable bond with an ancient possessed sword hungry for souls and vengeance.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Souls-like 26.6%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Nonlinear 8.7%, Atmospheric 5%

Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Souls-like 25.6%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Action RPG 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.4%