Games Like Severed Light

Tread lightly or perish! In this pixel style Action RPG, slash and dodge through grueling foes as a dreary elven swordsman and a conniving feline assassin, discover hidden secrets in expansive environments, and survive in a world healing from war.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.9%, Action RPG 18.3%, RPG 12.5%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%

Fall of the Void is a dark fantasy isometric ARPG merging high-octane hack-and-slash combat with deep build crafting. Descend into perilous dungeons across fractured realms, master evolving abilities, and forge devastating power synergies to shape your destiny.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.6%, Action RPG 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.5%, Character Customization 13.4%, RPG 11.9%

A 2D descent through ten ruined stages. Read the tell, guard at the last moment, riposte. Spend your souls before something takes them. Only a vigil saves your journey — and raises everything you have killed. One hundred floors, ten guardians, no hand-holding.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 16.9%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Action RPG 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%

A reality breach has unleashed something terrible. Fight through 30+ levels, deadly enemies, and brutal boss fights in this 2D top-down horror action game to stop the entity behind the anomaly.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 16.2%, Action RPG 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, RPG 8.9%

Shape your unique adventure in Sef Saga, a roleplaying sandbox, every game is different! Master 14 skills, talk to anyone, and forge your path. Explore above ground, delve to Magamada, or hunt for treasure in desert Labyrinths. Be a combatant, a farmer, or a trader and more. your destiny awaits.

Why similar: Action RPG 16.6%, RPG 12.3%, Sandbox 9.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Hack and Slash 8.5%

Explore a procedurally generated world while bolstering your power in increasingly absurd ways. Mechanics-heavy and brimming with deliberate, messy bladeplay. Join the revelry!

Why similar: Action RPG 15.8%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, RPG 10%, Top-Down 7.9%

Lumenweld is an open-world survival crafting RPG set in a luminous neon-fantasy wilderness. Build a home, gather resources, craft gear, complete quests, and hunt deadly creatures. Every pursuit builds its own skill, letting you forge a character shaped by how you play.

Why similar: Character Customization 22.8%, RPG 14.5%, Sandbox 13.4%, Action RPG 12.8%, Hack and Slash 12.3%

A top-down dark fantasy action RPG set in a broken world after Ragnarok, where exploration replaces guidance and meaning must be found, not given.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.5%, Action RPG 15.7%, Action Roguelike 15%, RPG 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 11%

Thrilling battles in a dark fantasy world. Endless loot: collect, upgrade, and optimize your equipment. Character progression through experience and powerful items. Dangerous areas filled with enemies, traps, and secrets. One epic goal: Conquer the Breach.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.1%, Action RPG 17%, RPG 15.9%, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%

In Darkness is a game that combines the essence of several genres like: role playing; hack n' slash; dungeon crawler; rogue like; and many others. It brings a challenging experience not only based on real time fighting, but also on how to search for information, and navigate labyrinths without map systems.

Why similar: Action RPG 24.4%, Dark Fantasy 22.9%, Action Roguelike 20.1%, Character Customization 12.9%, RPG 12.3%

Embark on a whimsical open-world adventure as Francis the Frank, a noble dachshund king betrayed during the Great Wienie War. In this action RPG, explore a vast medieval kingdom, battle rival breeds, complete quests, and reclaim your throne. Courage comes in all sizes—will you rise again?

Why similar: Sandbox 16.2%, Action RPG 16%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, RPG 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%

Defeat demons to improve your stats and feel the speed of combat

Why similar: RPG 24.2%, Hack and Slash 22%, Action RPG 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Top-Down 9.4%

Battle against the dark forces that have plunged the world into chaos. Experience an action-packed journey solo or in online/offline co-op mode. Fight, survive, and complete quests across a cursed land. Will you rise as a hero, or fall into the shadows?

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.9%, RPG 16.3%, Action RPG 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Action Roguelike 11.4%

"Devil Slayer - Raksasi 2" is a top-down, action, role-playing game. The game offers four major professions with over a dozen growth directions, more than one hundred weapons, and a rich array of special abilities. Countless powerful enemies lie ahead, and the shattered world needs you to repair it.

Why similar: Action RPG 18%, Hack and Slash 16.6%, RPG 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Action 11.4%

Fast paced 2D top-down action game, with Roguelike and RPG elements. Fight your way in the world of Barbarians, through training, quests and bloody melee skirmishes. Slain vilains and monsters, loot taverns and find treasures in lost dungeons. Hard and rewarding !

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.4%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Action RPG 17.3%, RPG 16.1%, Top-Down 6.8%

In this game you'll play as a young boy who has been cursed with the power of emotions. Change your abilities based on your choices and harness the power of all your emotions, whether it be for the better of others or the better of yourself. The choice is yours!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Action RPG 19%, RPG 18%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Choices Matter 8.6%

Awoken by a mysterious black cat on a stormy night, Vi—an ordinary boy—is drawn into the Under-Realm: a dying world on the brink of collapse. Forge uneasy alliances with its monsters in this 2D action RPG, blending real-time combat, exploration, and a connected world.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.1%, Action RPG 19.2%, RPG 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Top-Down 8.2%

The Damned have returned. Embark on a journey through the world of Wicklan as the last embers of humanity begin to go out. Battle, steal, and explore your way through a challenging land as you combine different equipment and abilities to fulfill your destiny in this rich open-world RPG.

Why similar: Action RPG 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Lore-Rich 14%, Hack and Slash 12%, RPG 11.6%

A handcrafted pixel action RPG. Fight living-world hordes, hunt roaming golden beasts, gather and forge your gear, and walk the Bone Road across three chapters, solo or in 2-player online co-op with a friend. Every hit counts, and death always costs you.

Why similar: RPG 20.4%, Action RPG 17.1%, Hack and Slash 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Action 11.1%

Hail, contestant! You are one of many fighting through waves of enemies to become the Champion of the Battle Tower! Enchant powerful gear, master numerous spells, and use every combat technique you know to prevail. But you will find that becoming the Champion has an ulterior purpose...

Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.9%, Action RPG 19.2%, RPG 15.2%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Combat 8.8%

Rise as a Dhampir in a land where corruption shapes every soul. Fight through horrors, feed when you must, and carve your own path in an action‑adventure RPG where survival demands choices that stain whatever humanity you have left.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.1%, Dark Fantasy 22.9%, Action RPG 15.2%, RPG 14.6%, Combat 9%

Utilize the unique power of cacti to obliterate thousands of enemies. Choose your items wisely, build a formidable defense, and conquer the depths of hell with precision and skill. Make the devil fear your presence!

Why similar: Sandbox 18.8%, Action RPG 18.3%, RPG 14.3%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Action 7.5%

Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults is the first-ever co-op Hack and Slash ARPG based on the Adventure Path, in which players lead iconic Pathfinder heroes into the depths of Gauntlight Keep and battle deadly abominations to reach the evil sorceress Belcorra Haruvex and end her vile schemes.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 15.7%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Action RPG 14%, Character Customization 13%

Awaken in a world after death, guided by Elyir, the goddess of light. Collect loot, battle foes and forge friendships to grow stronger and contend with the great powers that control a forgotten plane.

Why similar: Action RPG 16.2%, Hack and Slash 16.1%, RPG 12.5%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Character Customization 7.8%

Venture into a vast 2D pixel-art fantasy world, face relentless battles and forge your destiny with vivid companions as you unravel the truth behind the falling crystals.

Why similar: Action RPG 18.9%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, RPG 13.9%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 8.7%

The world has an end date, the apocalypse is approaching every minute, The Fading Worlds. Can you stop a force of nature?

Why similar: RPG 24.5%, Hack and Slash 22.1%, Action RPG 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Choices Matter 7%

A Roguelike ARPG with infinite loot drops, Hardcore combat, Many spells, procedural worlds, and four brutal character classes. Survive in the corrupted realm of Nevafell or vanish in it.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Character Customization 15.2%, Action RPG 15%, Action Roguelike 14.5%

Nozile is a fast-paced hack-and-slash roguelike where you start with a fully realized build. Pick 2 styles, swap in real-time, absorb Stat Orbs directly from fallen enemies, and break the game in intense 5-minute runs.

Why similar: RPG 24.2%, Action RPG 19.8%, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Action 11%

A top-down Rougelike with a focus on build diversity and unique enemies. Fight through the eldritch monsters with your ninja skills!

Why similar: RPG 20%, Action Roguelike 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Action 11.4%, Hack and Slash 9.4%

A grim campaign book you inhabit by typing. Last night wrecked Elderglen. Walk north. Wash the bruise, wear it, or leave it. Written burial horror. One campaign. For adult tables.

Why similar: RPG 18.3%, Action Roguelike 15.8%, Action RPG 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Lore-Rich 10.8%

Eat your enemies and replace your body parts. A ghoulish action roguelike where your abilities, weapons, and power come from what you choose to become.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.8%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, RPG 12.7%, Top-Down 8%, Choices Matter 7.9%

Handcraft ALL of your items in this fast-paced ARPG. You have to craft all of your gear from start to finish, and you are what you wear; craft powerful gear, create unique builds, explore dangerous biomes, and carve your own path through relentless combat and various leaderboards.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.9%, Action RPG 19.1%, Sandbox 14.2%, RPG 10.1%, Combat 8.1%

Student Game Project - A Hack and Slash Top-Down ARPG, where you must fight your way through Sanctus and Malum, the Realms of the Afterlife. Simultaneously play as the Mage and the Warrior, split from a soul torn between the two worlds, as you fight to relink your soul back together to escape death.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.2%, Action RPG 23.9%, RPG 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Action 9.6%

The Order Of The Damned is a story-driven 2D action-RPG set in a grimdark Arthurian world. As one of the last knights of a fallen order, battle through the decaying land in a brutal quest to uncover the mystery of the Spectre that haunts you and destroy the ancient darkness of The Revenant.

Why similar: RPG 19.9%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Lore-Rich 16%, Action RPG 15.7%, Action 9.2%

Journey into the ruthless open world of Pale Coins, an old-school fantasy RPG. Face punishing bosses, goblin-infested dungeons, and discover legendary weapons as you customize your champion and fight across Grenmark for the fabled Champion's Coin.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 15%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Action RPG 14.4%, Character Customization 12.3%, RPG 9.7%

Valoria is a 3D action RPG built around buildcrafting. Choose your class, transform your attacks with augments, chart a path through a vast passive skill tree, and explore a world of villages, expeditions, and dungeons.

Why similar: RPG 16.8%, Action RPG 15.5%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Hack and Slash 13.2%, Action 9.4%

Mutagenic 2 is an online action RPG of with endless replayability and build potential. Forge your character with a massive passive tree and a vast library of skills, supports, and gear. See you in the Realm!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Action RPG 19%, Character Customization 14.5%, RPG 14.2%

A fantasy adventure masterpiece that pays tribute to the classic top-down action role-playing game (ARPG). Players will explore the vast map and gradually upgrade their characters through smooth real-time combat in this world full of cartoon monsters and environmental puzzles.

Why similar: RPG 22%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Action RPG 17.1%, Hack and Slash 15.1%, Adventure 10.4%

Scarf Tale is an RPG with light roguelike elements and a focus on exploration. You awaken into a new life, reborn in the world of Scarf Tale. Armed with a scarf, a weapon, and the drive to push further out and uncover what’s waiting beyond the town.

Why similar: RPG 18.9%, Character Customization 18.2%, Action RPG 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%

Inspired by classic The Elder Scrolls games, Ardenfall is a first-person, open-world RPG of ancient cultures and rival factions. Explore windswept plains and forgotten dungeons, forge your path with steel, magic, or persuasion, and shape the fate of those you meet.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Sandbox 14.4%, Character Customization 12.6%, Action RPG 11.6%

Hack, slash, and cast your way through a haunted kingdom brimming with secrets where no two builds are ever the same. As a cursed mage-knight you will unlock devastating spells, equip ability transforming runes, and reforge your curse on the path to victory or death in this fantasy action roguelite.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Action RPG 10.7%, RPG 9%

A Japanese folklore dark fantasy hack-and-slash roguelite. Climb the tower of a hundred demons, cut down the yokai, gather gear, and forge a build of your own. Die, and the tower reshapes itself to wait for you again.

Why similar: RPG 20.4%, Action RPG 18%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Hack and Slash 14.5%, Action 9.4%

Basterd Sword is a high-fantasy, emergent gameplay RPG with a focus on exploration, unscripted interaction and real consequences. Experience a dark fantasy world that doesn't revolve around you, and come prepared for glorious combat and horrible misfortune.

Why similar: Sandbox 19.6%, Action RPG 16.5%, Character Customization 15.8%, RPG 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%

Journey through vast, procedurally generated worlds and dungeons filled with monsters and danger. The farther you venture, the greater the challenge. Grow your strength, refine your skills, and rise from a fragile traveler to a powerful god.

Why similar: Action RPG 15.9%, Sandbox 15.1%, RPG 11.4%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%

Cavern of Mourning is a survival RPG set in a magical dungeon. A tragic event makes you flee your home and search for said dungeon. You will find plenty of friends and foes as you descend the terrible dungeon.

Why similar: RPG 21%, Action Roguelike 18.1%, Action RPG 18%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, Adventure 10%

Meet Fade, the main character of this action RPG, who is painfully aware that you are controlling her. How will you act when faced with the temptations of absolute power over someone so vulnerable — all while on a mission to save a revolution-torn realm from an unnatural disaster?

Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.5%, RPG 13.5%, Action RPG 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

Embrace lichdom: research powerful spells, recruit undead legions, manage your domains, rule the underworld, and become a demigod!

Why similar: RPG 23.5%, Character Customization 19.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Adventure 11.2%

The world is ending on this day. You're the chosen one, destined to save everything and everyone — or perhaps you're the one who will bring about chaos. Only the player can decide. But could this world be hiding more sinister secrets than meets the eye?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, RPG 13.3%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Action RPG 11.4%

The Lord of Horror has been reborn... in a bloody chicken. Fight through brutal procedural dungeons, master weapon-driven builds, grow stronger each run, and tear through hordes in fast-paced combat to claim your vengeance.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.7%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Action RPG 13.3%, Character Customization 12.6%, RPG 8.1%

Rescue your companions from the battlefield and escape together! Experience the thrilling combat of Roguelite Hack and Slash!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.9%, Action Roguelike 19.2%, Action RPG 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Combat 8.5%

A fast-paced action roguelike where brutal melee combat meets dangerous divine power. Accept blessings from forgotten gods, build powerful synergies, and face the hidden cost behind every gift.

Why similar: RPG 19.8%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Action RPG 17.3%, Action 10.8%

Help Koshchei the Immortal reclaim his power in an old-school action RPG. No fluff. Kill – Level Up – Grow Stronger – Repeat.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.8%, Action RPG 23.4%, Dark Fantasy 21.8%, RPG 14.9%, Action 5.9%

A dark-fantasy bullet heaven where the battlefield is your weapon. Hurl cars into hordes, chain lightning through metal, and turn abandoned mechs into firepower. Master 9 distinct heroes across 3 battlefields in 10–15-minute runs.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.1%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Action RPG 14.2%, Character Customization 12.5%, RPG 7.9%

Fight through hordes of demons in a dark fantasy action RPG. Parry color-coded bullet patterns, chain across the battlefield, fuse skills into devastating attacks, and build your own loadout as you climb through seven layers of hell.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.5%, Action RPG 16.4%, RPG 11.8%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%

Free sandbox RPG at kingdom scale: trade, craft, fight, buy land, raise a family, and leave a legacy in Year 1500 Omnivael. No main quest — Early Access starts in Mystria.

Why similar: Action RPG 14.9%, Sandbox 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, RPG 11.3%

Cursed Soul은 판타지풍의 액션 RPG 게임입니다. 본래 인간이었으나, 수상한 계획에 휘말려버린 소년, 이스타르는 마신에 의해 마족의 지도자인 마왕 '아스타로트'가 되었습니다. 당신은 아스타로트와 함께 인간계를 정복해나가며, 그의 운명이 어느 곳으로 향하게 되는지 확인하게 됩니다.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.2%, Action RPG 18.1%, RPG 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Top-Down 7%

Shattered Star is a small indie game made by 3 action game enthusiasts that tends to combine hack&slash and roguelike gameplay together to let you have the most fun out of it. There is no storyline due to the limit of 3 part-time developers. Just drop, kill, and have fun.

Why similar: RPG 22%, Action RPG 19.8%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Action 12.6%, Character Customization 11.3%

《Heavenly Elegy》 is a grand, narrative-driven, multi-character RPG. Twelve years after the apocalypse, civilization has crumbled and technology regressed. Fallen, Outlanders, and unknown entities have emerged one after another.

Why similar: RPG 22%, Action RPG 18%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Action 11.6%