Games Like Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity

Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.6%, RPG 21%, Action 13%, Indie 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: As a direct follow-up in the same universe, it maintains the series' signature blend of souls-like combat and Lovecraftian themes.

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 71%, Difficult 7.8%, Dark Fantasy 5.9%, RPG 5%, Action 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered one of the best 2D souls-like experiences, it mirrors the dark, atmospheric exploration of the seed game.

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: Souls-like 52.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Difficult 7.5%, Gothic 7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It offers a brutal, dark-fantasy world with punishing combat and intricate pixel-art that resonates with the tone of the seed game.

Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.

Why similar: Souls-like 49.3%, Difficult 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, RPG 6.7%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines metroidvania exploration with a dark, Lovecraftian-inspired atmosphere and challenging combat.

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: Souls-like 45.9%, Gothic 12.3% ★, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, Difficult 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the gothic, pixel-art aesthetic and challenging souls-like combat found in Shrouded in Sanity.

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 53.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, RPG 6.2%, Female Protagonist 6.1%, Difficult 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The grim, oppressive atmosphere and focus on difficult, methodical combat make this a strong thematic match.

Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.

Why similar: Souls-like 62.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Action 7.8%, Difficult 5%, Female Protagonist 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a bleak, painterly art style and demanding souls-like mechanics that align well with the seed game's difficulty.

Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a Horrorpunk Action RPG filled with Lovecraftian horrors and Cronenbergian gore, making it the most gruesome take on the isometric Souls-like genre yet!

Why similar: Souls-like 43.9%, Lovecraftian 24.1%, RPG 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%, Dark Fantasy 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down perspective and focus on Lovecraftian horror and souls-like mechanics make it a very close gameplay relative.

ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.

Why similar: Souls-like 54.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Difficult 8.9%, Dark 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: The melancholic, dark-fantasy atmosphere and challenging combat provide a similar sense of isolation and dread.

Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.

Why similar: Souls-like 45.9%, Difficult 11.1%, Lovecraftian 8.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focusing on intense boss-rush combat, this title captures the high-difficulty, pixel-art soul of the seed game.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Dark 8.4%, Violent 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more survival-horror focused, its top-down perspective, psychological depth, and atmospheric dread are highly compatible with the seed game.

Withering Rooms is a challenging 2.5D horror RPG set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Explore Mostyn House to collect the perfect items for your build and face a huge cast of overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and more.

Why similar: Souls-like 43.9%, Horror 20.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, RPG 8.3%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This horror-focused souls-like features a Victorian setting and a focus on exploration that mirrors the seed game's estate-based mystery.

Lies of P is a thrilling soulslike that takes the story of Pinocchio, turns it on its head, and sets it against the darkly elegant backdrop of the Belle Epoque era.

Why similar: Souls-like 62.6%, Gothic 6.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 6.5%, Difficult 5.7%, Dark 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: While 3D, its Victorian-gothic setting and refined souls-like combat mirror the mood and challenge of the seed game.

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: Souls-like 57%, Difficult 8.4%, RPG 8.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist 2D souls-like that focuses on difficult combat and a bleak, dark-fantasy aesthetic.

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 62.9%, Difficult 8.2%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%, RPG 6.7%, Violent 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the slow, deliberate, and punishing nature of souls-like combat within a dark, mysterious world.

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 65.9%, RPG 6.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Difficult 5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, dark-fantasy world with complex souls-like combat and challenging boss encounters.

Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.

Why similar: Souls-like 56.8%, Difficult 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Dark 5.9%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, difficult souls-like features unique mechanics and a dark world that fans of the seed game will appreciate.

Afflicted by severe amnesia, you drift deep into the Common Dream. You scour for the lost pages of the Necronomicon, while clinging on to any little purpose you have left. Faced with mad dreamers, horrible abominations and eldritch deities, you feel drawn to the dark Abyss deep within.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.6%, Souls-like 28.6%, Difficult 10.3%, Action 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the Lovecraftian horror and action-roguelike elements that define the seed game's setting.

Hunt the Night is a dark fantasy action-RPG where you play as Vesper, a Stalker fighting to reclaim a world annihilated by horrors. Slash through dungeons, endure brutal bosses, and wield forbidden powers in a relentless struggle against the Night itself.

Why similar: Souls-like 47.9%, Gothic 16.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Action 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This gothic action-RPG features challenging combat and a dark, atmospheric world that aligns with the seed game's tone.

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Why similar: Souls-like 58%, Difficult 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%, Action 5.4%, Atmospheric 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly challenging, precision-based combat experience within a dark, atmospheric world.

As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life.

Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Violent 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Action 16.2%, Adventure 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the focus on psychological horror and intense, action-oriented survival within a confined, mysterious setting.

Uncover the secrets behind the protagonists' fate, trapped in an endless cycle of death. Eldritch Survivor is a survival-like game that maximizes both the narrative and the excitement of each dungeon encounter. Immerse yourself in a 99% pure Lovecraftian world and confront the terror of the unknown.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Dark 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into the Lovecraftian theme with action-heavy gameplay that captures the chaotic feel of the seed game's combat.

DarkMaus is an indie action RPG with challenging, skill-based combat that punishes careless play.

Why similar: Souls-like 87.4%, Difficult 3.8%, RPG 3%, Dark Fantasy 2.6%, Action 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down souls-like emphasizes difficult, tactical combat and a somber, lonely atmosphere.

Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.

Why similar: Souls-like 57.4%, RPG 8.9%, Isometric 6.7%, Difficult 5.8%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down perspective and stamina-based combat system directly mirror the core gameplay loop of the seed game.

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: Souls-like 61.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, RPG 8%, Isometric 8%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: While slightly more accessible, its top-down action and focus on challenging combat feel like a spiritual cousin to the seed game.

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Souls-like 29.8%, Difficult 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, RPG 7%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The top-down perspective and high-difficulty combat, combined with a mysterious, atmospheric world, make it a great thematic fit.

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.9%, Difficult 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, RPG 11.6%, Gothic 7.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: While turn-based, its brutal difficulty and heavy focus on Lovecraftian psychological horror are perfect for fans of the seed game.

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Violent 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 11.3%, Difficult 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the gore and horror elements found in the seed game's dark, violent inhabitants.

Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.

Why similar: Souls-like 52.4%, Difficult 12.1%, Gothic 8.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 7.4%, RPG 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, dark souls-like that emphasizes aggressive combat and a grim, plague-ridden world.

Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Difficult 10.9%, RPG 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a masterclass in brutal, psychological horror and difficulty, matching the seed game's uncompromising nature.

Risk insanity in the gruesome slash-em-up Morbid: The Lords of Ire, with brutal combat and souls-like elements. Defeat the five Lords of Ire as you fight for your life across tortured landscapes, rending the evil Gahars of their flesh-bound forms.

Why similar: Souls-like 39.1%, Lovecraftian 19.1%, Difficult 9.7%, Female Protagonist 5.6%, Dark Fantasy 5.5%

Action-RPG slasher in which you have to get into the dark atmosphere of dungeons full of monsters and madness.

Why similar: Souls-like 54.6%, Difficult 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Female Protagonist 7%

Free version of Shrouded in Sanity. Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. Servants roaming the halls will attack on sight, for a strange and repelling madness took hold... one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.

Why similar: Souls-like 52.9%, Violent 17.9%, Action 10%, Indie 10%, Adventure 9.2%

If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.

Why similar: Souls-like 50.1%, Lovecraftian 9%, RPG 8.8%, Action 6.4%, Dark Fantasy 6%

Reflection of Mine is a dark puzzle video game about the dissociative identity disorder. The entire game takes place in the broken mind of Lilly Witchgan and the goal is to discover who is real – Lilly herself or one of her many personalities.

Why similar: Souls-like 47.4%, Difficult 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%, Female Protagonist 6.4%

Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.

Why similar: Souls-like 41.6%, Lovecraftian 33%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%, Dark 6.3%, Action 4.7%

Skautfold: Moonless Knight is a very open-ended Metroidvania, featuring a totally unique battle system. Set in an alternate history Japan in 1900, Lovecraftian horrors have plagued the world, as our very Moon opens up and becomes our end.

Why similar: RPG 38%, Action 20.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 14.6%, Violent 9.4%

Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.2%, Difficult 29.1%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Horror 7.3%

Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.

Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Violent 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Action 8.7%

Into the Fray is a fast action-shooter in the vein of Doom and Dark Messiah; using fast combat, reactive environments, and traps. Blast, kick, and dash your way through Rebels and Eldritch creatures to liberate the Isle of Portland; as it becomes consumed by Fog and the horrors therein.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, RPG 10.8%, Violent 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

Why similar: Souls-like 41.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Difficult 9.2%, Action 6.7%, Gothic 5.5% ★

Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 53.4%, RPG 9.9%, Action 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Adventure 5%

In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, RPG 12.8%, Horror 12.6%

Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.

Why similar: Souls-like 58%, Difficult 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Female Protagonist 3.5%

A horror game inspired by Super Metroid and The House on the Borderland. Explore, survive and escape from a mysterious tower, inhabited by ghouls and monsters.

Why similar: Souls-like 44.6%, Lovecraftian 30.7%, Female Protagonist 5.9%, Horror 4.8%, Gothic 4.3% ★

Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.9%, RPG 21.2%, Action 14.2%, 2D 8.7%, Adventure 8.4%

You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 18.9%, Dark 18.2%, Anime 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Violent 8%

Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.

Why similar: Souls-like 53.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 8.6%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 7.3%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Dark 10.8%, RPG 10.8%

This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Violent 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Horror 13%, Dark 10.9%

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: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Violent 15.9%, Dark 14.6%, Horror 13.2%

Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 13.8%, Action 8.7%, 2D 5.9%

Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Horror 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Dark 10.7%

You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.1%, Difficult 15.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 8.4%, Dark 8.2%

Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Dark 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Horror 12.9%

Experience the not-so-ordinary life of a young institutionalized woman in the 1950’s. Amidst the daily struggles and overbearing loneliness, she often sees things that others do not. However, as the imaginary begins to seep into reality, she realizes she may not be as crazy as she once thought.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, RPG 21.2%, Horror 18.6%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Action 9%

A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, RPG 11.6%, Horror 9.9%

You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?

Why similar: Souls-like 43.9%, RPG 15.1%, Difficult 9.3%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 6.4%

Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Horror 15%, Dark 9.7%, Action 8.5%