- #1 En Garde!
97% matchVery Positive91% of 4,267 reviews2023
Dev: Fireplace Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
En Garde! – the swashbuckler action game! Battle graceless guards and nefarious noblemen in fast-paced fights full of spectacle. Use the environment, your wit and your blade to teach them all a lesson!
Why similar: Swordplay 55.6% ★, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Funny 10.1%, Comedy 9%, Colorful 5.6%
- #2 #BLUD
96% matchVery Positive80% of 362 reviews2024
Dev: Exit 73 GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.7%, Hack and Slash 23.3%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Top-Down 11.5%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #3 Knightin'+
96% matchVery Positive86% of 289 reviews2019
Dev: Muzt Die Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join brave sir Lootalot on his epic quest in this little Zelda-lite adventure. Explore and fight your way through the dangerous dungeons filled with traps, puzzles and magical artifacts. And, of course, show the evil bosses who is the real boss here.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.4%, Fantasy 14.4%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Funny 14.1%, Action 7.1%
- #4 Yet Another Fantasy Title (YAFT)
95% matchMixed60% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic Wolf
Windows
Become a rogue in a fantasy action adventure game filled with absurd humor. Go on a quest to kill the dragon - and realize this is only the beginning. Learn spells from a wizard and brawling from an orc. Save the kingdom, destroy a ring, fight a monstrous beaver!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, Funny 14.8%, Magic 13.6%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Fantasy 12.7%
- #5 Bleak Sword DX
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 647 reviews2023
Dev: more8bitPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Discover and destroy increasingly horrifying creatures across an oppressive lofi world, wielding fierce weaponry and powerful magic in this pocket-sized action adventure.
Why similar: Swordplay 35.4% ★, Hack and Slash 21.5%, Linear 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #6 Evil Wizard
94% matchVery Positive88% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Rubber Duck GamesPub: E-Home Entertainment Development Company Ltd.
Windows
Evil Wizard is a humor-filled action RPG that puts you in the shoes of a former Final Boss. Rise from defeat, rediscover long lost powers, and fight to reclaim your castle from an army of so-called heroes.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 22.2%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Top-Down 11.7%, Funny 11.3%, Linear 10.9%
- #7 Cat Quest II
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,012 reviews2019
Dev: The GentlebrosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Open-world action-RPG in a fantasy realm of cats and dogs. Sequel to the award-winning original, CAT QUEST II lets you play solo or with a friend, as both a cat and dog! Quest in a world filled with magic, defeat monsters and collect loot in a catventure like never before!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 34.5%, Funny 18.8%, Magic 15.8%, Fantasy 14.8%, 2D 7.1%
- #8 Minecraft Dungeons
92% matchVery Positive91% of 16,162 reviews2021
Dev: Mojang StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33%, Hack and Slash 23.3%, Top-Down 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Fantasy 6.3%
- #9 Rollers of the Realm
91% matchVery Positive89% of 707 reviews2014
Dev: Phantom Compass
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Bounce, spin, and battle through scenes of an epic storyline with a band of medieval misfits tasked with reclaiming the world from dark and ancient magic. Your characters are the balls—meeting new characters unlocks new sets of equipment and abilities!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23%, Top-Down 15.6%, Funny 13.6%, Fantasy 13%, Medieval 11.9%
- #10 What The Duck
91% matchMixed54% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Seize StudiosPub: Untold Tales
Windows
An action-adventure RPG with exploration, crafting, combat, and rhythm games. While everyone around you can summon and control their own mighty spirit animal, yours somehow ended up being… a duck?
Why similar: Swordplay 24% ★, Hack and Slash 21.3%, Funny 15%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Fantasy 11.7%
- #11 Indemon Tales
90% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Luzian
Windows · Mac · Linux
Earn the respect of a guild full of monsters and demons as a lone human by taking part in dangerous dungeon adventures and uncover secrets behind the mysterious demon kingdom of Tarborea.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.9%, Hack and Slash 24.5%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Top-Down 13.3%, Comedy 5.7%
- #12 Cedric & Odious
88% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Tameem HamouiPub: Cold And Old
Windows · Mac
Battle through a dark fantasy world as a resurrected warrior king. Once loyal friends, you now serve at the mercy of Odious, a brilliant but corrupt sorcerer. Master tactical combat and magical artifacts in this challenging action RPG.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 20.8%, Funny 12.6%, Top-Down 12.4%, Fantasy 10.8%
- #13 Knightmare Tower
89% matchVery Positive95% of 722 reviews2014
Dev: Juicy Beast
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Break through ceilings, rescue princesses and escape boiling lava as you slash your way to the top of the Knightmare Tower!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.9%, Funny 15.8%, Linear 14.6%, Medieval 10.2%, Fantasy 9.8%
- #14 Barbearian
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 89 reviews2018
Dev: Kimmo LahtinenPub: Kimmo Factor Oy
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Barbearian is a fast-paced hack'n'slash with massive battles in a colorful, hand-drawn world. Fight for your life, discover the secrets of the Arbitrators and find your way back home!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.4%, Funny 17.1%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Fantasy 12%, Colorful 7.5%
- #15 Apple Slash
87% matchVery Positive96% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
Repel an invasion of mysterious charming creatures in a vast murky marshland. Strike your foes in a God-like slash-based manner and experience ambiguous encounters brimming with personality.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 46.6%, Action-Adventure 25.6%, 2D 12.7%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 4.7%
- #16 Clunky Hero
86% matchMixed70% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A crazy platformer with a touch of RPG and tons of quirky but challenging things! Lovely hand-drawn-looking graphics, for a world crowded with funny creatures and bizarre weapons. Join Rufus, the antihero with broom and bucket, on his absurd journey.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.4%, Funny 20.4%, Comedy 12.5%, Fantasy 12.5%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #17 Springblades
86% matchVery Positive93% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Springblades is an action RPG where you battle your way through a fantasy island filled with funny characters. 🐉 Time your attacks and dodge enemy blows in exhilarating battles. Fight beehives, dragons and ordinary peasants on your epic quest to find 3 mysterious gems . . .
Why similar: Funny 39.4%, Fantasy 21.2%, Medieval 20.5%, Colorful 13.4%, Adventure 5.5%
- #18 Slash/Jump
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 508 reviews2024
Dev: Starts With Cinder
Windows
How do you platform if walking and jumping aren't an option? With a sword of course! Bounce and slash your way through this short and sweet, uniquely controlled precision platformer!
Why similar: Medieval 37.4%, Linear 21.1%, Fantasy 18%, 2D 9.9%, Action 8.8%
- #19 Boyfriend Dungeon
84% matchVery Positive92% of 2,624 reviews2021
Dev: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35%, Hack and Slash 26.9%, Funny 19.2%, Comedy 14.2%, Action 4.8%
- #20 Shovel Knight Dig
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 867 reviews2022
Dev: NitromePub: Yacht Club Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself in your quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in Shovel Knight Dig, an all-new Shovel Knight adventure!
Why similar: Funny 22.3%, Action-Adventure 21.5%, Linear 20.5%, Fantasy 10.5%, 2D 9.3%
- #21 The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles
83% matchVery Positive88% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: Fix-a-Bug
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Hyper‑Dungeon awaits! Explore an evershifting labyrinth where classic dungeon‑crawling meets exhilarating action. Challenge yourself in turn-based combat with a real‑time, arcade‑inspired twist and befriend an eccentric cast of dungeon dwellers on the quest for the legendary Sacred Groowl!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 37.1%, Top-Down 17.1%, Funny 15.8%, Fantasy 15.4%, Colorful 6.2%
- #22 Garbanzo Quest
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 586 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Funny 36.6%, Action-Adventure 25.3%, Colorful 16.3%, Action 11.2%, 2D 10.5%
- #23 Lucky Tower Ultimate
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,715 reviews2024
Dev: Studio SeufzPub: AMC Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Escape from an incredibly dangerous, randomly generated tower in a slapstick, roguelite adventure that looks like a cartoon and feels like a joke. Slashy slashy!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 35.1%, Funny 17.1%, Medieval 14.5%, Fantasy 13.7%, Comedy 10.9%
- #24 FIGHT KNIGHT
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,617 reviews2021
Dev: Team Sorcerobe
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
FIGHT KNIGHT is a first-person dungeon-brawler! Grid-based dungeon crawling meets action-packed real time enemy encounters. Fight your way through puzzles and enemies to save those trapped in the Tower's eternal night!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.5%, Fantasy 22.3%, Comedy 18.2%, Action 10%, Colorful 7.2%
- #25 Stories: The Path of Destinies
81% matchVery Positive88% of 6,572 reviews2016
Dev: Spearhead Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Stories: The Path of Destinies is an Action RPG, an enchanted storybook filled with madcap fantasy tales, each told by a zippy narrator attuned to the player’s choices and actions.
Why similar: Adventure 28.9%, Swordplay 26% ★, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Fantasy 10.6%, Action 4.9%
- #26 Dad Quest
82% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2018
Dev: Sundae MonthPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Embark on a great Dadventure in this unique comedy, story-based 2D platformer. Raise your child to become the weapon they were always meant to be.
Why similar: Funny 50.3%, 2D 19.2%, Arcade 17.9%, Action 12.6%
- #27 Quick Quest
78% matchVery Positive100% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Sylph
Windows
In Fantasy world, evil knights are threatening the equilibrium, Only you can fight them to restore the peace and the good balance of things.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 48.8%, Fantasy 39.4%, Adventure 11.8%
- #28 DOOMBLADE
78% matchVery Positive82% of 347 reviews2023
Dev: Muro StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 45.4%, Action-Adventure 22.5%, Colorful 12.5%, 2D 9.8%, Action 6.9%
- #29 Big Helmet Heroes
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,009 reviews2025
Dev: Exalted StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Throw yourself into an epic 3D beat’em up adventure with adorable knights, full of surprising worlds and situations. Grab your buddy and play in 2 player co-op to save the princess, but this is only the beginning!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 39.6%, Funny 23.9%, Linear 19.6%, Arcade 7.9%, Action 6.3%
- #30 Quest Hunter
79% matchVery Positive81% of 2,291 reviews2019
Dev: 2 Zombie Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Quest Hunter is an isometric action-RPG where your choice drives the story. Find tons of treasures and secrets, solve puzzles, equip your character, level up your skills and finish off enemy bosses. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27%, Hack and Slash 24.8%, Funny 15.3%, Fantasy 13.8%, Magic 13%
- #31 Hack 'n' Slash
80% matchMixed53% of 919 reviews2014
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking -- reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play...by the rules!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 77.1%, Fantasy 11.5%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D 4%
- #32 Nobody Saves the World
75% matchVery Positive91% of 6,624 reviews2022
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Transform from a featureless nobody into a SLUG, a GHOST and a DRAGON in this new take on Action RPGs from the creators of Guacamelee! Discover 15+ distinct Forms, mix-and-match their abilities, clear evolving dungeons and... SAVE THE WORLD!?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.6%, Hack and Slash 22.9%, Funny 11.9%, Fantasy 11%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #33 Debugging Hero
73% matchVery Positive90% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: Team ETTU
Windows
As the Debugging Hero chosen by the Legendary Sword, you have gained the ability to manipulate character variables! Use this powerful ability to overcome the dungeons blocking your path and defeat the Demon Lord!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 38.7%, Top-Down 23%, Fantasy 15.6%, Magic 9%, 2D 6.1%
- #34 Backspace Bouken
76% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: RNG Party Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Type your way through absurd encounters and mysterious puzzles in this old-school typing dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 37.9%, Funny 15.8%, Action 15.4%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Fantasy 7.5%
- #35 Blocky Dungeon
74% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: SquareAnon
Windows
A weird mix of block-placing puzzle and roguelike, where you build a dungeon and explore it at the same time! Defeat enemies, clear lines and collect loot. Explore the different dungeons, complete quests and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 43.2%, Top-Down 23.8%, Fantasy 9.5%, Medieval 8.8%, Arcade 6.9%
- #36 Hyper Knights
75% matchVery Positive89% of 813 reviews2017
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Slash and Dash, raise your army, learn powerful combos and take back your land!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.5%, Medieval 22.5%, Action 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, 2D 9.3%
- #37 Three Heroes
76% matchMixed69% of 1,004 reviews2015
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A magic world, epic heroes, bright graphics, excellent humor and absorbing gameplay – “Three Heroes”!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.9%, Funny 18.1%, Fantasy 15.4%, Comedy 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #38 Castle Crashers®
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 136,432 reviews2012
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 38.2%, Funny 23.7%, Medieval 10.6%, 2D 8.9%, Comedy 7.3%
- #39 TEMPLE of RUBBO
74% matchPositive84% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced co-op dungeon crawler for up to four players! 🏛️ Fight enemies and collect loot through 16 floors of caves, sewers, dungeons and hell to rescue an ancient wizard and regain your humanity.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.8%, Hack and Slash 24.1%, Funny 10.5%, Fantasy 9.2%, Magic 8.9%
- #40 Boots Quest DX
72% matchVery Positive100% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Harrison LemkePub: Discount Realms
Windows · Mac
An offbeat adventure game about traveling to the ends of the earth in search of the Best Boots. Solve puzzles, complete quests, collect items, and don weird hats as a hapless young boot enthusiast in a compact open world full of strange friends and foes. You can even jump.
Why similar: Comedy 30.4%, Fantasy 26.4%, Funny 23.3%, 2D 12.8%, Adventure 7.1%
- #41 Greedventory
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tower BasementPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Greedventory is a gorgeous pixel-art linear action RPG experience, where the only thing between you and an embarrassingly swift death is your mouse. Strike, parry, and cast powerful spells on your enemies, loot ancient treasures, explore a brutal realm, and become the hero you never wanted to be!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 38.5%, Funny 20%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Action 8.1%, Medieval 7.4%
- #42 Afterplace
70% matchVery Positive97% of 202 reviews2024
Dev: Evan KicePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.2%, Top-Down 17.7%, Comedy 15.8%, Action-Adventure 14%, Colorful 7.7%
- #43 PONG Quest™
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Chequered Ink Ltd.Pub: Atari
Windows
PONG Quest™ is a new take on the seminal arcade smash. Take control of a brave young paddle and traverse treacherous lands - each loosely based on various classic Atari® hits - in this uniquely PONG®-themed dungeon-crawling RPG.
Why similar: Action 68.3%, Adventure 31.7%
- #44 Hell Shooter
69% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character's storytelling.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.6%, Hack and Slash 29.3%, Funny 14.4%, Comedy 8.6%, Physics 7.4%
- #45 Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: Gambir StudioPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Step into the greaves of King Arthur in this fantasy action roguelite and wield the Broken Excalibur in a quest to rescue the scattered citizens of Camelot, vanquish the calamitous Void Giant, and escape from the Astral Dimension once and for all.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.3%, Hack and Slash 21.9%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Medieval 9.6%, Fantasy 9.5%
- #46 Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
71% matchVery Positive81% of 284 reviews2020
Dev: Unspeakable PixelsPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.7%, Funny 17.8%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Fantasy 12.3%, Magic 12.1%
- #47 Good Night, Knight
71% matchMixed66% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: RedEmberPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
A dynamic hack-and-slash adventure that mixes procedural generation with hand-made scenarios and a darkly humorous story. Featuring heavy-hitting deliberate combat, robust stealth mechanics, threatening enemies with unique movesets and a vast array of game-changing items to discover.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 38.3%, Hack and Slash 31.2%, Medieval 9%, Funny 8.7%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #48 Mad Nords: Probably an Epic Quest
71% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2016
Dev: Dragon's Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Mad Nords: Probably an Epic Quest is an old-school parody role-playing game. Explore a vast fantasy world, complete dozens of weird quests, fight dangerous foes and loot every chest that you'll stumble upon. Maybe you'll even get the opportunity to save the world. Who knows?
Why similar: Funny 37.3%, Fantasy 29.7%, 2D 14.5%, Magic 11.7%, Adventure 6.9%
- #49 SuperQuest
66% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: HyperShrimp
Windows
Depart on a life-changing turn-based adventure to save the President!
Why similar: Funny 36.5%, Comedy 26.2%, 2D 10.8%, Colorful 10.7%, Linear 5.5%
- #50 The Knightling
66% matchVery Positive88% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: TwirlboundPub: Saber Interactive
Windows
The Knightling is an open world, action-adventure where you play as an aspiring knight in search of their missing mentor, Sir Lionstone. Equipped with only a legendary shield, you’ll brave your way through the lands of Clesseia to become the unlikely hero.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.8%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Linear 15.7%, Medieval 13.1%, Fantasy 12.6%
- #51 Break the Empire
66% matchVery Positive92% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Fight your way to the capital and slay the emperor! Choose from a variety of characters with unique spells and skills! Featuring permadeath, interactable terrain, distinct builds, wild combos, and endless replayability.
Why similar: Top-Down 19%, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Fantasy 14.5%, Magic 13.6%, Medieval 12.1%
- #52 Clockwork Sword
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Clockdrive Games
Windows
Slash, stab, and shoot your way through a multi-tiered museum filled with corrupted automata, customizing your weapon with the scraps of the fallen. Clockwork Sword is a thrilling isometric hack and slash, in which you utilize combinations of weapons and elements to conquer your foes.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 59.6%, Fantasy 20.2%, Action 7.6%, Arcade 6.6%, Comedy 6%
- #53 Forge Quest
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 549 reviews2015
Pub: Open Realms LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Forge Quest is a dungeon crawling rpg set in a voxel world. Explore the land full of chickens on a light hearted quest to become a hero. Delve deep into the randomly generated dungeons to battle monsters, find treasure and craft your equipment. Invite your friends to join your world and help you in your adventure.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 71%, Action 19.8%, Adventure 9.2%
- #54 Costume Quest
68% matchVery Positive94% of 4,049 reviews2011
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.
Why similar: Comedy 52.2%, Funny 27.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Fantasy 7.1%
- #55 THE SEGMENT TWINS
67% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: HeungDoReu-HeungDol
Windows
THE SEGMENT TWINS is a hack-and-slash game featuring unique character tag action. Go crazy the stylish action of the mush hunter twin girls!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.7%, Top-Down 15%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Linear 13.7%, Fantasy 9.3%
- #56 Hammerwatch
68% matchVery Positive89% of 6,479 reviews2013
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 51.5%, Hack and Slash 21.2%, Fantasy 9.1%, Top-Down 8.1%, Action 5%
- #57 Don't open the doors!
68% matchVery Positive85% of 332 reviews2016
Dev: Anton Riot and CoPub: Anton Riot
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Claymation action adventure in an odd world of talking pumpkins, blue trees and stuff like that.
Why similar: Narration 23.5%, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Funny 15.9%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Action 8%
- #58 Knight Crawlers
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Good Morning GamesPub: The Iterative Collective
Windows
Spawn your own enemies in this wobbly physics based rogue-lite action RPG and mow down hundreds of foes to your heart’s content. Fend off the Hordes of the Corrupted Realms by choosing powerful skill cards, enchanting equipment, and extracting living essence to upgrade your crawler.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.8%, Hack and Slash 27.3%, Medieval 11.3%, Fantasy 10.9%, Physics 10.4%
- #59 AdventureQuest 3D
65% matchVery Positive82% of 9,574 reviews2022
Dev: Artix Entertainment, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The Void King is raising an army in secret. Death has chosen you as his champion to bring him down. Adventure & quest alongside your friends in this bizarre cross-platform MMORPG from the creators of the original, and comically-redundantly named... AdventureQuest! Weekly releases!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 37.6%, Funny 21.5%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Fantasy 16.9%, Action 5.3%