
Traverse an old, abandoned cathedral filled with grotesque monsters and bloodthirsty vampires. Overcome relentless enemies and heart-pounding boss fights with your choice of weapons, spells and accessories in this macabre 2D Action-RPG.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Souls-like, Metroidvania, Action RPG, Singleplayer.

Traverse an old, abandoned cathedral filled with grotesque monsters and bloodthirsty vampires. Overcome relentless enemies and heart-pounding boss fights with your choice of weapons, spells and accessories in this macabre 2D Action-RPG.

HELL HUNTER - Damned Soul
A story driven adventure horror audiogame in which you have to interact with room elements, survive to environment gimmicks and fight real time battles based only on stereo audio. Learn the enemy patterns and hear where the attacks come from to dodge their attacks in time and then attack.

The Last Faith
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.
A story driven adventure horror audiogame in which you have to interact with room elements, survive to environment gimmicks and fight real time battles based only on stereo audio. Learn the enemy patterns and hear where the attacks come from to dodge their attacks in time and then attack.
Why similar: Vampires 24.6% ★, Souls-like 15.6%, Metroidvania 13%, Hack and Slash 11.3%, Action RPG 10.7%
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 22.4%, Souls-like 21.9%, Vampires 19.7% ★, Gothic 15.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
Infinity Wanderer is a roguelite, souls-lite action-platformer. Players dive into Lunara's dark story, facing her fears in a nightmare world. With handcrafted levels and deep character customization, it offers fluid, challenging combat that blends fast-paced and strategic souls-like mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 18%, Souls-like 17.4%, Vampires 17% ★, Hack and Slash 11%, Action RPG 8.2%
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: Metroidvania 29.7%, Souls-like 19.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Anime 7.3%, Hack and Slash 6.8%
[DARK SUN] is an action game with 2D black and white graphics. Souls game mode. Explore the post-apocalyptic world after a thousand years, collect weapons, armor, battle techniques, magic, and challenge powerful enemies. Advance through repeated deaths to find the truth of the doomsday.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.7%, Metroidvania 23.5%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Action RPG 12.3%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
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 24.5%, Souls-like 23.9%, Action RPG 15%, Hack and Slash 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 7%
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: Souls-like 20%, Metroidvania 19.4%, Hack and Slash 11.3%, Action RPG 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
Dash, zip and slice through enemies with style in Ex Angelus, a fast-paced action adventure set in a neo apocalyptic world where fantasy and sci-fi collide.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.7%, Souls-like 23.9%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Action RPG 12.7%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
Noctheria is an Action-adventure mixed with Survival Horror inspired by the N64 era. Play as The Novice in a quest to save the Kingdom of Alabadusk, explore Temples, solve Puzzles and meet odd characters in a cursed dark fantasy world.
Why similar: Souls-like 19.4%, Gothic 19.2% ★, Metroidvania 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Supernatural 8.1%
A story driven adventure horror audiogame in which you have to interact with room elements, survive to environment gimmicks and fight real time battles based only on stereo audio. Learn the enemy patterns and hear where the attacks come from to dodge their attacks in time and then attack.
Why similar: Vampires 28.6% ★, Souls-like 17.1%, Hack and Slash 13%, Action RPG 12.4%, Horror 9.1%
The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat. Master your own fighting style with a variety of swords and firearms, and explore a dark world full of secrets.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.3%, Metroidvania 22.8%, Hack and Slash 14%, Action RPG 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
Join Novak as he fights his way through hordes of fearsome monsters and unravel the mystery of monster resurgence in his land . Inspired by Metroidvania-style and hack 'n slash action rpg, Shikari Rising will plunge you into action and will test your mettle against extremely tough enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Souls-like 21.5%, Vampires 18.2% ★, Action RPG 13.7%, Hack and Slash 6%
The doors of hell have been opened, and now demons walk the earth. Embark on an action-packed and mysterious adventure where you will have to confront the most dangerous enemies and solve the most intricate puzzles. All with the help of an extensive arsenal of weapons and summonings.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.6%, Metroidvania 20.5%, Hack and Slash 16%, Action RPG 14.7%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Souls-like 20%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Action RPG 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
Miracle Corp. is a metagame and a Metroidvania game. In the story, you will play a mysterious retro game developed by Miracle Corp., guided by an AI tour guide. Uncover the hidden truths behind the game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Souls-like 26.1%, Action RPG 13.3%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Awaken in a fallen knight’s body, kept alive by a mysterious living crystal. REVENGE CRYSTAL combines top-down Soulslike combat with exploration across a ruined world of interconnected paths and elemental magic. You are not the knight—you are the will driving him.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.4%, Metroidvania 25.1%, Action RPG 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Hack and Slash 8.5%
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.9%, Vampires 25.1% ★, Action RPG 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
The Golden Eyed Ghosts is a dark fantasy soulslike heavily influenced by the legacy of Zelda adventures, set in the crumbling kingdom of Andromeda. As exiled warrior Orion, search for a way to restore his memories and unravel a terrifying conspiracy.
Why similar: Souls-like 20.1%, Metroidvania 18.9%, Gothic 16.7% ★, Hack and Slash 13.3%, Action RPG 10.1%
As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.1%, Metroidvania 21%, Gothic 19.9% ★, Action RPG 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.5%
Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.8%, Gothic 22.6% ★, Action RPG 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Hack and Slash 9.4%
Crimson Curse —Will Your Fate Bloom in Despair or Salvation Set 23 years after Castlevania Dracula's Curse - follow a young Belmont's journey in an all new 2D Action-Exploration title from KONAMI, Evil Empire and Motion Twin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.9%, Vampires 16.2% ★, Action RPG 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 8%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
Valiant Saga is a brutal 2D action-platformer with RPG elements. Wield a massive axe and explore cursed kingdoms, from snowy hills to blood soaked catacombs. Face hordes of abysmal creatures with pixel art visuals and a powerful metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Vampires 20.6% ★, Souls-like 18.4%, Metroidvania 18.4%, Gothic 12.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
Crimson Covenant is a dark action RPG set in a world shattered by the V24 anomaly. Control Crimvael and fight with a rapier, scissors, bow, and forbidden magic. Shape your tactics through branching combos, attack rhythm, and stamina management as you uncover the truth behind a collapsing world.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.2%, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Gothic 13.8% ★, Action RPG 13.3%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
The sun has died, and the world is consumed by darkness. In Sun is Dead, a high-speed action scavenger adventure, you must fight relentless Shadows, wield the last light, and uncover the truth behind the eternal night. Adapt, survive, and decide the fate of a dying world. Created by 1 person.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.5%, Action RPG 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Hack and Slash 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.7%, Metroidvania 25.5%, Action RPG 14.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
LOST EPIC is a 2D side-scrolling action RPG about a war between gods and humanity. The player becomes the deity-defying knight, God Slayer, and explores the world known as Sanctum to bring the Pantheon of Six to their knees.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.7%, Metroidvania 20.4%, Action RPG 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Hack and Slash 10.1%
“Chronoscript: The Endless End” is an exploration-based action-adventure game where you, an editor trapped within a manuscript, must unravel a thousand-year story that writes itself beyond its end—across 2D pages and a 3D manor.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Vampires 15.6% ★, Souls-like 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
VonGarland Castle : Sacrilege of the Night a love letter to action platformer classics like Castlevania, Super Metroid and Mega Man X.
Why similar: Vampires 22% ★, Metroidvania 17.5%, Gothic 15.7% ★, Action RPG 9.5%, Hack and Slash 9%
Endless Night Sonata is a hand drawn metroidvania with classic style animation. Follow the quest of Nicodemos in the "Worlds-in-middle", an unforgiving and dangerous land controlled by demonic forces on a epic mission to find his purpose...
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Souls-like 28.4%, Gothic 20.9% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Action 2.7%
Tale of Darkness is a brutal, action roguelite. Play as the Betrayed King, ascend from the grave, fight your way through hordes of twisted enemies, defeat your betrayers and free the realm of the Oblivion. Then die and do it all over again.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.2%, Gothic 19.2% ★, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Metroidvania 13%
Cyan Breach is a Metriodivania game set in a biohazard background. The combat style integrates traditional 2D hack and slash with souls-like elements. Explore the game world, gain new skills and weapons, increase character's power, and finally reveal the conspiracy that caused the apocalypse.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Souls-like 21.8%, Action RPG 19%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, RPG 4.3%
"DEADDAYLIGHT" is a side-scrolling platform action-adventure game.Developed independently by a single person. It tells the dark story of a protagonist who wakes up from a nightmare about the plague during a plague after the gods abandoned the earth, and then return to the Cathedral of Holy Light.
Why similar: Souls-like 18.6%, Metroidvania 18.6%, Gothic 13.1% ★, Action RPG 12.2%, Hack and Slash 12.2%
Once you enter the Death Realm, you are bound to abandon hope. Do you think you can take on the most powerful?
Why similar: Souls-like 23.4%, Gothic 21.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Action RPG 11.7%, Hack and Slash 11.1%
Dive into a ruined world devastated by the gods. Ceraphic Requiem is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania with a demanding combat system. Master elemental magic combos, unravel the mysteries of the decay, and impose your will in the final moments of a moribund world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Hack and Slash 16%, Action RPG 13.5%, Gothic 10.4% ★, Action-Adventure 8.9%
A Souls-like, player vs. environment medieval, survival horror game with a high level of difficulty, a world and creatures set in dark fantasy, and a story told through environmental storytelling. Players use medieval weapons and magic to stop a powerful monarch fallen into madness.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.8%, Metroidvania 24.2%, Action RPG 13%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%, Horror 7.2%
Dimension Drifters is a hand-drawn 2D anime action-platformer that takes players through intense, multi-dimensional combat. Join the protagonist, Ena on her quest to restore the shattered dimensions torn apart by the mysterious 'Dark Drifter.'
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Souls-like 24.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Anime 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
A holy knight confronts corruption within a necropolis mega-structure in a souls-like dark sci-fi ARPG.
Why similar: Souls-like 32%, Metroidvania 25.5%, Action RPG 15.5%, Anime 7.2%, Dark Fantasy 6.4%
In the distant future when civilization is on the verge of extinction, people follow the legend of the Elysium in the last city, Havenswell. In this post-apocalyptic wasteland sci-fi ARPG, you will play as Arrisa, a Blader with immortality, and explore the city ruin to find the hope of a new life.
Why similar: Souls-like 37.1%, Action RPG 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Anime 10.4%
If you enjoyed NES games like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Jorney to Silius you have to try this game! Play as Vlad Tepes Dracula and fight your way to the Wallachian border to take your rightful throne in a new medieval Classicvania game with gorgeous art, and 10 playable characters!
Why similar: Metroidvania 20.6%, Vampires 19.4% ★, Gothic 18.1% ★, Souls-like 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
Original developer WayForward upgrades its 2011 classic with new voice acting by Laura Bailey and Troy Baker, sharpened visuals, and rebalanced gameplay. Run, jump, cut, and feed your way through a massive underground castle to confront Rayne’s father at the behest of the Brimstone Society.
Why similar: Vampires 28% ★, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Gothic 14.2% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9%
VELASTER is a gruesome 3D side-scrolling action combat game set in the Middle-earth called Malum. You will find yourself growing in battles against various monsters and bosses. Take revenge that remains in your fading memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.7%, Souls-like 23.6%, Gothic 13.1% ★, Action RPG 12%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%
HunterX: code name T is an action adventure with fast and stylish combat. Perfect your own fighting style using various weapon actions and magic, and explore an ever-greater world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Souls-like 23.9%, Action RPG 14.9%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.1%
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.5%, Hack and Slash 21.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Metroidvania 7.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.2%
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: Metroidvania 33.5%, Souls-like 24.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Action RPG 5.8%
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: Souls-like 26.3%, Metroidvania 23.9%, Action RPG 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Hack and Slash 10.3%
This is an AVG game similar to Metroidvania. The player will perform a demon hunter exploring and decrypting the castle in the Gothic period and hunting the corrupt soul
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Souls-like 28.6%, Action RPG 14.8%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, RPG 6.8%
In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.
Why similar: Vampires 36.5% ★, Souls-like 27%, Action RPG 10%, Anime 7.7%, Hack and Slash 4.6%
Vampire's Veil is a Metroidvania where you control Selene, a vampire seeking to free her family, imprisoned by seven hunters. Face enemies like fairies and gnomes, battle powerful bosses, explore a dark world, and master unique abilities as you take revenge on those who betrayed you.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.7%, Vampires 21.1% ★, Metroidvania 19.8%, Hack and Slash 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%
Consumed by a mysterious curse, restore a once lush forest and its inhabitants to their natural state in this action adventure tale. Experience fast-paced combat, puzzles, and the beauty of nature captured in handcrafted pixel art.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.8%, Metroidvania 26.1%, Action RPG 14.8%, Hack and Slash 12%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
Uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets in this 2D action-adventure Metroidvania. Explore a haunting world of ruins and shadow, master fluid, brutal combat, and unlock powerful abilities to overcome deadly enemies. Forge your path and choose your destiny in an ancient land balanced on the brink of ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.2%, Souls-like 20.3%, Action RPG 14.5%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.5%, Metroidvania 26.2%, Action RPG 15.2%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
Graveless™ is a Single-player, Third person dungeon crawler, and Hack and Slash ARPG set in the realm of chaos when immortality is no longer a myth and fiction.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.8%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Action RPG 12.8%, Female Protagonist 7%
Take control of the demon sisters Kirika and Masha as they attempt to revive their Demon Lord Maxim and rebuild their castle in this 2D action Metroidvania adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.7%, Gothic 20.1% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
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 32%, Gothic 13.9% ★, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Action RPG 11.4%
Count Dracula is once more back from the dead... Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Vampires 26.8% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Gothic 8.9% ★, Action-Adventure 6.9%
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 30.1%, Souls-like 26.4%, Hack and Slash 12.5%, Action RPG 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
This sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow reveals the story of the Belmonts as they battle destiny across generations to discover their true fate. Trevor Belmont, knight of the Brotherhood of Light, embarks on an epic quest to avenge his mother who was killed by his father Gabriel.
Why similar: Vampires 46.9% ★, Metroidvania 21.7%, Hack and Slash 10.5%, Gothic 9% ★, Action 3.7%
Mona: The Endless Journey is a 3D side-scrolling Metroidvania. Players play a fragile pillow-carrying girl, adventuring in a nightmarish fantasy continent. They rescue powerful companions, traverse mysteries, solve puzzles, fight eerie creatures, and uncover the world’s hidden truth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Souls-like 26.5%, Action RPG 12.8%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
A 2D action/platforming adventure with a healthy dose of RPG elements set in the hostile world of Lor, a classic sword and sorcery setting. The slave-hungry Argeshii empire dominates the known world, old and false gods conspire; brutal combat is the only means of survival!
Why similar: Souls-like 25.6%, Metroidvania 24%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Action RPG 10.7%, Hack and Slash 9.9%