- #1 Metamorphos
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 468 reviews2021
Dev: Spicy Dice StudiosPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Take on the role of the temple’s guardian, awakened to cleanse the temple from an evil force corrupting it. Fight and dodge your way through a series of corrupted denizens, wildlife, and guardians to confront Nafaset, the Defiler, and restore the blessed oases.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.3%, Hack and Slash 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Third Person 9.2%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #2 Etherburn
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Nixon Scherbarth
Windows
Etherburn is a Souls-like action-adventure. Play as a hero resurrected in a mysterious and interconnected dungeon. Explore and face intense duels as you fight your way to freedom.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Action-Adventure 11%, Third Person 9.6%, Combat 7%
- #3 Codex Lost
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: FreemanaPub: JanduSoft
Windows
The new open world, spellcasting action-RPG. The grimoires have been stolen, civilisation is in ruins. Rise, Curator! Craft ancient elemental magics and challenge the great lords who threaten to fracture reality itself.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Difficult 12.9%, Action RPG 10.2%, Third Person 7.7%
- #4 The Fallen
95% matchMixed59% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: 6 Pillars Studio
Windows
A third person fantasy melee combat game. Play as a knight who awakens in The Land of the Fallen
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.9%, Difficult 24.4%, Action 20.1%, Third Person 17.9%, Adventure 12.7%
- #5 The Altered Lands
94% matchMixed62% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: VoidCompiler
Windows
Start your journey in a dark fantasy world. Prepare to face challenging enemies with Swords, Bows and powerful Magics. Choose your path! Fight, Craft, Explore and find out the dark secret of The Altered Lands.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.1%, Difficult 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Action RPG 10.8%, Third Person 7.8%
- #6 Back To Ashes
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: InDID
Windows
Explore alternative realities while trying to save Your own from approaching annihilation. Dark fantasy rpg action game which will take You on a journey deep into the realms of Errent.
Why similar: Souls-like 60.2%, Difficult 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Action 6%, Adventure 3.8%
- #7 The First Berserker: Khazan
92% matchVery Positive85% of 30,646 reviews2025
Dev: NeoplePub: NEXON
Windows
Median: 27.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.5%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Difficult 13.2%, Action RPG 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
- #8 Ascend: Reborn
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 852 reviews2022
Dev: Outer Heaven
Windows
Ascend Reborn is an old-school, 3rd person action RPG. Wage war as a brutal Caos warrior on your journey to Ascension. The reign of the Titans has come to an end. The New Gods have risen to claim ultimate power and need a champion. Will you rise to the challenge?
Why similar: Souls-like 29.3%, Hack and Slash 17.2%, Action RPG 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Third Person 8.4%
- #9 Crimson Oath
91% matchVery Positive85% of 639 reviews2026
Dev: Parry Frames Team
Windows
Long may the sun shine! Prepare to suffer! Souls-like combat adventure in a unique world. Learn to fight... then fight to realize your belief.A warrior gradually grows and uncovers the ultimate truth of world change.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.9%, Difficult 13.1%, Hack and Slash 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Medieval 7.8%
- #10 There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,023 reviews2022
Dev: ZelartPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!
Why similar: Souls-like 25.1%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Difficult 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Action RPG 11.2%
- #11 Cervus Blade
89% matchVery Positive89% of 406 reviews2023
Dev: Team BladePub: USC Games
Windows
Cervus Blade is an enchanting third-person action adventure game that takes players on an epic journey through a deer-worship desert world. Engage in high-octane combat, testing your skills in challenging encounters, unleash the power of the Blade and become a legend in this captivating adventure.
Why similar: Souls-like 41%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Combat 9.7%, Difficult 8.9%, Action RPG 8.7%
- #12 Sands of Aura
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 826 reviews2023
Dev: Chashu EntertainmentPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Action RPG 14%, Difficult 12.9%, Hack and Slash 12.5%
- #13 Decay of Logos
90% matchMixed54% of 283 reviews2019
Dev: Amplify Creations
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Immerse yourself in the world of Decay Of Logos and unravel its mysteries. Explore old dungeons, battle unforgiving foes and journey through a vibrant interconnected fantasy realm with your mystical elk companion.
Why similar: Souls-like 25.5%, Hack and Slash 13%, Difficult 12%, Action RPG 11.8%, Combat 8.6%
- #14 Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted
88% matchMixed66% of 203 reviews2023
Dev: Blackburne Games Yazılım A.Ş.
Windows
Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted is a souls-like game with Enrage mechanic which sets in a Nature themed dark fantasy world. Fight your way from the deepest dungeons to the top of the clouds and save the corrupted nature in this mysterious "pre-human" era-themed epic story.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.6%, Action RPG 12.2%, Combat 11.1%, Third Person 8.3%
- #15 The Doors That Led to Nowhere
86% matchVery Positive93% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: SoloCap Games
Windows · Mac
Wake up lost in a void of darkness. With no other option, press onward through cryptic dimensional doors, wielding a mysterious blade created by the fallen entities that came long before you in this heart-pounding First Person RPG.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.7%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Action 9.9%, Combat 7.7%
- #16 Pale Coins
84% matchVery Positive94% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Lukas Irzl
Windows
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: Souls-like 28.5%, Hack and Slash 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Difficult 14.6%, Action RPG 14.3%
- #17 Eldest Souls
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,257 reviews2021
Dev: Fallen Flag StudioPub: United Label
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 29.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Difficult 15.3%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action RPG 12.9%
- #18 Immortal Planet
87% matchMixed62% of 390 reviews2017
Dev: teedoubleuGAMES
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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 50.1%, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Difficult 11%, Action RPG 8%, Dark Fantasy 6.8%
- #19 Unsouled
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 357 reviews2022
Dev: Megusta GamePub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unsouled is a 2D action RPG game requiring immense elaborate control. Take a break from repetitive attack and dodge action by challenging yourself with the world of Unsouled.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.2%, Difficult 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Action RPG 14.5%, Action-Adventure 8%
- #20 Mortal Shell
82% matchMixed68% of 11,307 reviews2021
Dev: Cold SymmetryPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 44.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.6%, Difficult 12.5%, Hack and Slash 8.5%, Action RPG 7.8%
- #21 Dark Fantasy Warriors
84% matchMixed55% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: WarriorsStudio
Windows
Dark Fantasy Warrior is a third-person action role-playing game in Dark Souls style. Extremely dark, deep and DIFFICULT! All of that in this super action game and prepare to die. Are you ready to fight Darkness?
Why similar: Souls-like 31.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Action RPG 13%, Third Person 7.4%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #22 Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
83% matchMixed59% of 20,644 reviews2014
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Difficult 12.9%, Action RPG 10.7%, Third Person 5.8%
- #23 Thymesia
81% matchVery Positive83% of 9,660 reviews2022
Dev: OverBorder StudioPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 27.3%, Difficult 13.4%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Action RPG 8.3%
- #24 Void Sols
79% matchVery Positive96% of 363 reviews2024
Dev: Finite Reflection StudiosPub: Modern Wolf
Windows · Mac
Abstract ruins. Hostile shapes. No escape but forward... Death isn’t the end as you know it. Here, it’s how you grow! Each defeat teaches you more as you rise again to defeat foes with stolen blades and bows. Pushing through a broken world warped by cruelty and shadows. Welcome. This is Void Sols.
Why similar: Souls-like 34.2%, Difficult 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, Action RPG 15.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #25 Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King
81% matchMixed67% of 769 reviews2021
Dev: Redlock Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The old world is gone, lost with the disappearance of the King. Reforge reality in this dark action RPG through skill-based combat, innovative open-world platforming and the testimonies of survivors… some more trustworthy than others. Are you ready, Wanderer?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.4%, Difficult 21.7%, Action RPG 17%, Third Person 14%, Action 8.6%
- #26 Pharaonic
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 300 reviews2016
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Embark on a journey of exploration and violence in the Two Lands of Egypt with Pharaonic! This unforgiving Combat RPG features an streamlined and challenging combat system that will keep you on your toes while fighting for your life!
Why similar: Souls-like 25.2%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Difficult 13.1%, Action RPG 11.6%, Combat 7.8%
- #27 Bleak Faith: Forsaken
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,880 reviews2023
Dev: Archangel Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
Why similar: Souls-like 45.5%, Action RPG 18.4%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Third Person 9.8%, Action 4.3%
- #28 Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
79% matchMixed56% of 67,885 reviews2020
Dev: WOLCEN Studio
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23%, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Difficult 17.6%, Action RPG 17.3%, Medieval 11.2%
- #29 FADE
80% matchMixed64% of 70 reviews2020
Dev: Knight by Night
Windows
FADE is a classic Third person Action RPG. Travel to the land of Baltane and stop a twisted cult from finishing a ancient and twisted ritual. Face powerful bosses, collect loot, and fight horrific beings. Solo developed.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.3%, Hack and Slash 21%, Action RPG 12.8%, Third Person 8.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
- #30 Wheelborn
77% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Alex Klexber
Windows · Mac
Explore, fight, and gather materials in an atmospheric, ruined kingdom inhabited by creepy-cute car creatures, in this short and unique exploration experience.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 26.8%, Hack and Slash 22.1%, Third Person 14.4%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Combat 8.3%
- #31 WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
75% matchMixed55% of 102,825 reviews2025
Dev: LeenzeePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 23.5 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.3%, Difficult 12.9%, Hack and Slash 12.2%, Action RPG 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%
- #32 Nith Realms
78% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Raptor Studios
Windows
A free-flow action-adventure game with varied realms to travel through. The player will have to defeat powerful bosses and take on dangerous environments in order to obtain the all-powerful elements to take back the Nith.
Why similar: Combat 20%, Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Action RPG 14.5%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Action 7.7%
- #33 FOUNTAINS
75% matchVery Positive84% of 460 reviews2024
Dev: John PywellPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.
Why similar: Souls-like 33.8%, Hack and Slash 19.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Action RPG 14.9%, Combat 9.4%
- #34 The Awakener: Forgotten Oath
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 246 reviews2023
Dev: TANER GAMESPub: Gamera Games
Windows
The Awakener: Forgotten Oath is a rogue-like action game with a highly flexible combat system. ACT and Rogue-like lovers will embark on a thrilling adventure in a magical world called Sylvalond.
Why similar: Action RPG 24.4%, Medieval 22.8%, Third Person 13.8%, Combat 11%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #35 Bygone Dreams: Prophecy
74% matchVery Positive87% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Prime Time
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bygone Dreams: Prophecy is a free prologue for a high fantasy Action-Adventure game set inside a surreal dream world. Face fantastical adversaries, solve puzzles, and fight your way through challenging bosses in your quest to save the world's matron deity and stop the nightmare consuming the dream.
Why similar: Souls-like 21.5%, Action RPG 20.3%, Combat 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Magic 7.2%
- #36 Phyllosoma
73% matchMixed58% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: RespectGuild
Windows
You are a lone hunter who awakens in darkness. Within a cursed fortress where reality and hell intertwine, your goal is clear: Reach the top. Fight horrific enemies, grow stronger, and face what awaits at the summit.
Why similar: Souls-like 53.4%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Third Person 11.3%, Combat 6.3%, Action 5.8%
- #37 Nine Treasures of Liuyin
73% matchVery Positive80% of 296 reviews2024
Dev: kingnagame
Windows
This is a dark, soul like role-playing game, trying to create a different experience in this genre. The protagonist fights against a powerful enemy in this city in search of a divine artifact.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.5%, Action RPG 14.6%, Action-Adventure 8%, Combat 7.5%
- #38 Bygone Dreams
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Prime Time
Windows
Bygone Dreams is a high fantasy Action-Adventure set inside a surreal dream world. Face fantastical adversaries, solve puzzles, and fight your way through challenging bosses in your quest to save the world's matron deity and stop the nightmare consuming the dream.
Why similar: Action RPG 25.2%, Souls-like 14.9%, Action-Adventure 14%, Third Person 12.2%, Combat 9.8%
- #39 Liberty Prime
77% matchMostly Negative29% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: Prime Studios
Windows
Welcome to an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, glory is valued above gold and freedom is hard earned. In the age of Great Drotus Empire, a lone mercenary accepts a contract to liberate 13 nations of The Empire in order to regain his lost "Glory".
Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.6%, Souls-like 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Difficult 11.4%, Action RPG 9.4%
- #40 Ashen
74% matchMixed67% of 3,804 reviews2019
Dev: A44Pub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.
Why similar: Souls-like 39.8%, Action RPG 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Third Person 7.7%
- #41 Netherworld Covenant
70% matchVery Positive80% of 678 reviews2025
Dev: MadGoat Game StudioPub: Infini Fun
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
In the abyss where the mortal realm and netherworld intertwine, become a warrior wielding the power of the Nether Lantern to fight along with the fallen souls. With hardcore, soulslike action and intriguing roguelike builds, shatter the cursed barriers and unveil the truth woven from blood and soul.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.2%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Action RPG 16.3%, Combat 11.8%, Medieval 10.4%
- #42 Shadows: Awakening
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,466 reviews2018
Dev: Games FarmPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Shadows: Awakening is a unique, isometric single-player RPG with real-time tactical combat. You embark on an epic adventure with challenging gameplay, a gripping storyline and enchanting graphics.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.1%, Dark Fantasy 21%, Action RPG 16.9%, Action 7.4%, Magic 7%
- #43 Blade of God X: Orisols
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 510 reviews2024
Dev: PGD
Windows
BOGX emerges from the shadows as a captivating dark-themed Action RPG, marking a thrilling continuation of the Blade of God saga. From Game, Beyond Game. Inheritor, the gods lie vanquished in twilight— You stand as the last sentinel.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.3%, Hack and Slash 17.5%, Action RPG 13.7%, Third Person 8.9%, Medieval 8.3%
- #44 ENCHAIN
68% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: mattlawrdev
Windows
Grapple, throw, and break your fellow undead in this bone-smashing exploration movement shooter. Challenge the afterlife, collect secret artifacts, and uncover the deprived depths as you clamber out of a hopeless abyss.
Why similar: Souls-like 47.7%, Hack and Slash 28.5%, Dark Fantasy 17.7%, Action 3.9%, Adventure 2.1%
- #45 Sancticide
69% matchMixed63% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: Red Square GamesPub: Sylen Studio
Windows
Sancticide is an Indie melee-focused TPP action RPG game set in the world of the biblical Apocalypse. Become Ezechiel, sin collector in the service of Them at The Top, as he ventures through what is left of our world during the End Times.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 14.7%, Difficult 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Action RPG 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%
- #46 Regions of Ruin: Runegate
67% matchVery Positive87% of 306 reviews2026
Dev: Gameclaw StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Embark on an explorative RPG hack-and-slash adventure where you attempt to re-establish a haven for the lost dwarven civilization. Journey across varied lands, help those in need, gather resources and fight off goblins and monsters as you slowly rebuild a home for your people.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.6%, Dark Fantasy 25.6%, Action RPG 24%, Fantasy 7.8%, Action 5.5%
- #47 Brume
71% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2019
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A challenging action-adventure game. Explore a foggy abandoned island, fight knights, slugs and ghosts, and make your way to an old corrupted keep.
Why similar: Souls-like 54.6%, Medieval 14.9%, Difficult 12.2%, Magic 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%
- #48 The Excrawlers
70% matchVery Positive88% of 120 reviews2023
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
Action-RPG slasher in which you have to get into the dark atmosphere of dungeons full of monsters and madness.
Why similar: Souls-like 33.1%, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Difficult 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Action RPG 4.5%
- #49 Unworthy
71% matchVery Positive81% of 848 reviews2018
Dev: Aleksandar Kuzmanovic Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 53%, Dark Fantasy 21.1%, Difficult 16.8%, Action 4.1%, RPG 2.5%
- #50 ELDERBORN
69% matchVery Positive86% of 2,986 reviews2020
Dev: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ELDERBORN - a Metal AF* Slasher with brutal FPP melee combat and souls-like/RPG character progression. In the times of legend, barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. Be that merciless slayer. Uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom. Forge your own destiny! *Action Fantasy.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.2%, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Difficult 14.5%, Action RPG 11.3%
- #51 Return
69% matchVery Positive87% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: Dead Unicorn
Windows
Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.9%, Difficult 23.2%, Hack and Slash 21.1%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Fantasy 4.6%
- #52 Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade
72% matchMixed65% of 654 reviews2016
Dev: Amaterasu Software
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Embark on an epic adventure to save the lands. Form a party by selecting 4 different adventurers from a pool of over 12 unique classes. Battle your way through the cursed lands scaling the highest mountains and exploring the darkest dungeons. Face more than 30 unique challenging bosses in order to reach the capital of the kingdom.
Why similar: Difficult 34.7%, Dark Fantasy 23.4%, Medieval 13.4%, Linear 10.4%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #53 Swordbreaker: Back to The Castle
71% matchMixed60% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: DuCats Games Studio
Windows
An action-adventure in a medieval fantasy universe. Learn all about the adventures of mighty Swordbreaker before his appearance in the castle. Destroy enemies with a sword, magic, and a unique device — the swordbreaker, from which the hero got his alias!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Difficult 17%, Third Person 12.5%, Medieval 11.4%
- #54 Blades of Fire
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 371 reviews2026
Dev: MercurySteamPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A dark fantasy adventure where forging steel shapes combat, progression, and fate.
Why similar: Souls-like 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, Hack and Slash 12.5%, Combat 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #55 Gravebound
64% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: Atomic Game LabsPub: Student Game Developer Association
Windows
Survive as long as you can through the waves of magic guardians, level up to heighten your own magical abilities, and unlock game changing weapon upgrades and new arenas as you explore Dark Willow Crypt! Will you escape, or are you bound for the grave...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 33.6%, Combat 18.9%, Fantasy 17.9%, Action 14.1%, 3D 9.9%
- #56 Giants Uprising
68% matchMixed59% of 251 reviews2021
Dev: VARSAV Game StudiosPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Giants Uprising is a medieval fantasy action adventure game full of Giants and unlimited destruction! Take on the role of a powerful Giant who finally breaks free from enslavement to seek revenge on the ruthless human race.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.2%, Action RPG 17.8%, Medieval 12.2%, Combat 12%, Third Person 10.8%
- #57 Malignant Survivors
66% matchMixed63% of 309 reviews2024
Dev: Eren Aydin
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
3D rogue-like action game in a dark fantasy theme. Blow up thousands of malignants and find quality loot to improve your heroes for harder challenges.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 27.2%, Dark Fantasy 19.7%, Action RPG 19.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Magic 8%
- #58 Immortal: Unchained
68% matchMixed66% of 887 reviews2018
Dev: Toadman InteractivePub: Game Odyssey Limited
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unleashed and unforgiving. Can you rise to the challenge? Immortal: Unchained is the latest addition to the genre of ultra-hardcore action RPGs. Take the role of a living weapon, unleashed to stop the source of a cataclysmic event threatening to end all worlds.
Why similar: Souls-like 48.1%, Action RPG 18%, Third Person 15.1%, Action 4.6%, Fantasy 4.5%
- #59 Candellum
62% matchVery Positive97% of 220 reviews2026
Dev: Out of Seats StudioPub: ISART DIGITAL
Windows
Play as a candle warrior fighting to keep your flame alive in a world where fire means life and death. Steal wax from enemies to survive, wield your flame tactically in intense hack-and-slash combat, and uncover the dark secrets of a dormant wax factory filled with danger !
Why similar: Hack and Slash 46.3%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Combat 10.3%, Action 8.1%, Linear 7.3%