- #1 Nine Treasures of Liuyin
97% 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: Action RPG 34.4%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Drama 16.2%, Stealth 14%, Dark 10.4%
- #2 Dandy Ace
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,302 reviews2021
Dev: Mad MimicPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dandy Ace is an over the top action game that follows this fabulous magician seeking to combine and use his magical cards, fighting and looting his way to defeat the Green-Eyed Illusionist and free himself from a cursed mirror.
Why similar: Atmospheric 79%, Singleplayer 21%
- #3 Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder - Prologue
96% matchVery Positive81% of 210 reviews2022
Dev: Team NadirPub: Black Eye Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Nadir is a roguelike deck-builder with a twist: the cost to play a card is an enemy reaction you can predict. Craft your own cards to slay powerful demons. Gather resources, expand your city, grow in power and conquer the underworld.
Why similar: Dark 36.2%, Atmospheric 31.2%, RPG 24.9%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #4 Tavern Cards
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Vadd Game
Windows
"Tavern Cards" is a strategic card-battling adventure! Liberate cities by defeating demons in their taverns. Build a powerful deck, face unique challenges, and unravel the mystery behind the invasion. Can you conquer the demons and save the cities?
Why similar: Story Rich 55.6%, RPG 35%, Singleplayer 9.4%
- #5 Tales of The Nightmares™ Episode One
94% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: ErrorkkkkPub: RedDot Studios
Windows
You are the prime suspect in the massacre of your squad during a clandestine rescue mission. An indie cinematic experience with an immersive psychological horror narrative and a retro visual style inspired by PS1-PS2 classics.
Why similar: Story Rich 26.9%, Action-Adventure 26%, Atmospheric 23.8%, Drama 23.3%
- #6 Cards of Cthulhu
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 340 reviews2016
Dev: Awoker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
CARDS OF CTHULHU is the Roguelike Card RPG full of madness. Experience the unique combination of strategic deck-building with fast-paced combat and face-off parody monsters from horror B movies.
Why similar: Dark 56.6%, RPG 32.4%, Singleplayer 11%
- #7 DEMON COMPASS
92% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Dark 42.5%, Atmospheric 37.6%, Story Rich 16.8%, Singleplayer 3%
- #8 Dark Fantasy Warriors
93% 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: Action RPG 43%, Action-Adventure 20.9%, Stealth 16.3%, RPG 13.4%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #9 Deepening Fire
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 628 reviews2023
Dev: VeryBigDogPub: Merlion Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Lore-Rich 19.4%, Action RPG 16.6%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Platformer 8.1%
- #10 Deck of Souls
90% matchVery Positive83% of 211 reviews2024
Dev: Bigboot StudiosPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Roguelite deck-building meets souls-like. Break out of an infinite loop to close the hell gates, turn enemies into cards, and build your own omnipotent Deck of Souls! Rolls included.
Why similar: Story Rich 35.6%, Atmospheric 28.7%, RPG 27.5%, Singleplayer 8.2%
- #11 Dice Eater: A Supernatural Mystery Card Game
89% matchMixed67% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows
Dice Eater is a mystery card game based around supernatural powers where players must use their power to uncover the other player's tricks. Use your opponent's tricks against them to turn the tables and win.
Why similar: Dark 32.3%, Story Rich 24%, Puzzle 20.5%, PvE 18.5%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #12 The Moon Hell
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: A.M. Team
Windows
Welcome to a world of darkness, where every step can be your last. Explore a stunning world filled with fear and horror, solve puzzles, and endure combat trials to become a hero and protect your world from darkness. Become a warrior ready to fight anything that stands in your way in this action RPG.
Why similar: Action RPG 46.6%, Dark 19.9%, Atmospheric 17.5%, RPG 14.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #13 Book of Demons
87% matchVery Positive91% of 9,468 reviews2018
Dev: Thing Trunk
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!
Why similar: Action RPG 51.6%, RPG 19.5%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Singleplayer 5.8%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #14 Deck of Ashes
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,061 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?
Why similar: RPG 54.9%, Dark 35.1%, Singleplayer 10%
- #15 Exorcism Agency
85% matchVery Positive93% of 277 reviews2025
Dev: YINGGUO GAMEPub: NPC Entertainment
Windows
Raise Your Own Ghost Girl+Deckbuilding+Zuma-Style Match-3!Exorcism Agency is an innovative roguelike that finds joy in thrills.Ghosts are back,the human world is like hell,and you,as a top-tier exorcist,will venture into ghost-infested zones,using all kinds of mystical techniques to capture ghosts
Why similar: Drama 44.4%, Atmospheric 30.8%, Singleplayer 12.8%, RPG 12%
- #16 Lockheart Indigo
86% matchVery Positive97% of 138 reviews2020
Dev: Fangsoft
Windows
A private-eye must deceive a rich family into revealing their darkest secrets, before the killer amongst them silences everyone.
Why similar: Noir 50.7%, Crime 19.5%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, RPG 9%, Atmospheric 5%
- #17 Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn
84% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: MrDoth
Windows
Dark Sword is a frenetic action game that mixes bullet-hell and hack-n-slash in the midst of a devastating and dark open world with a tragic backstory, where the player must immerse himself in order to defeat the powerful guardians that guard it.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Action RPG 29.3%, PvE 15.7%, RPG 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #18 The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana
86% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Monolith Graphics
Windows · Mac
The Cabinets of Doctor Arcana is a dark adventure game set inside the haunted mansion of a mysterious magician who vanished several years ago. Resolve a maze of riddles and perplexing puzzles to unlock doors and secret passages, or be doomed to spend eternity trapped inside the inescapable mansion.
Why similar: Noir 51.6%, Puzzle 19.5%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Dark 13%
- #19 Dance of Cards
84% matchVery Positive87% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: GoodMorningMrFrogPub: Pineapple Works
Windows
Dance of Cards is a tactical gambling RPG where you try to survive seven days of a deadly cruise by playing poker.
Why similar: Noir 53.1%, Story Rich 14%, Cute 12.2%, Dark 11.4%, RPG 9.3%
- #20 Revenge of the shadow ninja
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Varvarik
Windows
Platform game with a gloomy artistic style. Challenging levels with many traps and enemies. Use all your skills to avoid dangerous traps. Destroy all opponents on your way to revenge.
Why similar: Platformer 70.9%, Atmospheric 24%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #21 The Horror at Highrook
81% matchVery Positive91% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Story Rich 44.5%, RPG 25.9%, Atmospheric 24.3%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #22 Hell is Us
79% matchVery Positive87% of 5,146 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Action RPG 25.4%, Story Rich 16.7%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, RPG 9.8%
- #23 Lies of P
78% matchVery Positive92% of 75,928 reviews2023
Dev: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac
Median: 23.8 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Action RPG 39.4%, Story Rich 18.7%, Dark 16.5%, Atmospheric 13.5%, RPG 8.1%
- #24 Rebellion
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: TGM
Windows
Rebellion is a souls like and roguelite action game about your revenge saga. Unfairly imprisoned, you seek to cross swords with the King again, for the last time! Escape the jail, explore the castle and it's different areas and layouts, find and recruit allies, choose to fight or sneak from enemies.
Why similar: Action RPG 76.6%, RPG 16.9%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #25 Seduction
82% matchMixed55% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: KOEX studioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
《Seduction》is a 2d horror adventure puzzle game. Lee has to survive in the dark realm and to save Mei's soul from being use for the great summoning. Facing with mysteries, he has to figure out the truth in order to end it.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.6%, Dark 25.4%, Story Rich 24.8%, Atmospheric 22.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #26 Inscryption
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Story Rich 39.1%, Dark 30.6%, Puzzle 30.3%
- #27 RogueJack21
78% matchMixed69% of 197 reviews2026
Dev: Zandbox Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
RogueJack21 is a Blackjack-inspired deckbuilder where you build and upgrade your deck to battle your opponents. Navigate through procedurally generated casinos and take revenge on The House, the ruthless mafia ruling Noir City that stole everything from you.
Why similar: Noir 93.9%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #28 Ex Natura: Nature Corrupted
79% matchMixed66% of 200 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: Action RPG 31.8%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, Story Rich 15.2%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #29 Netherworld Covenant
76% matchVery Positive80% of 657 reviews2025
Dev: MadGoat Game StudioPub: Infini Fun
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Action RPG 43.6%, Action-Adventure 22.3%, Atmospheric 17%, RPG 13.1%, Singleplayer 4%
- #30 Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Embody a hard-boiled detective seeking bloody justice. in an old-school, Korean-style beat-’em-up. Plow through the criminal underworld to find and punish those responsible for his sister's death...before his mind unravels and his vengeance completely destroys him.
Why similar: Noir 50.6%, Action RPG 31.7%, Crime 15.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #31 DARK
80% matchMixed54% of 1,385 reviews2013
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DARK is a unique stealth-action game with RPG elements in which you take on the role of the ultimate hunter: a vampire. Ambush your enemies from the shadows, roam the darkness and use powerful vampire skills to dispatch your opponents.
Why similar: Noir 38.3%, Stealth 28.2%, Dark 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #32 Black Book
74% matchVery Positive92% of 6,528 reviews2021
Dev: MorteshkaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
Why similar: Story Rich 61.5%, RPG 38.5%
- #33 Fantasmagorie
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Drama 24.1%, Story Rich 22%, Atmospheric 20%, Dark 18.4%, Action-Adventure 14%
- #34 The Other Half
75% matchVery Positive84% of 98 reviews2018
Dev: Studio Egg Roll
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fantasy action adventure where you unbury a tale of intimacy and violence in order to cleanse a demonic infestation from a once-beautiful land.
Why similar: Action RPG 36.7%, RPG 21.2%, Action-Adventure 20%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Singleplayer 4%
- #35 There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,013 reviews2022
Dev: ZelartPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.2 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: Action RPG 31.2%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Dark 14.6%, Story Rich 14.5%, Atmospheric 13.4%
- #36 Toziuha Night: Dracula's Revenge
73% matchVery Positive84% of 129 reviews2022
Dev: Danny Garay
Windows · Linux
Follow the story of Xandria, the iron alchemist. Seeking revenge, she accepts the dangerous mission to put an end to the evil that resides in Dracula's castle and torments the people of Transylvania. Fight with an iron whip in this retro-style & Classic-Vania adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 36.1%, Action-Adventure 35.6%, Story Rich 28.3%
- #37 The Darkest Tales
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 905 reviews2022
Dev: Trinity TeamPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear heads to the far side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Platformer 10.9%, Dark 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #38 Hopeguard
71% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Hopesquad StudioPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
Hopeguard is a third-person dark fantasy game about loss and acceptance. You have been chosen to eliminate the Dragon Queen, but the confrontation will not go as expected. Journey through caves, ruins, and forests to solve environmental puzzles and fulfill your quest -but with a new perspective.
Why similar: Puzzle 34.2%, Story Rich 33.2%, Atmospheric 26.9%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #39 Void Memory
75% matchMixed67% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Metroidvania 52.6%, RPG 19.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Dark 7.6%
- #40 Liberte
72% matchMixed67% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: SuperstaticPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Liberté is a deck-builder roguelite inspired by the French Revolution and body horror. Brave the war-torn streets as Rene - a regular Parisian entangled in a civil war caused by a cryptic invader from another dimension, Lady Bliss. Collect cards, nurture alliances, and try to stay alive!
Why similar: Dark 52.5%, RPG 31.3%, Singleplayer 16.2%
- #41 Drova - Forsaken Kin
67% matchVery Positive94% of 9,095 reviews2024
Dev: Just2DPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Drova is an Action-RPG that marries the dark grim tones of its genre with the mysticism of Celtic mythology. Encounter a society where ancient restless spirits and divided factions battle for dominance. Uncover forgotten abilities and unravel the secrets of a past shrouded in mystery.
Why similar: Action RPG 56.3%, RPG 19.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #42 Phyllosoma
70% matchMixed56% of 52 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: Action-Adventure 50.3%, Atmospheric 24%, Dark 17.7%, Singleplayer 8%
- #43 The Magister
71% matchVery Positive90% of 144 reviews2021
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The Magister is a murder-mystery card-battler RPG. Build and customise your deck to fight in battles, or use ‘Tactical Diplomacy’ to pacify those who stand in your way. Gather clues and discover motives as you investigate the death of your predecessor and unmask the guilty culprit.
Why similar: RPG 77.2%, Singleplayer 22.8%
- #44 Gunbrella
69% matchVery Positive86% of 969 reviews2023
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.
Why similar: Noir 72.5%, Platformer 22.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Story Rich 1.9%
- #45 Menace from the Deep
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,275 reviews2024
Dev: Flat Lab
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.
Why similar: Noir 56%, Dark 17.9%, PvE 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #46 Etherburn
69% 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: Action-Adventure 64.3%, Dark 31.7%, Singleplayer 4%
- #47 Decks & Daggers
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Osarion
Windows
DECKS & DAGGERS is a Deck-Building RPG Card Game where you venture down into the dungeons to slay monsters and collect treasure.
Why similar: RPG 59.2%, Story Rich 26.5%, Singleplayer 14.3%
- #48 Out Of Hands
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,468 reviews2025
Dev: Game River
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.
Why similar: Atmospheric 54.7%, RPG 36.4%, Singleplayer 8.9%
- #49 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: Renka
Windows
Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.5%, Story Rich 29%, Cute 20.4%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #50 FORCED SHOWDOWN
70% matchVery Positive83% of 675 reviews2016
Dev: BetaDwarf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.
Why similar: Action RPG 43.3%, Action-Adventure 21.4%, RPG 16.3%, Arcade 14.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #51 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 461 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 31.5%, Drama 22.4%, Dark 16%, Story Rich 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%
- #52 Metamorphos
68% matchVery Positive80% of 467 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: Action-Adventure 36.8%, PvE 35.7%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Dark 11.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #53 Slash or Die
70% matchVery Positive86% of 255 reviews2016
Dev: ClickGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this game you will face violence and extraordinary complexity. You will have to become one of three heroes to slash enemies or to die from their hands. What will your hero do? It depends only on your skills…
Why similar: Action RPG 39.1%, PvE 20.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Dark 12.7%, RPG 10.9%
- #54 Project KILLDANCE
64% matchVery Positive95% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Project KILLDANCE is a Noir tactical action featuring a one-army strategy and instant-death combat. Slowly observe surroundings, choreograph each killing move, leave no survivor, and become the spectral death.
Why similar: Noir 97.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #55 Magicians & Looters
69% matchVery Positive87% of 128 reviews2014
Dev: Morgopolis Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 85.5%, Platformer 14.5%
- #56 Death of a Wish
65% matchVery Positive98% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: melessthanthreePub: Syndicate Atomic LLC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
THE NEO-SANCTUM SHALL FALL. Claim retribution against the theocratic Faiths as you master vicious hack-and-slash combat in this action-RPG where style is salvation.
Why similar: Action RPG 48.1%, Action-Adventure 23.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, RPG 13.1%