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Games Like Titan Souls

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Indie, Singleplayer, Difficult.

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Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 79% — of 13,486 reviews
Released: 2015-04-14
Developer: Acid Nerve
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 48 min
Mean playtime: 4.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 43%

Overview

Titan Souls is a masterclass in minimalist design, defined by its high-stakes, one-hit-kill combat and intense boss-rush structure. These recommendations prioritize games that capture that same sense of precision, challenging boss encounters, and atmospheric world-building, ensuring you find the same thrill of overcoming overwhelming odds.

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  1. #1 Eldest Souls
    97% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,167 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 41.3%, Boss Rush 21.4%, Difficult 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Indie 2%

    Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art souls-like focused entirely on challenging, high-stakes boss encounters.

  2. #2 Furi
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 13,739 reviews2016
    Dev: The Game Bakers
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

    Why similar: Boss Rush 47.3%, Difficult 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Top-Down 6%, Action 3.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A pure boss-rush experience that demands the same level of precision and pattern recognition as Titan Souls.

  3. #3 Katana ZERO
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
    Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 28.9%, Difficult 23.5%, Action 6.3%, Indie 3.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a one-hit-kill mechanic that requires perfect execution and fast-paced decision-making.

  4. #4 Hyper Light Drifter
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 18,466 reviews2016
    Dev: Heart Machine
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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

    Why similar: Difficult 23.2%, Souls-like 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Adventure 3.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar sense of atmospheric exploration and high-difficulty, precision-based combat.

  5. #5 Death's Door
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 21,056 reviews2021
    Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

    Why similar: Souls-like 83.2%, Action 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%, Action-Adventure 4%, Indie 2.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines top-down souls-like combat with tight, boss-focused encounters in a beautifully atmospheric world.

  6. #6 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: Pixel Graphics 44.6%, Action 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, 2D 10.4%, Fantasy 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-stakes action game that distills combat down to its most intense, reflexive elements.

  7. #7 Nine Sols
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 38,824 reviews2024
    Dev: RedCandleGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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

    Why similar: Souls-like 55.9%, Difficult 26.3%, Action 3.7%, 2D 3.3%, Adventure 3%

    Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D action game with a heavy emphasis on parry-based combat and difficult boss fights.

  8. #8 Hollow Knight
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 534,538 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Cherry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    Why similar: Souls-like 48%, Difficult 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, 2D 2.9%, Indie 2.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, challenging combat and exploration that rewards patience and mastery of boss patterns.

  9. #9 Blasphemous
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
    Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

    Why similar: Souls-like 55.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Difficult 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, 2D 2.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric 2D souls-like with punishing combat and memorable boss battles.

  10. #10 Death's Gambit: Afterlife
    91% matchVery Positive81% of 5,476 reviews2018
    Dev: White RabbitPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

    Why similar: Souls-like 67.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Difficult 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 3.3%, Action 2.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-RPG that emphasizes boss-rush mechanics and challenging souls-like combat.

  11. #11 Salt and Sanctuary
    90% matchVery Positive89% of 21,497 reviews2016
    Dev: Ska Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

    Why similar: Souls-like 77.8%, Difficult 15.5%, 2D 2%, Action 1.7%, Indie 1%

    Why You'll Like It: A faithful 2D adaptation of the souls-like formula, featuring difficult bosses and interconnected exploration.

  12. #12 Jotun: Valhalla Edition
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 8,541 reviews2015
    Dev: Thunder Lotus
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology. In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla. Impress the Gods!

    Why similar: Difficult 30.1%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Boss Rush 13%, Adventure 10.3%, Souls-like 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn adventure that focuses on massive, screen-filling boss fights and exploration.

  13. #13 Boss Rush: Mythology
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 132 reviews2020
    Dev: Alexey Suslin
    Windows

    Boss Rush: Mythology - This is an action game in which you have to fight various creatures and gods from Greek, Scandinavian, Slavic and Egyptian mythologies.

    Why similar: Souls-like 62.1%, Difficult 13.4%, Boss Rush 12.7%, Action 4.5%, Indie 3.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the boss-rush genre, focusing on challenging 2D combat against mythological foes.

  14. #14 Akane
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,861 reviews2018
    Dev: Ludic Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.2%, Difficult 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Action 8.7%, Indie 8.3%

    Why You'll Like It: An arena-based slasher where one hit means death, mirroring the high-stakes tension of Titan Souls.

  15. #15 TUNIC
    86% matchVery Positive91% of 17,199 reviews2022
    Dev: TUNIC TeamPub: Finji
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

    Why similar: Souls-like 56.9%, Difficult 24.4%, Top-Down 4.9%, Action-Adventure 3.2%, Puzzle 2.5%

    Why You'll Like It: An isometric adventure that hides deep, challenging combat and boss encounters behind a cute exterior.

  16. #16 Minit
    87% matchVery Positive89% of 2,804 reviews2018
    Dev: JWPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 36.8%, Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 8%, Retro 4.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A minimalist adventure game that uses a unique time-loop mechanic to create high-stakes, focused gameplay.

  17. #17 The Messenger
    86% matchVery Positive93% of 12,834 reviews2018
    Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Difficult 19.1%, Retro 6.9%, 2D 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that evolves into a challenging metroidvania with tight combat mechanics.

  18. #18 Celeste
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,420 reviews2018
    Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

    Why similar: Difficult 37.4%, Great Soundtrack 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Indie 4.2%, 2D 2.7%

    Why You'll Like It: While platformer-focused, it shares the 'die-and-retry' philosophy and high difficulty of Titan Souls.

  19. #19 Dead Cells
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 178,807 reviews2018
    Dev: Motion Twin
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    Why similar: Souls-like 48.2%, Difficult 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Adventure 3.8%, Action 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike that demands precision and mastery of combat mechanics.

  20. #20 Skul: The Hero Slayer
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 56,905 reviews2021
    Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 36.2%, Difficult 26.9%, Action 11.3%, Indie 9.5%, 2D 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A challenging action-roguelike with diverse combat mechanics and intense boss encounters.

  21. #21 Downwell
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
    Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    Why similar: Difficult 40%, Pixel Graphics 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, Action 5.9%, Indie 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-speed action game where precision and quick reflexes are the only way to survive.

  22. #22 Immortal Planet
    84% 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 71.1%, Difficult 13.1%, Action 4.3%, Adventure 3.8%, Indie 3.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down souls-like that focuses on stamina management and tactical, deliberate combat.

  23. #23 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 1,239 reviews2018
    Dev: Long Hat HousePub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.7%, Difficult 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Action 14.4%, Indie 13.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Features unique movement mechanics that make navigating and fighting bosses a fresh, difficult challenge.

  24. #24 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 11,587 reviews2016
    Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

    Why similar: Souls-like 51.1%, Difficult 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 3.4%, 2D 3.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A polished 2D souls-like with tight controls and challenging, pattern-based boss fights.

  25. #25 ABYSSAL BLADE
    77% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2025
    Dev: Vifer Games
    Windows · Mac

    ABYSSAL BLADE is a pixel-art boss rush inspired by MMO raid mechanics. With only 1 HP, take up your blade and challenge the five stages of grief.

    Why similar: Boss Rush 32.9%, Souls-like 32.9%, Difficult 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Top-Down 3.7%

  26. #26 Wizard of Legend
    80% matchVery Positive91% of 20,891 reviews2018
    Dev: Contingent99
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 41.2%, Difficult 34.2%, Action 8%, Adventure 6.5%, Indie 4.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike where combat mastery is essential to survive difficult dungeon bosses.

  27. #27 Aegis Defenders
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,807 reviews2018
    Dev: GUTS DepartmentPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 18 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 49%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Indie 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Blends action and strategy, requiring careful planning and execution to survive difficult encounters.

  28. #28 GRIME
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 6,299 reviews2021
    Dev: Clover BitePub: Akupara Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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

    Why similar: Souls-like 59.2%, Difficult 25.5%, Action 3.1%, Adventure 3%, Action-Adventure 3%

    Why You'll Like It: Features unique parry-based combat and surreal, challenging boss encounters in a strange world.

  29. #29 Cyber Shadow
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,490 reviews2021
    Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

    Why similar: Difficult 30%, Pixel Graphics 26.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Retro 7.5%, 2D 6%

    Why You'll Like It: A difficult, retro-inspired action game that demands precision and mastery of enemy patterns.

  30. #30 Souldiers
    77% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
    Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

    Why similar: Difficult 29.4%, Souls-like 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 26.4%, Action 5.3%, Action-Adventure 4.2%

  31. #31 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 43,849 reviews2021
    Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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

    Why similar: Souls-like 56.9%, Difficult 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 16%, 2D 2.6%, Atmospheric 2.4%

  32. #32 Environmental Station Alpha
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
    Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.5%, Difficult 22.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Adventure 6.6%, Action 5.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A challenging exploration game with difficult, pattern-heavy boss fights that require careful study.

  33. #33 Oblitus
    79% matchMixed52% of 135 reviews2015
    Dev: Connor Ullmann
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Test your limits against a brutal and mysterious world as Parvus, a curious warrior with a heavy burden. Raise your spear and cast ancient spells as you battle hostile creatures and towering bosses in procedurally-generated 2D landscapes. Answer the call. Break the cycle. Change your destiny.

    Why similar: Souls-like 69.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 10.2%, Indie 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A 2D souls-like that focuses on challenging combat and boss encounters in a minimalist style.

  34. #34 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,570 reviews2014
    Dev: Yacht Club Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.5%, Pixel Graphics 26.1%, Difficult 18.1%, Retro 6.3%, 2D 4.8%

  35. #35 Tails of Iron
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 14,278 reviews2021
    Dev: Odd Bug StudioPub: United Label
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!

    Why similar: Souls-like 59.4%, Difficult 21.4%, Adventure 4.1%, 2D 3.7%, Action-Adventure 3.2%

  36. #36 Himno
    75% matchVery Positive91% of 5,803 reviews2019
    Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Himno is a peaceful, 2D platformer game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. Take a breath, and relax.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 46%, Adventure 10.7%, 2D 9.9%, Action 9.7%, Fantasy 8.9%

  37. #37 Obsurity
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 272 reviews2020
    Dev: Game Dynasty
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.

    Why similar: Souls-like 45.7%, Difficult 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Top-Down 5.1%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%

  38. #38 Hollow Knight: Silksong
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 400,178 reviews2025
    Dev: Team Cherry
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 35.1 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

    Why similar: Souls-like 46.6%, Difficult 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, 2D 2.8%, Indie 2.8%

  39. #39 DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 147,309 reviews2018
    Dev: QLOCPub: FromSoftware, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 31.1 hrsMean: 56.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.

    Why similar: Souls-like 65.4%, Difficult 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Action 2.5%, Fantasy 2%

  40. #40 Crypt of the NecroDancer
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,253 reviews2015
    Dev: Brace Yourself Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.6%, Difficult 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 22.7%, Indie 3.9%, Action 2.1%

  41. #41 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: Souls-like 54.8%, Difficult 21.1%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 6.9%, Indie 5.4%

  42. #42 Despotism 3k
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,802 reviews2018
    Dev: Konfa Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Humanity is enslaved by an AI… which is awesome, because we’re on the right side of the conflict. Exploit puny humans to extract power and build your own empire!

    Why similar: Difficult 46.2%, Pixel Graphics 27.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Indie 6.3%, 2D 6%

  43. #43 SteamWorld Dig 2
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,836 reviews2017
    Dev: Image & Form Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.9%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 16.7%, Indie 14.5%, 2D 12.2%

  44. #44 SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,309 reviews2021
    Dev: Sewer Cat
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    A spy-chicken tries to save the world from doom in this runner/shooter game that has a little bit of everything with a touch of chicken and anime girls on top. Run for your life in 6 different worlds and shoot your way through tons of enemies until you become a legend.

    Why similar: Souls-like 43.6%, Difficult 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Action 3.1%, 2D 3%

  45. #45 ScourgeBringer
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 3,193 reviews2020
    Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.1%, Difficult 19.6%, Action 12.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%

  46. #46 Void Sols
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 349 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 54.7%, Difficult 26.4%, Top-Down 6.8%, Action 3.4%, 2D 3.2%

  47. #47 Axiom Verge
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 29.3%, Difficult 11.1%, Indie 6.1%, Action 6%

  48. #48 Blasphemous 2
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 17,676 reviews2023
    Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.

    Why similar: Souls-like 52.9%, Difficult 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Fantasy 4.2%, Adventure 3.6%

  49. #49 SLUDGE LIFE
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 5,395 reviews2021
    Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

    Why similar: Adventure 29.2%, Indie 25.1%, Action 23.2%, Atmospheric 22.5%

  50. #50 Chronos: Before the Ashes
    71% matchMixed64% of 862 reviews2020
    Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Chronos: Before the Ashes is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles a hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil.

    Why similar: Souls-like 78.9%, Action 7%, Adventure 5.6%, Action-Adventure 4.4%, Atmospheric 2.4%

  51. #51 Moonlighter
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 reviews2018
    Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 47.5%, Top-Down 15.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 8.1%, Fantasy 7.5%

  52. #52 ITTA
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 415 reviews2020
    Dev: Glass RevolverPub: Armor Games Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Test your limits in ITTA, a bullet-hell, boss-rush style adventure. Armed with her father’s revolver and guided by a strange ghostly cat, a displaced girl must battle her way through impossible trials in search of answers… and peace.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Boss Rush 16.8%, Top-Down 10.8%, Action 7.5%

  53. #53 Solateria
    63% matchVery Positive85% of 331 reviews2026
    Dev: Studio DoodalPub: SHINSEGAE INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION Inc.
    Windows

    Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.

    Why similar: Souls-like 58.8%, Difficult 28%, 2D 3.2%, Action 2.9%, Adventure 2.9%

  54. #54 10 Second Ninja X
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,285 reviews2016
    Dev: Four Circle InteractivePub: Curve Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    10 SECOND NINJA X is a hardcore sidescroller. You're a ninja, there are robots, you've got ten seconds to destroy them all. Get three star ratings, climb leaderboards, discover secrets and stop Captain Greatbeard.

    Why similar: Difficult 53.4%, Action 21%, Indie 15.6%, 2D 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  55. #55 Little Nightmares
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
    Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37%, Adventure 18.1%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Singleplayer 8.8%, Indie 8.8%

  56. #56 Perseus: Titan Slayer
    68% matchMixed64% of 366 reviews2023
    Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Defeat the Titans as you battle your way into Tartarus to stop Chaos from conquering Olympus and destroying the world. In this rogue-like dungeon crawler adventure, you will play as Perseus, a demigod tasked with one mission; stop Chaos and the evil forces that surround him.

    Why similar: Difficult 30.1%, Action 17.8%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 14%, Action-Adventure 11.5%

  57. #57 Archvale
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 2,365 reviews2021
    Dev: idoz & phopsPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Take up your weapon in this RPG bullet-hell world and embark on a journey to right wrongs from long ago. Only you can defeat the evil forces of the Undying guardians and reunite the world with the fabled Archvale.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.9%, Souls-like 16.1%, Difficult 14.1%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 9.9%

  58. #58 Brume
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 156 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 68.7%, Difficult 13%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 6.3%, Atmospheric 2.9%

  59. #59 Paradox Soul
    71% matchMixed43% of 623 reviews2018
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!

    Why similar: Difficult 38.8%, Pixel Graphics 26.6%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 7.6%, Indie 6.1%

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