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2003PEGI 16PlayStation

A grim hack-and-slash RPG where the embittered prince Caim forms a pact with a dragon. Ground battles against massive armies alternate with aerial dragon combat, and its disturbing multi-ending story made it a cult classic.

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Emotional impact
  • Fantasy setting
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Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

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2005PEGI 12PlayStation, Xbox

Brings what grabs you about Drakengard: melee combat with weapons or fists, a dark atmosphere and a fantasy setting.

As Hector, a former servant of Dracula, you hack your way through gothic castles and lands in a 3D action adventure. Its standout feature is Devil Forgery, which lets you raise and evolve Innocent Devil companions that fight alongside you.

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Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

Dark, serious atmosphere

As the freshly resurrected vampire Kain, you slash through the gloomy top-down land of Nosgoth, collecting spells, weapons and shapeshifting forms. Famed for its gothic atmosphere, richly voiced dramatic storytelling and morally grey tale of vengeance.

The Witcher

Dark, serious atmosphere

Geralt's first outing stands out for its mature, morally grey world where decisions often pay off hours later. Its quirky rhythm-based combat with stances and potions takes getting used to, but the Slavic-flavored atmosphere is unforgettable.

Lucah: Born of a Dream

Emotional impact

Lucah: Born of a Dream is a top-down hack-and-slash where you fight through surreal nightmare landscapes to reclaim your own identity. Its hand-drawn look and heavy themes of religious indoctrination and queer identity make it an unsettling, personal experience.

Kult: Heretic Kingdoms

Melee combat with weapons or fists

You play a young female inquisitor in a world where God is dead and faith counts as heresy, caught between two secret societies. The game blends grim intrigue with real-time combat and choices that shape the story.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Emotional impact

As a ghost-hunting duo in 17th-century New England, you switch between two characters in real-time combat and decide whether to free the dead or save the living. An emotional love story sits at the center, with choices that shape the ending.

The Dark Eye: Demonicon

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A third-person action RPG set in The Dark Eye fantasy universe, combining heavy melee combos with spellcasting. It offers a dark, story-driven journey through fairly linear environments.

Devil's Hunt

Melee combat with weapons or fists

You play Desmond, a man with demonic powers, hacking your way through a dark third-person action game set in the war between angels and demons. Your decisions determine which side you end up joining.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Dark, serious atmosphere

Geralt of Rivia is drawn into a web of regicide and political intrigue, and one early decision splits the entire second act into completely different locations and storylines. Demanding real-time combat and a grim, morally grey world define the experience.

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