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Games like Eastern Exorcist

2021USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable84 % positive14.99 €

A hand-painted 2D side-scrolling soulslike action RPG where you play an exorcist battling demons in an East Asian-inspired world, relying on tight dodging, parrying and talisman-based abilities.

  • Boss fights as highlights
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Interconnected level design
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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In short: Games like Eastern Exorcist

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Eastern Exorcist special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Tails of Iron

94 %Match

2021USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified87 % positive24.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Eastern Exorcist: gripping boss fights, melee combat with weapons or fists and combat with precise timing.

A hand-drawn 2D action adventure where you play Redgi, a rat prince fighting back against the invading frogs. Combat demands precise blocking and dodging, while you upgrade gear and rebuild your kingdom.

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Minoria

Boss fights as highlights

Minoria is a dark Metroidvania from the Momodora developers where a nun fights witches and monsters using parries, dodges and spells. Hand-painted backdrops and precise, reflex-driven combat define it.

Salt and Sanctuary

Boss fights as highlights

A 2D Soulslike wrapped in Metroidvania design: stamina-driven combat, punishing bosses and a huge skill tree in a grim, interconnected world. Its hand-drawn look and rewarding exploration set it apart.

Nine Sols

Boss fights as highlights

A hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania set in a Taoist-flavored sci-fi world, with combat built almost entirely around precise deflecting and counterattacks. Revenge, mythology and stylish boss fights drive the journey.

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

Boss fights as highlights

A compact 2D pixel-art Metroidvania platformer where you play the priestess Kaho, fighting through a decaying kingdom with quick melee combos, dodge rolls and tough boss duels. It focuses on tight combat and a gloomy mood rather than heavy character building.

The Last Faith

Boss fights as highlights

A dark, gothic pixel-art Metroidvania that blends Soulslike combat with sprawling interconnected exploration and plenty of weapon and build options. You fight through a decaying world ravaged by plague and a corrupt religion as Eric.

Grime

Boss fights as highlights

A surreal 2.5D soulslike Metroidvania set in a strange, organic world obsessed with anatomy. Combat centers on parrying and absorbing enemies, backed by interconnected exploration full of shortcuts and secrets.

Sundered

Boss fights as highlights

A hand-drawn Metroidvania with procedurally shifting caverns where you fight swarms and towering bosses as Eshe. Corrupted relics make you stronger but cost you your humanity.

Blasphemous

Boss fights as highlights

A brutal Metroidvania in gorgeous pixel art that twists Spanish Catholic iconography into a nightmarish world of guilt and penance. Tight parries, gory executions and plenty of hidden secrets define the Penitent One's journey.

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