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Games like Ghoulboy

2017PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch79 % positive4.99 €

Ghoulboy is a 16-bit style retro platformer where you hack through dungeons, collect loot, dodge traps and fight bosses. It's a nostalgic blend of hack-and-slash action and light RPG elements.

  • Boss fights as highlights
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Pixel art
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In short: Games like Ghoulboy

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

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Horror Turn-based combat High difficulty Roguelike runs Shooter Pixel art Grind Survival PvP Open world Card game

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Momodora III

93 %Match

2014PC93 % positive1.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Ghoulboy: gripping boss fights, pixel art as well as jumping and platforming.

A classic 2D pixel-art action platformer where you play the priestess Momo through mostly linear levels, collecting items and uncovering secrets. It relies on quick dodging and tough boss fights, and you don't need to know the earlier games.

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Castle in the Darkness

Pixel art

Castle in the Darkness is a fast, demanding action platformer that channels the feel of classic Castlevania and Metroid games. You explore a sprawling castle full of secrets while gradually strengthening your hero through light RPG elements.

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Jumping and platforming

A colorful 16-bit action platformer with light RPG elements: you explore towns and dungeons, buy better gear, and defeat monsters with sword and magic.

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

Melee combat with weapons or fists

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.

Valdis Story: Abyssal City

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A 2D Metroidvania with fast, combo-driven combat and plenty of room for character customization. You explore a sprawling, dark world and tailor your abilities and playstyle extensively.

Infernax

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A gory retro side-scrolling action platformer in the vein of Simon's Quest, where a knight returns to a cursed homeland. Moral choices alter the world and the ending, with plenty of blood and dark humor.

Rogue Legacy

Pixel art

A tough 2D platformer where every death passes the sword to an heir with random, often silly traits like colorblindness or gigantism, who then storms the shifting castle again. Gold you collect upgrades the family manor for good, so each generation gets a little stronger.

Elliot Quest

Interconnected level design

A retro pixel-art adventure in the spirit of classic 8-bit games: Elliot explores an island packed with dungeons, secrets and boss fights to stop an ancient demon. Archery, magic and new abilities gradually open up more of the map.

Souldiers

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A pixel-art metroidvania set in a dark fantasy world that blends crunchy soulslike combat with platforming puzzles and sprawling exploration. Character growth and new abilities open up the map as you progress.

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