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Games like Severed

2016PEGI 12PlayStation, Nintendo Switch

A first-person dungeon crawler from the Guacamelee developers where you slash enemies with swipe gestures and harvest their severed parts for upgrades. Its bold hand-drawn style and Metroidvania-like exploration set it apart.

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Interconnected level design
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Fantasy setting

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In short: Games like Severed

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Severed 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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Apotheon

90 %Match

2015PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Steam Deck verified89 % positive14.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Severed: melee combat with weapons or fists, a distinctive art style and a fantasy setting.

A 2D action adventure presented as Greek black-figure vase painting, where you play Nikandreia fighting through ancient mythology and taking powers from the gods. Varied weapons, shield blocking and thrown arms keep combat fresh.

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Salt and Sanctuary

Strong character progression

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.

Darksiders II

Fantasy setting

Playing as Death of the Four Horsemen, you carve through sprawling fantasy realms rendered in Joe Madureira's bold comic-book style. Fluid hack-and-slash combat, loot and skill trees blend with Zelda-like dungeons full of climbing and switch puzzles.

Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition

Fantasy setting

Play as Death, one of the Four Horsemen, fighting through sprawling dungeons full of puzzles and fluid hack-and-slash combat to clear your brother's name. Loot and skill trees drive strong progression, and the comic-book style gives the world its own identity.

Death's Door

Distinctive, stylised art style

An atmospheric action-adventure where you play a small crow reaper collecting souls across a whimsical, melancholy world. Tight Zelda-like combat, clever environmental puzzles and a distinctive blend of gloom and dry humor.

Sundered

Distinctive, stylised art style

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.

Grime

Distinctive, stylised art style

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.

Aeterna Noctis

Lots to discover

A punishing 2D Metroidvania where you play the King of Darkness across 16 interconnected areas. Precision platforming and fast combat demand sharp reflexes and patience.

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