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Games like The Keep

2014PC, Steam Deck verified79 % positive14.79 €

An old-school first-person dungeon crawler with real-time combat and a rune-based magic system. You explore subterranean depths, solve puzzles, dodge traps and hunt for hidden treasure.

  • Interconnected level design
  • Lots to discover
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Fantasy setting

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In short: Games like The Keep

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

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Light Crusader

89 %Match

1995PC

Brings what grabs you about The Keep: melee combat with weapons or fists, interconnected level design and a fantasy setting.

A 1990s action adventure where you play a swordsman delving through a monster-filled dungeon, fighting in real time and solving tricky 3D puzzles to rescue vanished people. It blends arcade-style combat with puzzle-driven dungeon exploration.

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The Summoning

Interconnected level design

A 1992 isometric fantasy dungeon crawler with hand-designed levels, a spellcasting system based on hand gestures, and magical runes that grant abilities and items.

Xanadu Next

Lots to discover

A classic action RPG from Nihon Falcom in which a gravely wounded knight explores a labyrinthine dungeon realm in search of the legendary Dragon Slayer sword. Exploration, gear and real-time combat take center stage.

King's Field

Lots to discover

An early real-time first-person dungeon crawler widely seen as a forerunner of the Souls games. Slow, deliberate combat, a cryptic world and a lonely atmosphere make for a grim, unforgiving journey of discovery.

Blade of Darkness

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A punishing fantasy action game with weighty, combo-based melee combat and four playable heroes, often seen as an early forerunner of Soulslike games. You carve a gory path through grim levels to stop the forces of Chaos.

Legend of Grimrock

Lots to discover

A classic grid-based dungeon crawler in the vein of Dungeon Master, where you guide a party of four step by step through a treacherous mountain full of puzzles, traps and secrets. Combat runs in real time, so dodging and positioning are key.

Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A 90s first-person melee hack and slash where you fight through gloomy castles full of monsters with sword and spells, hunting for keys and secrets. Light RPG elements and a retro Build-engine feel.

Heretic II

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A third-person action game on the Quake II engine where you play Corvus, fighting through dark fantasy levels with a blade and spells while solving environmental puzzles. Its mix of melee, magic and adventure is backed by Brom's artwork.

Revenant

Lots to discover

A 1999 action RPG in which you play Locke, a resurrected warrior who fights monsters, collects magic and explores dark catacombs to rescue a warlord's kidnapped daughter. Combat is real-time from an isometric view with manually executed attack combos.

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