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2018PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable41 % positive29.99 €

You explore the Stygian Abyss alone in first person, where the environment itself becomes a weapon. Plan your fights carefully or improvise on the spot, as the dungeon rewards creative problem-solving.

  • Interconnected level design
  • Dense, handcrafted world
  • Lots to discover
  • Fantasy setting

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In short: Games like Underworld Ascendant

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

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Risen

90 %Match

2009USK 12PC, Xbox, Steam Deck playable89 % positive14.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Underworld Ascendant: a dense, handcrafted world, lots to discover and a fantasy setting.

A classic Piranha Bytes RPG in the spirit of Gothic: as a nameless castaway you explore a dense, handcrafted volcanic island, join a faction and claw your way from weakling to hero. Tough combat and a believable, lived-in world are its core strengths.

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Legend of Grimrock 2

Interconnected level design

An old-school grid-based dungeon crawler with real-time combat where you lead a party of four across an island packed with devious puzzles and hidden secrets. Observation and logic matter more than raw power.

Lunacid

Interconnected level design

Lunacid is a first-person dungeon crawler in the spirit of King's Field and Shadow Tower, set in a dark, interconnected world full of secrets. Its deliberately crude retro look, free exploration and varied weapons and spells create an eerie, nostalgic atmosphere.

Tunic

Interconnected level design

A tiny fox explores a mysterious Zelda-like world with demanding, Souls-inspired combat. Its true heart is a scattered in-game manual written in an unknown script, whose pages gradually reveal layered secrets and brain-bending puzzles.

Dark Souls: Remastered

Interconnected level design

The genre-defining Soulslike: a bleak, intricately interconnected world of punishing combat, hidden paths and bosses that demand patience and precise timing. The remaster adds sharper visuals and includes the Artorias of the Abyss expansion.

Arx Fatalis

Interconnected level design

A first-person RPG set in an underground fantasy world where the sun has died. It stands out for its gesture-drawn rune spellcasting, highly interactive environments and gloomy cavernous atmosphere.

King's Field II

Melee combat with weapons or fists

King's Field II is an early first-person dungeon RPG on the PlayStation where you roam sprawling, winding labyrinths as Prince Lyle. You fight grim monsters in real time with melee weapons and uncover many secrets, a forerunner of the Souls games.

Legend of Grimrock

Interconnected level design

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.

Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds

Interconnected level design

A classic first-person dungeon RPG in which the Avatar, trapped in a blackrock-encased Castle Britannia, travels through several strange worlds. Free exploration, puzzles and dialogue with many characters define the experience.

King's Field

Melee combat with weapons or fists

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.

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