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Dark Souls III
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Boss fights as highlights
A dark action RPG with precise, unforgiving combat and intricately connected levels.
A dark action RPG with precise, unforgiving combat and intricately connected levels.
Dark Souls III
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Interconnected level design
A merciless action RPG whose interconnected world of Lordran rewards careful exploration with clever shortcuts, deliberate combat and cryptic, melancholic lore. Every death teaches something, and every victory feels truly earned.
A merciless action RPG whose interconnected world of Lordran rewards careful exploration with clever shortcuts, deliberate combat and cryptic, melancholic lore. Every death teaches something, and every victory feels truly earned.
Dark Souls
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Loot and gear
The genre-defining hack-and-slash: you descend floor by floor through randomized catacombs beneath Tristram all the way into Hell, chasing ever-better loot. Its oppressive gothic atmosphere and iconic soundtrack remain legendary.
3 Diablo
The genre-defining hack-and-slash: you descend floor by floor through randomized catacombs beneath Tristram all the way into Hell, chasing ever-better loot. Its oppressive gothic atmosphere and iconic soundtrack remain legendary.
Diablo
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Loot and gear
A grim, gothic loot-driven action RPG where you carve through demon hordes across a shared open world, endlessly tuning your build with skills, aspects and legendary gear. A brooding story about Lilith's return sets the stage, while the endgame keeps you chasing better loot in dungeons and seasons.
A grim, gothic loot-driven action RPG where you carve through demon hordes across a shared open world, endlessly tuning your build with skills, aspects and legendary gear. A brooding story about Lilith's return sets the stage, while the endgame keeps you chasing better loot in dungeons and seasons.
Diablo IV
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Open world
A vast open world, demanding combat and countless secrets, from the creator of the Dark Souls series.
A vast open world, demanding combat and countless secrets, from the creator of the Dark Souls series.
Elden Ring
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Loot and gear
The genre-defining hack-and-slash classic: pick one of seven classes and carve through four grim acts, hoarding randomized loot and refining skill builds. Chasing runewords and uniques remains compelling to this day, solo or online with friends.
The genre-defining hack-and-slash classic: pick one of seven classes and carve through four grim acts, hoarding randomized loot and refining skill builds. Chasing runewords and uniques remains compelling to this day, solo or online with friends.
Diablo II
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Choices with consequences
Geralt of Rivia is drawn into a web of regicide and political intrigue, and one early decision splits the entire second act into completely different locations and storylines. Demanding real-time combat and a grim, morally grey world define the experience.
7 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Geralt of Rivia is drawn into a web of regicide and political intrigue, and one early decision splits the entire second act into completely different locations and storylines. Demanding real-time combat and a grim, morally grey world define the experience.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
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Build variety
The second Souls entry sends you as a cursed undead through the decaying kingdom of Drangleic, offering punishing bosses, huge weapon and build variety, and a sprawling, branching world packed with secrets.
The second Souls entry sends you as a cursed undead through the decaying kingdom of Drangleic, offering punishing bosses, huge weapon and build variety, and a sprawling, branching world packed with secrets.
Dark Souls II
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Strong, story-driven narrative
Geralt's first outing stands out for its mature, morally grey world where decisions often pay off hours later. Its quirky rhythm-based combat with stances and potions takes getting used to, but the Slavic-flavored atmosphere is unforgettable.
Geralt's first outing stands out for its mature, morally grey world where decisions often pay off hours later. Its quirky rhythm-based combat with stances and potions takes getting used to, but the Slavic-flavored atmosphere is unforgettable.
The Witcher
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Co-op or multiplayer
A co-op roguelike spin-off of Elden Ring where a trio races across a shrinking map over three days, powering up before facing a towering Nightlord boss. Fast, intense runs with distinct hero classes replace the sprawling solo journey.
A co-op roguelike spin-off of Elden Ring where a trio races across a shrinking map over three days, powering up before facing a towering Nightlord boss. Fast, intense runs with distinct hero classes replace the sprawling solo journey.
Elden Ring Nightreign
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Companions and relationships
A grim fantasy RPG where you lead a band of memorable companions as a Grey Warden against the Blight. Tactical pausable combat, distinct origin stories and weighty moral choices shape the fate of Ferelden.
A grim fantasy RPG where you lead a band of memorable companions as a Grey Warden against the Blight. Tactical pausable combat, distinct origin stories and weighty moral choices shape the fate of Ferelden.
Dragon Age: Origins
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Loot and gear
A grim hack-and-slash ARPG with a sprawling passive tree, flexible skill gems and far more deliberate, dodge-heavy boss fights than its predecessor. A haven for theorycrafters who love tinkering with builds and chasing endgame loot.
A grim hack-and-slash ARPG with a sprawling passive tree, flexible skill gems and far more deliberate, dodge-heavy boss fights than its predecessor. A haven for theorycrafters who love tinkering with builds and chasing endgame loot.
Path of Exile 2
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Open world
As the undead ranger Talion, you carve through Mordor with fluid counter-based combat and stealth. The Nemesis System generates orc captains who remember you, rise through the ranks and become personal rivals.
13 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
As the undead ranger Talion, you carve through Mordor with fluid counter-based combat and stealth. The Nemesis System generates orc captains who remember you, rise through the ranks and become personal rivals.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
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Lots to discover
A grim Soulslike where a magic lantern lets you shift between the realm of the living and the realm of the dead. Weighty combat, interconnected level design and the Umbral mechanic make exploration tense and demanding.
A grim Soulslike where a magic lantern lets you shift between the realm of the living and the realm of the dead. Weighty combat, interconnected level design and the Umbral mechanic make exploration tense and demanding.
Lords of the Fallen
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Boss fights as highlights
A 2.5D soulslike metroidvania set in a grim, hand-painted fantasy world being consumed by Entropy. It stands out with deep class and skill trees, crafting through recruited merchants, and punishing boss fights.
15 Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
A 2.5D soulslike metroidvania set in a grim, hand-painted fantasy world being consumed by Entropy. It stands out with deep class and skill trees, crafting through recruited merchants, and punishing boss fights.
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
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Loot and gear
Fast-paced hack-and-slash where you carve through demon hordes with one of several classes while chasing ever-better loot. Its real draw is the endgame loop of Greater Rifts, seasons and co-op play.
16 Diablo III
Fast-paced hack-and-slash where you carve through demon hordes with one of several classes while chasing ever-better loot. Its real draw is the endgame loop of Greater Rifts, seasons and co-op play.
Diablo III
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Open world
An open fantasy world with outstanding side quests and choices that have lasting consequences.
An open fantasy world with outstanding side quests and choices that have lasting consequences.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Pixel art
A grim pixel-art Metroidvania where the Penitent One wields three distinct weapons through a world steeped in religious horror. Precise duels, tough bosses and plenty of secrets make exploring rewarding.
A grim pixel-art Metroidvania where the Penitent One wields three distinct weapons through a world steeped in religious horror. Precise duels, tough bosses and plenty of secrets make exploring rewarding.
Blasphemous II
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Melee combat with weapons or fists
Lords of the Fallen pits you against brutal melee combat in a grim fantasy world split between the living and the dead. A lantern that moves you between both realms gives exploration and the consequences of your choices a distinctive twist.
Lords of the Fallen pits you against brutal melee combat in a grim fantasy world split between the living and the dead. A lantern that moves you between both realms gives exploration and the consequences of your choices a distinctive twist.
Lords of the Fallen
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Open world
As Talion you roam Mordor, dominating orc captains to build your own army and storm fortresses. The Nemesis System makes enemies remember you, rise in rank, and grow into personal rivals with their own stories.
20 Middle-earth: Shadow of War
As Talion you roam Mordor, dominating orc captains to build your own army and storm fortresses. The Nemesis System makes enemies remember you, rise in rank, and grow into personal rivals with their own stories.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
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Loot and gear
A grim free-to-play loot-driven ARPG with an enormous passive skill tree and socketed gem system that enable near-limitless build crafting. Its deep endgame mapping and seasonal leagues keep theorycrafters hooked for years.
A grim free-to-play loot-driven ARPG with an enormous passive skill tree and socketed gem system that enable near-limitless build crafting. Its deep endgame mapping and seasonal leagues keep theorycrafters hooked for years.
Path of Exile
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Strong, story-driven narrative
As the freshly resurrected vampire Kain, you slash through the gloomy top-down land of Nosgoth, collecting spells, weapons and shapeshifting forms. Famed for its gothic atmosphere, richly voiced dramatic storytelling and morally grey tale of vengeance.
As the freshly resurrected vampire Kain, you slash through the gloomy top-down land of Nosgoth, collecting spells, weapons and shapeshifting forms. Famed for its gothic atmosphere, richly voiced dramatic storytelling and morally grey tale of vengeance.
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
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Turn-based combat
A merciless dungeon RPG where stress and madness are as dangerous as the monsters.
A merciless dungeon RPG where stress and madness are as dangerous as the monsters.
Darkest Dungeon
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Dialogue and role-playing
A text-heavy cult RPG where you play an immortal amnesiac wandering the bizarre city of Sigil, uncovering the sins of your past lives. Dialogue, philosophy and unforgettable companions matter far more than combat.
A text-heavy cult RPG where you play an immortal amnesiac wandering the bizarre city of Sigil, uncovering the sins of your past lives. Dialogue, philosophy and unforgettable companions matter far more than combat.
Planescape: Torment
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Action-packed real-time combat
A grim soulslike where you possess the bodies of fallen warriors and use them in fast, punishing fights against false gods. The sequel offers a more open, ruined world with horror undertones.
A grim soulslike where you possess the bodies of fallen warriors and use them in fast, punishing fights against false gods. The sequel offers a more open, ruined world with horror undertones.
Mortal Shell II
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Pixel art
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.
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.
The Last Faith
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Pixel art
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.
27 Blasphemous
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.
Blasphemous
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Lore and world history
You switch between the vampire Kain and the betrayed Raziel as their fates converge across the grim world of Nosgoth. Gothic atmosphere, shifting between two realms and puzzle-laced exploration define the experience. This rating relies mainly on the provided metadata since I do not know this remastered release well.
28 Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered
You switch between the vampire Kain and the betrayed Raziel as their fates converge across the grim world of Nosgoth. Gothic atmosphere, shifting between two realms and puzzle-laced exploration define the experience. This rating relies mainly on the provided metadata since I do not know this remastered release well.
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered
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Open world
A grim first-person open-world RPG in the Skyrim mold that reimagines Arthurian legend as a decaying Avalon ravaged by plague and madness. Free exploration, flexible builds and quests with meaningful choices drive the experience.
29 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
A grim first-person open-world RPG in the Skyrim mold that reimagines Arthurian legend as a decaying Avalon ravaged by plague and madness. Free exploration, flexible builds and quests with meaningful choices drive the experience.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
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Turn-based combat
A bleak Viking saga with gorgeous hand-drawn art, where you lead a caravan through a dying world. Turn-based tactical battles alternate with tough decisions that can cost supplies, morale and even the lives of your companions.
A bleak Viking saga with gorgeous hand-drawn art, where you lead a caravan through a dying world. Turn-based tactical battles alternate with tough decisions that can cost supplies, morale and even the lives of your companions.
The Banner Saga
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Lavish presentation
A dark action RPG with spectacular battles and a politically charged fantasy story.
A dark action RPG with spectacular battles and a politically charged fantasy story.
Final Fantasy XVI
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Loot and gear
A grim hack-and-slash ARPG set in a world torn apart by otherworldly invaders, where combining two classes and chasing loot enables staggering build variety. Perfect for players who love endlessly theorycrafting their ideal character.
32 Grim Dawn
A grim hack-and-slash ARPG set in a world torn apart by otherworldly invaders, where combining two classes and chasing loot enables staggering build variety. Perfect for players who love endlessly theorycrafting their ideal character.
Grim Dawn
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Strong, story-driven narrative
A grim open-world action RPG set in medieval Europe, where Coen is a human by day and a vampire by night. That shift shapes how you fight and explore, and your choices steer the fight to save his family.
A grim open-world action RPG set in medieval Europe, where Coen is a human by day and a vampire by night. That shift shapes how you fight and explore, and your choices steer the fight to save his family.
The Blood of Dawnwalker
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Post-apocalyptic setting
As the vengeful vampire-wraith Raziel, you shift between the material and spectral realms across the ruined land of Nosgoth. Its gothic storytelling, world-shifting puzzles and gruesome combat, impaling or burning foes, make it stand out.
34 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
As the vengeful vampire-wraith Raziel, you shift between the material and spectral realms across the ruined land of Nosgoth. Its gothic storytelling, world-shifting puzzles and gruesome combat, impaling or burning foes, make it stand out.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
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Playing together in co-op
A co-op first-person slaughterfest set in the Warhammer world, where four heroes with distinct careers carve through hordes of Skaven and Chaos warriors with weighty melee combat. Loot progression and brutal higher difficulties give it lasting replay value.
A co-op first-person slaughterfest set in the Warhammer world, where four heroes with distinct careers carve through hordes of Skaven and Chaos warriors with weighty melee combat. Loot progression and brutal higher difficulties give it lasting replay value.
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
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Distinctive, stylised art style
A twisted, nightmarish Wonderland where a traumatized Alice fights through with a vorpal knife and strange weapons, mixing action, platforming and puzzles. Its gothic, surreal art direction makes it unforgettable.
A twisted, nightmarish Wonderland where a traumatized Alice fights through with a vorpal knife and strange weapons, mixing action, platforming and puzzles. Its gothic, surreal art direction makes it unforgettable.
American McGee's Alice
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Strong, story-driven narrative
An intense psychological journey of a warrior through her psychosis, with remarkable sound design.
37 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
An intense psychological journey of a warrior through her psychosis, with remarkable sound design.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
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Turn-based combat
Turn-based RPG with real-time parrying and dodging, set in a melancholic Belle Époque–inspired fantasy world.
38 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Turn-based RPG with real-time parrying and dodging, set in a melancholic Belle Époque–inspired fantasy world.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Boss fights as highlights
A visually stunning action RPG based on Journey to the West, pitting you as a staff-wielding monkey warrior against a parade of spectacular bosses. Transformations, spells and precise dodging define its demanding combat.
A visually stunning action RPG based on Journey to the West, pitting you as a staff-wielding monkey warrior against a parade of spectacular bosses. Transformations, spells and precise dodging define its demanding combat.
Black Myth: Wukong
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Interconnected level design
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.
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.
Salt and Sanctuary
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Melee combat with weapons or fists
A gloomy, gothic action RPG about violent angels and dead gods. Little is known about this unreleased game, so the rating relies mainly on the metadata.
41 Crimson Moon
A gloomy, gothic action RPG about violent angels and dead gods. Little is known about this unreleased game, so the rating relies mainly on the metadata.
Crimson Moon
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Strong, story-driven narrative
Raziel chases Kain through time while uncovering the dark secrets of Nosgoth. A dense gothic tale mixing environmental puzzles, spectral realm shifting and melee combat with the Soul Reaver blade.
42 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
Raziel chases Kain through time while uncovering the dark secrets of Nosgoth. A dense gothic tale mixing environmental puzzles, spectral realm shifting and melee combat with the Soul Reaver blade.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
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A party of several characters
Follow Hawke's rise over a decade in the city of Kirkwall as tensions between mages and templars boil over. Faster, more action-oriented combat with tactical pause and memorable companions who become friends or rivals define this compact, character-driven sequel.
Follow Hawke's rise over a decade in the city of Kirkwall as tensions between mages and templars boil over. Faster, more action-oriented combat with tactical pause and memorable companions who become friends or rivals define this compact, character-driven sequel.
Dragon Age II
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Emotional impact
An older Kratos travels through Norse mythology with his son Atreus. Weighty axe combat, an emotional father-son story and a seamless single-shot camera make it stand out.
44 God of War
An older Kratos travels through Norse mythology with his son Atreus. Weighty axe combat, an emotional father-son story and a seamless single-shot camera make it stand out.
God of War
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Turn-based combat
A turn-based tactical RPG set in the grim fantasy world of Nevendaar, where you lead a mercenary heroine, build an army, and shape the story through morally tough decisions.
A turn-based tactical RPG set in the grim fantasy world of Nevendaar, where you lead a mercenary heroine, build an army, and shape the story through morally tough decisions.
Disciples: Liberation
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Distinctive, stylised art style
A melancholic 2D Metroidvania where a young priestess frees fallen knights and uses their spirits as allies in combat. A hauntingly beautiful atmosphere and strong soundtrack carry the exploration of a ruined kingdom.
46 Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
A melancholic 2D Metroidvania where a young priestess frees fallen knights and uses their spirits as allies in combat. A hauntingly beautiful atmosphere and strong soundtrack carry the exploration of a ruined kingdom.
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
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Co-op or multiplayer
A punishing first-person fantasy dungeon crawler where squads of class-based adventurers compete for loot against monsters and each other. Every run is an extraction gamble between greed and survival.
A punishing first-person fantasy dungeon crawler where squads of class-based adventurers compete for loot against monsters and each other. Every run is an extraction gamble between greed and survival.
Dark and Darker
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Lavish presentation
A stunning, film-like journey through mythic Viking Iceland that renders Senua's psychosis through remarkable binaural audio. Light on gameplay depth, but heavy on atmosphere, weighty one-on-one duels and perception puzzles.
A stunning, film-like journey through mythic Viking Iceland that renders Senua's psychosis through remarkable binaural audio. Light on gameplay depth, but heavy on atmosphere, weighty one-on-one duels and perception puzzles.
Hellblade II: Senua's Saga
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Turn-based combat
A punishing turn-based roguelike where you drive a fragile band of heroes across a cursed land by stagecoach. Stress, afflictions and party relationships are as dangerous as the monsters.
A punishing turn-based roguelike where you drive a fragile band of heroes across a cursed land by stagecoach. Stress, afflictions and party relationships are as dangerous as the monsters.
Darkest Dungeon II
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Action-packed real-time combat
A first-person soulslike from the Ghostrunner team that casts you as a resurrected soldier of Napoleon's army. You fight horrifying monsters with blades, firearms and supernatural powers, in tense parry-driven combat set in a grim, twisted version of the Napoleonic era.
50 Valor Mortis
A first-person soulslike from the Ghostrunner team that casts you as a resurrected soldier of Napoleon's army. You fight horrifying monsters with blades, firearms and supernatural powers, in tense parry-driven combat set in a grim, twisted version of the Napoleonic era.
Valor Mortis
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Resources and survival
A brutal, bleak turn-based horror RPG set in a deadly dungeon where scarce resources, limb-severing combat and many hidden paths make every decision risky. Survivors uncover disturbing secrets and multiple endings.
A brutal, bleak turn-based horror RPG set in a deadly dungeon where scarce resources, limb-severing combat and many hidden paths make every decision risky. Survivors uncover disturbing secrets and multiple endings.
Fear & Hunger
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Action-packed real-time combat
A demanding soulslike set in a grim take on the late Ming Dynasty, where a mysterious plague twists people into monsters. Flexible weapon builds, precise parrying and a madness mechanic that trades risk for power define its combat.
A demanding soulslike set in a grim take on the late Ming Dynasty, where a mysterious plague twists people into monsters. Flexible weapon builds, precise parrying and a madness mechanic that trades risk for power define its combat.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
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Jumping and platforming
A new Castlevania Metroidvania set in a burning Paris in 1499, where Trevor Belmont and his daughter Rose wield the Vampire Killer whip against monstrous hordes. It promises gothic horror atmosphere, interconnected exploration and demanding action combat.
53 Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
A new Castlevania Metroidvania set in a burning Paris in 1499, where Trevor Belmont and his daughter Rose wield the Vampire Killer whip against monstrous hordes. It promises gothic horror atmosphere, interconnected exploration and demanding action combat.
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
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Distinctive, stylised art style
A grim hack-and-slash platformer that turns Wonderland into a twisted reflection of Alice's shattered mind. Its grotesquely beautiful art direction and haunting story about her family's death make every realm memorable.
A grim hack-and-slash platformer that turns Wonderland into a twisted reflection of Alice's shattered mind. Its grotesquely beautiful art direction and haunting story about her family's death make every realm memorable.
Alice: Madness Returns
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Tactical depth
A love letter to Infinity Engine classics, offering tactical real-time-with-pause party combat, a richly written world built around souls and reincarnation, and a mature, melancholic story. Companions, a stronghold to manage, and meaningful choices make it a deep treat for CRPG fans.
A love letter to Infinity Engine classics, offering tactical real-time-with-pause party combat, a richly written world built around souls and reincarnation, and a mature, melancholic story. Companions, a stronghold to manage, and meaningful choices make it a deep treat for CRPG fans.
Pillars of Eternity
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Historical setting
A grim third-person action-adventure set in 17th-century Amsterdam, where the witch Noa investigates by day to unmask demons posing as humans and confronts them in combat by night.
A grim third-person action-adventure set in 17th-century Amsterdam, where the witch Noa investigates by day to unmask demons posing as humans and confronts them in combat by night.
1666: Amsterdam
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Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A punishing soulslike set in the Dungeon & Fighter universe, where the betrayed general Khazan seeks revenge through weighty, precise melee combat and brutal boss duels. Its striking cel-shaded look and aggressive parry-and-stamina system set it apart.
57 The First Berserker: Khazan
A punishing soulslike set in the Dungeon & Fighter universe, where the betrayed general Khazan seeks revenge through weighty, precise melee combat and brutal boss duels. Its striking cel-shaded look and aggressive parry-and-stamina system set it apart.
The First Berserker: Khazan
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Action-packed real-time combat
A first-person fantasy action RPG that blends melee with spellcasting across a handcrafted world of ancient ruins. Relics, spells and your decisions shape how your character grows.
58 Fatekeeper
A first-person fantasy action RPG that blends melee with spellcasting across a handcrafted world of ancient ruins. Relics, spells and your decisions shape how your character grows.
Fatekeeper
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Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Demanding samurai action where you switch on the fly between Samurai and Ninja fighting styles to take down yokai from Japanese myth. Deep loot and build systems meet an open world for the first time in the series.
59 Nioh 3
Demanding samurai action where you switch on the fly between Samurai and Ninja fighting styles to take down yokai from Japanese myth. Deep loot and build systems meet an open world for the first time in the series.
Nioh 3
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Action-packed real-time combat
A first-person action RPG on the Source engine, famous for its physics-driven melee where kicking foes into spikes, cutting ropes, or toppling crates is half the fun. Play as warrior, mage, or assassin and solve each encounter your own brutal way.
60 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
A first-person action RPG on the Source engine, famous for its physics-driven melee where kicking foes into spikes, cutting ropes, or toppling crates is half the fun. Play as warrior, mage, or assassin and solve each encounter your own brutal way.
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
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Dark fantasy works because it takes the stakes seriously. These games put you in worlds that are already falling apart, where magic has a cost, monsters are often the least of your problems and the right choice is rarely obvious. The list above covers three very different ways to experience that mood, so it helps to know which one suits you before you start.
If you want tense, deliberate combat where every death teaches you something, the Soulslikes are the core of this genre. Dark Souls III is the most polished entry for newcomers to the series, with precise fights and tightly connected levels, while Elden Ring opens the formula into a vast open world, so you can wander off and come back stronger when a boss walls you. If difficulty puts you off, the loot-driven hack-and-slash route is more forgiving and great with friends: Diablo II still holds up for its seven classes and runeword hunting, solo or online, and Path of Exile 2 is the pick for players who love tinkering with builds.
If story and choices matter more than reflexes, look at the RPGs. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings splits its entire second act based on one decision, and Dragon Age: Origins lets you lead a party through tactical pausable combat with weighty moral choices. On PC you get the whole spread here, including PC-only classics like Diablo II and the original The Witcher.
Elden Ring is a good starting point among the Soulslikes because its open world lets you explore elsewhere when a fight is too hard. If you want something less punishing, Diablo II or Dragon Age: Origins are easier to get into.
Diablo II and Path of Exile 2 are both built around co-op and multiplayer, letting you hunt loot together with friends. They are the clearest picks on this list for playing with others.
Dark Souls: Remastered is the better choice for most players, since it offers sharper visuals, smoother framerates and includes the Artorias DLC. The world of Lordran and its combat are otherwise the same as in the original Dark Souls.
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