
Voidwrought
A fast 2D Metroidvania where you hunt the blood of gods beneath a star-scorched sky.
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Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Brutal, Atmospheric
A silent drifter with a deadly illness walks a ruined, vividly beautiful world. Hyper Light Drifter is a tough top-down action RPG where the story is told in images, not words, and every fight asks you to learn its rhythm. Explore, find secrets, upgrade, and piece together what happened here.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Atmospheric, Tense
Abstract ruins. Hostile shapes. No escape but forward... Death isn’t the end as you know it. Here, it’s how you grow! Each defeat teaches you more as you rise again to defeat foes with stolen blades and bows. Pushing through a broken world warped by cruelty and shadows. Welcome. This is Void Sols.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Brutal, Atmospheric
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Dark, Atmospheric, Tense
A 2.5D metroidvania where Tania, a bionic warrior, cuts through a land twisted by Karpas energy. Fast, fluid combat built on parries and dashes, a dense world full of hidden paths, and a mystery that only gives up its truth piece by piece.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Atmospheric, Tense
Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Brutal, Atmospheric
A fast hack-and-slash roguelite where you shapeshift between characters mid-fight, each with their own skills and cooldowns, and chain them into one lethal flow. Carve through hordes of machines and hard-won bosses in a grim, ruined future, one run at a time.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Brutal, Tense
A gothic metroidvania with soulslike teeth. Eryk wakes with no memory in a cursed world, and his mind is running out. Carve your own path with swords, guns and spells, learn every boss the hard way, and let the gorgeous pixel art haunt you.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Brutal, Atmospheric
A 2D action roguelite platformer with sharp pixel art, set in a broken sci-fi world. Join the Undercity resistance against the sky city's corrupt military, dash through mobs, and rebuild your weapons from random Cores every run. Fast fights, plenty of builds, and comrades worth fighting beside.
Dark, Tense, Replayable
In the abyss where the mortal realm and netherworld intertwine, become a warrior wielding the power of the Nether Lantern to fight along with the fallen souls. With hardcore, soulslike action and intriguing roguelike builds, shatter the cursed barriers and unveil the truth woven from blood and soul.
Dark, Brutal, Tense
A dark fantasy survivors-like where a run takes minutes and turns a feeble grunt into a legend. Pick a class, stack runes and relics into a godslaying build, and carve through undead hordes across cursed kingdoms. Fast, brutal and endlessly replayable, with a grim atmosphere to match the sword work.
Dark, Brutal, Tense
A hand-drawn 2D action-platformer of cosmic horror. Hatch from your cocoon, carve through the ruins of a dead civilisation, tear Ichor from the gods hoarding it, and build a shrine of loyal followers in the wreckage. Tight controls, over 50 Relics and Souls, and eleven bosses between you and the truth.
Dark, Atmospheric, Mysterious

A fast 2D Metroidvania where you hunt the blood of gods beneath a star-scorched sky.

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Fight your way down through a cursed temple, lose everything on death, and keep just enough to try again.

Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals.

Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror.

Guide one hero through gothic hordes while your weapons fire themselves, stacking relics and talents into builds that fill the screen.

DarkMaus is an indie action RPG with challenging, skill-based combat that punishes careless play.

Action-RPG slasher in which you have to get into the dark atmosphere of dungeons full of monsters and madness.

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Spend your skill points your way, cut through swarming mobs with three fighting styles, and carve a path to the dragon waiting at the end.

The Last Man Survivor is a gloomy roguelike in which you have to fight tons of enemies, slay giant bosses, discover new abilities and characters…

Explore Mrozek Mansion, fight monsters and retrieve the components to assemble the perfect mobile device: the Pyra! Based on a true story.

A resurrected cat fights through a dark, hand-drawn world, stealing powers from infected foes and fusing them into new abilities.

Descend with a lantern, fight for every step and hoard your light before the endless dungeon snuffs it out.

Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror.

Abstract ruins. Hostile shapes. No escape but forward... Death isn’t the end as you know it. Here, it’s how you grow!

Swap between fighters in the middle of a combo and carve through machine hordes in a ruined future, one run at a time.

Carve through undead hordes in fast dark fantasy runs, stacking runes and relics into builds that grow absurdly powerful.

A first-person hack-and-slash from a solo developer. Dash through a broken dark fantasy world, carve through hordes with elemental fury, build wild…

Dash through a neon dystopia as a killerbot, carve through evolving enemies and chase the Oblivion Code.

Fast paced First-Person Melee Roguelike RPG with randomly generated weapons and upgrades, unlockable new classes and persistent leveling.

In the abyss where the mortal realm and netherworld intertwine, become a warrior wielding the power of the Nether Lantern to fight along with the…

Dark Light: Survivor is a dark sci-fi action roguelike with ARPG loot and third-person shooter combat.

Slay demons and demigods in this fast-paced roguelite FPS. Create devastating weapon builds as you journey through massive dark fantasy environments…

A resurrected cat fights through a dark, hand-drawn world, stealing powers from infected foes and fusing them into new abilities.

Dark Light: Survivor is a dark sci-fi action roguelike with ARPG loot and third-person shooter combat.

Swap between fighters in the middle of a combo and carve through machine hordes in a ruined future, one run at a time.

Descend with a lantern, fight for every step and hoard your light before the endless dungeon snuffs it out.

Hack through monster tides by day, gamble for legendary loot and keep your torch burning before nightfall takes your sanity.

In the abyss where the mortal realm and netherworld intertwine, become a warrior wielding the power of the Nether Lantern to fight along with the…

Fast paced First-Person Melee Roguelike RPG with randomly generated weapons and upgrades, unlockable new classes and persistent leveling.

Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror.

Dragon is Dead is a 2D dark fantasy roguelite with hack-and-slash combat and unlockable classes.

Carve through undead hordes in fast dark fantasy runs, stacking runes and relics into builds that grow absurdly powerful.

Cross a decaying dark fantasy world as an Inquisitor, fighting through brutal timed combat to uncover what hides in Faelduum.

Slay demons and demigods in this fast-paced roguelite FPS. Create devastating weapon builds as you journey through massive dark fantasy environments…