
GRIME II
Absorb foes with hand-made tendrils, summon them back as molds, and unravel a strange land obsessed with art.
Still thinking about GRIME and its dark and surreal tone? You will find a few strong contenders among these games.
Kisha, a cat brought back from the dead, claws through a fallen underworld where Ancients and Commoners collide. Absorb powers from infected enemies, blink through attacks, and fuse skills into wild new ones. A fast, hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania with secrets, bosses and more than one ending.
Dark, Atmospheric, Tense
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
Dark, Brutal, Atmospheric
Gravethorn is a 2D platformer that combines soulslike and metroidvania elements with deep storytelling. The story follows an Inquisitor who has lost his memory, searching for his forgotten past along with his regrets.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Brutal, Atmospheric
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
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Dark, Surreal, Atmospheric
A grim 2D soulslike where you fight as Grey Irma, a clayborne warrior hunting the Sculptor who made her. Fast swordplay, parries and spells, a painterly pixel world, and a mystery told in fragments. Every death teaches you something, and the story is worth the bruises.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Brutal, Atmospheric
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Surreal, Brutal
A doomed sailor washes up on a cursed island, and everything on it wants you dead. Salt and Sanctuary is a 2D soulslike metroidvania with fast, gory combat, more than 600 weapons, spells and armor to find, and a grim hand-drawn world of forgotten cities and blood-soaked dungeons. Die, lose your salt, learn, and go deeper.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Surreal, Brutal
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, Surreal, 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
You are a small crow with office hours for reaping souls, until your assigned soul is stolen and you chase the thief into a realm where nothing dies properly. Expect sharp melee, arrows and magic, strange bosses with their own stories, and a bleak world told with dry, dark comedy.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Surreal, Brutal
UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Brutal, Atmospheric

Absorb foes with hand-made tendrils, summon them back as molds, and unravel a strange land obsessed with art.

Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements.

Gravethorn is a 2D platformer that combines soulslike and metroidvania elements with deep storytelling.

BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world.

Guide the bionic warrior Tania through a hand-drawn dark fantasy world, where fast, demanding combat and hidden paths lead to a mystery told piece…

Hunt the Sculptor through a painterly dark fantasy world, dying, learning and piecing the truth together one fight at a time.

Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains.

Fight through a cursed island as a doomed sailor, learning from every death as you push deeper into its hand-drawn dark.

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

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

Chase a stolen soul through a colorful, dying world, fighting sharp melee duels and strange bosses along the way.

UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping.

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

Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls!

Absorb foes with hand-made tendrils, summon them back as molds, and unravel a strange land obsessed with art.

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

A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania where parrying is everything. A small fire warrior with no memories crosses a land ruined by the Shadow Plague, learns…

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

Blast alien organisms, absorb their Protoplasm and grow new powers to survive a hostile planet.

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…

BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world.

Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of this war-torn empire and escape your captors.

Guide the bionic warrior Tania through a hand-drawn dark fantasy world, where fast, demanding combat and hidden paths lead to a mystery told piece…

A grapple-driven metroidvania where every swing, shot and choice carries weight in a dying world.

Blast alien organisms, absorb their Protoplasm and grow new powers to survive a hostile planet.

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

Enter a dark underground world in this soulslike adventure-horror game where undead monsters lurk around every corner, and uncover the mystery…

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

Absorb foes with hand-made tendrils, summon them back as molds, and unravel a strange land obsessed with art.

A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania where parrying is everything. A small fire warrior with no memories crosses a land ruined by the Shadow Plague, learns…

Fight shifting dungeons with sword, magic or a stolen body, then rebuild your village between runs.

Gravethorn is a 2D platformer that combines soulslike and metroidvania elements with deep storytelling.

Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls!

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

A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings.

Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of this war-torn empire and escape your captors.