Castle In The Darkness
You are the last knight standing, and the kingdom of Alexandria has been overrun by monsters.
76% of 1,187 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Games like Nightfall Empress
If Nightfall Empress scratched a hand-drawn and retro itch for you, keep reading. Give these games a try when the craving hits.
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.
Hand-drawn, Retro, Mysterious
79% of 148 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$18.99Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Miriam's body is slowly turning to crystal, and the cure lies somewhere in a demon-crowded castle. A side-scrolling action RPG from Koji Igarashi where every enemy can drop a new ability, every corridor hides a weapon, and the map keeps unfolding the further you push. Explore, level up, cook, craft, and carve your way to the castle's master.
Hand-drawn, Retro, Mysterious
93% of 29,834 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 258$39.99Vigil: The Longest Night
A 2D metroidvania about a night that never ends. Leila of the Vigilant Order fights through a hand-painted world of monsters and secrets, with a hundred weapons, arcane spells and nearly twenty bosses between her and the truth about her sister. Dark, tense and built for slow, careful play.
Hand-drawn, Retro, Mysterious
85% of 3,356 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$21.99Hunt the Night
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.
Retro, Mysterious, Dark
74% of 367 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$19.99Castle In The Darkness
A fast, tough 2D action platformer in the spirit of the 8-bit classics: one knight, a fallen kingdom, a missing princess and over 50 bosses between you and her. Explore a huge interconnected world, collect more than 100 weapons and items, and expect to die a lot along the way.
Retro, Mysterious, Dark
76% of 1,187 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Fallen Tear: The Ascension
A hand-drawn Metroidvania with a JRPG heart. Explore the high-fantasy world of Raoah as Hira, a child born with the dark element, forge bonds with 22 allies who change how you fight and travel, and face ancient gods in combat that punishes carelessness. Around 30 to 40 hours of exploration, bosses and stories.
Hand-drawn, Mysterious, Dark
75% of 440 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 27$18.74Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
A colorful anime metroidvania with a proper combo system. Switch between three fighters mid-fight, chain specials into slides into spells, and explore a big 2.5D world full of hidden rooms, gear builds and bosses that make you learn their routines. Light-hearted story, heavy combat.
Hand-drawn, Mysterious, Story-driven
82% of 1,940 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$24.99Fatal Claw
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.
Hand-drawn, Mysterious, Dark
90% of 553 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$24.99Valdis Story: Abyssal City
A lost holy city, two warring goddesses and a lot of things that want you dead. Valdis Story is a fast 2D action platformer with deep combat, four playable characters and a story that goes to strange places. Demanding, but the kind of demanding that makes you better.
Hand-drawn, Retro, Mysterious
83% of 2,276 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Aeterna Noctis
A huge hand-drawn metroidvania where you play the King of Darkness, cursed to fight the Queen of Light forever. Explore 16 connected areas, fight demanding bosses and tackle precision platforming that pushes the genre to its limits. Two difficulty modes let you shape how brutal it gets.
Hand-drawn, Retro, Mysterious
76% of 1,740 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$29.99The Vagrant
A hand-painted 2D action RPG about Vivian, a sellsword chasing her lost father's research through forests, haunted castles and battlefields. Fast combo combat, 70-odd monsters, real boss fights and a dark story with multiple endings. Play it casually or chase mastery: four difficulties, one sharp sword.
Hand-drawn, Retro, Dark
89% of 8,324 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$3.99Shattered Divinities
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.
Retro, Mysterious, Dark
93% of 982 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Cheaper than Nightfall Empress
The Vagrant
Chase a lost father's trail as a sellsword, cutting through monsters and bosses in fast side-scrolling combat with multiple endings.
89% of 8,324 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$3.99
Shattered Divinities
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth!
93% of 982 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Inexistence
Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.
63% of 305 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Kingdom Shell
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline.
88% of 167 Steam reviews are positive$10.79
Pseudoregalia
Sybil wakes inside Castle Sansa, a dream castle gone rotten, and the only way through is up, over and around it.
96% of 17,261 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 48$4.49
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Fight through a cursed land with combos, a bow and spells, learning every boss the hard way.
93% of 10,578 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$9.99
Last Night of Winter
Wake up and walk, Warden! Because the siege continues. We must find the Heir... And finally put an end to this cursed night.
85% of 34 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
A dark fantasy metroidvania about a young woman who wakes in a ruined kingdom drowned by a deadly rain.
93% of 43,602 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 95$9.99
Inexistence Rebirth
Rediscover this great Metroidvania game in a brand new version with a lot of features and improvements!
73% of 102 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Darxanadon
Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.
68% of 73 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Noreya: The Gold Project
Venture into a frenetic metroidvania and take part in a fight between divinities where you will have to choose between Corrupting Gold and Purifying…
76% of 113 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$9.99
Hidden gems like Nightfall Empress
Shattered Divinities
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth!
93% of 982 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Fatal Claw
A resurrected cat fights through a dark, hand-drawn world, stealing powers from infected foes and fusing them into new abilities.
90% of 553 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$24.99
Infinitevania
A retro-styled 2D metroidvania with fluid modern movement. You travel between worlds, defeat powerful creatures, absorb their powers, and grow…
92% of 305 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
Well Dweller
A dark fairy-tale metroidvania starring Glimmer, a tiny bird armed with a single matchstick.
97% of 4,472 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 215$15.99
Solateria
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…
82% of 769 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$13.99
Maid of Salvation
The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat.
87% of 220 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$14.99
Crypt Custodian
A dead cat with a broom explores a vast, colorful afterlife, cleaning up its messes and getting to know the doomed souls who live there.
97% of 3,055 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 45$11.99
Fallen Tear: The Ascension
Wander a colorful hand-drawn world, build a party of allies who reshape your journey, and test yourself against punishing boss fights.
75% of 440 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 27$18.74
AWAKEN - Astral Blade
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…
81% of 1,152 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences.
79% of 148 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$18.99
Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
Fight through a bright hand-drawn world as three switchable fighters, building gear and reading every boss until the routine clicks.
82% of 1,940 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$24.99
Kingdom Shell
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline.
88% of 167 Steam reviews are positive$10.79
Newest games like Nightfall Empress
A Sister's Journey
Help Violet find her missing sister Rena in a hand-drawn pixel-art world that is equal parts charming and trying to kill you.
65% of 68 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Paris burns in 1499 and Rose Belmont walks in with the Vampire Killer.
77% of 9,005 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,796$29.99
Fallen Tear: The Ascension
Wander a colorful hand-drawn world, build a party of allies who reshape your journey, and test yourself against punishing boss fights.
75% of 440 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 27$18.74
Well Dweller
A dark fairy-tale metroidvania starring Glimmer, a tiny bird armed with a single matchstick.
97% of 4,472 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 215$15.99
Fatal Claw
A resurrected cat fights through a dark, hand-drawn world, stealing powers from infected foes and fusing them into new abilities.
90% of 553 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$24.99
Infinitevania
A retro-styled 2D metroidvania with fluid modern movement. You travel between worlds, defeat powerful creatures, absorb their powers, and grow…
92% of 305 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
Alruna: End of History
Alruna; now in wide-screen! A different kind of Metroidvania, a tour-de-force of game design, with world-class temples and dungeons.
90% of 48 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
Shattered Divinities
Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth!
93% of 982 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Sealed Bite: Extended
Emilia's life turns into chaos as her family members disappear, one by one.
88% of 33 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Solateria
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…
82% of 769 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$13.99
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences.
79% of 148 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$18.99
Maid of Salvation
The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat.
87% of 220 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$14.99