Games like Pharaonic

Miss the dark and tense pull of Pharaonic? These games are a good place to start.

The Tarnishing of Juxtia
As the final creation of the Goddess, Juxtia, journey through the ruins of two divine kingdoms, overrun by the Tarnishing. Challenging combat, a hauntingly beautiful score, and a sinister narrative work in unison to make The Tarnishing of Juxtia an unforgettable 2D dark fantasy action RPG.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Atmospheric
66% of 604 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
False Hero
False Hero is a fast-paced soulslike where every enemy you kill teaches you its attack. Steal dozens of combat arts, chain them into your own combos, and carve through a corrupted kingdom of dying gods. Choose: fulfill the prophecy, or become Death's apostle.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
89% of 398 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 35$15.99
FOUNTAINS
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of this war-torn empire and escape your captors. Carve your way through a gritty souls-like RPG set in a sprawling, interconnected world.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Atmospheric
85% of 443 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99
Stray Blade
Stray Blade is an action-adventure where you play a rogue Adventurer exploring the ancient Valley of Acrea with your companion, the Xhinnon wolf Boji. Unveil the history of the forgotten valley and master the powers of the three Acrean Metals to restore balance to this war-torn land.
Also in Soulslike · Tense, Fast-paced, Atmospheric
69% of 308 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
Mix any two of six weapons, fight mythical bosses and decide the city's fate in a colorful action RPG with a story that bends to your choices.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
78% of 2,582 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$8.74
Davyria: Heroes of Eternity
Davyria is an action role-playing game with a well-designed and challenging combat system. You play an Eternal Warrior wandering the barren island of Davyria. Features [A skill based and challenging combat system]
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense
68% of 90 Steam reviews are positiveFree
ELDERBORN
A first-person slasher with souls-like melee combat, eleven weapons to master and a heavy metal soundtrack. Fight through a doomed city, learn every enemy's tricks, and carve out your own legend as the dark messiah the barbarian tribes have been waiting for.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
87% of 2,262 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
Eldest Souls
A pixel-art boss rush where every fight is the fight. One warrior, one greatsword of pure obsydian, and a Citadel full of imprisoned Old Gods who want the world to end with them. Learn their patterns, take their powers, and build a combat style that is entirely yours. Brutal, fast and short enough to finish in a weekend, if you survive that long.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
76% of 3,160 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99
Skarab
Arise warrior, your kingdom has need of you. Wield ancient weaponry and harness arcane powers in your quest to liberate Egypt, rescue her royal highness, and exile Anubis to the afterlife.
Fast-paced, Retro
88% of 52 Steam reviews are positive$1.49
Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Atmospheric
58% of 13,431 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20
Divinum
Divinum is an action-adventure that blends stylish, expressive combat with rewarding exploration. Master devastating combos and craft unique builds to repel mysterious invaders and uncover your island's hidden truth.
Tense, Fast-paced, Atmospheric
85% of 633 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
Achilles: Legends Untold
Achilles died at Troy and woke up in Tartarus, someone's design and nobody's mercy. This isometric action RPG sends him back through a war-torn ancient Greece with stamina-based souls-like combat, divine skills, and enemies that flank instead of standing still. One good counter kills a hero of legend. One bad step sends you back down.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
77% of 2,215 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 18$24.99

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Asterigos: Curse of the Stars

As Hilda, a swordswoman searching a cursed city for her lost family, you pair two weapons from six, learn each boss's patterns and shape how the…

$8.74

Skarab

Arise warrior, your kingdom has need of you. Wield ancient weaponry and harness arcane powers in your quest to liberate Egypt, rescue her royal…

$1.49

TWO MONTHS

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

$7.99

Back To Ashes

Explore alternative realities while trying to save Your own from approaching annihilation.

$11.99

Thymesia

Hunt through a plague-drowned kingdom as a raven-masked fighter, taking your enemies' weapons and learning their patterns the hard way.

$6.24

Weird RPG

A tough top-down action RPG about learning boss patterns, rolling out of trouble, and looting weapons with rules nobody warned you about.

$10.99

Rogue Blight

Fight through a blight-infested 2D world, building a new character from random loot on every punishing run.

$12.99

Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King

The old world is gone, lost with the disappearance of the King.

$9.99

OmniFootman

OmniFootman is a rogue-lite action game with souls-like combat system.

$12.99

Mana Spark

A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements.

$11.99

Blade & Bones

A Combat driven metroidvania experience. Discover a tale long lost in our past.

$10.99

The Book of Aaru

Dive into The Book of Aaru, an action isometric rogue-lite set in an ancient Egyptian world where history blends with sci-fi.

$2.99

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Rogue Blight

Fight through a blight-infested 2D world, building a new character from random loot on every punishing run.

$12.99

False Hero

False Hero is a fast-paced soulslike where every enemy you kill teaches you its attack.

$15.99

Serpent's Gaze

A punishing co-op soulslike set in an ancient desert. Fight heavy, tactical battles through handcrafted levels, stack blessings and relics into wild…

$15.99

Divinum

Divinum is an action-adventure that blends stylish, expressive combat with rewarding exploration.

$14.99

Void Sols

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

$14.99

FOUNTAINS

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

$14.99

Blades of Fire

A dark fantasy action adventure about crafting your own weapons and fighting with care in a grim, atmospheric world that rewards patience over haste.

$39.99

Weird RPG

A tough top-down action RPG about learning boss patterns, rolling out of trouble, and looting weapons with rules nobody warned you about.

$10.99

Folk Hero

Folk Hero is an action-slasher with rogue-lite elements set in the world of Slavic fantasy.

$14.99

Sands of Aura

Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight--a world buried beneath a sea of sand.

$24.99

Blade of Darkness

Carve through a grim dark fantasy world as one of four warriors, learning deep combo combat the hard way.

$14.99

Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

Fight through a grim open world of four warring kingdoms, learning every enemy's moves the hard way while an old god's shadow spreads.

$34.99

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