DEVIATOR
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals.
66% of 883 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$6.99
Games like VELASTER
Did VELASTER leave you in a dark and brutal frame of mind? You will find a few strong contenders among these games.
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 enemies by heart, and turns their attacks back on them. Tough bosses, a big map to explore in any order, and a story that ends in choices.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
82% of 765 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$13.99DEVIATOR
Deviator is a Metroidvania game centered around deflect, featuring exquisite 2D hand-drawn visuals. Exploring unknown wilderness and mysterious cities, delving into enigmatic realms of consciousness and encountering peculiar creatures. Try to find the truth behind this chaotic world.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
66% of 883 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$6.99AWAKEN - Astral Blade
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, Tense, Fast-paced
81% of 1,153 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99Valdis 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.
Dark, Fast-paced
83% of 2,276 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Stray 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 · Brutal, Tense, Fast-paced
69% of 308 Steam reviews are positive$19.99HunterX
HunterX is an action-adventure game full of spirited battles. Use various styles of weapons and magic to experience your own fighting style and explore a great world.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
79% of 604 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$14.99The Devil Within: Satgat
Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil Within: Satgat'. Uncover the mysteries of a desolate realm as you engage in stylish battles against formidable foes.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Brutal, Tense
78% of 802 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$9.99Fatal 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.
Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
90% of 550 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$24.99Vigil: 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.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
85% of 3,355 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$21.99Stonemachia
Play as Zefiro, a pawn who transforms into other chess pieces, and fight your way through Medhelan, a land haunted by the Plague of Angels. A dark, soulslike action-adventure built on parries, strange transformations and a quest to return to Heaven.
Also in Soulslike · Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
95% of 1,375 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$19.99Eldest 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, Brutal, Tense
76% of 3,159 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99Elderand
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, Tense
75% of 562 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$19.99
Cheaper than VELASTER
The Devil Within: Satgat
Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil…
78% of 802 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$9.99
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 8,323 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$3.99
Rise of Rebellion～地罰上らば竜の降る～
"Rise of Rebellion" is a 3D action RPG that pursues the tension of confronting strong enemies and sweating in your hands.
42% of 205 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Dark Light
Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat.
78% of 628 Steam reviews are positive$9.34
A Bastard's Tale
A game about parrying, attacking, and overcoming difficult foes
83% of 328 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Mask of Soul
Mask of Soul is a 2D metroidvania action-adventure where you play as Cheong-oh Chasa, gatekeeper of the Underworld, tracking spirits beneath the Red…
77% of 44 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
PARRYMAN
'Parryman' is a hardcore action game where you fight using only the counterattack skill of parrying.
62% of 100 Steam reviews are positive$4.89
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Fight angels and demons as a stripped-bare warrior, solving dungeons and chasing the truth across a dead Earth.
88% of 14,148 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 218$19.99
Viktor
Viktor is an action-packed sidescrolling adventure with gameplay inspired by classics such as Castlevania and Megaman.
71% of 205 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Thymesia
Hunt through a plague-drowned kingdom as a raven-masked fighter, taking your enemies' weapons and learning their patterns the hard way.
82% of 8,402 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 41$6.24
Possessor(s)
Luca and a demon named Rhem share one body and one goal: survive a flooded, quarantined city torn apart by an interdimensional disaster.
75% of 788 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$9.99
Hidden gems like VELASTER
Stonemachia
Parry, transform into other chess pieces and carve a path through a plague-haunted medieval land.
95% of 1,375 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$19.99
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 550 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$24.99
False Hero
False Hero is a fast-paced soulslike where every enemy you kill teaches you its attack.
89% of 385 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 35$15.99
Divinum
Divinum is an action-adventure that blends stylish, expressive combat with rewarding exploration.
85% of 627 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
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 765 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$13.99
Morbid Metal
Swap between fighters in the middle of a combo and carve through machine hordes in a ruined future, one run at a time.
81% of 1,682 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$17.99
Worldless
Trade blows with stick-figure beings in a newborn universe, absorbing rivals to gain their skills and exploring dreamlike realms full of secrets.
94% of 1,598 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$19.99
Netherworld Covenant
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…
78% of 616 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Valor Mortis
Rise from a battlefield grave and fight the plague's horrors with sword, gun and stolen supernatural power.
80% of 2,881 Steam reviews are positive$39.99
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 1,153 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99
Grimlord
Grimlord is a Dark Fantasy Action Souls-like RPG - on VR. Awakened in a monastery deep in the Lonely Mountains, you walk in an epic quest as the…
78% of 933 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$29.99
The Devil Within: Satgat
Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil…
78% of 802 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$9.99
Newest games like VELASTER
Valor Mortis
Rise from a battlefield grave and fight the plague's horrors with sword, gun and stolen supernatural power.
80% of 2,881 Steam reviews are positive$39.99
False Hero
False Hero is a fast-paced soulslike where every enemy you kill teaches you its attack.
89% of 385 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 35$15.99
Divinum
Divinum is an action-adventure that blends stylish, expressive combat with rewarding exploration.
85% of 627 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
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 550 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$24.99
Stonemachia
Parry, transform into other chess pieces and carve a path through a plague-haunted medieval land.
95% of 1,375 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$19.99
SoulQuest
Carve your path through hordes of enemies, defying the gods to seize the power of Morrigan, Goddess of Death, and retrieve the soul of your beloved!
80% of 99 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Morbid Metal
Swap between fighters in the middle of a combo and carve through machine hordes in a ruined future, one run at a time.
81% of 1,682 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$17.99
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 765 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$13.99
Netherworld Covenant
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…
78% of 616 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Slayer : the Demon Haunted World
Slayer is a strategic action game built around a finely tuned combat system and dark narrative.
68% of 19 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Cross a decaying dark fantasy world as an Inquisitor, fighting through brutal timed combat to uncover what hides in Faelduum.
75% of 3,102 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 119$39.99
The First Berserker: Khazan
Cut through a dark fantasy empire as a betrayed general, learning every boss the hard way.
85% of 21,441 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 497$59.99