Games like Vindilis

Remember how hand-drawn and dark Vindilis felt at its best? These games are a good place to start.

Salt and Sanctuary
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 · Hand-drawn, Dark, Fast-paced
89% of 20,179 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 61$17.99
The 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, Dark, Fast-paced
89% of 8,323 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$3.99
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.
Hand-drawn, Fast-paced, Tense
85% of 633 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
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
Raindancer
Awoken from death by The Rain itself, Bramble is tasked with bringing an end to the leaders of three rival tribes, and purifying their corruption against nature.
Also in Soulslike · Hand-drawn, Dark, Fast-paced
87% of 286 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
DEVIATOR
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 · Hand-drawn, Dark, Fast-paced
66% of 883 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$6.99
Saviorless
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons. The seasoned narrator has shared this story countless times, yet none have graced the miraculous land. Can you seize your narrative and ascend as a Savior?
Hand-drawn, Dark, Fast-paced
85% of 311 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
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! 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, Fast-paced, Tense
95% of 354 Steam reviews are positive$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, Fast-paced, Tense
76% of 3,159 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$19.99
Valdis 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, Dark, Fast-paced
83% of 2,276 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Perennial Order
Perennial Order is a 2D plant horror boss rush with challenging one-hit-death combat. Set in an atmospheric Dark Age world plagued by nature-infested horrors, explore a lore-filled and eldritch land alone or in two player co-op, all in a realistic painterly style.
Also in Soulslike · Hand-drawn, Dark, Fast-paced
93% of 704 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Death's Door
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, Fast-paced, Atmospheric
92% of 20,620 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 352$19.99

Cheaper than Vindilis

Raindancer

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Quarion

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets.

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Darxanadon

Explore a massive interconnected labyrinth of grottos, castles, and groves in this 2D retro-inspired Action RPG.

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Curse of the Crescent Isle DX

A curse has befallen the Crescent Isle and it's up to you to save it.

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The Excrawlers

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

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Overbowed

Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

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Estencel

Atmospheric souls-like. Fight enemies and bosses and explore the gloomy city.

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Stone 4 Souls

Stone 4 Souls is a side-scrolling game with Metroidvania, Soulslike, medieval fantasy, and RPG elements.

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Obsurity

Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.

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Fearless Fantasy

As Leon, the world’s most dangerous bounty hunter, you embark on a mission to slay the world’s weirdest creatures, and save a girl from an awful…

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Alchemist's Castle

Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself…

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The Other Half

A dark fantasy action adventure where you unbury a tale of intimacy and violence in order to cleanse a demonic infestation from a once-beautiful land.

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Hidden gems like Vindilis

Fatal Claw

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

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False Hero

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

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Rubinite

Read each boss's moves, dodge with precision and cut down the Bloodstained on a grim road through a fallen kingdom.

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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

Perennial Order

Perennial Order is a 2D plant horror boss rush with challenging one-hit-death combat.

$19.99

Crimson Oath

Long may the sun shine! Prepare to suffer! Souls-like combat adventure in a unique world.

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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…

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Worldless

Trade blows with stick-figure beings in a newborn universe, absorbing rivals to gain their skills and exploring dreamlike realms full of secrets.

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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance

Chain katana combos and ninjutsu through hand-drawn stages as a ninja master settling a score.

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Saviorless

Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons.

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Lords of Exile

Embark on a quest for revenge in Lords of Exile, an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in the far Lands of Exilia.

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