Punishing boss fight RPGs

When you want deliberate duels where timing matters, these action RPGs and metroidvanias let you study foes, lose progress on death, and push through hard bosses toward new gear.

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False Hero

False Hero

False Hero is a fast-paced soulslike where your mask lets you steal attacks from the enemies you kill and chain them into your own combos.

89% of 385 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$15.99
Rubinite

Rubinite

You study each Bloodstained monster, use Focus to expose its weak point, then land the lethal strike. Short, hard, and full of heart.

94% of 4,522 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 55$19.99
Mortal Shell II

Mortal Shell II

Their flesh is your weapon. Mortal Shell II is a dark, brutal action RPG where you possess eight lost warrior Shells, upgrade melee and ranged…

80% of 20,815 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,254$49.99
Stonemachia

Stonemachia

Zefiro is a living pawn who can change into other chess pieces mid-fight, fighting through Medhelan, a gloomy land hit by the Plague of Angels, to…

95% of 1,375 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 18$19.99
GRIME II

GRIME II

You are a Formless, an art mimic that steals enemy shapes. Parry with hand-tendrils, absorb foes into molds, then turn their attacks back on bosses…

86% of 1,968 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$20.99
Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hollow Knight: Silksong

As Hornet, princess knight armed with needle and silk, you climb the haunted kingdom of Pharloom toward its shining citadel.

89% of 391,201 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5,417$19.99
Stonemachia

Stonemachia

Zefiro is a living pawn who can change into other chess pieces mid-fight, fighting through Medhelan, a gloomy land hit by the Plague of Angels, to…

95% of 1,375 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 18$19.99
False Hero

False Hero

False Hero is a fast-paced soulslike where your mask lets you steal attacks from the enemies you kill and chain them into your own combos.

89% of 385 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$15.99
Tombwater

Tombwater

Fight through a mad Wild West mining town with guns, blades and spells, one gruesome boss at a time.

91% of 312 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$24.99
Tearscape

Tearscape

As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive.

89% of 352 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
JUMP KING QUEST

JUMP KING QUEST

A vertical dark-fantasy climb where every ledge is a fight. You charge each jump, trade blows with enemies and bosses using soulslike moves and…

88% of 1,258 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$14.99
Rubinite

Rubinite

You study each Bloodstained monster, use Focus to expose its weak point, then land the lethal strike. Short, hard, and full of heart.

94% of 4,522 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 55$19.99
Unbroken: The Awakening

Unbroken: The Awakening

Brave the hostile lands in search of your goal. Forge your own path and discover the many secrets of the realm and the looming Township of Westfall.

96% of 26 Steam reviews are positive$8.24
DARK PRAY

DARK PRAY

The game features an ATB (Active Time Battle) combat system with a variety of skill combinations.

100% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Ancient Warrior

Ancient Warrior

Third person RPG game with magical elements. Player control cyborg with different magic skills.

80% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$2.39
Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero

Soul has sixty-six days to live and a murdered master on his record.

93% of 83,938 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 523,418$59.99
Mox Nox

Mox Nox

Become the last Reaper in a brutal dark fantasy action game featuring precision sword combat, reactive enemy AI, advanced gore physics, and…

40% of 5 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Wuthering Waves

Wuthering Waves

Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG where you wake as Rover and fight across Solaris-3 with dodge counters, parries, and Echo…

87% of 58,066 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6,383Free
A Song Of Sunlight

A Song Of Sunlight

An RPG set in a distant, lonely future. Follow Arem, a young man lured from his small island community to explore the desolate megastructure beneath…

98% of 185 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Void Memory

Void Memory

You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you.

66% of 236 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast

Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast

This is a standalone story in Hellpoint universe, a dark and challenging action RPG set in the world where the line between science and occultism is…

70% of 777 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Honkai Impact 3rd

Honkai Impact 3rd

Honkai Impact 3rd is a cel-shaded anime action game where you captain a squad of Valkyries against the Honkai.

72% of 10,033 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 82Free