Windmills
Master your combat techniques and explore a magic world in this combat - focused metroidvania.
75% of 48 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Soulslikes like DEVIATOR
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AWAKEN - Astral Blade
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D metroidvania soulslike where you play Tania, a bionic warrior in a world twisted by Karpas energy. Combat rewards timing: chain combos, parry at the right moment to turn defense into offense, dash through enemies to slow time. Bosses and hordes punish mistakes, while Aether upgrades let you shape strength, mobility, or flexibility.
Hand-drawn, Dark, Tense
81% of 1,153 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99Solateria
Solateria is a hand-drawn action metroidvania built around parries: learn an enemy's rhythm, deflect at the last instant, and answer with a hard counter. As a small fire warrior hunting the vanished King, you roam a fallen sunlit world, take down plague-infected bosses, and shape your build with Parts, Core Stones, and cooking.
Hand-drawn, Dark, Tense
82% of 768 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$13.99The 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.
Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
78% of 802 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$9.99Deepening Fire
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
Dark, Tense, Atmospheric
70% of 576 Steam reviews are positive$11.99HunterX
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.
Dark, Tense, Atmospheric
79% of 604 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$14.99Vapor World: Over The Mind
Lost in darkness, a boy drawn into a twisted dream, no way out. Vapor World: Over The Mind is a narrative-driven souls-like platformer focused on deflection combat. Descend into a shattered mind seeking lost memories. Face the dark, beautiful world born of sorrow and regret.
Hand-drawn, Dark, Tense
48% of 86 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Weird RPG
Weird RPG is a fast-paced, top-down action RPG built around tough boss fights. You roll through attacks, learn each boss pattern, and hit back with wildly creative weapons. It is strange, funny, and colorful, with world-hopping and loot to chase. A good pick for soulslike fans who want pattern-learning and hard bosses without the slow, grim formula.
Tense, Surreal, Fast-paced
92% of 4,067 Steam reviews are positive$10.99Salt and Sanctuary
A shipwrecked sailor wakes on a cursed island of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and fallen lords. This 2D soulslike pairs fast, stamina-based combat with deep RPG building across 600 weapons, armor, spells, and items. Die, lose your salt, and try the boss again.
Hand-drawn, Dark, Tense
89% of 20,179 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 61$17.99Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
A colorful anime Metroidvania with side-scrolling exploration, fast hack-and-slash combat, and lots of weapons and equipment builds. You lead hunter Erza and two switchable companions through connected areas, hidden chambers, and boss fights that reward learning routines. Lighter and more forgiving than most soulslikes.
Hand-drawn, Fast-paced
82% of 1,936 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$24.99Driven Out
Beautiful 16 bit retro art style with fluid animations and deliberate combat. Read the enemy and act accordingly in this seamless world without any load screens.
Dark, Tense, Fast-paced
84% of 230 Steam reviews are positive$14.99The 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.
Dark, Tense, Atmospheric
66% of 604 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99Kotama and Academy Citadel
Kotama and Academy Citadel is a 2.5D side-scrolling metroidvania where you fight for the Carmel Star across a high-tech academy. For soulslike fans, the draw is parry-focused duels against bosses that can end you in a heartbeat if you misread them.
Hand-drawn, Tense, Atmospheric
80% of 2,624 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 70$19.99
Cheaper than DEVIATOR
Dark Devotion
A side-scrolling soulslike pilgrimage through a fallen temple, as a Templar proving her faith.
74% of 1,939 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$1.99
Halluci-Sabbat of Koishi
Touhou Project, Komeiji Koishi's Action Game, with collision between sword and magic!
91% of 700 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
The Spirit of the Samurai
A village in peril. A samurai reanimated. An Oni advancing. Fight an army of undead warriors and Japanese monsters as a human, a Kodama, and a cat…
60% of 419 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$3.99
Gravethorn
Gravethorn is a 2D platformer that combines soulslike and metroidvania elements with deep storytelling.
86% of 74 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Young Souls
Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG.
84% of 501 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$4.99
DarkMaus
DarkMaus is an indie action RPG with challenging, skill-based combat that punishes careless play.
80% of 406 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Vindilis
Fight tremendous bosses and discover the secrets of Vindilis!
93% of 74 Steam reviews are positive$1.49
Stone 4 Souls
Stone 4 Souls is a side-scrolling game with Metroidvania, Soulslike, medieval fantasy, and RPG elements.
77% of 35 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Slash or Die
In this game you will face violence and extraordinary complexity.
84% of 150 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Estencel
Atmospheric souls-like. Fight enemies and bosses and explore the gloomy city.
66% of 157 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Shell of a King
Test your strength in Shell of a King! A precision bullet-hell adventure that will push your dodging skills to the limit.
100% of 62 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Hidden gems like DEVIATOR
Infinitevania
Infinitevania is a retro-styled 2D metroidvania where you travel between worlds, kill powerful creatures, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core.
92% of 302 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
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: 35$15.99
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: 65$20.99
Crimson Oath
Long may the sun shine! Prepare to suffer! Souls-like combat adventure in a unique world.
82% of 770 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Solateria
Solateria is a hand-drawn action metroidvania built around parries: learn an enemy's rhythm, deflect at the last instant, and answer with a hard…
82% of 768 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$13.99
Morbid Metal
Morbid Metal is a fast hack-and-slash roguelite set in a ruined sci-fi future, where you shapeshift between fighters mid-combo and carve through…
81% of 1,682 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$17.99
VOIN
VOIN is a first-person hack-and-slash set in plague-ruined dark fantasy realms.
93% of 3,453 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$19.99
Mina the Hollower
Mina the Hollower is a top-down action-adventure with soulslike teeth: a cursed island, beastly bosses, and death that costs your bones and spark.
87% of 7,970 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 401$19.99
Kotama and Academy Citadel
Kotama and Academy Citadel is a 2.5D side-scrolling metroidvania where you fight for the Carmel Star across a high-tech academy.
80% of 2,624 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 70$19.99
MIO: Memories in Orbit
A nimble robot wakes on a drifting ark overgrown with rogue machines, and soulslike fans get a metroidvania of hard bosses, sharp platforming, and…
82% of 4,810 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 120$19.99
AWAKEN - Astral Blade
AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D metroidvania soulslike where you play Tania, a bionic warrior in a world twisted by Karpas energy.
81% of 1,153 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$19.99
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is a hand-drawn metroidvania steeped in Japanese folklore, with bouncy aerial combat and mythic boss fights.
82% of 1,442 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$19.99
Newest soulslikes like DEVIATOR
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: 35$15.99
Akatori
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles.
71% of 332 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$14.99
Infinitevania
Infinitevania is a retro-styled 2D metroidvania where you travel between worlds, kill powerful creatures, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core.
92% of 302 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99
Mina the Hollower
Mina the Hollower is a top-down action-adventure with soulslike teeth: a cursed island, beastly bosses, and death that costs your bones and spark.
87% of 7,970 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 401$19.99
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: 11$19.99
Crimson Oath
Long may the sun shine! Prepare to suffer! Souls-like combat adventure in a unique world.
82% of 770 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Morbid Metal
Morbid Metal is a fast hack-and-slash roguelite set in a ruined sci-fi future, where you shapeshift between fighters mid-combo and carve through…
81% of 1,682 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$17.99
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: 65$20.99
Solateria
Solateria is a hand-drawn action metroidvania built around parries: learn an enemy's rhythm, deflect at the last instant, and answer with a hard…
82% of 768 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$13.99
MIO: Memories in Orbit
A nimble robot wakes on a drifting ark overgrown with rogue machines, and soulslike fans get a metroidvania of hard bosses, sharp platforming, and…
82% of 4,810 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 120$19.99
Kotama and Academy Citadel
Kotama and Academy Citadel is a 2.5D side-scrolling metroidvania where you fight for the Carmel Star across a high-tech academy.
80% of 2,624 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 70$19.99
VELASTER
VELASTER is a gruesome 3D side-scrolling action combat game set in the Middle-earth called Malum.
88% of 85 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$10.99