Games like Almost, really almost DS1
Looking for games like Almost, really almost DS1? Here are top platformer recommendations with a fantasy and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Slain: Back from Hell, Dragon Is Dead or Valzar.
1 66%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsgrinding, stability70% User Score 1,720 reviewsCritic Score 58%8 reviewsSlain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
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2 80%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability80% User Score 234 reviewsYou are an immortal warrior, a so-called Successor, chosen by the God of Light [Lu], the God of Fire [Ashuran], and the God of Water [Harnia]. When you die in battle, you return to the source of your lineage and are resurrected, growing stronger through the experience, equipment, and rune power you accumulate along the way. Arriving in Cliffshire, a town of light, the Successors must head to a bur…
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3 Explore an uncharted land and recover the pieces of a broken amulet. Valzar is a tough arena action platformer with roguelike elements.
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4 82%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding82% User Score 230 reviewsJOIN THE DISCORD Game Feedback Content Roadmap About the GameDon't ask, just parry!deflect is the core combat mechanic in 'Deviator' allowing you to turn the enemy's fierce attacks into nothingness with precise timing. Practice diligently, my friends; if you're too slow, you'll be defeated. You wouldn't want to take a hit from an enemy, after all. Every battle is a tense and thrilling game o…
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5 76%Game Brain Scoreatmosphere, musicgameplay, graphics76% User Score 92 reviewsExplore alternative realities while trying to save Your own from approaching annihilation. Dark fantasy rpg action game which will take You on a journey deep into the realms of Errent.
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6 81%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsmonetization, grinding81% User Score 370 reviewsWhen a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
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7 87%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storyreplayability, grinding92% User Score 131 reviewsCritic Score 70%2 reviewsYou wake up with no memory. Your day is starting off great! Nepenthe is a hand-drawn RPG with a terrible sense of humor. Set in the strange world of Carithia, you play as a mysterious bald dude who lost his memory. Yes, you read that right. Meet some very polite monsters, and battle both them and your sense of self-dignity in epic bullet-hell fight scenes!
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8 93%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstability, optimization93% User Score 187 reviewsHellevator is a 2D platformer published in Steam where you will have to use possesion in order to escape from hell. I worked as game designer, level designer and producer. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594410/Hellevator/
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9 94%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, optimization94% User Score 108 reviewsThe story of Yuuka Kazami, the flower master of the four seasons who loves "flowers" more than anyone else in the world. A game that seems easy? A game that looks kind? Don't be fooled by the appearance. Please enjoy the world of adventure that becomes harsh as you progress to the end.
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10 84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability91% User Score 27,205 reviewsCritic Score 78%30 reviewsBrutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash set in the world of Cvstodia.
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