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Games like Blade of Darkness

If Blade of Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crowned In Steel, WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers and Mortal Shell — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, challenging and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Blade of Darkness: Blade of Darkness is a hardcore fantasy action-adventure with unique combat mechanics and role-playing elements that pioneered the “soulsborne” genre. Pick one of four characters to hack and slash through a gory quest to save the world from the forces of Chaos.

2021ActionRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 75Windowsby Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom, General Arcade
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Steam players who put hours into Blade of Darkness also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Crowned In Steel

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Blade of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Crush your enemies, break your chains, and carve your way to the warlord who burned your land. A skill-based action-adventure with brutal combat and full dismemberment.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  2. WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

    WHY THIS

    Shares combo based combat and a dark mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Second-strongest match for Blade of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Mortal Shell

    WHY THIS

    Shares a bleak mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Third-strongest match for Blade of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.

    2021ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Ranked #4 for Blade of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.

    2014ActionRPG29.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Weird RPG 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares combo based combat with Blade of Darkness.

    Ranked #5 for Blade of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    An innovative third-person action RPG where you can choose traditional weapons to fight monsters fairly, or activate cheats like godly powers. The unique voice-controlled gear system lets you summon spells or enhance yourself. This is definitely an adventure you've never experienced before!

    2026ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Ranked #6 for Blade of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Thymesia

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Ranked #7 for Blade of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.

    2022Action24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The First Berserker: Khazan

    WHY THIS

    Shares combo based combat and a dark mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Ranked #8 for Blade of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Blade of Darkness

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Reviewers of Blade of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.

    2018Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SEVERANCE

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Reviewers of Blade of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Demon's Soulbound

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Blade of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Demon's Soulbound is a gay bara adult 3rd person point'n click adventure about domination, bdsm, sex between men and monsters, and serving a demon master.

    2025Adventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Blade of Darkness at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Blade of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Blade of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Blade of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Blade of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Blade of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under Blade of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Blade of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Blade of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blade of Darkness.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Mortal Shell

    WHY THIS

    Shares a bleak mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.

    2021ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    A new dark fantasy Three Kingdoms action RPG from Team NINJA, the developers of Nioh.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The First Berserker: Khazan

    WHY THIS

    Shares combo based combat and a dark mood with Blade of Darkness.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Blade of Darkness.

    The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Blade of Darkness

Is Blade of Darkness verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Blade of Darkness is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Blade of Darkness cost?
Blade of Darkness is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Blade of Darkness?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blade of Darkness are Crowned In Steel, WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Mortal Shell.
Who developed Blade of Darkness?
Blade of Darkness was developed by Rebel Act Studios, Fire Falcom, General Arcade and published by SNEG.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Blade of Darkness.

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