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Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Our Darker Purpose.
- $4.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2011
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The closest matches to Our Darker Purpose: The Binding of Isaac, Eldritch, Tower of Guns, Othercide, and Dungeon Souls. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Our Darker Purpose.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2014
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Othercide
Why this: Also Gothic and Rogue-lite, like Our Darker Purpose.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Avidly Wild Games
- Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
- 83% of 392 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, RPG
- Metacritic 74
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Chalk abilities provide tactical utility
- Dodge roll feels distinct from isaac
- Gothic cartoon art style is cohesive
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Hypnotic
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Why this: Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Our Darker Purpose.
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About Our Darker Purpose
The closest matches to Our Darker Purpose: The Binding of Isaac, Eldritch, Tower of Guns, Othercide, and Dungeon Souls. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Our Darker Purpose is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Binding of Isaac, Eldritch and Tower of Guns — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and hypnotic, and single out its chalk abilities and champion enemies. 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.
About Our Darker Purpose: Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG!When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos.
Is Our Darker Purpose worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 83% of 392 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 42 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 15 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Chalk abilities provide tactical utility
- Dodge roll feels distinct from isaac
- Gothic cartoon art style is cohesive
- Level up perks add meaningful build variety
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I really did enjoy the game. The story, mechanics, art, enemies, challenge. The problem is there is no save feature. As I unlocked more and the runs started to get longer, I just kinda lost interest in having to devote a larger block of…”
People who play it also play: The Binding of Isaac, Eldritch, Tower of Guns
Frequently asked about Our Darker Purpose
Can I run it?
How much does Our Darker Purpose cost?
Our Darker Purpose is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Our Darker Purpose?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Our Darker Purpose are The Binding of Isaac, Eldritch, Tower of Guns.
Who developed Our Darker Purpose?
Our Darker Purpose was developed by Avidly Wild Games.