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Games like Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman

If Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ritual: Spellcasting RPG, Eastern Exorcist and Bladed fury — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its darkly humorous writing, atmospheric 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 Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman: Enter the world ripe with magic and monsters. Become the Black Swordsman and slay thousands of enemies in an epic action RPG!

2014ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDWindowsby Hexage
Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman — Steam game cover
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Bullethell combat with melee focusCute but unsettling art styleDarkly humorous writingAtmosphericDarkMelancholic

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Steam players who put hours into Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman 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. Ritual: Spellcasting RPG

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Watch the chaos unravel as you blaze through hordes of monsters in a unique spell-casting action RPG.

    2019ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Eastern Exorcist

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Second-strongest match for Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Eastern Exorcist is a stunning 2D side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy eastern world with the vicious spirits and monsters. Play as a skilled exorcist against chaotic evil to fight your way through the brutal world, and experience different stories of joy and sorrow.

    2021ActionAdventureRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bladed fury

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Third-strongest match for Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    An action game set in the Ancient China, bringing players addictive experiences with its unique Chinese traditional art-style and sound design.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Absolum

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Ranked #4 for Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Ranked #5 for Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Put on your wide-brimmed hat, grab your weapons and embark on an incredible adventure in the gothic-noir world of Borgovia, where mad science threatens the fragile peace between monster and mortal.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Ranked #6 for Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Embark on an adventure in a gothic-noir world, where mad science threatens the peace between monsters and mortals. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut is definitive edition of the trilogy with six playable classes and a new endgame mode with a huge variety of open missions!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure44.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Book of Demons

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Ranked #7 for Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Ranked #8 for Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.

    2016ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    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 ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman on Steam right now. Shares Action with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    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 ~70% under Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    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 ~50% under Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Hexage

Other recommendable Steam games by Hexage, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. REDCON

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Another title from Hexage, the studio behind Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman. Shares Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Radiant Defense

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Another title from Hexage, the studio behind Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman. Shares Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    MILLIONS OF ALIENS WILL DIE!Radiant Defense is a tower defense game set in a vibrant universe invaded by countless alien hordes.Build your space fortress any way you wish, set up wide variety of weapons and traps and let the invasions begin!

    2014StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ritual: Spellcasting RPG

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hexage, the studio behind Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Watch the chaos unravel as you blaze through hordes of monsters in a unique spell-casting action RPG.

    2019ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Flying Tank

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Another title from Hexage, the studio behind Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman. Shares Action and Indie with Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman.

    Get into your Flying Tank and shoot 'em up like it's the good old days! Kill strange bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth - alone or with a friend - in a rich action-packed side-scrolling shmup!

    2024ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman

Does Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman work on Steam Deck?
Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman cost?
Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman are Ritual: Spellcasting RPG, Eastern Exorcist, Bladed fury.
Who developed Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman?
Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman was developed by Hexage.

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