Games like Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn
If Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fm45's Sprite Man Adventures, Anima Song from the Abyss and Lords & Blades — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful art and atmosphere, atmospheric and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn: Dark Sword is a frenetic action game that mixes bullet-hell and hack-n-slash in the midst of a devastating and dark open world with a tragic backstory, where the player must immerse himself in order to defeat the powerful guardians that guard it.
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Fm45's Sprite Man Adventures
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
In this game you will run around chopping enemies, dashing into them, and shooting arrows. Pick up chests around the map to earn health, exp., and even coins! Will you be able to defeat the boss?!
Anima Song from the Abyss
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
A third-person action RPG that brings to life the world of Gaia from the Anima: Beyond Fantasy RPG table-top books. Explore a deep and multifaceted story where your choices and actions directly impact the journey and decide the fate of the characters.
Lords & Blades
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Embark on an epic journey in the mystical realm of Eswaydan, a breathtaking valley nestled within the majestic Thuyr Kingdom. Surrounded by towering, snow-capped peaks, Eswaydan is a land shrouded in mystery and magic. Fight your way through hordes of undead and demons, and free Eswaydan of Evil!
FADE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Ranked #4 for Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
FADE is a classic Third person Action RPG. Travel to the land of Baltane and stop a twisted cult from finishing a ancient and twisted ritual. Face powerful bosses, collect loot, and fight horrific beings. Solo developed.
FOUNTAINS
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Ranked #5 for Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.
HOTEL BARCELONA
WHY THIS
Shares combo based combat, real time combat, dark fantasy and an atmospheric mood with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Ranked #6 for Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
A marshal possessed by a murderer, a hotel full of killers, and a time-bending witch? From the legendary creators of DEADLY PREMONITION + NO MORE HEROES comes a 2D Action Roguelike unlike any other. Under New Management update is free for everyone now! CHECK IN, WIPE ‘EM OUT.
Watcher Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Ranked #7 for Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.
Salt and Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn
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Tiny Rogues
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Shares a challenging mood with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Reviewers of Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Hyper Light Drifter
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Shares hidden collectibles and an atmospheric mood with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Reviewers of Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Reviewers of Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
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Priced ~75% under Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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FOUNTAINS
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of an ancient, interconnected world.
Watcher Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.
Salt and Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Frequently asked about Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn
- How much does Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn cost?
- Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn are Fm45's Sprite Man Adventures, Anima Song from the Abyss, Lords & Blades.
- Who developed Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn?
- Dark Sword: The Light of Ainn was developed by MrDoth.
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