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Games like Dark Scrolls

If Dark Scrolls is your kind of game, the closest matches are Savage Steel, Castleborne Survivors and Weather the Swarm — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Dark Scrolls: Dark Scrolls is a fantasy-themed action platformer that fuses shmup-style chaos with roguelite progression and is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets.

2026ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby doinksoft
Dark Scrolls — Steam game cover

Players who liked Dark Scrolls also play

Steam players who put hours into Dark Scrolls 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. Savage Steel

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Dark Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Scrolls.

    4 player local co-op barbarian themed hack & slash adventure! Get a feel for your playstyle; from the brutal barbarian, the agile elven archer, the acrobatic tribal warrior, or the devious rogue. Then set off together with friends (or alone!) and slay the undead and demon army of the evil overlord!

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Castleborne Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Dark Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.

    A survivors-like game with side-scrolling action combat. Slash, dodge, and mow down endless monsters in a gothic horror castle. Upgrade with every choice, snowball out of control, and survive until the very end.

    2026ActionIndieRPG3.59 USDSteam ↗
  3. Weather the Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Dark Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.

    Find your way through alien planets made of fully destructible, procedurally generated terrain. Shoot, fly, collect weapons, level up, and defeat planetary bosses. Improve between runs and discover new planets as you progress. Play alone or with friends, from your couch or online!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Satarichi: Heroes De Caelum

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Dark Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.

    Join the fight for Caelum in this cooperative action RPG for up to 4 players. Control legendary heroes in real-time combat as you explore an epic world based on Satarichi's original novel. Enjoy the adventure with friends locally or through Remote Play Together.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Castlebound

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Dark Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.

    Fight hordes of evil monsters and defend your castle in this 1-4 player action platformer with Roguelike elements!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Bravemech: The Century War

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Dark Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.

    A mecha action-roguelite — one full war campaign per run, solo or in 4-player couch co-op. Command a squadron through Year One of a hundred-year war, build your roster, bury your dead, face nemesis aces who remember your scars, and take your career to the online ranked leaderboards.

    2027ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Dark Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Scrolls.

    The Double Dragon brothers return in this fresh addition to the iconic franchise. With roguelite elements, every playthrough is a chance at new action. Tag in with 2 of 4 starter characters or unlock 20 additional characters, each with their own special moves and playstyles. Online & Local Co-op.

    2023ActionAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shard Squad

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Dark Scrolls fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.

    Form a squad of elemental creatures and face hordes of challenging enemies! Choose your Shards according to their synergies to gain new abilities, and equip relics that will make the winds blow in your favor! Survive through different environments and save your lands!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Scrolls.

    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 ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dark Scrolls.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scrolls.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.

    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 Adventure with Dark Scrolls.

    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 Dark Scrolls.

    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 Dark Scrolls.

    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 Dark Scrolls.

    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 doinksoft

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

  1. Gato Roboto

    WHY THIS

    Another title from doinksoft, the studio behind Dark Scrolls. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Devolver Bootleg

    WHY THIS

    Another title from doinksoft, the studio behind Dark Scrolls. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Scrolls.

    Devolver Bootleg contains eight original rip-offs of Devolver Digital games. Pay money for it now.

    2019ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Gunbrella

    WHY THIS

    Another title from doinksoft, the studio behind Dark Scrolls. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Scrolls.

    Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.

    2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dark Scrolls

Does Dark Scrolls have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Dark Scrolls supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Dark Scrolls?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dark Scrolls are Savage Steel, Castleborne Survivors, Weather the Swarm.
Who developed Dark Scrolls?
Dark Scrolls was developed by doinksoft and published by Devolver Digital.

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 Dark Scrolls.

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