Games like Haunted Lands
If Haunted Lands is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gun Rage, Berserk Boy and Mute Crimson+ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, 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.
Get personalized picks →About Haunted Lands: Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.
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Gun Rage
WHY THIS
Top pick for Haunted Lands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Gun Rage is an old-school, fast-paced, side-scrolling run and gun, with 16-bit era graphics, inspired by greatest classic games of the genre.
Berserk Boy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Haunted Lands.
Second-strongest match for Haunted Lands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Mute Crimson+
WHY THIS
Shares precision platforming, checkpoint based progression and a retro mood with Haunted Lands.
Third-strongest match for Haunted Lands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.
Kraino Origins
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Haunted Lands.
Ranked #4 for Haunted Lands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Fight monsters, ghosts, and zombies with your mighty sythe! Find all the secrets, and unlock powerful weapons! Avoid saws, fireballs, pools of acid, and spikes! Kraino Origins is retro gaming goodness!
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Haunted Lands.
Ranked #5 for Haunted Lands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Haunted Lands.
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
Jet Gunner: Refueled
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Haunted Lands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Citadale Resurrection
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Haunted Lands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
A collection of old-school retro Citadale games in the style of various systems released in the mid 1980s to early 1990s. Each game has its own unique look, sound, gameplay style and feel and yet they are all distinctly Citadale.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Haunted Lands.
Ranked #8 for Haunted Lands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Haunted Lands
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Commander Keen
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Haunted Lands.
Reviewers of Haunted Lands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Haunted Lands.
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons: Episode 1: Marooned on Mars (Dec. 14th 1990) Episode 2: The Earth Explodes (1991) Episode 3: Keen Must Die! (1991) Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology.
Dangerous
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Haunted Lands.
Reviewers of Haunted Lands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Dangerous is an epic 3D open and living world space combat RPG sandbox with an immersive and riveting story. Are you the feared war criminal who will destroy all life or the savior of the universe? Gather your wingmen and travel the galaxy in search of answers.
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Haunted Lands.
Reviewers of Haunted Lands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Haunted Lands.
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.
Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Haunted Lands.
Reviewers of Haunted Lands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
WHY THIS
Shares precision platforming, checkpoint based progression, action and a punishing mood with Haunted Lands.
Reviewers of Haunted Lands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
NINJA GAIDEN 4
WHY THIS
Shares real time combat, boss fights, action and a punishing mood with Haunted Lands.
Reviewers of Haunted Lands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Haunted Lands.
The definitive ninja action-adventure franchise returns with NINJA GAIDEN 4! Embark on a cutting-edge adventure where legacy meets innovation in a high-octane blend of style and no-holds-barred combat.
Castle of Vania
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Haunted Lands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Haunted Lands.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Haunted Lands at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Haunted Lands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Haunted Lands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Haunted Lands on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Haunted Lands.
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 ~75% under Haunted Lands on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Haunted Lands.
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 ~83% under Haunted Lands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Haunted Lands.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Haunted Lands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Haunted Lands on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Haunted Lands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Haunted Lands.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Haunted Lands.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Haunted Lands.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Haunted Lands.
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 Haunted Lands.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Berserk Boy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Haunted Lands.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Kraino Origins
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Haunted Lands.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Fight monsters, ghosts, and zombies with your mighty sythe! Find all the secrets, and unlock powerful weapons! Avoid saws, fireballs, pools of acid, and spikes! Kraino Origins is retro gaming goodness!
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Haunted Lands.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Haunted Lands.
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Haunted Lands.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Haunted Lands.
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Frequently asked about Haunted Lands
- Is Haunted Lands verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Haunted Lands 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 Haunted Lands cost?
- Haunted Lands is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Haunted Lands?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Haunted Lands are Gun Rage, Berserk Boy, Mute Crimson+.
- Who developed Haunted Lands?
- Haunted Lands was developed by alevgor and published by Alawar.
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