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Games like Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf

If Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf is your kind of game, the closest matches are Jrago III Requiem of the Night, Chronoscript: The Endless End and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night — 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 Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf: Become Vivi, a shadow-wielding dark elf who hunts a sorcerer’s cult with speed and precision. Dash through enemy attacks, parry deadly strikes, and master acrobatic movement and shadow magic as you explore a dangerous dark fantasy world.

ActionAdventureRPGWindowsby MegaQuest
Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf 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. Jrago III Requiem of the Night

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    JRAGO III Requiem of the Night is a gothic METROIDVANIA action RPG.  Play as JRAGO, a demon hunter in an epic battle of spiritual warfare.  Slay your way through hordes of demons and monsters to a heavy metal soundtrack! Overcome the forces of darkness to save the world and restore the light!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Chronoscript: The Endless End

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    “Chronoscript: The Endless End” is an exploration-based action-adventure game where you, an editor trapped within a manuscript, must unravel a thousand-year story that writes itself beyond its end—across 2D pages and a 3D manor.

    2026ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

    2019ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Risen

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.

    2009RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Salt and Sanctuary

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

    2016ActionIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trinity Fusion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.

    2023ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Chasm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    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 ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Salt and Sanctuary

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

    2016ActionIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Trinity Fusion

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Three fractured realities. One collapsing multiverse. Fast, fluid combat in a dark sci-fi Roguevania where each run begins in a separate universe — then lets you fuse your parallel selves, powers, and worlds to create brutal, ever-evolving builds.

    2023ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Chasm

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf

What games are most similar to Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf are Jrago III Requiem of the Night, Chronoscript: The Endless End, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Who developed Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf?
Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf was developed by MegaQuest.

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 Dokkalfar: The Ballads of Vivi the Dark Elf.

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