Games like Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark
If Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gal Guardians: Demon Purge, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Tearscape — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and funny. 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 Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark: Take control of the demon sisters Kirika and Masha as they attempt to revive their Demon Lord Maxim and rebuild their castle in this 2D action Metroidvania adventure!
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Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Top pick for Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Second-strongest match for Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
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!
Tearscape
WHY THIS
Shares real time combat, boss fights, action adventure and an atmospheric mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Third-strongest match for Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
WHY THIS
Shares character switching and a challenging mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Ranked #4 for Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.
Salt and Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
WHY THIS
Shares metroidvania exploration, boss fights, action adventure and an atmospheric mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Ranked #7 for Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
A Metroidvania x Roguelite where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer.
Outer Terror
WHY THIS
Shares co op multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Ranked #8 for Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
DON’T DIE as you assemble a ridiculous arsenal of weapons and desperately hold out against massive hordes of creatures pulled from a variety of classic horror genres reminiscent of 80s and 90s Golden Age comics and B-movies in this stylish action-packed arcade roguelite.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark
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YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-
WHY THIS
Shares metroidvania exploration, weapon customization, action adventure and an atmospheric mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Reviewers of Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Yohane the Parhelion is an official spin-off of "Love Live! Sunshine". Yohane's fantasy world sets the stage for a 2D metroidvania in "Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue"!
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
WHY THIS
Shares character switching and a challenging mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Reviewers of Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Reviewers of Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.
Symphony of the Stars
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Explore a vast fantasy world in this top-down RPG. Sneak past enemies with overworld skills or engage them in strategic, turn-based combat. Solve puzzles and build the strength of your characters as an epic adventure unfolds!
Metroidvania Maker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~44% under Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Lethal Company
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Priced ~44% under Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
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Priced ~44% under Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Priced ~44% under Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
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 Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
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 Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
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 Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
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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Other recommendable Steam games by INTI CREATES CO., LTD., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
WHY THIS
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Gal*Gun 2
WHY THIS
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Notoriously lewd first-person shooter, where you find yourself irresistible to every girl in school! Fend off their advances as you explore the school grounds. Use gadgets to expel mischievous demons and upgrade kit like the 'Demon Sweeper' to suck the skirts clean off your suitors!
Gal*Gun: Double Peace
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
A rail shooter, with a difference, replacing bullets with pheromone shots, and enemies with giddy love-obsessed school girls. Every love letter and advancing kiss drains your energy! Repel them while upgrading your power ups and take part in outrageously lewd mini-games to find your true love!
Azure Striker Gunvolt
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
WHY THIS
Shares character switching and a challenging mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.
Blaster Master Zero
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.
Dragon Marked For Death
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Dragon Marked For Death is a 2D side-scrolling action RPG game where up to 4 players can play together in online multiplayer. The characters, known as the Dragonblood Clan, have forged a pact with the Astral Dragon, which granted them special new powers.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Tearscape
WHY THIS
Shares real time combat, boss fights, action adventure and an atmospheric mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
WHY THIS
Shares character switching and a challenging mood with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.
Salt and Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
Frequently asked about Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark
- Does Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark run on Steam Deck?
- Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark cost?
- Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark 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 Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark are Gal Guardians: Demon Purge, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Tearscape.
- Who developed Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark?
- Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark was developed by INTI CREATES CO., LTD..
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