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Games like Death's Gambit: Afterlife

  • 30 games
  • Updated Nov 4, 2026

Players who liked Death's Gambit: Afterlife also play

The closest matches to Death's Gambit: Afterlife: Salt and Sanctuary, The Last Faith, Blasphemous, Vigil: The Longest Night, and GRIME. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Metroidvania and Souls-like, like Death's Gambit: Afterlife.

    • $17.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2016
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares weapon scaling with Death's Gambit: Afterlife.

    • $27.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  1. Rank 05

    GRIME

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2021
  2. Rank 06

    Dark Devotion

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019
  3. Rank 07

    Dead Cells

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018
  4. Rank 08

    Afterimage

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2023

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Death's Gambit: Afterlife

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Salt and Sanctuary

    Also Metroidvania and Souls-like, like Death's Gambit: Afterlife.

    • 88% of 7,119 reviews
  2. 2
    The Last Faith

    Shares weapon scaling with Death's Gambit: Afterlife.

    • 85% of 1,713 reviews
  3. 3
    Blasphemous

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 18,415 reviews
  4. 4
    Vigil: The Longest Night

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 86% of 1,329 reviews
  5. 5
    GRIME

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 90% of 2,198 reviews
  6. 6
    Dark Devotion

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 75% of 672 reviews
  7. 7
    Dead Cells

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 43,598 reviews
  8. 8
    Afterimage

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 1,349 reviews
  9. 9
    Valdis Story: Abyssal City

    Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Death's Gambit: Afterlife.

    • 82% of 1,648 reviews
  10. 10
    ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 95% of 11,002 reviews
  11. 11
    Minoria

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 663 reviews
  12. 12
    Hollow Knight

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 176,306 reviews
  13. 13
    Chasm

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 71% of 804 reviews
  14. 14
    DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

    Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like Death's Gambit: Afterlife.

    • 92% of 47,384 reviews
  15. 15
    Death's Door

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 10,378 reviews
  16. 16
    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 4,102 reviews
  17. 17
    The Surge

    Also Souls-like and Action RPG, like Death's Gambit: Afterlife.

    • 77% of 4,366 reviews
  18. 18
    Eldest Souls

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 77% of 1,035 reviews
  19. 19
    Unworthy

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 80% of 472 reviews
  20. 20
    Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 52% of 4,966 reviews
  21. 21
    Rogue Legacy 2

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 7,605 reviews
  22. 22
    There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 71% of 255 reviews
  23. 23
    Nioh: Complete Edition

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 81% of 8,908 reviews
  24. 24
    Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 81% of 98 reviews
Death's Gambit: Afterlife — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: White Rabbit
  • Price: $9.99−50%checked Nov 4
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 80% of 2,088 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
  • Metacritic 81
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Challenging yet rewarding combat system
  • High quality voice acting
  • Rich and varied soundtrack
  • Atmospheric
  • Dark
  • Immersive

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About Death's Gambit: Afterlife

The closest matches to Death's Gambit: Afterlife: Salt and Sanctuary, The Last Faith, Blasphemous, Vigil: The Longest Night, and GRIME. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Death's Gambit: Afterlife is your kind of game, the closest matches are Salt and Sanctuary, The Last Faith and Blasphemous — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and immersive, and single out its boss variations and class build diversity. 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.

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action RPG that blends Souls-inspired combat with metroidvania exploration. Players take on the role of an agent of Death in the dark fantasy setting of Siradon, navigating interconnected areas while confronting numerous boss encounters that feature varied patterns. The game offers class-based build diversity and weapon scaling systems that allow for different playstyles. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric presentation, immersive world design, and dark tone that define the experience. Players describe the combat as challenging yet rewarding, with responsive feedback that makes mastery feel earned. High-quality voice acting and a rich soundtrack support a narrative that reviewers note contains surprising twists and revelations. Released in 2018 at $19.99 USD and verified for Steam Deck play, it holds an 81 Metacritic score and an 80 percent positive rating from over two thousand Steam reviews.

About Death's Gambit: Afterlife: 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.

Is Death's Gambit: Afterlife worth buying?

  • 80% of 2,088 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • On sale: 50% off, now $9.99 (checked Nov 9).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 10 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“50/50 game for me. and one of the rare games I've played over 20+ hours but couldn't bring myself to finish it. It gets ridiculously boring and very, very hard for no apparent reason. Still, not a bad game, but not a good one either. I am…”
24 h played
“Character moves very slow and attacks are slow. Enemies moves very fast. Controls are clunky. Nice design though.”
3 h played
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People who play it also play: Salt and Sanctuary, The Last Faith, Blasphemous

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Frequently asked about Death's Gambit: Afterlife

Can I run it?

Is Death's Gambit: Afterlife verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Death's Gambit: Afterlife 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 Death's Gambit: Afterlife cost?

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Death's Gambit: Afterlife?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death's Gambit: Afterlife are Salt and Sanctuary, The Last Faith, Blasphemous.

Who developed Death's Gambit: Afterlife?

Death's Gambit: Afterlife was developed by White Rabbit and published by Serenity Forge.