Games like Curse of the Crescent Isle DX
If Curse of the Crescent Isle DX is your kind of game, the closest matches are Infinite Beyond The Mind, Frogun and Blazing Chrome — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, nostalgic and retro. 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 Curse of the Crescent Isle DX: A curse has befallen the Crescent Isle and it's up to you to save it. Luckily the curse has transformed your people into helpful monsters such as drills, blobs, icicles, and gravity flipping...things. With your monster subjects in hand you'll have to drill through rocks, maneuver through spiky terrain, freeze water to pass over the sea,...
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Infinite Beyond The Mind
WHY THIS
Top pick for Curse of the Crescent Isle DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Infinite - Beyond the mind is a slick 2D action-platformer where you take on evil Queen Evangelyn Bramann, ruler of The Beljantaur Kingdom as she works towards her dream of world domination.
Frogun
WHY THIS
Shares boss rush and a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Second-strongest match for Curse of the Crescent Isle DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Shares boss rush and a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Third-strongest match for Curse of the Crescent Isle DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Ranked #4 for Curse of the Crescent Isle DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
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.
Aeon Drive
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Ranked #5 for Curse of the Crescent Isle DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
Abathor
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Ranked #6 for Curse of the Crescent Isle DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Ranked #7 for Curse of the Crescent Isle DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Ranked #8 for Curse of the Crescent Isle DX fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Curse of the Crescent Isle DX
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Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Curse of the Crescent Isle DX cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.
Boss Monster
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Reviewers of Curse of the Crescent Isle DX cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Boss Monster is a dungeon-building game based on the boardgame of the same name.
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Reviewers of Curse of the Crescent Isle DX cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Curse of the Crescent Isle DX at current Steam store prices.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Curse of the Crescent Isle DX on Steam right now. Shares Action with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Curse of the Crescent Isle DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Curse of the Crescent Isle DX on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Curse of the Crescent Isle DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Curse of the Crescent Isle DX on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
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 Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
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 Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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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.
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Shares boss rush and a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
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.
Abathor
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Curse of the Crescent Isle DX.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.
Frequently asked about Curse of the Crescent Isle DX
- How much does Curse of the Crescent Isle DX cost?
- Curse of the Crescent Isle DX is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Curse of the Crescent Isle DX have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Curse of the Crescent Isle DX supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Curse of the Crescent Isle DX?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Curse of the Crescent Isle DX are Infinite Beyond The Mind, Frogun, Blazing Chrome.
- Who developed Curse of the Crescent Isle DX?
- Curse of the Crescent Isle DX was developed by Adam Mowery.
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