Games like The Darkblade
If The Darkblade is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hack and Slime, Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune and Death's Door — 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Darkblade: The Darkblade is a souls-like 2D singleplayer RPG where you battle through cursed lands, master deadly combat, and uncover the truth behind a mysterious stone core—all while adventuring with a loyal, cute companion by your side.
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Steam players who put hours into The Darkblade 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.
Hack and Slime
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Darkblade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
What could be scarier than a massive dungeon-tower infested with skulls, ogres, and dragons? That those same monsters ride the largest multinational in the world with it. You know; business is business.
Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Darkblade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
Death's Door
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Darkblade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Afterimage
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Ranked #4 for The Darkblade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Darkblade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Anomaly Agent
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Darkblade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Darkblade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
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.
DOOMBLADE
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Darkblade fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Darkblade at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~83% under The Darkblade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
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 The Darkblade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
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 The Darkblade on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkblade.
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
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Priced ~75% under The Darkblade on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkblade.
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
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Priced ~83% under The Darkblade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkblade.
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
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Priced ~50% under The Darkblade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
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
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Priced ~50% under The Darkblade on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Darkblade on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Darkblade.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkblade.
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 The Darkblade.
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 The Darkblade.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
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 The Darkblade.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkblade.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkblade.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkblade.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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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.
Death's Door
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Afterimage
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Anomaly Agent
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkblade.
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.
Frequently asked about The Darkblade
- How much does The Darkblade cost?
- The Darkblade is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Darkblade?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Darkblade are Hack and Slime, Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune, Death's Door.
- Who developed The Darkblade?
- The Darkblade was developed by Mikalyh and published by Lyh Project, Mikalyh.
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