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Games like Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

If Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight, La-Mulana 2 and Foregone — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and hypnotic. 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 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition: In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.

2018ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 70Windows · macOS · Linuxby Long Hat House
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition — Steam game cover
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Boss patterns are deeply satisfying to learnEnvironmental puzzles reward creative ability useMovement becomes muscle memory over timeAtmosphericChallengingHypnotic

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  1. Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Top pick for Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Second-strongest match for Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Foregone

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Third-strongest match for Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Ranked #4 for Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    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. Hollow Knight: Silksong

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Ranked #5 for Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Afterimage

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Ranked #6 for Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Minoria

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Ranked #7 for Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. GRIME

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.

    2021ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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  1. Sam & Max 302: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Reviewers of Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Wield psychic powers against fearsome foes in this epic comedy saga. In The Devil’s Playhouse, an otherworldly power for controlling matter and space calls to the strongest and strangest who might wield it -- intergalactic warlords and eldritch gods, under-dwellers and scholars of the arcane.

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  2. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Reviewers of Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.

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  4. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Reviewers of Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tomb of Mask

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    《面具古墓》是由《隐秘的原罪》系列原班人马打造的一款民国风悬疑解谜游戏。核心元素依然是我们最拿手的悬疑解谜加剧情推理。同时,得益于《隐秘的原罪》系列作品积累的经验,这回的《面具古墓》,我们有了更多的进化!

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Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    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.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    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 with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck 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. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Foregone

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    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 ↗
  4. Hollow Knight: Silksong

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Afterimage

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Minoria

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GRIME

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition.

    Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.

    2021ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

Is Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition 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 Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition cost?
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition are Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight, La-Mulana 2, Foregone.
Who developed Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition?
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition was developed by Long Hat House and published by Raw Fury.

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