# Games like Nightshade

> The closest matches to Nightshade: Castle In The Darkness, Cave Story+, STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Downwell, and Cyber Shadow. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Castle In The Darkness](https://imho.run/games/262960/castle-in-the-darkness) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another RPG. 801 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262960/)
2. [Cave Story+](https://imho.run/games/200900/cave-story) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 3,688 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200900/)
3. [STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II](https://imho.run/games/32380/star-wars-jedi-knight-dark-forces-ii) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 1,385 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32380/)
4. [Downwell](https://imho.run/games/360740/downwell) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 5,174 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360740/)
5. [Cyber Shadow](https://imho.run/games/861250/cyber-shadow) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 637 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/861250/)
6. [The Mummy Demastered](https://imho.run/games/630310/the-mummy-demastered) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 414 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/630310/)
7. [Dishonored](https://imho.run/games/205100/dishonored) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 1,699 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205100/)
8. [9 Monkeys of Shaolin](https://imho.run/games/739080/9-monkeys-of-shaolin) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another RPG. 200 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/739080/)
9. [Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove](https://imho.run/games/250760/shovel-knight-treasure-trove) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 9,963 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250760/)
10. [Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King](https://imho.run/games/446810/blossom-tales-the-sleeping-king) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 447 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/446810/)
11. [Hammerwatch](https://imho.run/games/239070/hammerwatch) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,468 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239070/)
12. [1001 Spikes](https://imho.run/games/260790/1001-spikes) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 386 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/260790/)
13. [Infernax](https://imho.run/games/374190/infernax) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,056 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374190/)
14. [Aggelos](https://imho.run/games/717310/aggelos) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another RPG. 280 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717310/)
15. [Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon](https://imho.run/games/233270/far-cry-3-blood-dragon) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 10,687 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233270/)
16. [Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/35140/batman-arkham-asylum-game-of-the-year-edition) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 29,189 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/35140/)
17. [The Way](https://imho.run/games/311010/the-way) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 429 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311010/)
18. [NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound](https://imho.run/games/2542120/ninja-gaiden-ragebound) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 1,103 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2542120/)
19. [STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®](https://imho.run/games/235210/strider) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 1,369 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235210/)
20. [Terrian Saga: KR-17](https://imho.run/games/278640/terrian-saga-kr-17) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 97 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/278640/)
21. [Axiom Verge](https://imho.run/games/332200/axiom-verge) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 4,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/332200/)
22. [Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon](https://imho.run/games/838310/bloodstained-curse-of-the-moon) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 1,951 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/838310/)
23. [Devolver Bootleg](https://imho.run/games/1066260/devolver-bootleg) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 770 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066260/)
24. [LA Cops](https://imho.run/games/278810/la-cops) — A frequent pick in Nightshade players' libraries, and another Action. 90 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/278810/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1028500&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1028500&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1028500&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1028500
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1028500
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Nightshade

The shadows of doom grow long as the ancient Egyptian villain Sutekh envelops Metro City with a wave of crime. But Sutekh's seedy underworld is about to be infiltrated by a superhero unlike the world has even seen. A superhero who can melt into the darkness like a phantom.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1028500
- **Developer:** Beam Software
- **Publisher:** Piko Interactive LLC, Bleem!
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 7, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1028500/nightshade)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1028500&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028500/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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