# Games like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours

> The closest matches to Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours: Bayonetta, Shing!, Redeemer: Enhanced Edition, Devil May Cry 5, and DmC: Devil May Cry. 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. [Bayonetta](https://imho.run/games/460790/bayonetta) — Shares combo system with Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 10,427 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460790/)
2. [Shing!](https://imho.run/games/1103730/shing) — Also Character Action Game and Spectacle fighter, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 105 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1103730/)
3. [Redeemer: Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/447290/redeemer-enhanced-edition) — Shares weapon swapping and combo system with Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 858 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/447290/)
4. [Devil May Cry 5](https://imho.run/games/601150/devil-may-cry-5) — A frequent pick in Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours players' libraries, and another Action. 37,680 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601150/)
5. [DmC: Devil May Cry](https://imho.run/games/220440/dmc-devil-may-cry) — Also Character Action Game and Spectacle fighter, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 6,579 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220440/)
6. [BlazBlue Entropy Effect](https://imho.run/games/2273430/blazblue-entropy-effect) — Also Hack and Slash, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 4,408 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2273430/)
7. [Hi-Fi RUSH](https://imho.run/games/1817230/hi-fi-rush) — Also Character Action Game and Spectacle fighter, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 16,022 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1817230/)
8. [The Wonderful 101: Remastered](https://imho.run/games/1190400/the-wonderful-101-remastered) — Also Character Action Game and Spectacle fighter, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 383 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190400/)
9. [Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time](https://imho.run/games/1150590/samurai-jack-battle-through-time) — Also Character Action Game and Spectacle fighter, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 665 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150590/)
10. [METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE](https://imho.run/games/235460/metal-gear-rising-revengeance) — Shares weapon swapping with Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 38,650 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235460/)
11. [X-Blades](https://imho.run/games/7510/x-blades) — A frequent pick in Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours players' libraries, and another RPG. 537 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7510/)
12. [Jitsu Squad](https://imho.run/games/1522080/jitsu-squad) — Also Character Action Game and Beat 'em up, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 155 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1522080/)
13. [Absolum](https://imho.run/games/1904480/absolum) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 4,194 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1904480/)
14. [Heart&Slash](https://imho.run/games/326840/heart-slash) — Shares weapon swapping with Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 351 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/326840/)
15. [Darksiders™](https://imho.run/games/50620/darksiders) — Also Spectacle fighter and Hack and Slash, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 3,083 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/50620/)
16. [Alice: Madness Returns](https://imho.run/games/19680/alice-madness-returns) — Also Hack and Slash and 3D Platformer, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 10,588 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/19680/)
17. [NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black](https://imho.run/games/3287520/ninja-gaiden-2-black) — Also Spectacle fighter and Hack and Slash, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 1,451 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3287520/)
18. [Aztez](https://imho.run/games/244750/aztez) — Also Character Action Game and Spectacle fighter, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 143 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244750/)
19. [Terror of Hemasaurus](https://imho.run/games/1016180/terror-of-hemasaurus) — Also Villain Protagonist and Beat 'em up, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 574 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016180/)
20. [Party Hard 2](https://imho.run/games/572430/party-hard-2) — Shares character unlocks with Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 591 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/572430/)
21. [Hyper Light Drifter](https://imho.run/games/257850/hyper-light-drifter) — Also Hack and Slash, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 10,351 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257850/)
22. [Young Souls](https://imho.run/games/985900/young-souls) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 202 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/985900/)
23. [Abyss Odyssey](https://imho.run/games/255070/abyss-odyssey) — Also Beat 'em up and Hack and Slash, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 805 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/255070/)
24. [SAMURAI WARRIORS 4 DX](https://imho.run/games/2719200/samurai-warriors-4-dx) — Also Spectacle fighter and Hack and Slash, like Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours. 270 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2719200/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Heartless & Dreadful : Return by 72 Hours

Heartless and Dreadful is a character action game, made mostly by one person. It features complex and satisfying combat and a short story campaign with multiple, brutal difficulty options, allowing for quite a bit of replayability. And additional unlockable side content.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1701890
- **Developer:** Kirillian
- **Publisher:** Kirillian
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Steam Workshop, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Aug 20, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

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