# Games like Nightmare: The Lunatic

> The closest matches to Nightmare: The Lunatic: Trinity Fusion, Skul: The Hero Slayer, Dead Cells, Anomaly Agent, and Astral Ascent. 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. [Trinity Fusion](https://imho.run/games/1911360/trinity-fusion) — Also Metroidvania and Souls-like, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 451 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1911360/)
2. [Skul: The Hero Slayer](https://imho.run/games/1147560/skul-the-hero-slayer) — Also Metroidvania and Rogue-lite, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 9,565 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147560/)
3. [Dead Cells](https://imho.run/games/588650/dead-cells) — Also Roguevania and Metroidvania, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 43,598 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/)
4. [Anomaly Agent](https://imho.run/games/2378620/anomaly-agent) — Shares build variety with Nightmare: The Lunatic. 1,031 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378620/)
5. [Astral Ascent](https://imho.run/games/1280930/astral-ascent) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 1,699 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1280930/)
6. [Dunjungle](https://imho.run/games/1589570/dunjungle) — Also Roguevania and Rogue-lite, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 172 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1589570/)
7. [Dreamscaper](https://imho.run/games/1040420/dreamscaper) — Shares meta progression with Nightmare: The Lunatic. 1,323 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040420/)
8. [Spell Disk](https://imho.run/games/2292060/spell-disk) — Shares build variety and meta progression with Nightmare: The Lunatic. 473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2292060/)
9. [Deflector](https://imho.run/games/1736550/deflector) — A frequent pick in Nightmare: The Lunatic players' libraries, and another RPG. 175 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736550/)
10. [Katanaut](https://imho.run/games/3032830/katanaut) — A frequent pick in Nightmare: The Lunatic players' libraries, and another Action. 214 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3032830/)
11. [ScourgeBringer](https://imho.run/games/1037020/scourgebringer) — Shares meta progression with Nightmare: The Lunatic. 1,214 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037020/)
12. [Blade Assault](https://imho.run/games/1367300/blade-assault) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 554 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1367300/)
13. [Rogue Legacy](https://imho.run/games/241600/rogue-legacy) — Also Roguevania and Metroidvania, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 10,035 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241600/)
14. [Hollow Survivors](https://imho.run/games/2285940/hollow-survivors) — Shares weapon swapping and meta progression with Nightmare: The Lunatic. 76 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285940/)
15. [Savara](https://imho.run/games/3021630/savara) — Shares weapon swapping and build variety with Nightmare: The Lunatic. 219 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3021630/)
16. [Spiritfall](https://imho.run/games/1835240/spiritfall) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 1,261 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1835240/)
17. [Dragon Is Dead](https://imho.run/games/2803280/dragon-is-dead) — Shares build variety and meta progression with Nightmare: The Lunatic. 233 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2803280/)
18. [Blasphemous 2](https://imho.run/games/2114740/blasphemous-2) — Shares weapon swapping with Nightmare: The Lunatic. 5,085 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2114740/)
19. [Windblown](https://imho.run/games/1911610/windblown) — Also Roguevania and Souls-like, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 4,733 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1911610/)
20. [Metal Unit](https://imho.run/games/1173200/metal-unit) — Also Roguevania and Metroidvania, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 525 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173200/)
21. [BlazBlue Entropy Effect](https://imho.run/games/2273430/blazblue-entropy-effect) — Also Hack and Slash, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 4,408 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2273430/)
22. [Ravenswatch](https://imho.run/games/2071280/ravenswatch) — Shares build variety with Nightmare: The Lunatic. 7,728 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071280/)
23. [Cryptical Path](https://imho.run/games/2549380/cryptical-path) — Shares build variety and meta progression with Nightmare: The Lunatic. 57 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2549380/)
24. [Foregone](https://imho.run/games/1000760/foregone) — Also Metroidvania and Souls-like, like Nightmare: The Lunatic. 552 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000760/)

## 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=1842730&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1842730&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1842730&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1842730
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1842730
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Nightmare: The Lunatic

Nightmare: The Lunatic is a parrying action rogue-lite platformer game about escaping a nightmare. Constantly swap between 3 weapons, use special attacks, and avoid and parry enemy attacks. Strengthen yourself by collecting powerful and unique totems.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1842730
- **Developer:** Maetdol Games
- **Publisher:** Maetdol Games
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 31, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1842730/nightmare-the-lunatic)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1842730&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1842730/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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