# Games like Castle In The Darkness

> The closest matches to Castle In The Darkness: Odallus: The Dark Call, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Cave Story+, Inexistence, and Aggelos. 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. [Odallus: The Dark Call](https://imho.run/games/319480/odallus-the-dark-call) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 445 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319480/)
2. [Astalon: Tears of the Earth](https://imho.run/games/1046400/astalon-tears-of-the-earth) — Shares non linear exploration with Castle In The Darkness. 641 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046400/)
3. [Cave Story+](https://imho.run/games/200900/cave-story) — A frequent pick in Castle In The Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 3,688 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200900/)
4. [Inexistence](https://imho.run/games/444720/inexistence) — Shares boss fights with Castle In The Darkness. 154 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/444720/)
5. [Aggelos](https://imho.run/games/717310/aggelos) — A frequent pick in Castle In The Darkness players' libraries, and another RPG. 280 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717310/)
6. [Valdis Story: Abyssal City](https://imho.run/games/252030/valdis-story-abyssal-city) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 1,648 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252030/)
7. [1001 Spikes](https://imho.run/games/260790/1001-spikes) — Same retro mood as Castle In The Darkness. 386 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/260790/)
8. [Salt and Sanctuary](https://imho.run/games/283640/salt-and-sanctuary) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 7,119 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/283640/)
9. [Volgarr the Viking](https://imho.run/games/247240/volgarr-the-viking) — Same retro mood as Castle In The Darkness. 1,036 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247240/)
10. [Alwa's Awakening](https://imho.run/games/549260/alwa-s-awakening) — A frequent pick in Castle In The Darkness players' libraries, and another Indie. 478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/549260/)
11. [Infernax](https://imho.run/games/374190/infernax) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 1,056 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374190/)
12. [Cyber Shadow](https://imho.run/games/861250/cyber-shadow) — Shares power up collection with Castle In The Darkness. 637 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/861250/)
13. [Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove](https://imho.run/games/250760/shovel-knight-treasure-trove) — Same retro mood as Castle In The Darkness. 9,963 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250760/)
14. [Cathedral](https://imho.run/games/1056180/cathedral) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 228 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056180/)
15. [Chasm](https://imho.run/games/312200/chasm) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 804 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312200/)
16. [La-Mulana](https://imho.run/games/230700/la-mulana) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 1,446 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230700/)
17. [Outland](https://imho.run/games/305050/outland) — Shares power up collection with Castle In The Darkness. 485 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305050/)
18. [Axiom Verge](https://imho.run/games/332200/axiom-verge) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 4,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/332200/)
19. [Blasphemous](https://imho.run/games/774361/blasphemous) — Shares non linear exploration with Castle In The Darkness. 18,415 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/)
20. [Wings of Vi](https://imho.run/games/318530/wings-of-vi) — Shares pixel perfect platforming with Castle In The Darkness. 673 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/318530/)
21. [Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon](https://imho.run/games/838310/bloodstained-curse-of-the-moon) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 1,951 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/838310/)
22. [Creepy Castle](https://imho.run/games/450440/creepy-castle) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 160 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/450440/)
23. [Rex Rocket](https://imho.run/games/288020/rex-rocket) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 114 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288020/)
24. [Timespinner](https://imho.run/games/368620/timespinner) — Also Metroidvania, like Castle In The Darkness. 1,643 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368620/)

## 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=262960&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=262960&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=262960&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=262960
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/262960
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Castle In The Darkness

Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 262960
- **Developer:** Matt Kap, Nicalis, Inc.
- **Publisher:** Nicalis, Inc.
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 5, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 76
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/262960/castle-in-the-darkness)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=262960&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262960/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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