# Games like DarkMaus

> The closest matches to DarkMaus: Salt and Sanctuary, DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin, Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014, Unworthy, and Void Sols. 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. [Salt and Sanctuary](https://imho.run/games/283640/salt-and-sanctuary) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 7,119 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/283640/)
2. [DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin](https://imho.run/games/335300/dark-souls-ii-scholar-of-the-first-sin) — A frequent pick in DarkMaus players' libraries, and another RPG. 33,921 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/335300/)
3. [Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014](https://imho.run/games/265300/lords-of-the-fallen-2014) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 4,966 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265300/)
4. [Unworthy](https://imho.run/games/613190/unworthy) — Shares new game plus with DarkMaus. 472 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/613190/)
5. [Void Sols](https://imho.run/games/2736690/void-sols) — Also Souls-like, like DarkMaus. 260 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736690/)
6. [Death's Gambit: Afterlife](https://imho.run/games/356650/death-s-gambit-afterlife) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 2,088 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356650/)
7. [Tails of Iron](https://imho.run/games/1283410/tails-of-iron) — A frequent pick in DarkMaus players' libraries, and another Action. 3,970 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1283410/)
8. [Dark Devotion](https://imho.run/games/718590/dark-devotion) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 672 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718590/)
9. [Hyper Light Drifter](https://imho.run/games/257850/hyper-light-drifter) — Shares new game plus with DarkMaus. 10,351 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257850/)
10. [Eldest Souls](https://imho.run/games/1108590/eldest-souls) — Shares new game plus with DarkMaus. 1,035 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108590/)
11. [Back To Ashes](https://imho.run/games/1054700/back-to-ashes) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 92 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054700/)
12. [Mortal Shell](https://imho.run/games/1110910/mortal-shell) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 3,923 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1110910/)
13. [Vigil: The Longest Night](https://imho.run/games/720560/vigil-the-longest-night) — Also Souls-like, like DarkMaus. 1,329 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720560/)
14. [Nioh 3](https://imho.run/games/3681010/nioh-3) — Shares new game plus with DarkMaus. 4,304 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3681010/)
15. [Watcher Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/1264880/watcher-chronicles) — Shares new game plus with DarkMaus. 61 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1264880/)
16. [Titan Souls](https://imho.run/games/297130/titan-souls) — Also Souls-like, like DarkMaus. 2,727 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297130/)
17. [Tombwater](https://imho.run/games/3308200/tombwater) — Shares new game plus with DarkMaus. 165 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3308200/)
18. [Exanima](https://imho.run/games/362490/exanima) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 8,861 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362490/)
19. [Spark in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/1315180/spark-in-the-dark) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 205 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1315180/)
20. [Ashen](https://imho.run/games/649950/ashen) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 1,635 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/649950/)
21. [Blasphemous](https://imho.run/games/774361/blasphemous) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 18,415 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/)
22. [Blade of Darkness](https://imho.run/games/1710170/blade-of-darkness) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 720 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1710170/)
23. [Pale Coins](https://imho.run/games/2438330/pale-coins) — Shares new game plus with DarkMaus. 178 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438330/)
24. [Remnant: From the Ashes](https://imho.run/games/617290/remnant-from-the-ashes) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like DarkMaus. 24,137 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/617290/)

## 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=406130&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=406130&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=406130&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=406130
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/406130
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About DarkMaus

DarkMaus is an indie action RPG with challenging, skill-based combat that punishes careless play.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 406130
- **Developer:** Daniel Wright
- **Publisher:** Daniel Wright
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 26, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 83
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/406130/darkmaus)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=406130&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406130/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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