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A 16-bit dark fantasy metroidvania with RPG growth, hidden secrets, and a mature sacred-profane story; reviewers say it plays smoothly after a day-one patch.

Hunt the Night
A gothic pixel-art action-RPG with soulslike combat and a ~12-hour campaign through the ruined world of Medhram, well-received by Steam players.
2023-04-13
- Action
- Adventure

Horror

Fantasy

Bird view / Isometric

Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Indie

Role-playing (RPG)

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Moonscars

A dark, stylized 2D metroidvania with punishing combat and nonlinear exploration, typically taking reviewers 7-12 hours.

2022-09-27

Action
Platform
Adventure
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view

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FOUNTAINS

A challenging single-player action RPG with soulslike combat and metroidvania exploration in an ancient interconnected world, offering roughly 9–12 hours of play.

2024-12-20

Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Nightmare Knight ~Sacred Maiden & Fallen Magic~

A ~13-hour pixel-art dungeon-crawling RPG featuring a sacred knight heroine, corruption-themed progression, and a patch for explicit content.

2024-11-01

Adventure
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Somber Echoes

A single-player metroidvania action-adventure about a reborn tribune exploring a forsaken sci-fi vessel with god-given combat powers and upgrades.

2025-01-21

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Historical

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Tombwater

A Souls-like 2D action-RPG in a cursed Wild West town, blending brutal combat with Eldritch horror and rewarding exploration.

2026-03-31

Action
Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Crimson Oath

A single-player indie souls-like with parry-focused combat and challenging bosses, set in an atmospheric world where a warrior uncovers a changing truth, lasting roughly 10-14 hours.

2026-04-29

Action
Adventure
Third person
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Kingdom Shell

A gloomy pixel-art 2D metroidvania about exploring a cursed kingdom and battling nightmarish foes, with old-school soulslike challenge and roughly 12-14 hours of play.

2023-10-05

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Star Knightess Aura

A dark fantasy isekai RPG about a summoned knightess navigating corruption and punishing mechanics across a roughly 44-hour campaign.

2025-02-07

Role-playing (RPG)

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BLADECHIMERA

A moderately challenging ~10-hour metroidvania set in dark cyberpunk Osaka, where demon hunter Shin uses shooting and melee to recover lost skills and uncover his forgotten past.

2025-01-15

Action
Science fiction
Platform
Indie
Side view

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ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

A polished dark fantasy Metroidvania with rewarding exploration and moderate difficulty, set in a sorrowful post-apocalyptic world of Homunculi, offering a lengthy ~23-hour campaign.

2025-01-22

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

A dark fantasy metroidvania starring an iron alchemist on a revenge quest, with whip-and-element combat and a reviewer-median runtime of about 17 hours.

2025-10-27

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)