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Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona
Games like Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

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Games like Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

A challenging dark fantasy 2D action platformer with RPG elements, metroidvania exploration, and a compact ~6-hour campaign that some find janky.

Skelethrone: The Prey
An atmospheric but clunky single-player dark-fantasy 2D action-platformer prequel with metroidvania structure and RPG elements, offering a brief challenging preview.
2024-03-14
- Action

Fantasy

Side view

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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The Devil Within: Satgat

A dark 2.5D action-adventure platformer with parry-heavy combat and metroidvania exploration, set in a desolate realm, with reviewers averaging roughly 17 hours.

2024-11-20

Action
Adventure
Indie
Side view

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Pale Coins

A challenging open-world fantasy RPG with 2D soulslike combat, loot-driven progression, and a New Game Plus mode.

2025-10-22

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

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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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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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Chronicles of the Wolf

A flawed but charming retro metroidvania where you hunt a werewolf-like beast through gothic castles in 18th-century France.

2025-06-19

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

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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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The Tarnishing of Juxtia

A challenging 2D dark fantasy soulslike set in ruined divine kingdoms, with pixel art and a ~9-hour mostly linear campaign.

2022-07-26

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

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Watcher Chronicles

A savage yet charming 2D souls-like with 20+ bosses, local co-op, and a substantial ~24-hour challenge.

2022-01-19

Action
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)
Open world

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Elderand

A grim 2D action-RPG Metroidvania with heavy, deliberate combat and gothic-lovecraftian atmosphere.

2023-02-16

Action
Platform
Adventure
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

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OVERLORD: ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK

A compact 2D action-adventure metroidvania in Overlord's dark fantasy world, starring Clementine as she recovers her lost memories and fights to escape.

2022-06-15

Action
Platform
Horror
Side view
Arcade