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A short, retro-styled action-adventure with a Ghosts 'n Goblins-like challenge, pitting players against undead hordes and demons in a compact two-hour campaign.

Solomon's Boneyard: Hideous Retro Edition
A retro action-RPG about stopping a young dark lord, with short-session arcade pacing per reviewer playtimes.
2025-10-31
- Action

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Games like Swords & Bones

A short, retro-styled action-adventure with a Ghosts 'n Goblins-like challenge, pitting players against undead hordes and demons in a compact two-hour campaign.

Solomon's Boneyard: Hideous Retro Edition
A retro action-RPG about stopping a young dark lord, with short-session arcade pacing per reviewer playtimes.
2025-10-31
- Action

Adventure

Bird view / Isometric

Indie

Role-playing (RPG)

Devious Dungeon

A medieval action platformer with light RPG upgrades and simple combat, but plagued by gore and UI issues.

2019-08-16

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

Bleak Sword DX

A short, snappy 2D action-adventure roguelike set in an oppressive lofi world, with skill-based melee and magic combat in bite-sized levels.

2023-06-08

Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Side view
Arcade

Breath of Death VII: The Beginning: Reanimated

A compact turn-based supernatural RPG with skeleton heroes, post-apocalyptic pixel-art settings, and a witty tone.

2024-12-12

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

Kraino Origins

A compact retro action-platformer with scythe combat, hidden secrets, and trap-filled stages, playable in about 8 hours.

2022-09-03

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

SoulQuest

A challenging single-player action RPG rooted in Celtic myth, featuring solid combat and a heartfelt story, with a roughly five-to-seven-hour playtime.

2026-05-01

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

Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)

A brief, challenging arcade action platformer through medieval Spain, with retro pixel visuals and a Ghosts 'n Goblins-style quest that reviewers find more fun than punishing.

2016-10-20

Action
Platform
Adventure
Horror
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Historical
Arcade

Bone To Gather

A compact single-player action roguelike about recruiting synergistic skeletons to defeat the Demon King, described as short but sweet.

2024-12-16

Action
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

Quick Quest

A quick single-player fantasy action-adventure with roguelite platformer flavor, built for short replayable runs.

2024-02-22

Action
Platform
Adventure
Side view

REAPER

A very short retro action game where you embody Death, using melee combat to reap souls in hellish pixelated levels, though reviewers note repetition and save bugs.

2024-10-29

Shooter
Action
First person
Adventure
Horror
Fantasy
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Arcade

Alchemist's Castle

A short, old-school metroidvania set in castle dungeons, where the alchemist's apprentice uses explosives to collect power-ups and reclaim what's his in about 3-5 hours.

2017-11-02

Action
Platform
Puzzle
Adventure
Third person
Indie

ORCS

A short single-player old-school 2D action-platformer inspired by Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins, with tough platforming and divisive retro visuals.

2016-05-20

Action
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)

Solomon's Boneyard: Hideous Retro Edition