9 Dark games like Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 40 games similar to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver down to the 9 that fit the “Dark” category. The Fall, Carrion and Ori and the Blind Forest top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

The best dark games like Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1The FallClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38

Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: shooter, precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals and setting.

Released 15 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Carrion

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorExploration

Steam👍 95%· 31KIGDB75· 9OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Phobia Game Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals and setting.

Released 21 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

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Steam GOG Epic

#3Ori and the Blind Forest

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyExploration

Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97

Year 2015Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox · Switch

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals and progression.

Released 16 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

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Steam Xbox

#4Darksiders II: Deathinitive EditionClosest on visuals

iRank77

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 20KIGDB76· 14OC74· 67

Year 2015Dev Vigil Games · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: setting.

Released 16 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

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Steam GOG Epic

#5qomp

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkExploration

Steam👍 96%· 531

Year 2021Dev Stuffed Wombat · AtariPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, punishing difficulty and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping horror tension

You have been trapped between paddles for decades. Now it is time to take matters into your own hands and try to escape this endless torment. In qomp you use only a single button to defeat bosses, solve puzzles and overcome platforming challenges. At the end of your journey lies freedom. Or does it?

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals.

Released 22 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone65Visuals0

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationOpen World

Steam👍 95%· 9.8KRAWG👍 82%· 64MC84

Year 2019Dev PixelattoPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Nintendo

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, open world exploration and visual pixel, while skipping horror tension

An adventure with 100 different endings You are a wannabe hero who is supposed to do hero-ish things but sometimes blows that off and does crazy stuff instead. Features: One hundred different endings Choose your path, every decision leads to a new ending. Will you find the real one?

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals.

Released 20 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 97%· 180KRAWG👍 88%· 1.7KMC88IGDB90· 12OC89· 151

Year 2018Dev Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, precision platforming and action RPG combat, while skipping puzzle design

Dead Cells is a roguelike adventure title developed by Motion Twin. ###Story Not much story is present in the game, as only bits of any information are given out to the players. The game takes place at a remote island, where the players take place of the Prisoner.

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals.

Released 19 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

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Steam GOG Epic

#8Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkExplorationRanged

Steam👍 85%· 3.7KRAWG👍 26%· 297MC64IGDB74· 6

Year 2012Dev Arkedo Studio · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, ranged combat and visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

Skeletonized rabbit Ash lives in Hell, he's a prince of that place. Ash is busy recovering his hellish reputation - killing everyone in Hell, who saw his photo with a rubber duckling in the bath. Apparently, among the princes of Hell to play with the duckling is not common.

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals.

Released 13 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

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Steam Xbox PS

#9Castlevania II: Simon's QuestClosest on setting