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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 47 games similar to Shady Knight down to the 12 that fit the “Platformer” category. Shank 2, BloodRayne 2 (Legacy) and Spark the Electric Jester 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shady Knight.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

The best platformer games like Shady Knight

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shady Knight. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Shank 2Closest on genre

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkMultiplayerCo-op

Steam👍 82%· 3.6KIGDB75· 4

Year 2012Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Shady Knight: visuals and game mode.

It predates Shady Knight by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2BloodRayne 2 (Legacy)Closest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeRangedDarkHorror

Steam👍 78%· 1.2KRAWG👍 51%· 42

Year 2020Dev Terminal Reality · ZigguratPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping first-person shooting

Enhanced and updated for modern systems by the game's original developers, this is the definitive edition of BloodRayne 2. BloodRayne is a dhampir, born from the unnatural union of vampire and human.

Where it drifts furthest from Shady Knight: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Shady Knight.

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#3Spark the Electric Jester 3

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasy3DSci-Fi

Steam👍 97%· 2.0K

Year 2022Dev Feperd GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing precision platforming, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Continuing directly from where Spark the Electric Jester 2 left off, Join Spark on his mission to overthrow his rival once again. Blaze through fast action packed stages and experience a new and improved combat system.

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#4Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-ZeroClosest on setting

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloFantasy2D

Year 1997Dev Avalanche Software · Midway Games

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Shady Knight: visuals.

It predates Shady Knight by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Anomaly AgentClosest on tone

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeProcedural

Steam👍 95%· 9.6KIGDB80· 1OC83· 20

Year 2024Dev Phew Phew GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: precision platforming, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, roguelike runs and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

INDIES SUPPORT EACH OTHER!https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186700/Contain/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085310/Emberbane/ About the Game Become Agent 70 and stop the anomalies threatening to destroy the balance of the world! Use extraordinary anomaly weapons to toss your opponents around!

Where it drifts furthest from Shady Knight: setting and visuals.

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#6Armed with Wings: Rearmed

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyMultiplayer2D

Steam👍 87%· 536

Year 2015Dev Sun-StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing precision platforming, fighting mechanics and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d, while skipping shooter

You are the sword; cut down your foes with steel and thunder. You are the wings; explore the skies and uncover unreachable mysteries. Embark on a journey through a vicious world ruled by darkness and imperial tyranny – the lands of Blackmist.

Where it drifts furthest from Shady Knight: visuals.

It predates Shady Knight by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Fairy Bloom Freesia

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeFantasyCozyAnime

Steam👍 85%· 1.1KRAWG👍 33%· 31

Year 2012Dev Edelweiss · Nyu MediaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with action RPG combat, precision platforming and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, setting anime and visual 2d, while skipping shooter

Once upon a time, in a forest called Lita, there lived a fairy whose role it was to protect the trees of the forest from the monsters and humans who would try to steal the spirit stones that provide the forest’s life energy.

Where it drifts furthest from Shady Knight: tone and visuals.

It predates Shady Knight by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyCo-op

Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB84· 13OC86· 115

Year 2018Dev Drinkbox StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with precision platforming, fighting mechanics and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Shady Knight: visuals and game mode.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkFantasyMultiplayer

Steam👍 69%· 1.2KRAWG👍 27%· 124MC61IGDB66· 6

Year 2013Dev Deep SilverPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, offline and co op, while skipping shooter

A warrior, an archer, a sorceress and a witch are fighting with crowds of monsters, mining armor, weapons, money, potions and so on. Eatable things will also come in handy - from their absorption health is restored, which is very necessary in battles.

Where it drifts furthest from Shady Knight: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Shady Knight.

It predates Shady Knight by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloFantasyMultiplayerCo-opExploration

Steam👍 92%· 7.0KIGDB86· 6OC89· 53

Year 2014Dev Drinkbox Studios · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing precision platforming, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Shady Knight: visuals and game mode.

It predates Shady Knight by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Shank

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkCo-opMultiplayer

Steam👍 90%· 4.0KRAWG👍 72%· 380MC67IGDB68· 5

Year 2010Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, co op and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Shank, the first game in the series of its name, is defined by its comic-book visual style and graphic violence in the vein of Tarantino and Rodriguez movies. In the single-player mode, the game follows a story of a revenge.

Where it drifts furthest from Shady Knight: visuals and game mode.

It predates Shady Knight by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Remember Me

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