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We filtered the 41 games similar to Voidwrought down to the 9 that fit the “Dark” category. The Fall, Carrion and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Voidwrought.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

The best dark games like Voidwrought

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Voidwrought. 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

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration2D

Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38

Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, shooter and setting scifi, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Voidwrought: setting.

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

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#2Carrion

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorExploration2D

Steam👍 95%· 31KIGDB75· 9OC76· 118

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

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Voidwrought: setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#3Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasyExploration

Steam👍 74%· 1.9KRAWG👍 82%· 243MC91

Year 1999Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · SEGA

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping precision platforming

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is a third-person action-adventure title developed by Crystal Dynamics. It is the direct continuation of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and is the second title in the series. ###Plot The game takes place 1500 years after the events of Blood Omen.

Where it drifts furthest from Voidwrought: visuals.

It predates Voidwrought by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG PS

#4Ori and the Blind Forest

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97

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

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Voidwrought: setting.

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

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Steam Xbox

#5qomp

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkExploration2D

Steam👍 96%· 531

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

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, 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?

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

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 precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping horror tension

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 Voidwrought: setting.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeDarkExploration2D

Steam👍 95%· 9.8KRAWG👍 82%· 64MC84

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

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, 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?

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Steam GOG Nintendo

#8Castlevania II: Simon's QuestClosest on setting

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloDarkHorrorFantasyExploration2D

Year 1987Dev Konami

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, while skipping horror tension

It predates Voidwrought by 37 years, with what that implies technically.

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Nintendo

#9Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkExploration2D

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 precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and ranged combat, 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.

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

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