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2003PlayStation

The first 3D Castlevania tells the origin of the Belmont vampire hunters. As Leon Belmont you whip your way through a gothic castle, fighting monster hordes and big bosses while collecting sub-weapons and elemental powers.

Melee combat with weapons or fists
Fantasy setting
Dark, serious atmosphere
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The closest matches for Castlevania: Lament of Innocence are Legacy of Kain: Defiance, Dante's Inferno and Alice: Madness Returns. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Castlevania: Lament of Innocence special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Legacy of Kain: Defiance 91% match – Melee combat with weapons or fists
Newest alternative: Thymesia 88% match – released 2022

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Legacy of Kain: Defiance

91 %Match

2003PCPlayStationXbox84 % positive6.99 €

A dark gothic action-adventure where you alternate between the vampire Kain and the wraith Raziel. Brutal melee combat, environmental puzzles and a dense, layered tale of fate and vengeance define the experience.

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Dante's Inferno

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A brutal hack-and-slash descent through the nine circles of Hell inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy, wielding Death's scythe and a holy cross against grotesque demons. Punishing or absolving damned souls shapes your unholy or holy upgrade path.

Alice: Madness Returns

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A grim hack-and-slash platformer that turns Wonderland into a twisted reflection of Alice's shattered mind. Its grotesquely beautiful art direction and haunting story about her family's death make every realm memorable.

Devil May Cry

Challenging difficulty

The game that founded the stylish action genre: as demon hunter Dante you chain sword slashes and gunfire into flashy combos while a style meter grades every fight. A gothic castle setting, tough bosses and punishing difficulty define the experience.

God of War III: Remastered

Melee combat with weapons or fists

Kratos carves a brutal, spectacularly staged path of vengeance through Greek mythology, from the Underworld to Mount Olympus. Fast chain-blade combat, colossal bosses and occasional puzzles make for a cinematic action showpiece.

Elderborn

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A brutal first-person fantasy slasher with heavy melee combat and light souls-like progression. You play a merciless warrior delving into a grim city full of ancient secrets.

American McGee's Alice

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A twisted, nightmarish Wonderland where a traumatized Alice fights through with a vorpal knife and strange weapons, mixing action, platforming and puzzles. Its gothic, surreal art direction makes it unforgettable.

God of War

Melee combat with weapons or fists

As the vengeful Spartan Kratos, you carve through mythic Greece with chained blades to kill Ares. Fast, brutal combat, epic boss fights and light puzzles define this linear adventure.

Thymesia

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A fast, punishing soulslike where you play plague doctor Corvus, relying on precise parries and dodges and on the disease powers of plundered weapons. Combat rewards aggression over turtling, set in a grim, decaying kingdom.

Rune

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A brutal third-person hack-and-slash from the early Unreal Engine era, sending Viking Ragnar through Norse mythic realms down to Hel with axes, swords and hammers. Dismemberment, rune powers and platforming sections define the experience.

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