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2010 PCPlayStationXbox 19.99 € 👍 89 % Very positive, 12,402 reviews on Steam

As War, a Horseman of the Apocalypse, you carve through a ruined Earth caught between Heaven and Hell. Weighty hack-and-slash combat blends with Zelda-style dungeons, gadget puzzles and a bold comic-book art style.

What defines Darksiders:

  • Fantasy setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Darksiders are Severed, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Alabaster Dawn. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Darksiders special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Severed

90 %

2016 PlayStationNintendo Switch

  • Fantasy setting
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person dungeon crawler from the Guacamelee developers where you slash enemies with swipe gestures and harvest their severed parts for upgrades. Its bold hand-drawn style and Metroidvania-like exploration set it apart.

Alabaster Dawn

Puzzles and brain teasers

A top-down 2.5D action RPG from the makers of CrossCode, with fast combos, multiple divine weapons and puzzles in a changing world. The story centers on breaking Nyx's curse and rebuilding humanity.

Grime II

Dark, serious atmosphere

A surreal, dark action metroidvania where you absorb foes with tendrils made of hands and wield their forms as molds. Its bizarre, art-obsessed world rewards deep exploration.

Fading Echo

Distinctive, stylised art style

A fast-paced elemental action RPG platformer where you manipulate water and set off chain reactions to fight. As a young Legend, you try to save a dying desert world from the Paradox corruption.

Death's Door

Distinctive, stylised art style

An atmospheric action-adventure where you play a small crow reaper collecting souls across a whimsical, melancholy world. Tight Zelda-like combat, clever environmental puzzles and a distinctive blend of gloom and dry humor.

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

Dark, serious atmosphere

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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