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2026 PC

An action roguelike where you repeatedly dive into a cursed abyss, fight eldritch horrors, and build up your camp between runs. The looming Flood and the mystery of the black rain add dark tension.

What defines Dive or Die: Children of Rain:

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Strong character progression
  • Lots to discover

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Mortal Shell II

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  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Strong character progression

A grim soulslike where you possess the bodies of fallen warriors and use them in fast, punishing fights against false gods. The sequel offers a more open, ruined world with horror undertones.

Spark in the Dark

Dark, serious atmosphere

A hardcore dungeon crawler where you descend ever deeper into a grim, mysterious dungeon. The mood is oppressive and the challenge steep.

Valor Mortis

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person soulslike from the Ghostrunner team that casts you as a resurrected soldier of Napoleon's army. You fight horrifying monsters with blades, firearms and supernatural powers, in tense parry-driven combat set in a grim, twisted version of the Napoleonic era.

Sulfur

Challenging difficulty

A retro-flavored first-person shooter with roguelike elements: you push through procedurally built levels, collect loot, upgrade weapons and use special powers. A grim mood and the search for answers pull you ever deeper.

Moonscars

Dark, serious atmosphere

A grim 2D Metroidvania with soulslike combat in which you play a warrior shaped from ash exploring a decaying, macabre world. Punishing boss fights and oppressive pixel-art atmosphere define the experience.

Mortal Shell

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A compact soulslike where you possess fallen warriors as "shells", each with its own abilities. The Harden mechanic lets you briefly turn to stone to absorb hits, making combat tense and tactical in a bleak, decaying world.

False Hero

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced soulslike where you steal enemy attacks and chain them into your own combos. You explore a corrupted land of the gods and face demanding boss fights.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

Dark, serious atmosphere

A demanding soulslike set in a grim take on the late Ming Dynasty, where a mysterious plague twists people into monsters. Flexible weapon builds, precise parrying and a madness mechanic that trades risk for power define its combat.

The Last Faith

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dark, gothic pixel-art Metroidvania that blends Soulslike combat with sprawling interconnected exploration and plenty of weapon and build options. You fight through a decaying world ravaged by plague and a corrupt religion as Eric.

Bloodborne

Challenging difficulty

A fast, aggressive Soulslike set in a gothic nightmare city, where you win by staying on the offensive instead of hiding behind a shield, and the story slowly turns into cosmic horror. Interlocking levels, brutal bosses and cryptic lore make it a genre landmark.

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