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2022PC86 % positive4.99 €

A retro first-person shooter in the vein of Heretic, built on GZDoom, mixing metroidvania-style exploration with dark fantasy. As a necromancer you use special transformations and their abilities to open new paths.

  • Fantasy setting
  • Lots to discover
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Hands of Necromancy are Hedon Bloodrite, Hexen II and Dread Templar. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Hands of Necromancy special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Hedon Bloodrite

94 %Match

2019PCSteam Deck playable93 % positive16.49 €

  • Fantasy setting
  • Lots to discover
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

A retro-style first-person shooter in the spirit of the 90s, with brutal combat, key hunting and puzzles across sprawling levels. Its dark crystal-filled fantasy world recalls dungeon crawlers and classics like Heretic.

Hexen II

Fantasy setting

A dark fantasy first-person shooter built on the Quake engine, with four character classes, light RPG leveling and hub-based worlds full of puzzles, keys and backtracking.

Dread Templar

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast, old-school 90s-style FPS where a vengeful templar mows down hordes of hellish enemies, using combinable weapon upgrades and skills to become the scariest thing in hell.

Turok

Action-packed real-time combat

A classic first-person shooter in which the time-traveling warrior Turok fights through a savage land full of dinosaurs and strange enemies. The mix of shooting, platforming and exploration defines it.

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

Fantasy setting

A dark fantasy first-person shooter where you pick a fighter, mage or cleric, each with a unique arsenal, and fight through interconnected hub worlds. Switch puzzles and backtracking matter as much as the combat.

Graven

Fantasy setting

A dark retro-styled first-person action adventure where you play a wrongly convicted man of faith, exploring a grim fantasy world with weapons and magic while solving puzzles.

Heretic

Action-packed real-time combat

Heretic is a classic first-person shooter that takes the Doom engine into a dark fantasy world. Instead of guns you wield wands, crossbows and magical artifacts against undead and demons while hunting keys and exploring maze-like levels.

One More Dungeon

Action-packed real-time combat

A pixel-art first-person shooter roguelike where you fight through procedurally generated dungeons to destroy the evil obelisks. You mix melee weapons, magic staffs and artefacts to cut through hordes of enemies.

Wrath: Aeon of Ruin

Dark, serious atmosphere

A hardcore retro first-person shooter built on Quake tech, set in a grim, decaying fantasy world. It pairs fast, brutal 90s-style gunplay with intricate levels full of secrets and a modern, oppressive atmosphere.

Keeper's Toll

Action-packed real-time combat

A dark retro-styled shooter blending roguelike and RPG elements, where you play a fallen hero who grows stronger with each death while cleansing cursed lands of their horrors.

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