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2025 PC 2.99 € 👍 100 % Very positive, 60 reviews on Steam

As a snail, you climb a merciless tower in search of the Holy Water to break a cult-driven curse of alcohol worship. A dark, quirky platformer with light RPG elements.

What defines Shelldom:

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Shelldom are Aaru's Awakening, Gonner and The End Is Nigh. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shelldom special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Aaru's Awakening

92 %

2015 PCPlayStationXbox 👍 69 % Mixed, 134 reviews on Steam

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Fantasy setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced 2D platformer where Aaru, champion of Dawn, uses teleportation and charging dashes to race across the world of Lumenox and restore balance between the times of day.

Gonner

Distinctive, stylised art style

A punishing, procedurally generated 2D run-and-gun platformer where Death acts as your mentor, handing Ikk new abilities and weapons each run. A minimalist art style and a melancholic yet quirky tone define the journey.

The End Is Nigh

Distinctive, stylised art style

A brutally hard precision platformer by Edmund McMillen where you play Ash, hopping through a ruined world and dying countless times in short, tricky screens. Dark humor and a huge map packed with hidden collectibles define the experience.

Olija

Distinctive, stylised art style

An atmospheric pixel-art action game in which the shipwrecked Faraday fights through the grim land of Terraphage with a throwable harpoon he can teleport to. Fast, fluid combat and a distinctive retro look define it.

They Bleed Pixels

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A brutally tough action platformer with a Lovecraftian horror vibe, blending precise jumping with fluid combo-based combat. Kicking enemies into saws and spikes is the hook, wrapped in a distinctive pixel-and-ink look.

Maximo: Ghosts to Glory

Fantasy setting

A tough 3D action platformer set in the Ghosts'n Goblins universe: as the knight Maximo you hack through hordes of undead with sword and shield, with your armor breaking off as you take hits. A charming, macabre style and steep difficulty define it.

Love Eternal

Distinctive, stylised art style

A psychological horror platformer set in a castle made of bitter memories. Devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative drive the journey to escape.

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