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Games like Witchaven

1995PCfree

A retro medieval fantasy first-person shooter where you play the knight Grondoval, fighting through a wicked witch's fortress with sword and spells. Light RPG elements and melee-focused combat give this build-engine-era game its own flavor.

  • Fantasy setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Witchaven are Heretic, Hexen II and Hexen: Beyond Heretic. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Witchaven special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Heretic

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1994PC

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

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.

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.

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.

Hands of Necromancy

Fantasy setting

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.

Dread Templar

Fantasy setting

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.

One More Dungeon

Challenging difficulty

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.

Turok

Challenging difficulty

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.

Chasm: The Rift

Realistic visuals

A classic 90s-style first-person shooter in which you travel through time rifts and fight mutants across eras such as the medieval age and the future. Levels are varied and built around key hunting and secrets.

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