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Playing as Death of the Four Horsemen, you carve through sprawling fantasy realms rendered in Joe Madureira's bold comic-book style. Fluid hack-and-slash combat, loot and skill trees blend with Zelda-like dungeons full of climbing and switch puzzles.

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The closest matches for Darksiders II are Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, Death's Door and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Darksiders II special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

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2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified94 % positive24.99 €

Melee combat with weapons or fists
Fantasy setting
Lots to discover

A melancholic 2D Metroidvania where a young priestess frees fallen knights and uses their spirits as allies in combat. A hauntingly beautiful atmosphere and strong soundtrack carry the exploration of a ruined kingdom.

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Death's Door

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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.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

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A fast, polished 2D Metroidvania platformer starring the warrior Sargon in a mythical Persian world. Acrobatic parry-driven combat, time-manipulating powers and clever platforming challenges make for a fluid, stylish adventure.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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The genre-defining Metroidvania sends the vampire Alucard through a sprawling gothic castle packed with secrets, loot and RPG leveling. Gorgeous sprite work and a legendary soundtrack complete the package, and the inverted castle remains one of gaming's most famous twists.

Eternal Strands

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A third-person action adventure where you climb and fight towering creatures, combining magic, weapons and physics-driven environment interactions. You explore a crumbling fantasy world as a mage of the Enclave.

The Last Faith

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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.

God of War II

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Kratos wages a vengeful war against Olympus, allied with the Titans, in a brutal combo-driven hack-and-slash. Its colossal boss fights, like the Colossus of Rhodes, and its inventive environmental puzzles pushed the PS2 to its limits.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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Link travels through time, conquers clever dungeons and confronts Ganondorf in one of the most influential 3D adventures ever made. It blends exploration, puzzles and lock-on sword combat with an unforgettable musical score.

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A compact 2D pixel-art Metroidvania platformer where you play the priestess Kaho, fighting through a decaying kingdom with quick melee combos, dodge rolls and tough boss duels. It focuses on tight combat and a gloomy mood rather than heavy character building.

Tunic

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A tiny fox explores a mysterious Zelda-like world with demanding, Souls-inspired combat. Its true heart is a scattered in-game manual written in an unknown script, whose pages gradually reveal layered secrets and brain-bending puzzles.