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2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified82 % positive−50 % 19.99 € 9.99 €

A punishing 2D Soulslike action RPG in Metroidvania clothing: you serve Death, battle towering bosses in a grim world, and build your character through classes and abilities.

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Strong character progression
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Death's Gambit are Morbid: The Seven Acolytes, Moonscars and Dark Devotion. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Death's Gambit special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Morbid: The Seven Acolytes

96 %Match

2020PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified74 % positive24.99 €

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

An isometric Soulslike steeped in Lovecraftian horror and extremely graphic gore. You dodge, parry and fight through a grim, disturbing world full of bosses.

Moonscars

Fantasy setting

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.

The Last Faith

Strong character progression

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.

Grime

Strong character progression

A surreal 2.5D soulslike Metroidvania set in a strange, organic world obsessed with anatomy. Combat centers on parrying and absorbing enemies, backed by interconnected exploration full of shortcuts and secrets.

Valor Mortis

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

No Place For Bravery

Fantasy setting

A dark 2D top-down pixel-art action RPG in which an aging warrior searches a decaying world for his lost daughter. Demanding, precise combat and an atmospheric soundtrack carry the melancholic story.

Minoria

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Minoria is a dark Metroidvania from the Momodora developers where a nun fights witches and monsters using parries, dodges and spells. Hand-painted backdrops and precise, reflex-driven combat define it.

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