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2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch79 % positive4.99 €

Ghoulboy is a 16-bit style retro platformer where you hack through dungeons, collect loot, dodge traps and fight bosses. It's a nostalgic blend of hack-and-slash action and light RPG elements.

Jumping and platforming
Melee combat with weapons or fists
Fantasy setting
Action-packed real-time combat

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The closest matches for Ghoulboy are Momodora III, Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight and Castle in the Darkness. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ghoulboy special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Momodora III

94 %Match

2014PC94 % positive1.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Ghoulboy: jumping and platforming, melee combat with weapons or fists as well as a fantasy setting.

A classic 2D pixel-art action platformer where you play the priestess Momo through mostly linear levels, collecting items and uncovering secrets. It relies on quick dodging and tough boss fights, and you don't need to know the earlier games.

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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.

Castle in the Darkness

Jumping and platforming

Castle in the Darkness is a fast, demanding action platformer that channels the feel of classic Castlevania and Metroid games. You explore a sprawling castle full of secrets while gradually strengthening your hero through light RPG elements.

Momodora

Jumping and platforming

The first, deliberately simple entry in the Momodora series: a short, punchy arcade-style 2D action platformer with pixel art. It is rough and unpolished but challenging.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

Jumping and platforming

A classic 8-bit Castlevania-style action platformer where Zangetsu fights through demon-filled stages with a rotating cast of allies. Multiple routes and endings add replay value with a fair but demanding challenge.

Odallus: The Dark Call

Jumping and platforming

A dark retro Metroidvania with an 8-bit look that recalls Castlevania and Ghosts'n Goblins. Tough platforming action meets interconnected levels full of secrets and upgrades.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

Jumping and platforming

A retro 8-bit action platformer in the spirit of classic Castlevania, letting you swap between four characters with distinct abilities at any time. Tough boss fights and multiple endings encourage replays.

Wonder Boy in Monster World

Jumping and platforming

A colorful 16-bit action platformer with light RPG elements: you explore towns and dungeons, buy better gear, and defeat monsters with sword and magic.

Rygar

Jumping and platforming

A classic arcade platformer where the resurrected warrior Rygar fights through hordes of monsters with his Diskarmor to reach the demon Ligar. Fast, linear action with old-school 1980s difficulty.

Lords of Exile

Jumping and platforming

A classic 8-bit action platformer where you play a cursed knight fighting through linear stages in search of revenge. It delivers NES-era retro gameplay with a demanding challenge.

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