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Games like The Keep

2014PCSteam Deck verified79 % positive14.79 €

An old-school first-person dungeon crawler with real-time combat and a rune-based magic system. You explore subterranean depths, solve puzzles, dodge traps and hunt for hidden treasure.

  • Lots to discover
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Fantasy setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

The closest matches for The Keep are Vanishing Realms, Xanadu Next and Light Crusader. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Keep special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Vanishing Realms

90 %Match

2016PC90 % positive16.79 €

Brings what grabs you about The Keep: melee combat with weapons or fists, a fantasy setting and lots to discover.

A VR-exclusive fantasy RPG where you swing a sword and cast spells in hands-on melee against life-sized monsters while exploring eerie realms full of wards and lost artifacts.

Xanadu Next

Lots to discover

A classic action RPG from Nihon Falcom in which a gravely wounded knight explores a labyrinthine dungeon realm in search of the legendary Dragon Slayer sword. Exploration, gear and real-time combat take center stage.

Light Crusader

Puzzles and brain teasers

A 1990s action adventure where you play a swordsman delving through a monster-filled dungeon, fighting in real time and solving tricky 3D puzzles to rescue vanished people. It blends arcade-style combat with puzzle-driven dungeon exploration.

The Summoning

Lots to discover

A 1992 isometric fantasy dungeon crawler with hand-designed levels, a spellcasting system based on hand gestures, and magical runes that grant abilities and items.

Heretic II

Action-packed real-time combat

A third-person action game on the Quake II engine where you play Corvus, fighting through dark fantasy levels with a blade and spells while solving environmental puzzles. Its mix of melee, magic and adventure is backed by Brom's artwork.

King's Field

Lots to discover

An early real-time first-person dungeon crawler widely seen as a forerunner of the Souls games. Slow, deliberate combat, a cryptic world and a lonely atmosphere make for a grim, unforgiving journey of discovery.

Blade of Darkness

Realistic visuals

A punishing fantasy action game with weighty, combo-based melee combat and four playable heroes, often seen as an early forerunner of Soulslike games. You carve a gory path through grim levels to stop the forces of Chaos.

Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance

Action-packed real-time combat

A 90s first-person melee hack and slash where you fight through gloomy castles full of monsters with sword and spells, hunting for keys and secrets. Light RPG elements and a retro Build-engine feel.

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