Bloodstained Ritual of the Night

Games Similar to Bloodstained Ritual of the Night (407)

1. 1. Castlevania Symphony of the Night

   1. Castlevania Symphony of the Night

   Match 81%

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   Konami（五十嵐孝司）

   Genre: メトロイドヴァニア

   Symphony of the Night gave the 'Vania' half of Metroidvania its name, building an RPG leveling system and an inverse castle into Castlevania's linear action structure for the first time. Alucard's movement vocabulary defined the genre's feel. PS4 (Requiem), Switch, PC. GPA scores it at the top for Dark World — the Gothic Metroidvania original against which everything else is measured.

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   Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

2. 2. Salt and Sanctuary

   2. Salt and Sanctuary

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   Ska Studios

   Genre: 2Dソウルライクメトロイドヴァニア

   Salt and Sanctuary built Dark Souls' bonfire-and-estus structure into a 2D Metroidvania, developed by a two-person studio. The attribute-heavy character building and precise shield/dodge combat carry the genre comparison. Switch, PS4, Xbox, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Difficulty — the Metroidvania most often recommended to players who want Souls-style punishment in a 2D format.

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   Puzzle

   52%

   Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

3. 3. Castlevania Order of Ecclesia

   

   3. Castlevania Order of Ecclesia

   Match 80%

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   Konami

   Genre: メトロイドヴァニア

   Order of Ecclesia is the hardest and most expansive of the DS Castlevania entries, sending Shanoa through a system of interconnected maps that include exterior regions not seen in the GBA or earlier DS entries. The Glyph absorption system replaces fixed weapons with combination-based combat. Switch (Nintendo Classics DS category), Nintendo DS. GPA scores it high on Difficulty and Action — the Castlevania entry where the series' mechanical ambition peaked.

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   78%

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   60%

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   Graphics

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   Dark

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   Puzzle

   58%

   Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

4. 4. Record of Lodoss War Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

   4. Record of Lodoss War Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

   Match 79%

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   Team Ladybug / Why so serious?

   Genre: メトロイドヴァニア

   Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth casts the Wind Elf from Record of Lodoss War in a Symphony of the Night-style exploration platformer, adding a spirit-switching mechanic that changes elemental damage and defensive absorptions. Team Ladybug's doujin-origin title. Switch, PS4/5, Xbox, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Dark World — the Metroidvania for players who want precise system design alongside their Japanese fantasy IP.

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   75%

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   Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

5. 5. Blasphemous 2

   5. Blasphemous 2

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   The Game Kitchen / Team17

   Genre: メトロイドヴァニア

   Blasphemous 2 expands the first game's Catholic folklore horror into three switchable weapons — each with distinct movement and combat mechanics — across a wider interconnected map. The Spanish dark religious art direction remains the series' most distinctive quality. Switch, PS4/5, Xbox, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Dark World — the Metroidvania sequel that delivered more of what made the original stand out.

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   80%

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   88%

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   High Difficulty

   75%

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   82%

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   60%

   Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

6. 6. Unsighted

   6. Unsighted

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   Studio Pixel Punk

   Genre: アクションメトロイドヴァニア

   Unsighted adds a real-time countdown to every NPC in the game — neglect automation chips and characters die permanently, changing what quests are available. The hack-and-slash movement and parry system layer on top. Switch, PS4, Xbox, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Strategy — the Metroidvania where time pressure turns every exploration decision into a resource management choice.

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   80%

   Dystopian Setting

   65%

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   High Difficulty

   72%

   Graphics

   60%

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   Strategy

   68%

   Puzzle

   58%

   Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

7. 7. Touhou Luna Nights

   7. Touhou Luna Nights

   Match 71%

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   Team Ladybug

   Genre: メトロイドヴァニア

   Touhou Luna Nights builds Sakuya Izayoi's time-stopping ability into every combat and puzzle encounter, making time manipulation the core mechanic rather than a special attack. Team Ladybug's doujin Metroidvania. Switch, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Puzzle — the fan-origin Metroidvania that matches AAA genre entries in mechanical design.

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   Dystopian Setting

   62%

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   72%

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   68%

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   60%

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   72%

   Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

8. 8. Path of Exile 2

   8. Path of Exile 2

   Match 71%

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   Grinding Gear Games

   Genre: Action RPG

   Path of Exile 2 expands the original's already vast build system into a new continent and act structure. The passive skill tree and gem system generate more build combinations than any comparable ARPG. GPA scores it at the top for Strategy among action games and high on Difficulty — a positioning that identifies it as the deepest mechanical entry in the genre.

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   85%

   Dystopian Setting

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   95%

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   90%

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   Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

9. 9. Nioh 2

   9. Nioh 2

   Match 70%

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   Team Ninja

   Genre: Action RPG

   Nioh 2 builds its samurai action around the Soul Core system and a Yokai Shift transformation that temporarily unlocks a second move set. The Burst Counter mechanic rewards reading specific enemy attacks. GPA scores it high on Action and Difficulty — the combination that places it in the Soulslike cluster while the transformation system provides a mechanical layer Dark Souls entries lack.

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   90%

   Dystopian Setting

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   Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

10. 10. Blasphemous

    10. Blasphemous

    Match 68%

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    The Game Kitchen / Team17

    Genre: メトロイドヴァニア

    Blasphemous builds its Metroidvania around Catholic iconography from Andalusia — self-flagellation, penitence, and martyrdom rendered as both enemy design and narrative structure. The Penitent One's pixel art and the brutal parry-timing combat made it a standout. Switch, PS4, Xbox, PC. GPA scores it high on Dark World and Action — the Metroidvania with the most distinctive thematic identity in the genre.

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    78%

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    90%

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    80%

    Graphics

    72%

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    85%

    Strategy

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    Puzzle

    58%

    Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

11. 11. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

    11. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

    Match 67%

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    Team Ninja

    Genre: Action RPG

    Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty reframes Three Kingdoms history as dark fantasy and builds its combat around a Spirit Gauge system where aggressive play generates meter for powerful deflections. GPA scores it high on Action and Difficulty, sharing the Soulslike tag with Elden Ring while running lower on Open World.

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    Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

12. 12. The Mummy Demastered

    12. The Mummy Demastered

    Match 67%

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    WayForward Technologies

    Genre: メトロイドヴァニア

    The Mummy Demastered was released alongside the 2017 film and received better reviews than the movie. WayForward's pixel art and enemy design quality applied to an ancient Egypt Metroidvania. Switch, PS4, Xbox, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Puzzle — the licensed tie-in that proved WayForward's technical quality is independent of the IP attached to it.

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    72%

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    Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

13. 13. Phantom Blade Zero

    13. Phantom Blade Zero

    Match 67%

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    S-GAME

    Genre: Action RPG

    Phantom Blade Zero builds its wuxia action around high-speed sword combat with a response window that rewards perfect timing. The martial arts world-building draws from Chinese historical fantasy. GPA scores it high on Action and Dark World — the combination that describes an action game where atmosphere and mechanical precision sit at equal priority.

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    95%

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    60%

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    40%

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    Strategy

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    Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

14. 14. The Binding of Isaac Repentance

    

    14. The Binding of Isaac Repentance

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    Nicalis / Edmund McMillen

    Genre: ローグライクシューター

    The Binding of Isaac: Repentance adds over 130 items, new characters, and two new endings to the already massive Afterbirth+ base, bringing the total item count above 700. Each run assembles a build from random pickups whose interactions produce emergent results no designer planned. GPA scores it at the top for Roguelike and Difficulty — the combination that identifies the deepest item-synergy sandbox in the genre.

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    Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

15. 15. Tom Clancy's The Division 2

    15. Tom Clancy's The Division 2

    Match 66%

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    Ubisoft Massive

    Genre: Action RPG (TPS)

    The Division 2 builds its endgame around post-collapse Washington D.C., with gear-based progression and co-op raids that require coordinated builds. The seasonal content structure has sustained updates since 2019. GPA scores it high on Co-op and Action — the combination that describes a looter-shooter where the tactical layer is more developed than most genre competitors.

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    85%

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    Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

16. 16. Diablo IV

    

    16. Diablo IV

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    Blizzard Entertainment

    Genre: Action RPG

    Diablo IV returns to a darker visual register than Diablo III, adding open-world zones and a Paragon board for endgame build development. The five classes play substantially differently. GPA scores it high on Co-op and Action, with Dark World above average — the combination that describes the cooperative loot loop more precisely than genre alone.

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    85%

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    Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

17. 17. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

    

    17. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

    Match 65%

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    フロム・ソフトウェア

    Genre: Action

    Armored Core VI returns after a decade with a mech assembly system that lets players reconfigure loadouts between missions. Each boss is designed to pressure specific AC builds. GPA scores it high on Action and Strategy — the combination that describes a game where mechanical optimization and combat execution sit at equal priority.

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18. 18. Arc Raiders

    

    18. Arc Raiders

    Match 64%

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    Embark Studios

    Genre: Action RPG

    ARC Raiders is a free-to-play, third-person extraction shooter developed by Embark Studios. Set in a desolate, post-apocalyptic future, players step into the shoes of Raiders—resilient fighters who must band together to scavenge for vital resources while resisting the relentless onslaught of ARC, a ruthless mechanized alien threat descending from orbit. The game fuses intense squad-based tactical combat with high-stakes extraction mechanics, where survival depends on outsmarting both environmental hazards and rival crews.

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    Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle

19. 19. Super Metroid

    19. Super Metroid

    Match 63%

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    Nintendo

    Genre: メトロイドヴァニア

    Super Metroid built the exploration design template that defines the Metroidvania genre — a seamless alien world, ability-gated progression, and a lone bounty hunter against a hostile planet. The 1994 SNES release remains the benchmark for environmental storytelling through layout. Available through Nintendo Classics. GPA scores it at the top for Action and Puzzle among the genre's founding entries.

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20. 20. Axiom Verge

    20. Axiom Verge

    Match 63%

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    Thomas Happ Games（個人開発）

    Genre: メトロイドヴァニア

    Thomas Happ built Axiom Verge alone over five years as a tribute to Super Metroid, adding a hacking mechanic that reprograms enemies and environments. The 2015 result matched the precision of the original it referenced. Switch, PS4, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Puzzle — the Metroidvania built by one person that earned comparison to its inspirations on pure design merit.

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    Chart tags: Action / Dystopian Setting / Character Building / High Difficulty / Graphics / Dark / Strategy / Puzzle