Bloodstained Ritual of the Night

Games Similar to Bloodstained Ritual of the Night (474)

GPA match scores are calculated from gameplay profile tags. They are not editorial “feels like this game” ratings.

1. 1. Castlevania Symphony of the Night

   1. Castlevania Symphony of the Night

   GPA match 81%

   Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steam

   Konami（五十嵐孝司）

   Genre: Metroidvania

   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.

   Tag Similarity

   Action

   72%

   Dystopian Setting

   85%

   Character Building

   68%

   High Difficulty

   65%

   Graphics

   60%

   Dark

   78%

   Strategy

   0%

   Puzzle

   60%

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

2. 2. Salt and Sanctuary

   2. Salt and Sanctuary

   GPA match 80%

   Nintendo SwitchPS4steamXbox

   Ska Studios

   Genre: 2D Soulslike Metroidvania

   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.

   Tag Similarity

   Action

   80%

   Dystopian Setting

   82%

   Character Building

   70%

   High Difficulty

   85%

   Graphics

   55%

   Dark

   78%

   Strategy

   60%

   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

   GPA match 80%

   Nintendo SwitchNintendo Switch2

   Konami

   Genre: Metroidvania

   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.

   Tag Similarity

   Action

   78%

   Dystopian Setting

   78%

   Character Building

   60%

   High Difficulty

   80%

   Graphics

   55%

   Dark

   72%

   Strategy

   0%

   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

   GPA match 79%

   Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steamXbox

   Team Ladybug / Why so serious?

   Genre: Metroidvania

   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.

   Tag Similarity

   Action

   75%

   Dystopian Setting

   70%

   Character Building

   0%

   High Difficulty

   68%

   Graphics

   65%

   Dark

   60%

   Strategy

   65%

   Puzzle

   58%

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

5. 5. The Surge 2

   

   5. The Surge 2

   GPA match 76%

   PS4steamXbox

   Deck13 Interactive / Focus Entertainment

   Genre: Soulslike Action RPG

   The Surge 2 expands Deck13's limb-targeting system into Jericho City, letting players sever specific enemy body parts to loot their gear. The combat rewards precision over stat investment. Focus Entertainment. PS4, Xbox One, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Strategy — the Soulslike where the dismemberment mechanic is inseparable from the loot economy.

   Tag Similarity

   Action

   78%

   Dystopian Setting

   75%

   Character Building

   62%

   High Difficulty

   72%

   Graphics

   65%

   Dark

   68%

   Strategy

   62%

   Puzzle

   0%

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

6. 6. Dark Souls Remastered

   

   6. Dark Souls Remastered

   GPA match 74%

   Nintendo SwitchPS4steamXbox

   FromSoftware

   Genre: Soulslike Action RPG

   Dark Souls Remastered brings the 2011 original to PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC with improved frame rate and netcode, including the Artorias of the Abyss DLC. QLOC handled the remaster. FromSoftware's world-building through item descriptions and environmental layout remains the genre benchmark. GPA scores it at the top for Difficulty and Dark World — the Soulslike origin point that established the vocabulary all successors use.

   Tag Similarity

   Action

   82%

   Dystopian Setting

   88%

   Character Building

   65%

   High Difficulty

   90%

   Graphics

   65%

   Dark

   82%

   Strategy

   65%

   Puzzle

   55%

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

7. 7. Lords of the Fallen 2023

   

   7. Lords of the Fallen 2023

   GPA match 74%

   PS5steamXbox

   Hexworks / CI Games

   Genre: Soulslike Action RPG

   Lords of the Fallen overlays a living world and a dead world that players navigate simultaneously using the Umbral Lamp, revealing pathways and enemies invisible in Axiom. Hexworks built the parallel dimension mechanic in Unreal Engine 5. PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Dark World — the Soulslike that added a structural design innovation rather than just iterating on the formula.

   Tag Similarity

   Action

   80%

   Dystopian Setting

   82%

   Character Building

   0%

   High Difficulty

   72%

   Graphics

   82%

   Dark

   75%

   Strategy

   60%

   Puzzle

   55%

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

8. 8. Mortal Shell

   

   8. Mortal Shell

   GPA match 72%

   Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steamXbox

   Cold Symmetry / Playstack

   Genre: Soulslike Action RPG

   Mortal Shell builds its Soulslike around Shell possession — inhabiting the bodies of fallen warriors with distinct combat styles — and a Harden mechanic that turns the player into a statue to absorb one attack. Cold Symmetry's debut. Switch, PS4/5, Xbox, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Dark World — the indie Soulslike that delivered a distinct mechanical identity without the FromSoftware budget.

   Tag Similarity

   Action

   75%

   Dystopian Setting

   82%

   Character Building

   60%

   High Difficulty

   70%

   Graphics

   68%

   Dark

   75%

   Strategy

   0%

   Puzzle

   0%

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

9. 9. Blasphemous 2

   9. Blasphemous 2

   GPA match 72%

   Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steamXbox

   The Game Kitchen / Team17

   Genre: Metroidvania

   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.

   Tag Similarity

   Action

   80%

   Dystopian Setting

   88%

   Character Building

   0%

   High Difficulty

   75%

   Graphics

   75%

   Dark

   82%

   Strategy

   0%

   Puzzle

   60%

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

10. 10. Unsighted

    10. Unsighted

    GPA match 72%

    Nintendo SwitchPS4steamXbox

    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.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    80%

    Dystopian Setting

    65%

    Character Building

    0%

    High Difficulty

    72%

    Graphics

    60%

    Dark

    58%

    Strategy

    68%

    Puzzle

    58%

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

11. 11. Touhou Luna Nights

    11. Touhou Luna Nights

    GPA match 71%

    Nintendo Switchsteam

    Team Ladybug

    Genre: Metroidvania

    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.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    80%

    Dystopian Setting

    62%

    Character Building

    0%

    High Difficulty

    72%

    Graphics

    68%

    Dark

    0%

    Strategy

    60%

    Puzzle

    72%

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

12. 12. Path of Exile 2

    12. Path of Exile 2

    GPA match 71%

    PS5steamXbox

    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.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    85%

    Dystopian Setting

    70%

    Character Building

    95%

    High Difficulty

    75%

    Graphics

    70%

    Dark

    70%

    Strategy

    90%

    Puzzle

    0%

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

13. 13. Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin

    

    13. Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin

    GPA match 71%

    PS4steamXbox

    FromSoftware

    Genre: Soulslike Action RPG

    Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin packages all three DLC chapters and rearranges enemy placements and NPC questlines from the original release. The HP degradation mechanic on death distinguishes it from the other FromSoftware entries. PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC. GPA scores it high on Difficulty and Dark World — the Dark Souls entry that most rewards NPC questline investment.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    78%

    Dystopian Setting

    85%

    Character Building

    65%

    High Difficulty

    85%

    Graphics

    58%

    Dark

    78%

    Strategy

    60%

    Puzzle

    0%

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

14. 14. Remnant From the Ashes

    

    14. Remnant From the Ashes

    GPA match 71%

    Nintendo SwitchPS4steamXbox

    Gunfire Games / Perfect World Entertainment

    Genre: Soulslike TPS

    Remnant: From the Ashes transplants Dark Souls' bonfire-and-stamina structure into a third-person shooter, with procedurally generated dungeons and boss encounters that differ between playthroughs. Three-player co-op. Gunfire Games, Perfect World Entertainment. Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC. GPA scores it high on Action and Co-op — the Soulslike that most effectively opened the genre to shooter-first players.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    80%

    Dystopian Setting

    70%

    Character Building

    60%

    High Difficulty

    68%

    Graphics

    65%

    Dark

    65%

    Strategy

    60%

    Puzzle

    0%

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

15. 15. DOOM Eternal

    15. DOOM Eternal

    GPA match 70%

    Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steamXbox

    id Software / Bethesda Softworks

    Genre: FPS

    DOOM Eternal redesigns the series' combat as a resource management loop — chainsaw for ammo, glory kill for health, flamethrower for armor — that forces constant aggressive movement. id Software's 2020 follow-up to DOOM 2016. Switch, PS4/5, Xbox, PC. GPA scores it at the top for Action — the FPS that turned resource management into a rhythm-game sensation.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    95%

    Dystopian Setting

    72%

    Character Building

    0%

    High Difficulty

    80%

    Graphics

    80%

    Dark

    65%

    Strategy

    68%

    Puzzle

    0%

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

16. 16. Nioh 2

    

    16. Nioh 2

    GPA match 70%

    PS5PS4steam

    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.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    90%

    Dystopian Setting

    70%

    Character Building

    70%

    High Difficulty

    90%

    Graphics

    80%

    Dark

    75%

    Strategy

    70%

    Puzzle

    0%

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

17. 17. Blasphemous

    17. Blasphemous

    GPA match 68%

    Nintendo SwitchPS5PS4steamXbox

    The Game Kitchen / Team17

    Genre: Metroidvania

    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.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    78%

    Dystopian Setting

    90%

    Character Building

    0%

    High Difficulty

    80%

    Graphics

    72%

    Dark

    85%

    Strategy

    0%

    Puzzle

    58%

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

18. 18. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

    

    18. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

    GPA match 67%

    PS5PS4steamXbox

    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.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    85%

    Dystopian Setting

    50%

    Character Building

    50%

    High Difficulty

    80%

    Graphics

    75%

    Dark

    60%

    Strategy

    55%

    Puzzle

    0%

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

19. 19. The Mummy Demastered

    19. The Mummy Demastered

    GPA match 67%

    Nintendo SwitchPS4steamXbox

    WayForward Technologies

    Genre: Metroidvania

    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.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    72%

    Dystopian Setting

    60%

    Character Building

    0%

    High Difficulty

    65%

    Graphics

    65%

    Dark

    0%

    Strategy

    0%

    Puzzle

    65%

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

20. 20. Phantom Blade Zero

    20. Phantom Blade Zero

    GPA match 67%

    PS5steamXbox

    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.

    Tag Similarity

    Action

    95%

    Dystopian Setting

    60%

    Character Building

    40%

    High Difficulty

    80%

    Graphics

    90%

    Dark

    50%

    Strategy

    40%

    Puzzle

    0%

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