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Team Ladybug, WSS playground · 2025 · Windows

Steam: 88 % positive of 1,384 reviews, as of Oct 28

Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.

24 games that play like BLADECHIMERA and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Hollow Knight, Blasphemous and Katana ZERO.

Player tags

  • Metroidvania
  • Side Scroller
  • Exploration
  • 2D Platformer
  • Martial Arts
  • Platformer
  • 2D
  • Cyberpunk
Map region: Metroidvania Caves
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Steam reviews

What players say

Most players recommend this short, polished Metroidvania-style action platformer, mainly for its fluid combat, pixel art and the instant warp that cuts backtracking.

Many players praise the pixel art, animation and soundtrack, and say the combat feels smooth, with the spirit sword and the ability to warp to any visited room standing out. Players often see it as a Castlevania Symphony of the Night successor with its own cyberpunk Osaka setting. Some complain that it is too easy, that the bosses lack balance, and that the game is short and linear, with few reasons to explore or replay. Others criticise repetitive corridors of enemies, weak secrets and an unsatisfying ending. A few mention the story's plot holes, clunky camera and knockback, and frame-rate issues on some hardware. Most reviews are positive, and the critical points are mainly about depth and length rather than technical faults.

Praised

  • Pixel art and animation

    Players call the sprite graphics and animation beautiful and some of the best from a small studio.

    Many players
  • Warp to visited rooms

    Players value the instant teleport to visited places, which removes tedious backtracking and speeds up side quests.

    Many players
  • Smooth combat and weapons

    Players enjoy the responsive combat, the spirit sword mechanic, the variety of guns and weapons and the mix of resources.

    Many players
  • Soundtrack and atmosphere

    Reviewers praise the music and the cyberpunk Osaka setting with its mix of demons and feudal enemies.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Too easy and short

    Players find the difficulty low and the game short, with bosses that can be overcome quickly once tactics are known.

    Many players
  • Repetitive enemy corridors

    Players say long corridors of slow, sparse enemies are dull and mostly mash the shoot button.

    Some players
  • Linear design and few reasons to explore

    Players note the game is linear, with few reasons to revisit areas, weak secret rewards and little replay value.

    Some players
  • Story gaps and unresolved threads

    Players find the plot predictable or unresolved, with plot holes and open questions about the companion demon and the virus.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who enjoy Castlevania-style Metroidvanias, want a short, polished action platformer and value smooth combat and warping over a long challenge.
Who should skip it
Players who want deep exploration, a demanding difficulty or a long campaign should skip it, as should those who dislike repetitive enemy-filled corridors.

Summarised by AI from 66 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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Plays and looks like BLADECHIMERA

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like BLADECHIMERA

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

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  1. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon93 % positive of 3,843Shared: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Platformer
  2. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night92 % positive of 29,785Shared: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Exploration
  3. Touhou Luna Nights97 % positive of 13,842Shared: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Exploration
  4. Nine Sols94 % positive of 41,084Shared: Metroidvania · Martial Arts · Platformer
  5. Divinum84 % positive of 619Shared: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Exploration
  6. ICEY89 % positive of 26,177Shared: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Platformer
  7. UNSIGHTED93 % positive of 1,890Shared: Metroidvania · Exploration · Platformer
  8. Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-92 % positive of 7,204Shared: Metroidvania · Exploration · Platformer
  9. The Devil Within: Satgat77 % positive of 799Shared: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Exploration
  10. Anomaly Agent93 % positive of 9,511Shared: Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Platformer
  11. Dex86 % positive of 2,917Shared: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Platformer
  12. Vigil: The Longest Night85 % positive of 3,355Shared: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Platformer

By look

Looks like BLADECHIMERA

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

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  3. Akane94 % positive of 2,754
  4. Katanaut89 % positive of 502
  5. Foregone80 % positive of 1,341
  6. SIGNALIS96 % positive of 31,353
  7. One Step From Eden94 % positive of 6,052
  8. Turbo Kid92 % positive of 403
  9. Pixel Gladiator81 % positive of 358
  10. Roof Rage89 % positive of 576
  11. ICEY89 % positive of 26,177
  12. Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX90 % positive of 753

At a glance

What games like BLADECHIMERA have in common

  • The tags they share most often with BLADECHIMERA: Metroidvania (22 of 24), Side Scroller (18) and Exploration (14).
  • They came out between 2013 and 2026, 2 of them after BLADECHIMERA (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Touhou Luna Nights (97 % positive of 13,842).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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