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Games like Castle In The Darkness

Matt Kap, Nicalis, Inc. · 2015 · 76 % positive of 1,251

24 games that play like Castle In The Darkness and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Kalinur, Cathedral and Odallus: The Dark Call.

Player tags

  • Metroidvania
  • Indie
  • Platformer
  • Action
  • Difficult
  • Adventure
  • Pixel Graphics
  • RPG

At a glance

What games like Castle In The Darkness have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Castle In The Darkness: Metroidvania (23 of 24), Platformer (22) and Pixel Graphics (13).
  • They came out between 2014 and 2024, 22 of them after Castle In The Darkness (2015).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Pseudoregalia (97 % positive of 15,027).
  • Cathedral, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment and Aggelos both play and look like Castle In The Darkness.

By gameplay

Plays like Castle In The Darkness

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

More matches

  1. Demon Peak69 % positive of 232Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
  2. Void Memory67 % positive of 224Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Difficult
  3. Pseudoregalia97 % positive of 15,027Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Indie
  4. Souldiers68 % positive of 2,684Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Difficult
  5. Devious Dungeon82 % positive of 397Shared: Platformer · Difficult · Pixel Graphics
  6. Alwa's Legacy87 % positive of 566Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
  7. Kingsgrave80 % positive of 461Shared: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · RPG
  8. Creepy Castle89 % positive of 228Shared: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · RPG
  9. Mahluk:Dark Demon65 % positive of 164Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Difficult
  10. Aggelos77 % positive of 596Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Difficult
  11. Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found66 % positive of 324Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Indie
  12. Castlevania Dominus Collection95 % positive of 2,130Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Pixel Graphics

By look

Looks like Castle In The Darkness

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

More matches

  1. Mina the Hollower88 % positive of 8,803
  2. Micro Mages95 % positive of 408
  3. FLARE NUINUI QUEST93 % positive of 207
  4. Momodora III93 % positive of 1,400
  5. Spirits Abyss96 % positive of 403
  6. Castlevania Advance Collection91 % positive of 2,084
  7. Fallen Leaf92 % positive of 224
  8. Tearscape90 % positive of 361
  9. 1001 Spikes82 % positive of 738
  10. Bat Boy95 % positive of 223
  11. Venture Kid83 % positive of 215
  12. UFO 5095 % positive of 6,249

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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