Games like Blasphemous

3.9average player rating•5 games

Blasphemous nails deliberate 2D combat—parries, tight spaces, scarce heals—threaded through a dense, non-linear world of shortcuts and bosses. These picks keep that skill-first metroidvania loop—measured melee, scarce healing, meaningful checkpoints—each chosen for a specific shared mechanic.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic86

Avg. player rating3.9/5

Avg. playtime5h

Main genreAction

Released2016–2021

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Action5 of 5
Indie4 of 5
Platformer4 of 5
RPG3 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Hollow Knight
ActionIndiePlatformer
A sprawling, secret-crammed map where boss pressure and fragile healing make every bench a small victory.
4.4/5Player ratingMC88View game
2
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
ActionRPGIndie
Loadout-driven combat—earned spirits as moves—plus scarce but well-placed saves to prep, then learn bosses through repeated runs.
4.0/5Player ratingMC86View game
3
Salt and Sanctuary
ActionRPGIndie
Stamina-gated duels, parries and corpse runs across a cruel 2D lattice of shrines and shortcuts.
3.9/5Player ratingMC84View game
4
GRIME
ActionRPGIndie
A punishing parry-absorb core that turns defense into damage, with branching paths and brutal, learnable boss patterns.
3.6/5Player ratingView game
5
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
ActionPlatformer
Deliberate melee and tight jumps tuned around risked resources and limited saves, pushing careful routes through hostile biomes.
3.6/5Player ratingView game