Games like Tearscape
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Hollow Knight and Blasphemous play most like Tearscape. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its metroidvania, souls-like and exploration; 2 came out in the last year and 1 is free or under $10. The best known is Hollow Knight, with 504,128 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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Hollow Knight
Feb 24, 2017 · Team Cherry
Both: Metroidvania · Souls-like · Exploration
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
MetroidvaniaPlatformerSouls-likeDifficultGreat Soundtrack2DIndieSingleplayerExplorationAtmospheric👍 504,128Blasphemous
Sep 10, 2019 · The Game Kitchen
Both: Metroidvania · Souls-like · Pixel Graphics
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
MetroidvaniaSouls-likePixel GraphicsDark FantasyGore2DViolentIndieDifficultAction👍 54,895Deepening Fire
Apr 19, 2023 · VeryBigDog
Both: Souls-like · Exploration · Metroidvania
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
DifficultSouls-likeExplorationMetroidvaniaPlatformerSide ScrollerSingleplayerControllerAction RPGIndie👍 571Mina the Hollower
May 28 · Yacht Club Games
Both: Top-Down · Pixel Graphics · Gothic
Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!
Action-AdventureTop-DownPixel GraphicsFemale Protagonist2D PlatformerPlatformer2DGothicActionSouls-like👍 7,608GRIME
Aug 2, 2021 · Clover Bite
Both: Metroidvania · Souls-like · Exploration
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
MetroidvaniaSouls-likePlatformerDark FantasyDifficultAction-AdventureExploration2.5DAction RPGSurreal👍 4,655Dark Devotion
Apr 25, 2019 · Hibernian Workshop
Both: Souls-like · Pixel Graphics · Metroidvania
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
Souls-likePixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistAction RoguelikeMetroidvania2DActionRPGIndieAdventure👍 1,929Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Apr 17, 2025 · Primal Game Studio
Both: Souls-like · Metroidvania · Action RPG
Slay your way in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, an epic action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Battle monsters, master six unique Classes, craft hundreds of useful items, and explore the secrets of an expansive, interconnected world.
ViolentSouls-likeMetroidvaniaAction RPGDark Fantasy2.5DRPGSide ScrollerActionDifficult👍 3,036Monster Sanctuary
Dec 8, 2020 · moi rai games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Metroidvania · Exploration
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Creature CollectorPixel GraphicsMetroidvaniaTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerTurn-Based CombatExplorationFantasyAdventureJRPG👍 10,433Foreign Sun
Apr 21 · Final Scene dev
Both: Action RPG · Metroidvania · Souls-like
YOUR CHOICES RESHAPE A LIVING CITY. Explore a sprawling metropolis, wield mysterious powers, and uncover the secrets of the Eternal Lighthouse. Your decisions will make a world of difference.
ActionRPGAction RPGMetroidvaniaSouls-like2DPixel GraphicsAtmosphericSci-fiChoices MatterMinishoot' Adventures
Apr 2, 2024 · SoulGame Studio
Both: Metroidvania · Exploration · Top-Down
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Twin Stick ShooterBullet HellMetroidvaniaExplorationTop-DownAdventureRPGCute2DCasual👍 7,835TUNIC
Mar 16, 2022 · TUNIC Team
Both: Exploration · Souls-like · Metroidvania
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
ExplorationPuzzleSouls-likeMetroidvaniaCuteAction-AdventureIsometricDifficultRPG3D👍 16,7283000th Duel
Dec 12, 2019 · NEOPOPCORN Corp
Both: Metroidvania · Souls-like
3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.
ActionAdventureMetroidvaniaSouls-likeIndieDark FantasyPlatformerDifficultSide ScrollerSingleplayer👍 365Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Jul 17, 2024 · Squid Shock Studios, Christopher Stair, Trevor Youngquist
Both: Exploration · Metroidvania · Souls-like
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Precision PlatformerSide ScrollerExploration2D PlatformerPlatformerMetroidvaniaSouls-likeAction-AdventureComic Book2D👍 1,415F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Oct 2, 2021 · TiGames
Both: Metroidvania · Exploration
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
MetroidvaniaPlatformerActionSteampunkAdventure2D PlatformerSingleplayerStory RichExplorationAction-Adventure👍 6,681Mana Spark
Sep 27, 2018 · BEHEMUTT, Kishimoto Studios
Both: Souls-like · Action RPG
A challenging action RPG with deep souls-like combat and rogue-like elements. Explore a dreadful dungeon and fight smart enemies that will plan and collaborate between themselves to defeat you.
Action RoguelikeSouls-likeRogueliteDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeDifficultAction RPG2DProcedural GenerationRPG👍 478Death's Door
Jul 20, 2021 · Acid Nerve
Both: Souls-like · Exploration
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
Souls-likeCuteCartoony3D PlatformerDark FantasyActionAdventureAction-AdventureHack and SlashExploration👍 19,383The Vagrant
Jul 13, 2018 · O.T.K Games
Both: Metroidvania
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Female ProtagonistAction2DMetroidvaniaRPGSide ScrollerAdventureHack and SlashIndieSingleplayer👍 8,286Immortal Planet
Jul 27, 2017 · teedoubleuGAMES
Both: Souls-like · Action RPG
Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.
Souls-likeActionRPGIndieAdventureIsometricDifficultHack and SlashAction RPGSingleplayer👍 175
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