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Games like Castlevania, Stardew Valley and ELDEN RING

30 games that play like them, 15 of them like more than one.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING

Like more than one of them

15 games close to two or more of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD, Stardew Valley and ELDEN RING

  1. 1

    Blasphemous

    Castlevania, but a soulslike, and pixel art

    Loved · 90%Metroidvania · GothicAlso like ELDEN RING

  2. 2

    The Last Faith

    Castlevania, but a soulslike, and pixel art

    Liked · 85%Metroidvania · VampiresAlso like ELDEN RING

  3. 3

    ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

    Castlevania, but twice the hours, and even better loved

    Loved · 95%Metroidvania · Dark FantasyAlso like ELDEN RING

  4. 4

    Hollow Knight

    Castlevania, but harder, and four times the hours

    Loved · 97%Metroidvania · PlatformerAlso like ELDEN RING

  5. 5

    Salt and Sanctuary

    Castlevania, but a soulslike, and couch co-op

    Liked · 89%Metroidvania · PlatformerAlso like ELDEN RING

  6. 6

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife

    Castlevania, but harder, and pixel art

    Liked · 81%Metroidvania · Dark FantasyAlso like ELDEN RING

  7. 7

    CODE VEIN

    ELDEN RING, but not open world, and a third of the hours

    Liked · 83%Souls-like · Action RPGAlso like Castlevania

  8. 8

    Thymesia

    ELDEN RING, but single-player, and a tenth of the hours

    Liked · 82%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like Castlevania

  9. 9

    Darksiders III

    ELDEN RING, but a hack and slash game, and a quarter of the hours

    Mixed · 76%Souls-like · Dark FantasyAlso like Castlevania

  10. 10

    Blasphemous 2

    Castlevania, but harder, and twice the hours

    Loved · 91%Metroidvania · Hack and SlashAlso like ELDEN RING

  11. 11

    The Blood of Dawnwalker

    Castlevania, but an action RPG, and open world

    Liked · 88%Vampires · Dark FantasyAlso like ELDEN RING

  12. 12

    Vampyr

    Castlevania, but an action RPG, and your choices matter

    Mixed · 77%Vampires · Dark FantasyAlso like ELDEN RING

  13. 13

    Tails of Iron

    ELDEN RING, but 2D, and not open world

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Action RPGAlso like Castlevania

  14. 14

    Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition

    ELDEN RING, but a hack and slash game, and a quarter of the hours

    Mixed · 79%Dark Fantasy · Souls-likeAlso like Castlevania

  15. 15

    Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

    Castlevania, but a soulslike, and twice the hours

    Mixed · 76%Metroidvania · 2.5DAlso like ELDEN RING

More like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD

4 games closest to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD of your picks

  1. 16

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

    Castlevania, but an action RPG, and twice the hours

    Loved · 93%Metroidvania · Gothic

  2. 17

    Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

    Castlevania, but story-rich, and cute

    Loved · 95%Metroidvania · Platformer

  3. 18

    Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

    Castlevania, but retro, and half the hours

    Loved · 94%Metroidvania · Gothic

  4. 19

    The Vagrant

    Castlevania, but anime

    Loved · 90%Metroidvania · Side Scroller

More like Stardew Valley

2 games closest to Stardew Valley of your picks

  1. 20

    Coral Island

    Much the same as Stardew Valley

    Liked · 89%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  2. 21

    My Time at Portia

    Stardew Valley, but single-player

    Loved · 91%Farming Sim · Life Sim

More like ELDEN RING

9 games closest to ELDEN RING of your picks

  1. 22

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  2. 23

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  3. 24

    Mortal Shell

    ELDEN RING, but a tenth of the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 67%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  4. 25

    Nioh 3

    ELDEN RING, but half the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 78%Souls-like · Action RPG

  5. 26

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered

    ELDEN RING, but your choices matter, and single-player

    Loved · 96%Open world · Dark Fantasy

  6. 27

    Black Myth: Wukong

    ELDEN RING, but steeped in myth, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 96%Souls-like · Action RPG

  7. 28

    Mortal Shell II

    ELDEN RING, but darker, and a third of the hours

    Mixed · 79%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  8. 29

    No Rest for the Wicked

    ELDEN RING, but isometric, and a quarter of the hours

    Mixed · 79%Souls-like · Action RPG

  9. 30

    Lies of P

    ELDEN RING, but steampunk, and half the hours

    Loved · 92%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

How this list is made

Each game is measured against each of your picks the way a games-like list measures it: the Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes they share, each counting for more the fewer games carry it. A game's place is how alike it is to your picks together, as a share of each pick's best match, so one alike to two of them comes before one alike to just one. It must be close to at least one of them, as close as it would have to be on that game's own list.

None of your picks is on the list, nor a second release of one, nor a game of their own series. Up to 30 games are shown. Under each name, the kinds it shares with the pick it is closest to, and how it differs from that pick.