Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Death's Door (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Death's Door on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
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The short version
- Closest match: TUNIC, which both fantasy and difficult.
- Death's Door is tagged Cute, Souls-like, 3D Platformer, Cartoony, Dark Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Action-Adventure by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
Why players value Death's Door
The five things Steam players tag Death's Door with most. This is the yardstick every game below is measured against: the closer a game matches these, the more it is likely to scratch the same itch.
- Cute
- Souls-like
- 3D Platformer
- Cartoony
- Dark Fantasy
| Reception | on Steam (93% of 22,064) |
|---|---|
| Watch-outs | no widespread problems reported by players |
| Price | $19.99 |
Tags, sentiment and reported problems come from Steam players; the story line is from Wikipedia. We do not add a written opinion of our own.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
TUNIC
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 12 player tags including Exploration, Souls-like and Metroidvania; released around the same time (2022).
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.
TUNIC at a glance Released 2022 Studio TUNIC Team Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,472 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: (91% of 18,472)
Matches Death's Door on: 2 of 5 — Cute, Souls-like
Why players like it: Exploration, Puzzle, Souls-like, Metroidvania, Cute — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:ExplorationSouls-likeMetroidvaniaCuteAction-AdventureIsometricRPG3D
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No Rest for the Wicked
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 11 player tags including Souls-like, Action RPG and Combat; released around the same time (2024).
From Moon Studios, the award-winning creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, comes No Rest for the Wicked, a unique, visceral Action RPG set in a hand-crafted world with Souls-like combat. Featuring co-op for up to four players.
No Rest for the Wicked at a glance Released 2024 Studio Moon Studios GmbH Player sentiment 80% positive of 81,102 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.3/10 · Steam: (80% of 81,102)
Matches Death's Door on: 2 of 5 — Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Early Access, Open World, Souls-like, Action RPG, Combat — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:Souls-likeAction RPGCombatExplorationHack and SlashColorfulRPG3D
- 3
The First Berserker: Khazan
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Souls-like, Hack and Slash and Action RPG; released around the same time (2025).
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
The First Berserker: Khazan at a glance Released 2025 Studio Neople Player sentiment 85% positive of 32,183 Price $35.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.5/10 · Steam: (85% of 32,183)
Matches Death's Door on: 3 of 5 — Souls-like, Cartoony, Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Souls-like, Difficult, Hack and Slash, Action RPG, Anime — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $35.99 — $16.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:Souls-likeHack and SlashAction RPGAction-AdventureRPG3DDark FantasyCartoony
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Dreamspring
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 10 player tags including RPG, Dark Fantasy and Souls-like.
Dreamspring is a dark fantasy styled, open world dungeon crawler inspired by games like Morrowind and King's Field. Explore a dying kingdom and it's different realms in first person action combat, styled in a mix of retro and vaporwave aesthetics.
Dreamspring at a glance Released 2026 Studio Billyfighter Player sentiment 93% positive of 56 Price $12.59 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.0/10 · Steam: (93% of 56)
Matches Death's Door on: 2 of 5 — Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Early Access, RPG, Dark Fantasy, Atmospheric, Adventure — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $12.59 — $7.40 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:RPGDark FantasySouls-likeAction RPGDungeon CrawlerExploration3DCombat
- 5
Black Myth: Wukong
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Action RPG, Souls-like and RPG; released around the same time (2024).
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Black Myth: Wukong at a glance Released 2024 Studio Game Science Player sentiment 96% positive of 1,209,348 Price $59.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 9.0/10 · Steam: (96% of 1,209,348)
Matches Death's Door on: 2 of 5 — Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Mythology, Action RPG, Action, Souls-like, RPG — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $59.99 — $40.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report performance and stutter, crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with Death's Door:Action RPGSouls-likeRPGCombatAction-AdventureDark Fantasy3DHack and Slash
- 6
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Souls-like, Action-Adventure and Exploration; released around the same time (2022).
A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits at a glance Released 2022 Studio Ember Lab Player sentiment 92% positive of 17,564 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: (92% of 17,564)
Matches Death's Door on: 2 of 5 — Souls-like, 3D Platformer
Why players like it: Action, Adventure, Souls-like, Action-Adventure, Female Protagonist — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:Souls-likeAction-AdventureExploration3D Platformer3DCombatControllerIndie
- 7
Book of Demons
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Dungeon Crawler, Hack and Slash and RPG; released around the same time (2018).
Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!
Book of Demons at a glance Released 2018 Studio Thing Trunk Player sentiment 91% positive of 9,446 Price $24.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.5/10 · Steam: (91% of 9,446)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Dungeon Crawler, Roguelike Deckbuilder, Hack and Slash, RPG, Deckbuilding — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $24.99 — $5.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:Dungeon CrawlerHack and SlashRPGIsometricAction RPGDark FantasyAction-AdventureController
- 8
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 9 player tags including Metroidvania, Exploration and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2024).
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown at a glance Released 2024 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 84% positive of 7,043 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: (84% of 7,043)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Souls-like
Why players like it: Metroidvania, Exploration, 2D Platformer, Side Scroller, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, will not launch or install, launchers, accounts and anti-cheat (details)
Shared with Death's Door:MetroidvaniaExplorationAction-AdventureAction RPGControllerColorfulCombatHack and Slash
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Hyper Light Drifter
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Indie, Hack and Slash and Exploration.
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Hyper Light Drifter at a glance Released 2016 Studio Heart Machine Player sentiment 93% positive of 19,135 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (93% of 19,135)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Souls-like
Why players like it: Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, Atmospheric, Adventure, Indie — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:IndieHack and SlashExplorationRPGColorfulAction RPGMetroidvaniaSouls-like
- 10
Minecraft Dungeons
Why it matched: both fantasy; shares 9 player tags including Dungeon Crawler, Hack and Slash and RPG; released around the same time (2020).
Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!
Minecraft Dungeons at a glance Released 2020 Studio Mojang Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 19,205 Price $9.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.6/10 · Steam: (90% of 19,205)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Cute
Why players like it: Dungeon Crawler, Hack and Slash, Adventure, Action, RPG — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $9.99 — $10.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with Death's Door:Dungeon CrawlerHack and SlashRPGAction RPGAction-AdventureExplorationIsometricColorful
- 11
Lords of the Fallen
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Exploration and Combat; released around the same time (2023).
A vast world awaits in the medieval, dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. As a fabled Dark Crusader, embark on an epic quest to overthrow Adyr, the demon God. The final major update Version 2.5 is out now: features deadlier boss battles and all-new Veteran Mode.
Lords of the Fallen at a glance Released 2023 Studio CI Games Player sentiment 68% positive of 55,818 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.7/10 · Steam: (68% of 55,818)
Matches Death's Door on: 2 of 5 — Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Souls-like, Exploration, Combat, Action, Dark Fantasy — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:Souls-likeExplorationCombatDark FantasyRPGAction RPGAction-Adventure
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Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Action RPG, Hack and Slash and Isometric; released around the same time (2020).
Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer?
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem at a glance Released 2020 Studio WOLCEN Studio Player sentiment 56% positive of 67,957 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.7/10 · Steam: (56% of 67,957)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Action RPG, Hack and Slash, Singleplayer, Isometric, RPG — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:Action RPGHack and SlashIsometricRPGIndieDark FantasyDungeon CrawlerController
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God of War
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Combat, RPG and Hack and Slash.
His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
God of War at a glance Released 2005 Studio Santa Monica Studio Player sentiment 96% positive of 184,172 Price $49.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.6/10 · Steam: (96% of 184,172)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Souls-like
Why players like it: Action, Singleplayer, Story Rich, Mythology, Adventure — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $49.99 — $30.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:CombatRPGHack and SlashExplorationAction RPGSouls-like3D
- 14
Thymesia
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2022).
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Thymesia at a glance Released 2022 Studio OverBorder Studio Player sentiment 82% positive of 10,077 Price $7.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.0/10 · Steam: (82% of 10,077)
Matches Death's Door on: 2 of 5 — Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Souls-like, Difficult, Singleplayer, Dark Fantasy, Hack and Slash — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $7.99 — $12.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:Souls-likeDark FantasyHack and SlashAction RPGRPGCombat3D
- 15
Victor Vran ARPG
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Action RPG, Hack and Slash and RPG.
Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!
Victor Vran ARPG at a glance Released 2015 Studio Haemimont Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 6,454 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: (86% of 6,454)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Action RPG, Hack and Slash, RPG, Adventure, Co-op — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:Action RPGHack and SlashRPGIsometricDungeon CrawlerIndieControllerDark Fantasy
- 16
Path of Exile 2
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Action RPG, Hack and Slash and RPG; released around the same time (2024).
Path of Exile 2 is a next generation Action RPG from Grinding Gear Games, featuring co-op for up to six players. Set years after the original Path of Exile, you will return to the dark world of Wraeclast and seek to end the corruption that is spreading.
Path of Exile 2 at a glance Released 2024 Studio Grinding Gear Games Player sentiment 75% positive of 224,979 Price $29.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: (75% of 224,979)
Matches Death's Door on: 2 of 5 — Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Action RPG, Hack and Slash, RPG, Souls-like, MMORPG — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:Action RPGHack and SlashRPGSouls-likeDark FantasyIsometricDungeon Crawler
- 17
Biomutant
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Hack and Slash and Exploration; released around the same time (2021).
BIOMUTANT® is an open-world, post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu fable RPG, with a unique martial arts styled combat system allowing you to mix melee, shooting and mutant ability action.
Biomutant at a glance Released 2021 Studio Experiment 101 Player sentiment 66% positive of 20,181 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.9/10 · Steam: (66% of 20,181)
Matches Death's Door on: 2 of 5 — Cute, Souls-like
Why players like it: Open World, Action, Singleplayer, RPG, Adventure — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:RPGHack and SlashExplorationAction RPGCuteIndieSouls-like
- 18
Hollow Knight
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Metroidvania, Souls-like and Indie; released around the same time (2017).
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.
Hollow Knight at a glance Released 2017 Studio Team Cherry Player sentiment 97% positive of 559,290 Price $14.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.9/10 · Steam: (97% of 559,290)
Matches Death's Door on: 3 of 5 — Cute, Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
Why players like it: Metroidvania, Souls-like, Platformer, Great Soundtrack, 2D — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $14.99 — $5.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:MetroidvaniaSouls-likeIndieExplorationDark FantasyCuteController
- 19
LIZARDS MUST DIE
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Souls-like, Hack and Slash and Action RPG; released around the same time (2023).
The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.
LIZARDS MUST DIE at a glance Released 2023 Studio Smola Game Studio Player sentiment 96% positive of 26,441 Price $3.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.2/10 · Steam: (96% of 26,441)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Souls-like
Why players like it: Historical, Souls-like, Spectacle fighter, Hack and Slash, Third Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $3.99 — $16.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:Souls-likeHack and SlashAction RPGAction-AdventureRPG3D
- 20
Blasphemous 2
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Combat, Metroidvania and Souls-like; released around the same time (2023).
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Blasphemous 2 at a glance Released 2023 Studio The Game Kitchen Player sentiment 91% positive of 21,269 Price $9.49 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: (91% of 21,269)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Souls-like
Why players like it: Combat, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Souls-like, Adventure — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $9.49 — $10.50 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:CombatMetroidvaniaSouls-likeHack and SlashAction RPGAction-Adventure
- 21
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Action-Adventure, Souls-like and Exploration; released around the same time (2019).
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at a glance Released 2019 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 175,096 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.8/10 · Steam: (88% of 175,096)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Souls-like
Why players like it: Action-Adventure, Souls-like, Third Person, Open World, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report performance and stutter (details)
Shared with Death's Door:Action-AdventureSouls-likeExplorationRPGMetroidvaniaHack and Slash
- 22
Eastern Exorcist
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Souls-like and Hack and Slash; released around the same time (2021).
Eastern Exorcist is a stunning 2D side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy eastern world with the vicious spirits and monsters. Play as a skilled exorcist against chaotic evil to fight your way through the brutal world, and experience different stories of joy and sorrow.
Eastern Exorcist at a glance Released 2021 Studio Wildfire Game（无锡野火数字科技有限公司） Player sentiment 84% positive of 6,775 Price $17.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.0/10 · Steam: (84% of 6,775)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Souls-like
Why players like it: Action, RPG, Side Scroller, Adventure, 2D — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $17.99 — $2.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:RPGSouls-likeHack and SlashAction RPGIndieMetroidvania
- 23
SCARLET NEXUS
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Action RPG and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2021).
Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.
SCARLET NEXUS at a glance Released 2021 Studio BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. Player sentiment 80% positive of 18,163 Price $9.59 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: (80% of 18,163)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Souls-like
Why players like it: Anime, Action, RPG, JRPG, Action RPG — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $9.59 — $10.40 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:RPGAction RPGAction-AdventureCombatHack and SlashSouls-like
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Xuan-Yuan Sword VII
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Action RPG and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2020).
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII is an ARPG rooted in Chinese history and mythology. Players take on the role of Taishi Zhao, a calm and reliable swordsman who was accidentally involved in a tragic fate. To protect his beloved family, he starts a journey in this chaotic realm to find the truth.
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII at a glance Released 2020 Studio SOFTSTAR Player sentiment 63% positive of 9,575 Price $34.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.8/10 · Steam: (63% of 9,575)
Matches Death's Door on: 1 of 5 — Souls-like
Why players like it: RPG, Martial Arts, Historical, Singleplayer, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs Death's Door: $34.99 — $15.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with Death's Door:RPGAction RPGAction-AdventureHack and SlashDungeon CrawlerSouls-like
Common questions
What game is most like Death's Door?
TUNIC, on the evidence we have. It both fantasy and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Death's Door" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Death's Door. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.