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24 games like Halls of Torment (2026)

Recomputed 2 September 2026 · Ordered by overlap, not by score · Free to read, nothing here is paid for

Every game below overlaps with Halls of Torment 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.

The short version

  • Closest match: Heroes of Hammerwatch, which both fantasy and difficult.
  • Halls of Torment is tagged Action Roguelike, Rogue-lite, Bullet Hell, Pixel Graphics, Action RPG, Dark Fantasy, Rogue-like, Action 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.
  • 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.

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. 1

    Heroes of Hammerwatch

    Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 11 player tags including Rogue-lite, Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics.

    Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure. Explore and battle your way through procedurally generated levels on your own or with up to 3 friends.

    Heroes of Hammerwatch at a glance
    Released2018StudioCrackshell
    Player sentiment87% positive of 9,527Price$2.99

    Rogue-liteAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsRPG2DHack and SlashTop-DownRogue-like

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  2. 2

    Vampire Survivors

    Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell and Pixel Graphics; released around the same time (2022).

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    Vampire Survivors at a glance
    Released2022Studioponcle
    Player sentiment98% positive of 265,103Price$3.74

    Action RoguelikeBullet HellPixel GraphicsRogue-lite2DArcadeRogue-likeRPG

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  3. 3

    Soulstone Survivors

    Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell and Rogue-lite; released around the same time (2025).

    Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.

    Soulstone Survivors at a glance
    Released2025StudioGame Smithing Limited
    Player sentiment91% positive of 26,760Price$14.99

    Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogue-liteAction RPGRogue-likeTop-DownArcadeRPG

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  4. 4

    Heroes of Hammerwatch II

    Why it matched: both fantasy; shares 11 player tags including RPG, Action RPG and Action Roguelike; released around the same time (2025).

    A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.

    Heroes of Hammerwatch II at a glance
    Released2025StudioCrackshell
    Player sentiment82% positive of 6,497Price$19.99

    RPGAction RPGAction RoguelikeRogue-likeRogue-liteHack and SlashPixel Graphics2D

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  5. 5

    Darkest Dungeon

    Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Dark Fantasy, Rogue-like and RPG.

    Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

    Darkest Dungeon at a glance
    Released2016StudioRed Hook Studios
    Player sentiment92% positive of 161,942Price$3.74

    Dark FantasyRogue-likeRPGDark2DRogue-liteGothicFantasy

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  6. 6

    Thymesia

    Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Dark Fantasy, Hack and Slash and Action RPG; 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
    Released2022StudioOverBorder Studio
    Player sentiment82% positive of 10,077Price$7.99

    Dark FantasyHack and SlashAction RPGRPGDarkFantasyGothicMedieval

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  7. 7

    Realm of the Mad God Exalt

    Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Pixel Graphics, Rogue-like and Action Roguelike.

    Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!

    Realm of the Mad God Exalt at a glance
    Released2012StudioWild Shadow Studios
    Player sentiment83% positive of 47,698PriceFree

    Pixel GraphicsRogue-likeAction RoguelikeBullet HellRogue-lite2DAction RPGRPG

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  8. 8

    Iratus: Lord of the Dead

    Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Rogue-like and Dark Fantasy; released around the same time (2020).

    Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!

    Iratus: Lord of the Dead at a glance
    Released2020StudioUnfrozen
    Player sentiment86% positive of 8,251Price$2.99

    RPGRogue-likeDark FantasyRogue-liteDarkFantasy2DGothic

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  9. 9

    Hyper Light Drifter

    Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Pixel Graphics, Hack and Slash and RPG.

    Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

    Hyper Light Drifter at a glance
    Released2016StudioHeart Machine
    Player sentiment93% positive of 19,135Price$19.99

    Pixel GraphicsHack and SlashRPG2DTop-DownAction RPGFantasy

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  10. 10

    Himno

    Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Pixel Graphics, 2D and RPG.

    Himno is a peaceful, 2D platformer game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. Take a breath, and relax.

    Himno at a glance
    Released2019StudioDavid Moralejo Sánchez
    Player sentiment91% positive of 5,820PriceFree

    Pixel Graphics2DRPGFantasyRogue-likeAction RPGAction RoguelikeBullet Hell

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  11. 11

    Hand of Fate

    Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Rogue-like, Action Roguelike and RPG.

    Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate.

    Hand of Fate at a glance
    Released2015StudioDefiant Development
    Player sentiment89% positive of 10,682Price$19.99

    Rogue-likeAction RoguelikeRPGFantasyRogue-liteAction RPGHack and Slash

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  12. 12

    Dead Cells

    Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Action Roguelike, Pixel Graphics and Rogue-like.

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    Dead Cells at a glance
    Released2018StudioMotion Twin
    Player sentiment97% positive of 183,007Price$24.99

    Action RoguelikePixel GraphicsRogue-like2DRogue-liteHack and SlashDark Fantasy

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  13. 13

    Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

    Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Dark Fantasy and Fantasy; released around the same time (2021).

    Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.

    Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition at a glance
    Released2021StudioKOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
    Player sentiment87% positive of 50,508Price$49.99

    RPGDark FantasyFantasyHack and SlashDarkMedieval

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  14. 14

    Necrosmith

    Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Action Roguelike, Rogue-lite and Bullet Hell; released around the same time (2022).

    A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.

    Necrosmith at a glance
    Released2022StudioAlawar
    Player sentiment86% positive of 5,350Price$2.99

    Action RoguelikeRogue-liteBullet HellTop-DownRogue-like2DPixel GraphicsDark Fantasy

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  15. 15

    Book of Demons

    Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Hack and Slash, RPG and Action RPG.

    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
    Released2018StudioThing Trunk
    Player sentiment91% positive of 9,446Price$24.99

    Hack and SlashRPGAction RPGDark FantasyFantasyDemonsRogue-likeRogue-lite

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  16. 16

    Moonlighter

    Why it matched: both fantasy; shares 10 player tags including Hack and Slash, Pixel Graphics and Rogue-lite.

    Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

    Moonlighter at a glance
    Released2018StudioDigital Sun
    Player sentiment81% positive of 24,059Price$19.99

    Hack and SlashPixel GraphicsRogue-liteAction RoguelikeRogue-likeRPGAction RPGTop-Down

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  17. 17

    DELTARUNE

    Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Pixel Graphics, RPG and Bullet Hell; released around the same time (2025).

    Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!

    DELTARUNE at a glance
    Released2025Studiotobyfox
    Player sentiment98% positive of 133,535Price$24.99

    Pixel GraphicsRPGBullet Hell2DFantasyAction RPGDark

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  18. 18

    Gothic 1

    Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Fantasy and Gothic.

    War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed...

    Gothic 1 at a glance
    Released2001StudioPiranha Bytes
    Player sentiment93% positive of 18,311Price$19.99

    RPGFantasyGothicMedievalDark FantasyAction RPG

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  19. 19

    Children of Morta

    Why it matched: both fantasy; shares 9 player tags including Rogue-like, Pixel Graphics and Hack and Slash.

    Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

    Children of Morta at a glance
    Released2019StudioDead Mage
    Player sentiment88% positive of 23,113Price$21.99

    Rogue-likePixel GraphicsHack and SlashAction RoguelikeRPGRogue-liteAction RPG2D

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  20. 20

    DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin

    Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Dark Fantasy, RPG and Action RPG.

    DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.

    DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin at a glance
    Released2015StudioFromSoftware, Inc.
    Player sentiment84% positive of 131,673Price$39.99

    Dark FantasyRPGAction RPGFantasyMedievalDark

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  21. 21

    Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

    Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Action RPG, Hack and Slash and RPG; 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
    Released2020StudioWOLCEN Studio
    Player sentiment56% positive of 67,957Price$19.99

    Action RPGHack and SlashRPGDark FantasyFantasyTop-DownMedieval

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  22. 22

    HoloCure - Save the Fans!

    Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Pixel Graphics, Bullet Hell and Action Roguelike; released around the same time (2023).

    Play as your favorite Vtubers from Hololive! Fight, explore, and clear your way through armies of fans and save them from their mind-control in this unofficial free fan-game.

    HoloCure - Save the Fans! at a glance
    Released2023StudioKayAnimate
    Player sentiment99% positive of 40,697PriceFree

    Pixel GraphicsBullet HellAction RoguelikeRogue-lite2DArcadeFantasy

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  23. 23

    Brotato

    Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-like, Action Roguelike and Bullet Hell; released around the same time (2023).

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    Brotato at a glance
    Released2023StudioBlobfish
    Player sentiment96% positive of 118,244Price$4.99

    Rogue-likeAction RoguelikeBullet HellRogue-liteHack and SlashArcade2DRPG

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  24. 24

    Black Myth: Wukong

    Why it matched: both fantasy, atmospheric and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Action RPG, RPG and Dark Fantasy; 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
    Released2024StudioGame Science
    Player sentiment96% positive of 1,209,348Price$59.99

    Action RPGRPGDark FantasyFantasyHack and Slash

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Common questions

What game is most like Halls of Torment?

Heroes of Hammerwatch, 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 Halls of Torment" 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 Halls of Torment. 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.

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