Games like Blasphemous
Blasphemous is a grim, religious-horror metroidvania with deliberate combat.
Liked Blasphemous? Each game below says what it keeps from it and what it changes.
Steam data checked Sep 13, 2026 · How matches are scored
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These share a lot with Blasphemous on Steam, but Shypiard has not written their profile yet.
What makes it distinctive?
Authored 2D map, checkpoint prayer, execution-style attacks. Exploration gates are abilities and keys, and the map stays between sittings.
Who plays Blasphemous?
For players who seek a penitent walk: parry, pray, and keep the map.
Fantasy: Mastery / Horror tension. Fantasy is our reading of the game, separate from the Steam review score.
A match rises when it shares the way you play: the loop, the mechanics, the session. A shared mood alone does not put a game at the top. If too little is known, the row is left off.
How to read this list
The axis here is a hand-built map plus a parry you have to learn. Hollow Knight fits on both counts. Dead Cells shares the parry but swaps the authored castle for a procedural one, which is why it sits far below. Anything further down trades the map for a run.
FAQ
Is this a Steam tag clone list?
No. Tags are one input. Mechanics, fantasy, progression and session structure are classified by Shypiard. If a signal is missing it is skipped.
Why is a famous game missing?
Either Shypiard has not profiled it yet, or it shares too little with Blasphemous to be a fair match. The list is never padded to reach a round number.