Hidden gemDeath's Gambit
2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 81%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$10.99was $19.99−45%
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Games like Salt and Sanctuary
2016PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
24 games that share what Salt and Sanctuary does well: horror, punishing combat and platforming. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it.
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24 picks · prices as of Oct 16, 2026
- Hidden gem
MultiplayerSalt and Sacrifice
2022PC · Mac · PS · Switch
Salt series, punishing combat
- Players
- 62%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~25h
- IGDB
$19.99
In PS Plus
Blasphemous
2019PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 90%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~24h
- IGDB
$20.69
was $24.99−17%In Ubisoft+
Multiplayer$11.25
was $24.99−55%In PS Plus
The Last Faith
2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Critics
- 76
- IGDB
- Players
- 83%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~19h
- IGDB
$23.18
was $27.99−17%
MultiplayerIndivisible
2019PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Metroidvania, side-scrolling
- Players
- 72%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$16.99
was $19.99−15%
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
2016PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 93%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~5h
- IGDB
$9.99
$4.99
was $19.99−75%
Carrion
2020PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Metroidvania, platforming
- Players
- 94%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~6h
- IGDB
$3.99
was $19.99−80%
Hollow Knight
2017PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 96%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~36h
- IGDB
$14.99
In Game Pass · PS Plus
MultiplayerBloodstained: Ritual of the Night
2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS
Metroidvania, dark fantasy
- Critics
- 82
- IGDB
- Players
- 93%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~27h
- IGDB
$32.51
was $39.99−19%
MultiplayerMonster Sanctuary
2020PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Metroidvania, side-scrolling
- Players
- 91%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~46h
- IGDB
$4.99
was $19.99−75%In Game Pass
MultiplayerDead Cells
2018PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 97%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~22h
- IGDB
$11.19
was $24.99−55%In PS Plus
$14.99
Jump King
2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Punishing combat, side-scrolling
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 90%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$12.99
$21.99
$16.99
was $19.99Historical lowIn Game Pass
Hidden gemMonster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS
Metroidvania, side-scrolling
- Players
- 88%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~17h
- IGDB
$9.89
was $29.99−67%In PS Plus
MultiplayerSundered
2017PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Metroidvania, side-scrolling
- Critics
- 79
- IGDB
- Players
- 81%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$1.99
was $19.99Historical low
Multiplayer$19.99
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 93%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~16h
- IGDB
$24.99
Limbo
2010PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Side-scrolling, dark
- Players
- 91%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~4h
- IGDB
$12.49
In EA Play · Game Pass
Multiplayer$36.99
was $59.99−38%
MultiplayerSource of Madness
2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 69%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~15h
- IGDB
$2.99
was $19.99−85%
Hidden gems like Salt and Sanctuary
Highly rated, under 5,000 Steam reviews, and outside the big series.
$14.99
Unbound: Worlds Apart
2021 · PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
82% of 1,202 Steam reviews
$19.99
MultiplayerTimespinner
2018 · PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Metroidvania, side-scrolling
86% of 2,831 Steam reviews
$9.99
was $19.99−50%
Multiplayer$14.99
$5.99
Multiplayer$19.99