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Games like DarkMaus
24 games ranked by how much the tags Steam players vote on them overlap with DarkMaus's. A rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store, and popularity never moves a game up.
What they share most: Souls-like, Difficult, RPG, Dark Fantasy, Top-Down, 2D.
Closest first
1·The Surge
99% match · Souls-like, Difficult
75% of 12,302 reviews positive
2·The Surge 2
99% match · Souls-like, Difficult
75% of 9,630 reviews positive
3·Salt and Sanctuary
99% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
89% of 21,941 reviews positive
4·Mortal Shell
98% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
67% of 12,079 reviews positive
5·Nioh: Complete Edition
97% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
79% of 39,108 reviews positive
6·Immortal Planet
97% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
61% of 397 reviews positive
7·DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
96% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
84% of 132,810 reviews positive · 4,119 playing
8·Death's Gambit: Afterlife
96% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
81% of 5,609 reviews positive
9·DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
94% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
92% of 156,274 reviews positive · 3,742 playing
10·Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
94% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
80% of 538 reviews positive
11·Another Crab's Treasure
93% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
92% of 22,021 reviews positive
12·ELDEN RING
93% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
93% of 1,157,354 reviews positive · 20,526 playing
13·DARK SOULS™ III
93% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
94% of 440,931 reviews positive · 4,721 playing
14·Remnant: From the Ashes
93% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
84% of 57,639 reviews positive · 587 playing
15·Chronos: Before the Ashes
92% match · Souls-like, RPG
64% of 889 reviews positive
16·Lies of P
91% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
92% of 83,408 reviews positive
17·Unworthy
91% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
81% of 860 reviews positive
18·Titan Souls
91% match · Souls-like, Difficult
79% of 13,886 reviews positive
19·DARK SOULS™ II
90% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
88% of 46,916 reviews positive · 132 playing
20·Ashen
89% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
67% of 3,867 reviews positive
21·Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
89% match · Souls-like, Difficult
95% of 356,655 reviews positive · 3,530 playing
22·Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
89% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
59% of 20,839 reviews positive
23·Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
87% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy
74% of 1,521 reviews positive
24·Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast
86% match · Souls-like, RPG
71% of 775 reviews positive
Frequently asked
What games are similar to DarkMaus?
The closest matches to DarkMaus on Steam are The Surge, The Surge 2, Salt and Sanctuary, Mortal Shell, Nioh: Complete Edition. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with DarkMaus's, and shared tags include Souls-like, Difficult, RPG.
How are games like DarkMaus chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Souls-like, Difficult, RPG count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches DarkMaus's. Popularity never affects the ranking.