The Best Gothic Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

Update : Valfaris: Mecha Therion added at rank #12.
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Pinku Kult: Hex Mortis (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One

Welcome to RAZORE CITY – a desolate, grim metropolis with one big problem: DEMONS. Control your own Razore City denizen as you investigate bizarre happenings around the city and track down the mastermind behind it all in this narrative-based RPG!

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  • rpg
  • gothic
  • demons
  • party
  • fiction
  • character
  • turn-based
  • dark
  • supernatural
  • interactive
  • 2d
  • anime
  • magic
  • customization
  • thriller

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Valfaris: Mecha Therion (2023)

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Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!


  • shoot-em-up
  • sci-fi
  • sequel
  • scroller
  • shooter
  • gore
  • aliens
  • on-rails
  • gothic
  • 2.5d
  • colourful
  • arcade
  • bullet-hell
  • retro
  • violent

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CROSSBOW: Bloodnight (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

CROSSBOW: Bloodnight is a frantic score-attack arena shooter set in a world of camp horror and gore. Master the occult powers of your automatic crossbow and fight for every second of survival against a relentless demonic horde! Hunt. Die. Hunt again.

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  • shooter
  • arena
  • horror
  • gothic
  • bullet
  • fps
  • time
  • first-person
  • score-attack
  • gore
  • skill-rewarding
  • attack
  • score
  • arcade
  • 3d

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Alisa (2021)

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Playstation 5 Mac OS PC Windows Linux Xbox Series X j Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Alisa is a classic late-90s style horror-themed action adventure game set in a fantasy universe inspired on the 1920s. You play as an Elite Royal Agent called Alisa, who wakes up in a strange Victorian mansion and must find her way out while being haunted by materialized / mechanized doll-like humanoids. Explore classic survival horror gameplay with real pre-rendered backgrounds, eccentric currency and item shop, unique player stats boosts, weapon load-outs, a large variety of enemies and locations and surprises around every corner.


What we like:
  • Nostalgic survival horror experience
  • Sound and graphical design inspired by classic titles
  • Interesting story and characters
  • Optional side missions and collectibles
  • Varied enemy designs and difficulty levels
What could be improved:
  • Unintuitive currency system reliant on killing enemies

  • 1990s
  • survival-horror
  • retro
  • gothic
  • historical
  • alternate
  • old-school
  • military
  • horror
  • mystery
  • action-adventure
  • 3d
  • pixel
  • pve
  • atmospheric

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (2018)

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Nintendo 3DS Xbox One vita Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

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  • metroidvania
  • fantasy
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • retro
  • gothic
  • 2d
  • vampire
  • dark
  • anime
  • platform
  • single-player

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2019)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

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  • side-scrolling
  • gothic
  • castlevania
  • inventive
  • platform
  • boss
  • rpg
  • crafting
  • horror
  • non-linear
  • arpg
  • action
  • demons
  • alternate
  • classic

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Lords of Ravage (2023)

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Linux PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch

Become the final boss of the dungeon! Create your own playing style by combining followers from different factions in spectacular turn-based combat. Build a shadow empire to find a powerful artifact that can alter the fate of this world. Choose your path as one of the "Lords of Ravage"!


  • dark
  • card
  • turn-based
  • gothic
  • 2.5d
  • deckbuilder
  • battler
  • tactical
  • magic
  • tabletop
  • supernatural
  • medieval
  • demons
  • trading
  • rogue-like

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The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart (2019)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch vita Playstation 4

Once upon a time, after his mother passed away, a boy called Nora felt all alone in the world. He spent every day with his unique and kind hearted friends until one fateful day, he had a chance encounter with a princess from the Netherworld.


  • romance
  • visual-novel
  • magic
  • dating-sim
  • comedy
  • gothic
  • multiple-endings
  • anime
  • demons
  • fantasy
  • drama
  • colourful
  • cute
  • 2d

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Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars (2020)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars is an engaging strategy game set in a dark vampire world in turmoil, that combines empire management and turn-based combat with unique card-game elements. Descend into a mythical world filled with horrors and legends – and hurl yourself into a compelling gothic adventure paired with a challenging game experience. Discover the secrets of Nemire and experience an enthralling story from the perspective of four mighty vampire lords, each with their own goals and agendas. Command one of three unique vampire clans with distinctive units, powers, gameplay mechanics and characters, making strategic manoeuvres in “Kingdom” mode before switching over to “Combat” mode to take on your foes in tense, closely fought battles. Original card game elements enhance the gameplay and provide a refreshing take on the genre. Each clan and vampire lord has access to their own set of cards, which can be combined to powerful effect.

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  • turn-based
  • vampire
  • gothic
  • strategy
  • blood
  • wargame
  • 4x
  • tactical
  • resource-management
  • grand-strategy
  • management
  • dark
  • magic
  • card-game
  • isometric

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Death Realm (2021)

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early access Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Once you enter the Death Realm, you are bound to abandon hope. Do you think you can take on the most powerful?


  • souls
  • god-game
  • gothic
  • dark
  • hack-and-slash
  • fantasy
  • action-adventure
  • text
  • rpg
  • story
  • choices
  • dungeon
  • mystery
  • demons
  • multiple-endings

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