Dark fantasy game recommendations

Fantasy without a clean hero: decaying worlds, cruel gods and choices where every option costs something. If Berserk and Dark Souls are your tone, these dark fantasy picks are the highest rated by critics.

The 25 best dark fantasy games

1. 1

   Elden Ring (2022)

   PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

   95
2. 2

   The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗

   94
3. 3

   The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)

   PlayStation · PC

   94
4. 4

   Felvidek (2024)

   PC — Steam ↗

   93
5. 5

   Vampire Survivors (2022)

   Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

   93
6. 6

   Bloodborne (2015)

   PlayStation — PS Store ↗

   92
7. 7

   The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗ · Steam ↗

   92
8. 8

   Thief Gold (1999)

   PC

   92
9. 9

   Fear & Hunger 2: Termina (2022)

   PC — Steam ↗

   92
10. 10

    A Date with Death (2023)

    PC

    92
11. 11

    Dark Souls II (2014)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗

    91
12. 12

    Dragon Age: Origins (2009)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗

    91
13. 13

    Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999)

    PC — PS Store ↗

    91
14. 14

    Black Myth: Wu Kong (2024)

    PlayStation · PC — Steam ↗

    91
15. 15

    Boneraiser Minions (2022)

    PC

    91
16. 16

    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

    90
17. 17

    Diablo IV (2023)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

    90
18. 18

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

    90
19. 19

    Bramble: The Mountain King (2023)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — Steam ↗

    90
20. 20

    Halls Of Torment (2023)

    PC

    90
21. 21

    Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist (2025)

    PlayStation · Nintendo · PC

    90
22. 22

    10 Minutes Till Dawn (2022)

    PC

    90
23. 23

    Mass Effect (2007)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗

    89
24. 24

    Pillars of Eternity (2015)

    PlayStation · PC

    89
25. 25

    Dark Souls III (2016)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗

    89

How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.