Best Dark Fantasy Games

The best Dark Fantasy games ranked by Belly Score. Browse games with a Dark Fantasy theme, scored by The Belly.

Games with a Dark Fantasy theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Dark Fantasy world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Dark Fantasy-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short.

9.2

Absolvement

Action RPG

PC · Console

Dark FantasyPsychologicalDark / Grim

AtmosphericChallengingDark+3

9.2

Lunacid

Action RPG · Horror

Windows

Dark FantasySupernaturalSurreal+1

ExploratoryMysteriousAtmospheric+3

9.2

Grim Dawn

Action RPG · RPG

Windows · Xbox One

Post-ApocalypticDark FantasyDark / Grim

DarkGrittyAtmospheric+3

9.1

Deepwoken

Action RPG · Adventure

Roblox

Dark FantasyDark / GrimNature / Wilderness

AtmosphericChallengingBrutal+3

9.1

Slay the Spire 2

Strategy

PC · macOS · Linux

FantasyDark FantasyMonsters

StrategicTacticalChallenging+3

9.1

Devil May Cry 4

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC

Dark FantasyGothicSupernatural+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.0

Pilgrammed

Action RPG · RPG · Survival

Roblox

FantasyDark FantasyNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryChallenging+3

8.9

Rogue Lineage

Action RPG · Fighting

Roblox

FantasyDark FantasyDark / Grim

IntenseHigh-StakesChallenging+3

8.9

Wooden Ocean

RPG

PC

Sci-FiDark FantasyPost-Apocalyptic+1

MysteriousAtmosphericSurreal+2

8.9

VOIN

Action · RPG · Adventure

PC

Dark FantasyMonsters

Fast-PacedIntenseAtmospheric+2

8.9

Vigil: The Longest Night

Action RPG · RPG · Platformer

PC · Nintendo Switch

Dark FantasyGothicMonsters+1

DarkEerieBrutal+3

8.8

Darkest Dungeon II

Strategy · RPG · Horror

Windows · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

Dark FantasyGothicMonsters+1

DarkTenseChallenging+3

8.6

Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition

Adventure · RPG · Visual Novel

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Dark FantasySupernaturalDark / Grim+1

AtmosphericDramaticCinematic+2

8.6

Darksiders III

Action · Adventure · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One · Stadia · Nintendo Switch

Post-ApocalypticFantasyDark Fantasy+1

ChallengingBrutalAtmospheric+2

8.6

Dark Souls II

Action · RPG · Action RPG

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Dark FantasyPsychologicalDark / Grim

MysteriousDarkChallenging+3

8.5

STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

Action · RPG · Action RPG

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

FantasyDark FantasyMartial Arts

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

8.5

Drakengard

Action RPG

PlayStation 2 · Mobile

Dark FantasyDark / GrimMythology+1

DarkBleakWeird+3

8.3

SULFUR

Action · RPG · FPS

PC · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox Series X/S · Xbox One · PlayStation 4

Dark FantasyMonstersDark / Grim+1

IntenseChaoticChallenging+3

7.7

Morimens

RPG · Strategy

PC · Android · iOS

Dark FantasySupernaturalMonsters+1

AtmosphericStrategicDark+3

7.6

Evergrace

Action RPG

PlayStation 2

FantasyDark FantasySurreal

MysteriousWeirdAtmospheric+2

5.7

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Action RPG

Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Dark FantasyMonstersDark / Grim

EpicFast-PacedIntense+3

4.9

Lords of the Fallen

Action RPG

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S

Dark FantasyGothicMonsters+1

DarkChallengingBrutal+3

3.4

Testament: The Order of High Human

Action · Adventure · RPG

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

FantasyDark Fantasy

AdventurousChallengingAtmospheric