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title: "Best Dark Fantasy Games, Ranked by Belly Score | Belly Score"
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description: "Every Dark Fantasy game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Dark Fantasy setting or subject and see where each one landed."
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# Best Dark Fantasy Games

Every Dark Fantasy game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Dark Fantasy setting or subject and see where each one landed.

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.

## Best Dark Fantasy Games rankings

49 games

9.9

Community

3.6

1 rating

### ELDEN RING: SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE

Action · RPG · Adventure

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

Dark Fantasy Mythology Monsters +1

Adventurous Discovery-Driven Atmospheric +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/elden-ring-shadow-of-the-erdtree

9.8

Community

2.9

1 rating

### Elden Ring

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · Nintendo Switch 2

Dark Fantasy Mythology Monsters +1

Adventurous Discovery-Driven Epic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/elden-ring

9.8

### Slay the Spire

RPG · Strategy · Adventure

PC (Microsoft Windows) · macOS · Linux · Android · iOS · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch

Fantasy Dark Fantasy Monsters

Challenging Brutal Strategic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/slay-the-spire

9.8

Community

8.6

1 rating

### Dark Souls

Action RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch

Dark Fantasy Post-Apocalyptic Monsters +1

Mysterious Dark Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/dark-souls

9.8

### Fate/stay night REMASTERED

Visual Novel · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PC

Fantasy Dark Fantasy Supernatural +1

Atmospheric Dramatic Cinematic +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/fate-stay-night-remastered

9.8

Community

8.9

1 rating

### DARK SOULS III

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC

Dark Fantasy Post-Apocalyptic Monsters

Dark Bleak Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/dark-souls-3

9.8

### Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Dark Fantasy Supernatural Monsters

Intense Fast-Paced Adrenaline-Fueled +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/devil-may-cry-3-dante-s-awakening

9.7

### Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Action · Platformer

PC Engine Super CD-ROM² · PlayStation Portable · Wii · PlayStation 4

Dark Fantasy Gothic Vampires +1

Challenging Brutal Precision-Focused +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/castlevania-rondo-of-blood

9.7

### CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW

Action · Action RPG · Adventure · Platformer

Game Boy Advance · Game Boy Advance SP · Game Boy Micro · Nintendo Wii U · Nintendo

Fantasy Dark Fantasy Supernatural +7

Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +26
https://bellyscore.com/game/castlevania-aria-of-sorrow

9.7

Community

9.7

1 rating

### Full Metal Daemon Muramasa

Visual Novel · Adventure

PC

Dark Fantasy Robots / Mechs Psychological +1

Dark Intense Thought-Provoking +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/full-metal-daemon-muramasa

9.6

### NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC

Post-Apocalyptic Dark Fantasy Psychological

Emotional Melancholic Thought-Provoking +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/nier-replicant-ver-1-22474487139

9.6

### Lies of P

Action RPG · Adventure

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · macOS

Dark Fantasy Gothic Robots / Mechs +1

Dark Challenging Brutal +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/lies-of-p

9.5

### Skullgirls 2nd Encore

Fighting · Action

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · PC · Mac · Linux · Xbox One

Dark Fantasy Supernatural Noir

Fast-Paced Competitive Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/skullgirls-2nd-encore

9.5

### DELTARUNE: Snowgrave Route

RPG · Adventure · Horror

PC · Mac · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5

Dark Fantasy Psychological Dark / Grim

Mysterious Disturbing Dark +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/deltarune-snowgrave-route

9.5

### Fear & Hunger

RPG · Adventure · Survival

Windows · MacOS · Linux

Dark Fantasy Dark / Grim Psychological +1

Creepy Dark Bleak +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/fear-and-hunger

9.4

### Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Action RPG · Platformer

PlayStation · Sega Saturn · PlayStation Portable · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 4 · iOS · Android

Dark Fantasy Gothic Supernatural +1

Exploratory Discovery-Driven Mysterious +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/castlevania-symphony-of-the-night

9.4

### Path of Exile 2

Action RPG · Adventure

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

Dark Fantasy Dark / Grim

Dark Brutal Unforgiving +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/path-of-exile-2

9.4

### Shin Megami Tensei IV

RPG

Nintendo 3DS

Post-Apocalyptic Dark Fantasy Mythology +1

Dark Bleak Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/shin-megami-tensei-4

9.4

### Diablo

Action RPG · RPG

Microsoft Windows · Classic Mac OS · PlayStation

Dark Fantasy Gothic Dark / Grim

Dark Atmospheric Gritty +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/diablo

9.4

### Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Action · Action RPG

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch 2

Dark Fantasy Ninja / Samurai Supernatural +1

Atmospheric Cinematic Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/onimusha-way-of-the-sword

9.3

### Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Action · Adventure · RPG

PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Linux · macOS

Dark Fantasy War Monsters

Epic Intense Brutal +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor

9.3

### Darkest Dungeon

RPG · Strategy

Windows · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox One · iPad

Dark Fantasy Gothic Monsters +1

Dark Challenging Brutal +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/darkest-dungeon

9.3

### Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Action RPG · Action-Adventure

Nintendo DS · Mobile phone · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X/S

Dark Fantasy Supernatural Gothic +1

Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/castlevania-dawn-of-sorrow

9.3

### The Blood of Dawnwalker

Action RPG

PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

Dark Fantasy Medieval Monsters +1

Atmospheric Dark Cinematic +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/the-blood-of-dawnwalker

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