The Best Gothic Games for Playstation 5

Update : Monster High: Skulltimate Secrets added at rank #4.
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Wytchwood (2021)

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In Wytchwood, you play as an aging witch and explore a magical countryside. Create your own enchantments, trick wicked characters, and solve puzzles in this crafting adventure game. The unique art style and fairy tale-inspired storybook world will capture your imagination.


What we like:
  • Wonderful art style and entertaining dialogue
  • Fun adventure crafting game with engaging questlines
  • Unique and unexpected gameplay as an elderly witch
  • Relaxing gameplay with charming design
  • Multiple maps with engaging challenges
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive and tedious fetch quests
  • Grinding materials becomes very frustrating and obfuscates the story
  • Limited combat and focus on crafting
  • Backtracking and running between areas can be tedious
  • Graphic depictions of animal death

  • crafting
  • gothic
  • conversation
  • investigation
  • fantasy
  • 2.5d
  • magic
  • adventure
  • stylized
  • dark
  • story
  • colourful
  • exploration

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The Last Faith (2023)

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A dark, gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. The Last Faith thrives on merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions at your disposal. Let nothing stand in your way.


  • gothic
  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • blood
  • dark
  • vampire
  • gore
  • violent
  • platform
  • fantasy

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Lost in Random (2021)

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In the Kingdom of Random, the fate of all individuals is decided by a cursed black die when they reach the age of 12. Even's sister, Odd, is abducted by the wicked Queen of Random. As Even journeys across the six realms of Random to rescue her sister, she meets Dicey, a sentient die who has lost nearly all of its pips. In a world which is governed by game rules, Even will slowly understand the randomness of life with the help of Dicey.[1]


  • dice
  • card
  • gothic
  • action-adventure
  • burton
  • board-game
  • battle
  • combat
  • arena
  • robots
  • fairytale
  • narrative

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Monster High: Skulltimate Secrets (2024)

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Save Monster High and join the Boo Crew by creating your authentic monster self in this spooktacular mystery adventure!


  • character
  • gothic
  • family-friendly
  • cartoony
  • platform
  • colourful
  • customization
  • vampire
  • cute
  • mystery
  • puzzle
  • action-adventure
  • wholesome
  • adventure
  • action

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Mask of the Rose (2023)

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A marvellous romance with a hint of murder. Lose your heart to a stolen city in this game of amorous intrigue! Seek love, for yourself or your friends. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.


  • romance
  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • gothic
  • lgbtq
  • story-crafting
  • detective
  • noir
  • romantic
  • investigation
  • lore
  • choices
  • lovecraftian
  • hand-drawn

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The Deadlands (2023)

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Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Mac OS PC Windows

The Deadlands, is a haunting journey of vengeance. Conquer undead horrors, face formidable bosses, and harness their souls to save your son from an evil necromancer. Pixel art meets gothic aesthetic in this intense, captivating metroidvania.


  • gothic
  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • platform
  • 2d
  • dark
  • adventure
  • arcade
  • vampire
  • fantasy
  • action
  • supernatural

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BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites (2021)

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Original developer WayForward upgrades its 2011 classic with new voice acting by Laura Bailey and Troy Baker, sharpened visuals, and rebalanced gameplay. Run, jump, cut, and feed your way through a massive underground castle to confront Rayne’s father at the behest of the Brimstone Society.


  • platform
  • vampire
  • gothic
  • blood
  • hack-and-slash
  • beat-em-up
  • 2d
  • dark
  • scroller
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • action
  • fight

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Candle Knight (2023)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Never let your light go out. Wield a powerful flame, overcome menacing creatures and explore the shadows of a ruined castle in this compelling 2.5D action adventure platformer which features a unique dynamic difficulty system.


  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • surreal
  • gothic
  • 2.5d
  • souls
  • medieval
  • dark
  • 2d
  • story
  • exploration
  • puzzle
  • fantasy
  • stylized

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Alisa (2021)

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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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Winter Ember (2022)

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Winter Ember is an immersive stealth action game that casts you into the role of Arthur Artorias, the faceless man. Step into the shadows and uncover a mysterious plot that saw your family torn from the history books. On the first night of winter, you unsheath your blade and seek vengeance.


  • stealth
  • isometric
  • assassin
  • gothic
  • cinematic
  • heist
  • dark
  • 3d
  • book
  • conspiracy
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • action
  • rpg
  • swordplay

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