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5 Magic games like Devil Daggers that you should try

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We filtered the 41 games similar to Devil Daggers down to the 5 that fit the “Magic” category. The Binding of Isaac, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Devil Daggers.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS
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HardcoreDarkSolo
Year 2016Dev Sorath

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Within the “Magic” category, the closest game to Devil Daggers is The Binding of Isaac — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth follow close behind.

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The best magic games like Devil Daggers

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Devil Daggers. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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The Binding of Isaac

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The Binding of Isaac
Closest overall match
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeMagicRangedDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorror
Year 2011Dev Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl · Edmund McMillenPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

If Devil Daggers worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeMagicRangedDarkHardcoreNarrativeHorrorPixel Art
Year 2014Dev NicalisPlaytime ~31hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Shelved next to Devil Daggers for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and pixel art. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings co-op play and an isometric view.

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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Closest on visuals
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeMagicRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Year 2005Dev Headfirst Productions · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

The thread back to Devil Daggers runs through shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. Both also lean on a first-person view and horror setting. The distance is in tone — its own ground is adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics.

It predates Devil Daggers by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Maiden and Spell

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Maiden and Spell
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeMagicRangedHardcore
Year 2020Dev mino_devPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Nintendo

The genre is the same as Devil Daggers’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

Released 4 years after Devil Daggers.

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Cuphead

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Cuphead
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloRangedMeleeMagicHardcore
Year 2017Dev Studio MDHR · StudioMDHR EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Same family as Devil Daggers: punishing difficulty, ranged combat and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a cartoon aesthetic and multiplayer gameplay.

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