8 Hardcore games like Wizard of Legend that you should try

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Wizard of Legend — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay.

What brings it close to Wizard of Legend is punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

What brings it close to Wizard of Legend is punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, setting and world. The common ground extends to offline play and pixel art. Where the two diverge is combat and tone: a casual, approachable feel and ranged combat.

On paper it is what Wizard of Legend is — punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus and pixel art. Where the two diverge is combat and tone: a casual, approachable feel and ranged combat.

It comes from the same genre as Wizard of Legend and shares punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: strong narrative focus and a mythological setting.

It comes from the same genre as Wizard of Legend and shares punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on offline play and pixel art. The distance is in combat and visuals — its own ground is ranged combat and a top-down view.

The genre is the same as Wizard of Legend’s, and with it punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. The common ground extends to pixel art and fantasy world. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat.

On paper it is what Wizard of Legend is — punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to 2D presentation and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: a casual, approachable feel and ranged combat.