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8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

8Doors is a story-driven Metroidvania-style action platformer heavily influenced by Korean folktales. Play as ‘Arum’, a brave girl that has entered the realm of the afterlife in search of her father’s soul and guide her through the '8 Doors of Purgatory' to solve the mysteries that lie deep within.

What works

  • Engaging metroidvania gameplay
  • Unique art style and worldbuilding
  • Challenging and varied boss fights
  • Multiple endings and secrets
  • Responsive controls and smooth platforming

Things to keep in mind

  • Some backtracking and map navigation issues
  • Minor bugs and translation errors
  • Weapon switching can be cumbersome
  • Linear progression with limited exploration freedom
  • Some players find certain platforming sections frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

  • Vernal Edge

  • Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

  • Apotheon

  • The Rogue Prince of Persia

  • UDONGEIN X

More intense

Games that feels like 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure but with a more intense feel

  • Nine Sols

  • Blasphemous

  • Space Gladiators

  • Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

  • Chronicles of the Wolf

  • Within the blade

Less expressive

Games that feels like 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure but with less self-expression and customization

  • Unworthy

  • Viktor

  • Pharaoh Rebirth+

  • Gunbrella

  • Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)

  • MindSeize

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Status, Competition.

Last update: 03/08/2026