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Haunted Lands

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2026

Should you play it?

Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.

What works

  • Faithful retro aesthetic and pixel art
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Multiple distinct characters and builds
  • Rich level design with secrets and exploration
  • Excellent value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Punishing difficulty with sparse checkpoints
  • Tedious level retracing after death
  • Steep learning curve may frustrate casual players
  • Some control and ui issues reported
  • Minimal narrative and social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Rex Rocket

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

  • MindSeize

  • Cave Story+

  • Blaster Master Zero 3

  • Zombotron

  • Gunman Clive

  • Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

  • The End Is Nigh

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

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  • YuuYuu Jiteki no Yuukarin

  • Primal Light

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  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Haunted Lands: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Relaxation.

Last update: 24/07/2026