Berserk Boy similar games & best alternatives

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Berserk Boy

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2024

Should you play it?

BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

What works

  • Fast and fluid movement and combat
  • Engaging multiple form mechanics
  • Vibrant pixel art and animation
  • Excellent soundtrack by tee lopes
  • Solid level design with secrets and collectibles

Things to keep in mind

  • Some repetitive level and enemy design
  • Tedious backtracking for collectibles
  • Uneven balance of different forms
  • Some voice acting and presentation issues
  • Lack of map and quality of life features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Foregone

  • Vernal Edge

  • UDONGEIN X

  • FLARE NUINUI QUEST

  • Kero Blaster

  • The Messenger

Less expressive

Games that feels like Berserk Boy but with less self-expression and customization

  • Terrian Saga: KR-17

  • Cyber Shadow

  • Omega Strike

  • Adventures of Pip

  • Pharaoh Rebirth+

  • Blaster Master Zero 2

More intense

Games that feels like Berserk Boy but with a more intense feel

  • Wings of Vi

  • Rabi-Ribi

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

  • Nightmare: The Lunatic

  • Flinthook

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

More story-driven

Games that feels like Berserk Boy but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Nefarious

  • Underhero

  • Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

  • Ghost 1.0

  • Nyaruru Fishy Fight

  • Catmaze

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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).

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Berserk Boy: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Strategy.

Last update: 21/08/2026