Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Multiple characters with unique abilities
  • Local co-op mode
  • High replayability with multiple episodes and endings
  • Faithful retro castlevania-inspired design

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetition due to replaying same levels multiple times
  • Difficulty spikes and occasional frustrating sections
  • Some players find music less memorable than first game
  • Lack of online multiplayer
  • Certain characters or mechanics can feel overpowered or unbalanced

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Rampage Knights

  • Magicite

  • HUNTDOWN

  • Gal Guardians: Demon Purge

  • Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons

  • Abathor

Less social

Games that feels like Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

  • Cyber Shadow

  • Odallus: The Dark Call

  • FLARE NUINUI QUEST

  • Gravity Circuit

  • UDONGEIN X

Less intimate

Games that feels like Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 but with less focus on close relationships

  • Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

  • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

  • Insanity's Blade

  • Super Hydorah

  • Infernax

  • Chenso Club

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

  • Blaster Master Zero 3

  • Blaster Master Zero 2

  • Azure Striker GUNVOLT 3

  • Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026