Chasm similar games & best alternatives

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Chasm

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

What works

  • Classic metroidvania gameplay
  • Beautiful pixel art and animations
  • Engaging combat with pattern recognition
  • Procedural map generation adds replayability
  • Atmospheric music and sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Procedural maps can feel repetitive
  • Limited weapon variety and customization
  • Tedious backtracking and navigation
  • Some control and platforming frustrations
  • Story and npc interactions are shallow

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Momodora III

  • The Mummy Demastered

  • Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

  • Pharaoh Rebirth+

  • Omega Strike

  • 3000th Duel

More expressive

Games that feels like Chasm but with more self-expression and customization

  • Dunjungle

  • Lunavania

  • Afterimage

  • Skul: The Hero Slayer

  • Vigil: The Longest Night

  • Catmaze

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Chasm. 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.
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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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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 Chasm. These titles are not in What to play next.

Chasm: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Exploration, Progression.

Last update: 21/08/2026