Games Like Hyper Light Drifter

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.2%, Difficult 18.3%, Metroidvania 17.6%, Souls-like 12.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similarly atmospheric, challenging, and lore-rich experience set in a vast, interconnected ruined world.

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

Why similar: Difficult 22%, Metroidvania 17.1%, Souls-like 16.8%, Exploration 9.7%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar top-down perspective, cryptic world-building, and challenging combat that rewards exploration.

Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.

Why similar: Souls-like 23.8%, Hack and Slash 20.9%, Metroidvania 13.1%, Action RPG 9.6%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the isometric action and atmospheric, melancholic world-building that defines the Drifter's journey.

Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51.7%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Action RPG 5.1%, Indie 5.1%, Action 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a beautifully realized world and a legendary soundtrack that emphasizes the emotional weight of exploration.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Difficult 13.9%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Action 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, one-hit-kill action paired with a striking pixel-art style and a synth-heavy soundtrack.

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.3%, Difficult 21.8%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Top-Down 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the high-stakes, pattern-based boss combat that mirrors the intense difficulty of the seed game.

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 62.3%, Action RPG 7.7%, Atmospheric 7%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a deeply atmospheric cyberpunk setting with a unique, tactical action-combat system and a haunting score.

EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

Why similar: Metroidvania 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Souls-like 13.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.1%, Action RPG 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers top-down, stamina-based combat and a non-linear world that demands careful exploration and mastery of mechanics.

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Souls-like 17.8%, Difficult 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a dark, cryptic world filled with religious imagery and punishing, souls-like combat in a 2D space.

A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.6%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, Action RPG 14.8%, Difficult 10.1%, RPG 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep action-RPG combat and complex puzzle-solving within a vibrant, pixel-art world.

Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.

Why similar: Difficult 23.3%, Souls-like 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Distills the combat experience down to its most difficult, boss-focused core with a minimalist pixel-art aesthetic.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.2%, Metroidvania 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Difficult 4.7%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and discovery in a strange, alien world with a strong emphasis on pixel-art atmosphere.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Difficult 28.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Metroidvania 9.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes a harsh, atmospheric, and mysterious ecosystem where survival depends on learning the world's rules.

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

Why similar: Souls-like 35.9%, Difficult 21.9%, Metroidvania 18.8%, RPG 4.6%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Translates the methodical, difficult combat of the souls-like genre into a dark, 2D exploration-heavy format.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Metroidvania 18.6%, Difficult 11.6%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fluid, high-speed action and a fantastic soundtrack that evolves alongside the game's world.

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Metroidvania 15.9%, Souls-like 14.7%, Difficult 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers fast, responsive combat and a persistent sense of progression through a beautifully detailed pixel-art world.

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Why similar: Souls-like 24.8%, Metroidvania 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Difficult 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines challenging souls-like combat with a dark fantasy narrative and intricate pixel-art environments.

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45%, Difficult 18%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Action 7.6%, Hack and Slash 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers brutal, top-down action in a dark, atmospheric cyberpunk world with a driving electronic soundtrack.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Difficult 11.7%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a minimalist, exploration-focused metroidvania experience with a strong emphasis on uncovering hidden secrets.

ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Difficult 13.3%, Adventure 12%, Action 11%

Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly fluid, high-speed combat and platforming that rewards player reflexes and mastery.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Metroidvania 23.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Blends tight action-platforming with a surprisingly deep, story-rich narrative and expressive pixel art.

Fast-paced and brutally challenging, Eldest Souls is a unique Soulslike experience. In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. Mankind's only hope lies with a lone warrior… and his greatsword of pure Obsydian.

Why similar: Difficult 23%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Souls-like 17.3%, Hack and Slash 16.1%, Action RPG 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on difficult, fast-paced boss encounters with a gritty, pixel-art aesthetic.

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.3%, Difficult 19.8%, Metroidvania 16.3%, Souls-like 12.3%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.9%, Metroidvania 21.3%, Hack and Slash 10.7%, Action 6.6%, RPG 6%

Why You'll Like It: Features fluid, combo-heavy combat and a vibrant, hand-drawn world that emphasizes exploration and adventure.

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Why similar: Difficult 22.4%, Metroidvania 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Souls-like 15.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a short but dense experience with precise combat and a melancholic, atmospheric world.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Difficult 27.7%, Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.3%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides intense, high-difficulty action with a chaotic, fast-paced loop that demands constant movement.

Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Souls-like 21.1%, Hack and Slash 10%, Difficult 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a somber, painterly art style and challenging, soul-like combat that feels both heavy and precise.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.5%, Metroidvania 13.7%, Atmospheric 11%, Difficult 10.7%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a breathtakingly beautiful world with a focus on fluid movement and atmospheric exploration.

Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 26.5%, Difficult 22.6%, Souls-like 7.2%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features challenging action-adventure gameplay with a heavy emphasis on exploration and character customization.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Difficult 33.4%, Pixel Graphics 30.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Indie 7.3%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on precision and momentum in a minimalist, high-difficulty action game with a distinct visual identity.

Undungeon is a gorgeous Action/RPG driven by intense real-time combat and an immensely rich science fiction story. Travel between dimensions and change the world around you in an attempt to reconstruct the shattered Multiverse.

Why similar: Difficult 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a post-apocalyptic, atmospheric setting with complex action-RPG mechanics and a unique pixel-art style.

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 23.7%, Difficult 10.3%, Atmospheric 9%, Adventure 8.3%

Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Action RPG 12.1%, Adventure 7.4%

A brand-new entry in the Hyper Light franchise, Hyper Light Breaker is an open world rogue-like with a unique world fully realized in 3D for the first time.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17%, Action RPG 15.8%, Hack and Slash 14.4%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Adventure 9.7%

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.1%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Indie 5.1%, Adventure 4.9%

Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.

Why similar: Difficult 17.4%, Hack and Slash 15.1%, Souls-like 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.1%

Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.

Why similar: Difficult 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Post-apocalyptic 8.9%

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 56.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, RPG 5.3%, Colorful 4.1%, Adventure 3.7%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.1%, Metroidvania 18.6%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Difficult 12.7%, Adventure 4.7%

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28%, Metroidvania 21.2%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 7.5%, Exploration 7.3%

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.1%, Difficult 22%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Indie 6.2%, Action 5.7%

Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Indie 6.1%

Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 59.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%, RPG 9.1%, Indie 7.3%, Action 5.6%

Explore a decaying futuristic city in this action adventure experience. Search for items, unlock superpowers, recruit companions, and free every turf from ruthless gangs to unite the people once again.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Difficult 12.6%, Adventure 10.3%, RPG 9.4%

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Difficult 12.4%, Indie 4.5%, Adventure 4.3%

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 25.9%, Difficult 8.7%, Indie 7.8%, Adventure 7.7%

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.4%, Difficult 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Indie 3.8%, RPG 2.4%

Resolutiion is a zelda-like action-adventure, where an old killer and his AI explore a vast, mysterious world, full of mighty weapons, surreal abilities and gruesome bossfights.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Metroidvania 14%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.9%

Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Metroidvania 18.8%, Difficult 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Adventure 5.3%

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.7%, Difficult 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Indie 4.3%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!

Why similar: Difficult 20.6%, Metroidvania 18.3%, Souls-like 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%

Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.7%, Souls-like 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Difficult 13.3%, RPG 6.2%, Action 5.9%

3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Difficult 15.4%, Metroidvania 11.9%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Souls-like 11.4%

Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.2%, Difficult 22.5%, Hack and Slash 18.1%, Action 6.9%, Adventure 6.8%

Sundered is a chaotic hand­-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Difficult 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Indie 5.8%

ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.6%, Metroidvania 21.1%, Souls-like 14.4%, Difficult 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Journey into the ruthless open world of Pale Coins, an old-school fantasy RPG. Face punishing bosses, goblin-infested dungeons, and discover legendary weapons as you customize your champion and fight across Grenmark for the fabled Champion's Coin.

Why similar: Difficult 17.6%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Souls-like 13.4%, Action RPG 8.6%

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Difficult 18.2%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Indie 4.5%

LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

Why similar: Difficult 26%, Great Soundtrack 24.8%, Metroidvania 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Exploration 5.3%