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Games Like Olija

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, Action, Platformer.

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Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands.

Reviews: Very Positive — 91% — of 953 reviews
Released: 2021-01-28
Developer: Skeleton Crew Studio
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 79%

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    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: Platformer 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Side Scroller 9%, Action 8.5%, Exploration 8.4%

  54. #54 GIGASWORD
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 128 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio HybridPub: Akupara Games
    Windows

    Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late?

    Why similar: Platformer 22.7%, Fantasy 14.3%, Hack and Slash 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action 9.5%

  55. #55 Gravethorn
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2026
    Dev: Volviir
    Windows

    Gravethorn is a 2D platformer that combines soulslike and metroidvania elements with deep storytelling. The story follows an Inquisitor who has lost his memory, searching for his forgotten past along with his regrets.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 31.6%, 2D Platformer 25.3%, Action-Adventure 17%, Pixel Graphics 9%, 2D 6.2%

  56. #56 Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 260 reviews2017
    Dev: Serkan Bakar
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, Precision Platformer 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.9%

  57. #57 Expelled
    71% matchMixed59% of 100 reviews2017
    Dev: Whited43Pub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.

    Why similar: Platformer 28.6%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 13.7%, Indie 10.1%

  58. #58 Lords of Exile
    66% matchVery Positive82% of 201 reviews2024
    Dev: Squidbit WorksPub: PID Games
    Windows

    Embark on a quest for revenge in Lords of Exile, an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in the far Lands of Exilia. With classic retro mechanics and linear level design in 8-bit graphics.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.9%, Platformer 25%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 7.8%

  59. #59 Foregone
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
    Dev: Big Blue Bubble
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 22.6%, Platformer 18%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action 7.5%

  60. #60 Shipwreck
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 255 reviews2015
    Dev: Brushfire Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Shipwreck is a top down adventure game in which you must travel the land, explore dungeons, and defeat monsters to earn safe passage off the island on which you are stranded.

    Why similar: Adventure 41.1%, Indie 31.2%, Pixel Graphics 27.6%

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