Games Like Ori and the Blind Forest

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33%, Metroidvania 26.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Story Rich 4%

Why You'll Like It: Ori’s sequel expands the same expressive movement, gorgeous biomes, heartfelt storytelling, and ability-driven exploration with more combat depth.

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 31.4%, Metroidvania 28.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Difficult 8.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its agile movement, intricate connected areas, challenging encounters, and evocative art make it a natural follow-up for Ori fans.

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 30%, Metroidvania 29.7%, Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a vast hand-drawn world to explore, precise platforming, memorable bosses, and a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere.

Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.

Why similar: Metroidvania 58.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Side Scroller 6.6%, Atmospheric 5%, Exploration 5%

Why You'll Like It: This polished metroidvania centers on acrobatic traversal, crisp combat, time-based powers, and a large world full of secrets.

Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.4%, Great Soundtrack 26.5%, Platformer 3.6%, 2D 3.6%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its lovely but mournful fantasy setting, companion abilities, and smooth 2D exploration echo Ori’s emotional action-platforming appeal.

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: Metroidvania 44.5%, Great Soundtrack 36.2%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Difficult 6.4%, 2D 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A melancholy fantasy metroidvania with a beautiful soundtrack, ability-based progression, and a similarly atmospheric ruined world.

Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.5%, Platformer 19.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Side Scroller 8.2%, Cute 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its graceful movement, colorful mythic setting, and platforming-focused exploration capture much of Ori’s nimble, magical feel.

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: Metroidvania 32.6%, Great Soundtrack 24.9%, Platformer 17.1%, Fantasy 4.6%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful hand-drawn action-platformer with fluid movement, fantasy storytelling, and an emotional single-player journey.

Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 35%, Platformer 15.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Story Rich 7.2%, Fantasy 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This warm, approachable metroidvania combines polished traversal, charming characters, and satisfying exploration without losing a sense of wonder.

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.1%, Platformer 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its dense interconnected city, varied traversal tools, and impressively animated combat provide a more mechanical but similarly polished adventure.

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: Metroidvania 35.9%, Great Soundtrack 22.4%, Platformer 11.7%, Story Rich 6.8%, Puzzle Platformer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs inventive tool-based exploration and platforming with an expressive pixel-art world and a surprisingly heartfelt story.

Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Platformer 15%, Difficult 10.7%, Side Scroller 7%, Story Rich 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a huge, lavishly illustrated fantasy map packed with movement upgrades, hidden routes, and fast 2D action.

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 48.1%, Platformer 14.9%, Difficult 11.8%, Story Rich 4.8%, Atmospheric 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more level-based than Ori, it matches its precise movement, emotional storytelling, beautiful music, and uplifting persistence.

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: Metroidvania 45.2%, Great Soundtrack 28.5%, Platformer 11.5%, Atmospheric 2.6%, Adventure 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its mysterious alien world, power-gated exploration, and discovery-heavy structure make it a strong choice for the exploration side of Ori.

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Platformer 18.3%, Adventure 6.4%, 2D 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its expertly paced upgrade loop and subterranean exploration make every new movement power immediately rewarding to use.

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: Metroidvania 31.4%, Platformer 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Puzzle Platformer 7.6%, Story Rich 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its gorgeous pixel-art skies, adorable hero, flight-based traversal, and storybook fantasy atmosphere suit Ori’s more whimsical side.

Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Platformer 16.2%, Adventure 4.7%, Puzzle Platformer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This cheerful metroidvania replaces conventional combat with pinball movement while retaining the pleasure of unlocking routes across a living island.

Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.2%, Platformer 16.4%, Metroidvania 14%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Puzzle Platformer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A serene nature-focused platforming adventure where changing seasons reshapes the world, emphasizing Ori-like beauty and environmental wonder.

Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.6%, Platformer 25.5%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Adventure 10%, Puzzle Platformer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its painterly landscapes, wordless emotional storytelling, and companion-centered journey appeal to players who loved Ori’s tender fantasy tone.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 54.2%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Story Rich 4.7%, Puzzle Platformer 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This visually stunning, music-driven platforming journey captures Ori’s melancholy beauty and emotional use of color, with minimal combat.

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Cute 5.9%, Side Scroller 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its cute protagonist, clean exploration structure, and gentle mechanical world offer an accessible, charming take on the Hollow Knight-style formula.

Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Platformer 16.9%, Difficult 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn sci-fi metroidvania offers deep exploration and an emotional narrative, though with much more demanding parry-focused combat.

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: Metroidvania 38.1%, Platformer 15.7%, Difficult 11%, Cute 7%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A compact, beautiful metroidvania with responsive dodging, atmospheric fantasy environments, and satisfying boss encounters.

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 37.5%, Metroidvania 32%, Platformer 15.7%, Difficult 4.7%, 2D 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It begins as an exceptionally responsive action-platformer before opening into a clever interconnected world full of traversal upgrades and secrets.

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Cute 9.4%, Side Scroller 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, gentle puzzle-platformer with lush alien scenery and a touching companion relationship reminiscent of Ori’s quieter moments.

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Atmospheric 18.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Cute 13.9%, Fantasy 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its compassionate story, lovely fantasy environments, and low-pressure exploration make it a fitting choice for Ori fans seeking warmth over combat.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Platformer 19.7%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Adventure 8.9%, Puzzle Platformer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful nature-filled platformer whose small, vulnerable protagonist and environmental puzzles create a similarly tender, atmospheric adventure.

The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.

Why similar: Metroidvania 61.3%, Platformer 29.8%, 2D 7.2%, Difficult 0.6%, Adventure 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: Fast platforming, transformative movement abilities, and a colorful interconnected world make exploration consistently playful and rewarding.

Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.

Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Platformer 18.7%, Difficult 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Side Scroller 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal world, unusual movement powers, and deliberate action provide a darker, more challenging version of ability-driven exploration.

“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 33.7%, Metroidvania 24.5%, Platformer 11.6%, Atmospheric 8%, Story Rich 4%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.9%, Metroidvania 14%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Difficult 10.6%, Adventure 4.6%

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.7%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Fantasy 6.2%, Puzzle 5.2%

A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Platformer 16.7%, Difficult 8.5%, Story Rich 5.4%

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 53.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Cute 8%, Adventure 3.9%

Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Fantasy 9.5%, Atmospheric 7%, Story Rich 5.3%

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.6%, Atmospheric 20.1%, Story Rich 13.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Fantasy 9.1%

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Platformer 26.8%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Story Rich 14.8%, Adventure 8.1%

Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.9%, Platformer 18.9%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Difficult 11%, Exploration 4.4%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 73.9%, Story Rich 7.6%, Atmospheric 3.4%, Adventure 3.2%, Fantasy 2.9%

Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.9%, Platformer 23%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Puzzle Platformer 9.4%, Adventure 6.6%

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 30.1%, Platformer 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Adventure 6.6%

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.3%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 5.1%, Story Rich 5%

Transform the world of Hob! A new action-adventure from Runic Games, the award-winning studio behind Torchlight I and II. It's your chance. Make it home.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Platformer 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.9%, Platformer 15%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Cute 4.4%

Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.9%, Platformer 22.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Difficult 6.7%, Indie 3.3%

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: Metroidvania 45%, Difficult 13.5%, Cute 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Exploration 6.6%

A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.

Why similar: Atmospheric 25.2%, Fantasy 20.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Story Rich 14.2%, Exploration 10.6%

A desperate, savage survival experience full of stunning visuals, dynamic creatures, and a haunting soundtrack.

Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 25.6%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Difficult 7.5%, Action 7.4%

Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.1%, Metroidvania 24.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 6%, Story Rich 5.1%

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle Platformer 6.2%

Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.8%, Metroidvania 26.4%, Platformer 18.2%, Adventure 4.7%, Difficult 4.1%

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.6%, Great Soundtrack 22.8%, Platformer 8.5%, Side Scroller 4%, Adventure 3.1%

Demons, giants, mutants, and a talking Ball with hybrid limbs?! In WarriOrb you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one. Will you do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.9%, Metroidvania 22.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Difficult 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Experience the critically acclaimed masterpiece with its renowned Sumi-e ink art style in breathtaking high resolution.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 61%, Story Rich 11%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Adventure 7.3%, Fantasy 4.9%

Wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit to guide and protect young Toku through this unique platform adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Metroidvania 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 6.2%

Run, climb and glide your way through a dark Nordic forest and explore its living, breathing ecosystem filled with secrets and mystical creatures. Become Fe and discover a world that you will never want to leave.

Why similar: Atmospheric 26.5%, Fantasy 26.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 10.6%

Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Difficult 6.8%, Cute 6.1%

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 50.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Platformer 13.7%, Difficult 4.4%, Fantasy 2.1%

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: Metroidvania 26%, Platformer 17.4%, Difficult 17.1%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Cute 5.4%