Games Like Ori and the Will of the Wisps

“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: Metroidvania 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Platformer 12%, Beautiful 9.6% ★, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor offers the same luminous world, heartfelt storytelling, acrobatic movement, and ability-driven exploration, with the Definitive Edition adding useful content and refinements.

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: Metroidvania 36.3%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Platformer 11.2%, Difficult 6.1%, Souls-like 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its enormous hand-drawn kingdom, precise platforming and combat, melancholic atmosphere, and deeply rewarding exploration make it the closest broader metroidvania counterpart.

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 62%, Exploration 7.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, Action-Adventure 5.4%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This polished modern metroidvania delivers Ori-like mobility upgrades, demanding traversal challenges, kinetic combat, and a large interconnected world full of secrets.

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 41.4%, Platformer 15.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Story Rich 5.8%, Cute 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its charming hand-drawn regions, approachable combat, satisfying upgrades, and focus on reconnecting an explorable world capture Ori's adventurous warmth.

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 53%, Great Soundtrack 25.9%, Difficult 5.2%, Souls-like 5%, Atmospheric 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, sorrowful action metroidvania with evocative music, nonlinear exploration, and a flexible combat system built around collectible spirit abilities.

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Platformer 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Story Rich 6.1%, Action-Adventure 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A lavishly animated metroidvania whose varied mechanical arms unlock traversal options while supporting impactful combo-based combat and thorough exploration.

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 56.5%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Souls-like 4%, Platformer 3.7%, 2D 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on Ender Lilies' atmospheric exploration with gorgeous environments, companion-based combat abilities, and a strong sense of melancholy.

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 32.7%, Beautiful 19.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 15%, Platformer 14.6%, Action 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, story-led action-platformer with fast combat, a warmly animated fantasy world, and a similar blend of exploration and emotional character moments.

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 42.7%, Platformer 17.7%, Exploration 7%, Action-Adventure 6.7%, Cute 6%

Why You'll Like It: This visually gorgeous platforming metroidvania emphasizes graceful aerial movement, fluid combat, and a mythic world that rewards curiosity.

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 44.4%, Platformer 15.2%, Difficult 9%, Story Rich 5.4%, Souls-like 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn action metroidvania combines a compelling story and carefully connected exploration with exceptionally crisp, challenging combat.

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 47.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Difficult 7.8%, Exploration 6%, Action-Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its richly illustrated fantasy world is packed with sprawling regions, movement upgrades, bosses, and side paths for players who want a very large 2D adventure.

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 43.3%, Platformer 16.4%, Difficult 8.7%, Action-Adventure 6%, Souls-like 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal environments, weighty combat, and transformative ability system offer a more challenging but equally atmospheric take on interconnected exploration.

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 50.1%, Platformer 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Adventure 5.5%, Action 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Digging through a dense underground map creates a particularly satisfying loop of traversal upgrades, secrets, combat encounters, and returning to previously inaccessible areas.

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, Platformer 15.4%, Difficult 8.7%, Action-Adventure 5.2%, Souls-like 5%

Why You'll Like It: This is a strong fit for players seeking Ori's precision-platforming side, offering a huge metroidvania world and highly demanding traversal challenges.

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 49%, Platformer 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Adventure 4.4%, Cute 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This gentle metroidvania turns movement into pinball traversal, pairing a bright natural island with an unusually relaxing and inventive exploration loop.

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 44.2%, Platformer 19.5%, Difficult 12.4%, Story Rich 5%, Cute 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks the open-world structure but matches Ori's best moments of precise, expressive movement, emotional storytelling, and superb music.

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: Beautiful 51.7% ★, Platformer 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Emotional 7.1%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric side-scrolling adventure pairs evocative art and music with an emotional companion-focused journey through a changing fantasy world.

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: Beautiful 65.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Platformer 5%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Story Rich 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its breathtaking art, emotional wordless journey, and music-forward atmosphere strongly suit players drawn to Ori's beauty and feeling rather than its combat.

Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!

Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Platformer 17.6%, Difficult 9.1%, Action-Adventure 5.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers superbly responsive platforming, combat-driven abilities, alternate-world puzzles, and an interconnected map filled with playful secrets.

BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.5%, Platformer 19%, Action-Adventure 7%, Exploration 6.4%, Story Rich 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its ability to transform into defeated creatures makes exploration and combat feel consistently fresh across its colorful, interconnected biomes.

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 45.2%, Platformer 15%, Exploration 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Open World 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A compact and charming hand-drawn metroidvania with clean movement, enjoyable boss fights, and an inviting world to gradually open up.

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 44.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Story Rich 5.8%, Action 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich platforming adventure with smart environmental puzzles, varied tool abilities, and a memorable hand-crafted world.

Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.2%, Platformer 11.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Cute 6.3%, Exploration 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its approachable top-down action, upgrade-gated exploration, and heartfelt world design make for a compact adventure with a similarly inviting sense of discovery.

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: Platformer 33.3%, Metroidvania 14.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Fans of Ori's demanding movement sections will appreciate its enormous exploration-focused map and extensive suite of precise platforming abilities.

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 43.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Difficult 9%, Action-Adventure 7%, Cute 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its mysterious world, gradual acquisition of traversal tools, environmental secrets, and strong atmosphere provide a rewarding exploration-first alternative.

Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.

Why similar: Metroidvania 59.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Souls-like 7.5%, Difficult 7.4%, Action 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark gothic alternative with deep exploration, mobility upgrades, elaborate bosses, and action combat for players who want a harsher atmosphere.

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: Beautiful 27.5% ★, Metroidvania 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Platformer 7.3%, Difficult 5%

The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Difficult 14.6%, Platformer 13%, Fantasy 5.8%, Souls-like 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Although much darker in tone, it delivers excellent ability-gated exploration, distinctive hand-drawn scenery, and satisfying weapon-based combat.

Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Platformer 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Cute 4.2%, Adventure 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Transformation-based abilities continually open new routes through a colorful island, creating an accessible and cheerful metroidvania progression loop.

A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.

Why similar: Metroidvania 46.6%, Platformer 16.9%, Exploration 6.3%, Cute 6%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A polished 2D action-platformer with rapid movement, elemental switching, boss encounters, and streamlined metroidvania exploration.

Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48.6%, Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 7%, Exploration 6.6%, Cute 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its elegant spell-based movement and puzzle-platforming let players shape their own route through a dense, secret-filled metroidvania world.

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 46.1%, Platformer 16.1%, Difficult 7.6%, Exploration 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%

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

Why similar: Beautiful 66% ★, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Exploration 3.9%, Adventure 3.2%

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Beautiful 40.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Exploration 7.2%, Story Rich 6.2%, Atmospheric 5%

“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 33%, Metroidvania 26.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Story Rich 4%

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 39.1%, Platformer 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Difficult 6.2%, Action-Adventure 4.4%

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: Beautiful 36.1% ★, Platformer 16%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Puzzle 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.5%

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 31.9%, Platformer 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Adventure 7.4%, Exploration 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: Action-Adventure 17.7%, Exploration 13.5%, Souls-like 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Action 11.6%

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 24.6%, Beautiful 19.1% ★, Metroidvania 16.8%, Platformer 16.8%, Adventure 4.8%

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 51.9%, Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 7.5%, Puzzle 5.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%

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: Beautiful 38.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Emotional 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Story Rich 7.4%

Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Platformer 18%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Difficult 6.3%, Adventure 5.2%

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: Beautiful 24.6% ★, Platformer 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Puzzle 6.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%

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: Beautiful 42.5% ★, Action 12.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Fantasy 9%

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 47.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, Cute 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Puzzle 6.1%

Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.6%, Platformer 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 10.4%

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 42%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 8.6%, Adventure 7.7%

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 28.5%, Platformer 20.6%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%

A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Platformer 15.3%, Adventure 5.3%, Action 5.1%

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: Emotional 20.8%, Cute 13.7%, Puzzle 13.1%, Atmospheric 13%, Story Rich 12.7%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.8%, Metroidvania 19.4%, Difficult 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Adventure 4.8%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 53.4%, Story Rich 11%, Adventure 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Open World 5.7%

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: Metroidvania 34%, Great Soundtrack 24%, Platformer 14.2%, Beautiful 13.7% ★, Difficult 3.4%

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 27.2%, Emotional 15.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Action 10.2%, Cute 9.3%

Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!

Why similar: Metroidvania 55.5%, Platformer 15.4%, Exploration 7.4%, Adventure 6.9%, Action-Adventure 6.9%

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 65.4%, Difficult 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Action 4.9%, Platformer 3.2%

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: Metroidvania 41.5%, Cute 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Souls-like 10.4%, Exploration 8.6%

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: Metroidvania 28.7%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 6.1%, Cute 4.3%

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 29.7%, Platformer 16.9%, Difficult 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Exploration 7.1%