What games are like Hollow Knight?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Hollow Knight by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Ori and the Will of the Wisps (134,102 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Hollow Knight" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Hollow Knight, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like Hollow Knight

Looking for games like Hollow Knight? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Hollow Knight is a action game from 2017; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Ori and the Will of the Wisps with 134,102 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

2020 · Action

134,102 reviews · 97% positive

MetroidvaniaPlatformerGreat Soundtrack

Same: shares Metroidvania and Platformer. Different: leans more into beautiful.
Ori and the Blind Forest

2015 · Action

50,521 reviews · 94% positive

Great SoundtrackAtmosphericPlatformer

Same: shares Great Soundtrack and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into fantasy.
Celeste

2018 · Action

126,861 reviews · 97% positive

DifficultGreat SoundtrackIndie

Same: shares Difficult and Great Soundtrack. Different: leans more into precision platformer.
Rain World

2017 · Action

42,258 reviews · 94% positive

DifficultAtmosphericExploration

Same: shares Difficult and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into survival.
Nine Sols

2024 · Action

36,717 reviews · 94% positive

MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDifficult

Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into cats.
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

2025 · Action

17,963 reviews · 95% positive

Metroidvania2DSingleplayer

Same: shares Metroidvania and 2D. Different: leans more into action rpg.
Axiom Verge

2015 · Action

6,513 reviews · 90% positive

MetroidvaniaIndiePlatformer

Same: shares Metroidvania and Indie. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
Blasphemous

2019 · Action

51,551 reviews · 90% positive

MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDark Fantasy

Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

2021 · Action

41,953 reviews · 94% positive

MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDark Fantasy

Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

2024 · Action

3,141 reviews · 92% positive

Metroidvania2DSide Scroller

Same: shares Metroidvania and 2D. Different: leans more into anime.
La-Mulana

2013 · Action

2,601 reviews · 80% positive

MetroidvaniaDifficultPlatformer

Same: shares Metroidvania and Difficult. Different: leans more into puzzle.
Dead Cells

2018 · Action

153,647 reviews · 97% positive

AdventureMetroidvania2D

Same: shares Adventure and Metroidvania. Different: leans more into action roguelike.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Hollow Knight?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Hollow Knight by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Ori and the Will of the Wisps (134,102 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Hollow Knight" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Hollow Knight, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.