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 Celeste with 131,634 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Celeste
2018 · Action
131,634 reviews · 97% positive
DifficultGreat SoundtrackIndie
Same: shares Difficult and Great Soundtrack. Different: leans more into precision platformer.
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Rain World
2017 · Action
46,557 reviews · 94% positive
DifficultAtmosphericExploration
Same: shares Difficult and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into survival.
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Nine Sols
2024 · Action
39,965 reviews · 94% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDifficult
Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into cats.
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Salt and Sanctuary
2016 · Action
20,071 reviews · 89% positive
Souls-likeMetroidvaniaDark Fantasy
Same: shares Souls-like and Metroidvania. Different: leans more into rpg.
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ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
2025 · Action
16,789 reviews · 95% positive
Metroidvania2DSingleplayer
Same: shares Metroidvania and 2D. Different: leans more into action rpg.
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Dust: An Elysian Tail
2013 · Action
14,242 reviews · 95% positive
ActionPlatformerMetroidvania
Same: shares Action and Platformer. Different: leans more into rpg.
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Blasphemous
2019 · Action
67,052 reviews · 90% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDark Fantasy
Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
2021 · Action
43,017 reviews · 94% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDark Fantasy
Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
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Touhou Luna Nights
2019 · Action
13,757 reviews · 97% positive
MetroidvaniaDifficultSide Scroller
Same: shares Metroidvania and Difficult. Different: leans more into bullet hell.
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Dead Cells
2018 · Action
155,998 reviews · 97% positive
AdventureMetroidvania2D
Same: shares Adventure and Metroidvania. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
2021 · Action
57,582 reviews · 93% positive
IndieAction2D
Same: shares Indie and Action. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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SANABI
2023 · Action
41,618 reviews · 97% positive
Story RichActionAdventure
Same: shares Story Rich and Action. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
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 Celeste (131,634 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.