Games like Hyper Light Drifter
Looking for games like Hyper Light Drifter? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Hyper Light Drifter is a action game from 2016; 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.
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps
2020 · Action
134,102 reviews · 97% positive
MetroidvaniaGreat SoundtrackSingleplayer
Same: shares Metroidvania and Great Soundtrack. Different: leans more into beautiful.
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Ori and the Blind Forest
2015 · Action
50,521 reviews · 94% positive
Great SoundtrackAtmosphericAdventure
Same: shares Great Soundtrack and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into platformer.
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Rain World
2017 · Action
42,258 reviews · 94% positive
DifficultAtmosphericExploration
Same: shares Difficult and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into survival.
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Hero Siege
2014 · Action
35,911 reviews · 67% positive
Action RPGPixel GraphicsHack and Slash
Same: shares Action RPG and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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TUNIC
2022 · Action
17,506 reviews · 91% positive
ExplorationSouls-likeMetroidvania
Same: shares Exploration and Souls-like. Different: leans more into puzzle.
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Axiom Verge
2015 · Action
6,513 reviews · 90% positive
MetroidvaniaIndiePixel Graphics
Same: shares Metroidvania and Indie. Different: leans more into platformer.
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Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
2024 · Action
3,141 reviews · 92% positive
MetroidvaniaPixel Graphics2D
Same: shares Metroidvania and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into anime.
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
487,097 reviews · 97% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeGreat Soundtrack
Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into platformer.
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Dead Cells
2018 · Action
153,647 reviews · 97% positive
AdventureMetroidvaniaPixel Graphics
Same: shares Adventure and Metroidvania. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
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ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
2021 · Action
41,953 reviews · 94% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeSingleplayer
Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
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CrossCode
2018 · Action
18,028 reviews · 93% positive
Action RPGPixel GraphicsRPG
Same: shares Action RPG and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
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ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
2025 · Action
17,963 reviews · 95% positive
Metroidvania2DSingleplayer
Same: shares Metroidvania and 2D. Different: leans more into dark fantasy.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Hyper Light Drifter?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Hyper Light Drifter 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 Hyper Light Drifter" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Hyper Light Drifter, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.