Games like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Looking for games like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is a action game from 2015; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Touhou Luna Nights with 13,704 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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Touhou Luna Nights
2019 · Action
13,704 reviews · 97% positive
MetroidvaniaDifficultSide Scroller
Same: shares Metroidvania and Difficult. Different: leans more into bullet hell.
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Rabi-Ribi
2016 · Action
10,751 reviews · 95% positive
AnimeMetroidvaniaFemale Protagonist
Same: shares Anime and Metroidvania. Different: leans more into bullet hell.
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Celeste
2018 · Action
129,534 reviews · 97% positive
DifficultPixel GraphicsGreat Soundtrack
Same: shares Difficult and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into precision platformer.
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
2014 · Action
14,162 reviews · 95% positive
PlatformerPixel GraphicsGreat Soundtrack
Same: shares Platformer and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into retro.
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
495,505 reviews · 97% positive
MetroidvaniaPlatformerGreat Soundtrack
Same: shares Metroidvania and Platformer. Different: leans more into souls-like.
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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 dark fantasy.
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Dust: An Elysian Tail
2013 · Action
14,226 reviews · 95% positive
ActionPlatformerMetroidvania
Same: shares Action and Platformer. Different: leans more into fantasy.
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Axiom Verge
2015 · Action
6,559 reviews · 90% positive
MetroidvaniaIndiePixel Graphics
Same: shares Metroidvania and Indie. Different: leans more into sci-fi.
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Muse Dash
2019 · Action
115,913 reviews · 92% positive
AnimeCuteSexual Content
Same: shares Anime and Cute. Different: leans more into music.
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Pizza Tower
2023 · Action
65,867 reviews · 98% positive
Great SoundtrackIndiePlatformer
Same: shares Great Soundtrack and Indie. Different: leans more into 2d platformer.
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Blasphemous
2019 · Action
53,558 reviews · 90% positive
MetroidvaniaPixel Graphics2D
Same: shares Metroidvania and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into souls-like.
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Skul: The Hero Slayer
2021 · Action
50,641 reviews · 93% positive
IndieActionPixel Graphics
Same: shares Indie and Action. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Shantae and the Pirate's Curse by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Touhou Luna Nights (13,704 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Shantae and the Pirate's Curse" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Shantae and the Pirate's Curse, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.