What games are like Dust: An Elysian Tail?

indielist matches 12 indie games to Dust: An Elysian Tail by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Hollow Knight (496,178 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like Dust: An Elysian Tail" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Dust: An Elysian Tail, 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 Dust: An Elysian Tail

Looking for games like Dust: An Elysian Tail? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Dust: An Elysian Tail is a action game from 2013; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Hollow Knight with 496,178 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

H

Hollow Knight

2017 · Action

496,178 reviews · 97% positive

MetroidvaniaPlatformerGreat Soundtrack

Same: shares Metroidvania and Platformer. Different: leans more into souls-like.
E

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.
H

Hyper Light Drifter

2016 · Action

15,380 reviews · 93% positive

Great SoundtrackAtmosphericAdventure

Same: shares Great Soundtrack and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
T

Touhou Luna Nights

2019 · Action

13,706 reviews · 97% positive

MetroidvaniaSide ScrollerExploration

Same: shares Metroidvania and Side Scroller. Different: leans more into difficult.
S

Salt and Sanctuary

2016 · Action

21,764 reviews · 89% positive

Metroidvania2DRPG

Same: shares Metroidvania and 2D. Different: leans more into souls-like.
C

Celeste

2018 · Action

129,721 reviews · 97% positive

Great SoundtrackIndiePlatformer

Same: shares Great Soundtrack and Indie. Different: leans more into precision platformer.
S

Skul: The Hero Slayer

2021 · Action

50,654 reviews · 93% positive

IndieAction2D

Same: shares Indie and Action. Different: leans more into action roguelike.
T

Trine 2: Complete Story

2013 · Action

15,250 reviews · 95% positive

PlatformerAdventureAction

Same: shares Platformer and Adventure. Different: leans more into puzzle-platformer.
R

Rabi-Ribi

2016 · Action

10,751 reviews · 95% positive

AnimeMetroidvaniaExploration

Same: shares Anime and Metroidvania. Different: leans more into bullet hell.
M

Monster Sanctuary

2020 · Action

10,325 reviews · 91% positive

MetroidvaniaSingleplayerExploration

Same: shares Metroidvania and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into creature collector.
S

SANABI

2023 · Action

41,177 reviews · 97% positive

Story RichActionAdventure

Same: shares Story Rich and Action. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.
H

Hero Siege

2014 · Action

36,013 reviews · 67% positive

Action RPGHack and SlashRPG

Same: shares Action RPG and Hack and Slash. Different: leans more into pixel graphics.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like Dust: An Elysian Tail?: indielist matches 12 indie games to Dust: An Elysian Tail by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Hollow Knight (496,178 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like Dust: An Elysian Tail" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Dust: An Elysian Tail, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.