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 Dust: An Elysian Tail with 14,226 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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Dust: An Elysian Tail
2013 · Action
14,226 reviews · 95% positive
ActionMetroidvaniaIndie
Same: shares Action and Metroidvania. Different: leans more into platformer.
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Rain World
2017 · Action
45,122 reviews · 94% positive
DifficultAtmosphericExploration
Same: shares Difficult and Atmospheric. Different: leans more into survival.
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Hero Siege
2014 · Action
36,010 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
16,431 reviews · 91% positive
ExplorationSouls-likeMetroidvania
Same: shares Exploration and Souls-like. Different: leans more into puzzle.
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Axiom Verge
2015 · Action
6,559 reviews · 90% positive
MetroidvaniaIndiePixel Graphics
Same: shares Metroidvania and Indie. Different: leans more into platformer.
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
495,505 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
155,034 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
42,570 reviews · 94% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeSingleplayer
Same: shares Metroidvania and Souls-like. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
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Salt and Sanctuary
2016 · Action
21,764 reviews · 89% positive
Souls-likeMetroidvania2D
Same: shares Souls-like and Metroidvania. Different: leans more into dark fantasy.
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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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CrossCode
2018 · Action
16,233 reviews · 92% positive
Action RPGPixel GraphicsRPG
Same: shares Action RPG and Pixel Graphics. Different: leans more into female protagonist.
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Touhou Luna Nights
2019 · Action
13,704 reviews · 97% positive
MetroidvaniaDifficultExploration
Same: shares Metroidvania and Difficult. Different: leans more into side scroller.
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 Dust: An Elysian Tail (14,226 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.