What is the best game similar to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore?

The closest game to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore is Ato, scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore?

The three closest games to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore are: 1. Ato (81/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Berry (78/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Hollow Knight: Silksong (81/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 43 candidates across 10 dimensions.

Is Berry similar to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore?

Yes, very much so — Berry scores 78/100 similarity to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore. They share 8 attributes, including adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Adventure games are similar to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore?

The best Adventure games similar to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore are Ato, Berry, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Owlboy. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming.

How is similarity to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore calculated?

We compare Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Looking for games like Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore? We analyzed its gameplay DNA — adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat — against over 6,700 titles. These 43 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Ato leads with 81/100, followed by the rest of the list.

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Top games similar to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

43 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1AtoClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 97%· 466

Year 2019Dev WolfWoot · Tiny Warrior GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, puzzle design and punishing difficulty, while skipping setting cartoon

Ato is an Atmospheric Sword Dueling Game set in the Era of Feudal Japan. It tells a visually driven story about a father who has given up his past ways in order to live a life of peace with his wife and child. However this peace is soon disturbed as his child is taken from him...

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

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#2Berry

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 99%· 145

Year 2021Dev Leuns · DegicaPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Web

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, single-player focus and visual topdown, while skipping fantasy world

RPG Maker MZ Game Jam "Touch the Star"Berry won first place in the official RPG Maker MZ Game Jam "Touch the Star." About the GameBerry is a short orthogonal 3D platformer centered on delivering light bullet-hell challenges and precise projectile manipulation using its unique web-orbiting systems.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

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#3Hollow Knight: SilksongClosest on tone

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 89%· 407KIGDB90· 4OC91· 121

Year 2025Dev Team CherryOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with single-player focus, while skipping setting cartoon

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

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#4Owlboy

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 84%· 6.1KRAWG👍 74%· 307MC88IGDB89· 13OC88· 98

Year 2016Dev D-Pad StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping setting cartoon

Owlboy is a pixel-art platformer game about an owl-humanoid boy called Otus. When his homeland was attacked by pirates, Otus starts an adventure to protect his home and reveal the secrets of his race. He makes new friends on the way. Each of them has special powers, useful during fights.

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

It predates Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5qomp

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 96%· 531

Year 2021Dev Stuffed Wombat · AtariPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world

You have been trapped between paddles for decades. Now it is time to take matters into your own hands and try to escape this endless torment. In qomp you use only a single button to defeat bosses, solve puzzles and overcome platforming challenges. At the end of your journey lies freedom. Or does it?

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: tone.

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#6Dead CellsClosest on setting

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 97%· 180KRAWG👍 88%· 1.7KMC88IGDB90· 12OC89· 151

Year 2018Dev Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping setting cartoon

Dead Cells is a roguelike adventure title developed by Motion Twin. ###Story Not much story is present in the game, as only bits of any information are given out to the players. The game takes place at a remote island, where the players take place of the Prisoner.

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: tone.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 90%· 6.5KIGDB84· 15OC85· 90

Year 2015Dev Thomas Happ GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, setting cyberpunk and single-player focus, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

It predates Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Ori and the Blind Forest

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97

Year 2015Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox · Switch

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

It predates Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 86%· 4.9KIGDB85· 8OC84· 57

Year 2018Dev Joakim Sandberg · Bifrost EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

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#10Aquaria

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 88%· 1.5KRAWG👍 59%· 77MC82IGDB75· 2

Year 2007Dev FinjiPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with combat magic and single-player focus, while skipping setting cartoon

Aquaria is an underwater 2d sidescrolling action-adventure game with a great emphasis on exploration and solving various puzzles. Players are invited to take the place of Naija, ocean dweller, resembling a human woman with fish-like features, which allow her to swim and breathe underwater.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

It predates Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11ANIMAL WELL

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 96%· 24KRAWG👍 83%· 77OC89· 57

Year 2024Dev Shared MemoryPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and vibe relaxing, while skipping fantasy world

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter creatures both beautiful and unsettling, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: setting and tone.

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Steam

#12SHEEPO

iRank90

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeExploration2DSolo

Steam👍 97%· 578OC75· 13

Year 2020Dev Kyle Thompson · TBAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping fantasy world

Sheepo is a quirky metroidvania platformer featuring a shape-shifting sheep-thing, who must traverse an uncharted planet in order to collect samples of each living species for an intergalactic species database.

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: tone.

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#13Carrion

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 95%· 31KIGDB75· 9OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Phobia Game Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: setting and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

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#14STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationSolo

Steam👍 88%· 172KRAWG👍 85%· 2.3KMC80IGDB83· 13OC82· 176

Year 2019Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and puzzle design, while skipping setting cartoon

Cal Kestis—one of the last surviving members of the Jedi Order after the purge of Order 66—is now a Padawan on the run. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an action-adventure game set after Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith™.

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

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#15Waking Mars

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

MeleeNarrativeExploration2DSolo

Steam👍 89%· 1.2KRAWG👍 55%· 66MC79

Year 2012Dev Tiger Style · Tiger Style GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, setting scifi and single-player focus, while skipping fantasy world

###Best for mobile The game is an adventure-platformer, where the player takes control over the main character, traveling through the Martian caves. You will have to manage the thrust of the jetpack that the protagonist has. The game was released on the PC in 2012. Before this, it was repeatedly recognized as the best game for mobile devices. ###Key features The game is set in the future.

Where it drifts furthest from Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore.

It predates Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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What is the best game similar to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore?: The closest game to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore is Ato, scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore?: The three closest games to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore are: 1. Ato (81/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Berry (78/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Hollow Knight: Silksong (81/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 43 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is Berry similar to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore?: Yes, very much so — Berry scores 78/100 similarity to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore. They share 8 attributes, including adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Adventure games are similar to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore?: The best Adventure games similar to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore are Ato, Berry, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Owlboy. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming.
How is similarity to Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore calculated?: We compare Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.