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We filtered the 37 games similar to Cape Hideous down to the 17 that fit the “Narrative” category. A Castle Full of Cats, The Swapper and qomp top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cape Hideous.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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CasualNarrativeSolo

Year 2024Dev Jake Clover

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Cape Hideous is A Castle Full of Cats — scoring 64/100 on our similarity scale. The Swapper and qomp follow close behind.

#1A Castle Full of Cats64 #2The Swapper73 #3qomp71 #4Aquaria67 #5Waking Mars65

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The best narrative games like Cape Hideous

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cape Hideous. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1A Castle Full of CatsClosest on genre

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A Castle Full of Cats

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCasualNarrativeExplorationCozy

Steam👍 99%· 4.4KRAWG👍 90%· 20

Year 2022Dev DevcatsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, cozy, relaxing feel and vibe relaxing, while skipping precision platforming

A Castle Full of Cats is a catvania hidden object game where you need to find all the cursed cats in the castle. Save each and every cat and unleash the power of love!

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: setting.

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#2The SwapperClosest overall match

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The Swapper

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 7.5KRAWG👍 63%· 528MC87IGDB88· 10OC85· 33

Year 2013Dev Curve DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping vibe casual

The Swapper is a classical platform game with several elements of Metroidvania focused on solving puzzles. The game follows a female astronaut stranded on the abandoned space research station in a science-fictional universe.

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: setting.

It predates Cape Hideous by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone56Setting0

#3qompClosest on world

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qomp

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeLinearExploration2D

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: punishing difficulty, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

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 Cape Hideous: combat and tone.

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#4AquariaClosest on combat

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Aquaria

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMagicNarrativeExploration2D

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 melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: setting.

It predates Cape Hideous by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Combat87Tone55

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Waking Mars

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DMelee

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 melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

###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 Cape Hideous: combat and setting.

It predates Cape Hideous by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone52Combat0

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The Fall

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DMelee

Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38

Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: shooter, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: combat and setting.

It predates Cape Hideous by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone47Combat0

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Iconoclasts

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DMelee

Steam👍 86%· 4.9KIGDB85· 8OC84· 57

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

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: combat and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals52Tone49Combat0

64

Owlboy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DMelee

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: cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping vibe casual

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 Cape Hideous: combat and setting.

It predates Cape Hideous by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals53Tone40Combat0

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Teslagrad

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DMelee

Steam👍 84%· 2.5KIGDB79· 6OC79· 45

Year 2013Dev Rain Games · CIRCLE EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, cozy, relaxing feel and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: combat and setting.

It predates Cape Hideous by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone33Combat0

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Carrion

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DMelee

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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: combat and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals52Tone29Combat0

#11Metroid Dread

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Metroid Dread

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DHardcore

IGDB84· 11OC87· 153

Year 2021Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: setting and tone.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone39Setting0

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Berry

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DMelee

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, melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping puzzle design

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: combat and tone.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals53Tone36Combat0

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Reventure

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DDark

Steam👍 95%· 9.8KRAWG👍 82%· 64MC84

Year 2019Dev PixelattoPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual

An adventure with 100 different endings You are a wannabe hero who is supposed to do hero-ish things but sometimes blows that off and does crazy stuff instead. Features: One hundred different endings Choose your path, every decision leads to a new ending. Will you find the real one?

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: world and tone.

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#14Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Hollow Knight: Silksong

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DMelee

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 melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: combat and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone50Combat0

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Axiom Verge

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DMelee

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 melee combat, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Cape Hideous: combat and setting.

It predates Cape Hideous by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals63Tone45Combat0

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