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We filtered the 37 games similar to Cape Hideous down to the 17 that fit the “Xbox” category. The Swapper, SteamWorld Dig 2 and SteamWorld Dig top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cape Hideous.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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Year 2024Dev Jake Clover

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Cape Hideous is The Swapper — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. SteamWorld Dig 2 and SteamWorld Dig follow close behind.

#1The Swapper73 #2SteamWorld Dig 265 #3SteamWorld Dig65 #4The Fall64 #5Iconoclasts64

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The best games like Cape Hideous on Xbox

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.

#1The 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.

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#2SteamWorld Dig 2Closest on tone

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SteamWorld Dig 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCasualExploration2DMelee

Steam👍 95%· 8.9KRAWG👍 86%· 433MC88IGDB89· 11OC88· 84

Year 2017Dev Image & FormPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, setting scifi and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

In SteamWorld Dig 2, you step into the boots of Dorothy, a steambot once robbed of her dear friend – now driven by the hunger for answers. Buckle up, grab your gear, and get ready to dig into the highly anticipated sequel to the original SteamWorld Dig!

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

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#3SteamWorld Dig

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SteamWorld Dig

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCasualExploration2DMelee

Steam👍 94%· 11KIGDB81· 8OC82· 45

Year 2013Dev Image & FormOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, setting scifi and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone64Combat0

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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

#9Shadow Complex

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Shadow Complex

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExploration2DTacticalMelee

IGDB85· 4

Year 2009Dev ChAIR Entertainment Group · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

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

It predates Cape Hideous by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Progression53Combat0Setting0

#10Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

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Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExploration2DMeleeRanged

Steam👍 85%· 3.7KRAWG👍 26%· 297MC64IGDB74· 6

Year 2012Dev Arkedo Studio · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping vibe casual

Skeletonized rabbit Ash lives in Hell, he's a prince of that place. Ash is busy recovering his hellish reputation - killing everyone in Hell, who saw his photo with a rubber duckling in the bath. Apparently, among the princes of Hell to play with the duckling is not common.

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

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

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#11Hollow 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.

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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

Steam Epic Xbox

#13The Messenger

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The Messenger

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExploration2DMeleeHardcore

Steam👍 93%· 13KRAWG👍 87%· 334MC84IGDB87· 8OC86· 81

Year 2018Dev Sabotage · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping puzzle design

The game moves between 8-bit and 16-bit art styles, allowing the player to move between the two by going forward or backwards in time. As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival.

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

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals55Combat0Tone0

Steam Epic Xbox

#14Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExploration2DMeleeCozy

Steam👍 90%· 2.4KIGDB81· 16OC81· 71

Year 2016Dev WayForward · XSEED GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and setting anime, while skipping puzzle design

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

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

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Combat0Tone0

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#15Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExploration2DMeleeCozy

Steam👍 85%· 2.6KIGDB82· 13OC79· 82

Year 2017Dev Lizardcube · DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

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

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