What is the best game similar to Exographer?

The closest game to Exographer is Iconoclasts, scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Exographer?

The three closest games to Exographer are: 1. Iconoclasts (92/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Waking Mars (90/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Owlboy (88/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Exographer's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 11 dimensions.

Is Waking Mars similar to Exographer?

Yes, very much so — Waking Mars scores 90/100 similarity to Exographer. They share 10 attributes, including adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Adventure games are similar to Exographer?

The best Adventure games similar to Exographer are Iconoclasts, Waking Mars, Owlboy and qomp. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Exographer attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design.

How is similarity to Exographer calculated?

We compare Exographer against every game in our catalog using 11 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 Exographer 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 Exographer? We analyzed its gameplay DNA — adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat — against over 6,700 titles. These 41 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Iconoclasts leads with 92/100, followed by the rest of the list.

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Top games similar to Exographer

41 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Exographer. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1IconoclastsClosest overall match

iRank85

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationPixel 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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel

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#2Waking MarsClosest on tone

iRank76

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

Steam👍 89%· 1.2KRAWG👍 55%· 66MC79

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

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming.

≠ Missing: visual pixel.

###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.

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

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#3Owlboy

iRank84

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationPixel 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: cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world

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.

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

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#4qomp

iRank96

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2DPixel 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: punishing difficulty, dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping setting scifi

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 Exographer: tone.

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Steam GOG

#5Carrion

iRank85

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationPixel 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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Exographer: tone.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

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 visual pixel

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

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

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 and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual pixel

Where it drifts furthest from Exographer: tone.

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

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#8Ato

iRank97

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2DPixel 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, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping setting scifi

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...

Where it drifts furthest from Exographer: setting.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExplorationPixel Art2D

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 and open world exploration, while skipping melee combat

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?

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#10The Swapper

iRank84

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

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 space and horror setting, while skipping melee combat

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 Exographer: setting.

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

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#11ANIMAL WELL

iRank90

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationPixel 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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, vibe relaxing and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping setting scifi

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 Exographer: setting and tone.

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Steam

#12Axiom Verge

iRank87

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2DPixel 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 cyberpunk, while skipping puzzle design

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

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Steam Epic Xbox

#13Gateways

iRank81

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloSci-FiExploration2D

Steam👍 90%· 250MC72IGDB70· 1

Year 2012Dev Smudged Cat GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

Steam Workshop About the GameFrom the creative mind behind The Adventures of Shuggy comes an exciting new retro-styled 2D platformer, a winner of Dream Build Play 2012 and a top 50 game of 2012 according to Game Informer.

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

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#14STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

iRank84

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration

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 fighting mechanics, while skipping visual 2d

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 Exographer: visuals and setting.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D

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 vibe casual 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 Exographer: tone.

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Complete list of Exographer alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Exographer, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

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Adventure · Metroidvania

Berry

Adventure · Metroidvania

SteamWorld Dig

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid Fusion

Adventure · Metroidvania

FEZ

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid: Zero Mission

Adventure · Metroidvania

1000 Amps

Adventure · Metroidvania

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Adventure · Metroidvania

Gato Roboto

Adventure · Metroidvania

SHEEPO

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid Dread

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid: Samus Returns

Adventure · Metroidvania

The Messenger

Adventure · Metroidvania

Bad Bots

Adventure · Metroidvania

Toki Tori 2+

Adventure · Metroidvania

Rogue Legacy 2

Adventure · Metroidvania

Saira

Adventure · Metroidvania

Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest

Adventure · Metroidvania

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid

Adventure · Metroidvania

AM2R: Return of Samus

Adventure · Metroidvania

Wario Land 3

Adventure · Metroidvania

The Gunk

Adventure · Metroidvania

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

Adventure · Metroidvania

Little Kitty, Big City

Adventure · Metroidvania

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Exographer?: The closest game to Exographer is Iconoclasts, scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Exographer?: The three closest games to Exographer are: 1. Iconoclasts (92/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Waking Mars (90/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Owlboy (88/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Exographer's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 11 dimensions.
Is Waking Mars similar to Exographer?: Yes, very much so — Waking Mars scores 90/100 similarity to Exographer. They share 10 attributes, including adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Adventure games are similar to Exographer?: The best Adventure games similar to Exographer are Iconoclasts, Waking Mars, Owlboy and qomp. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Exographer attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design.
How is similarity to Exographer calculated?: We compare Exographer against every game in our catalog using 11 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 Exographer experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.