92
iRank85
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 86%· 4.9KIGDB85· 8OC84· 57
Year 2018Dev Joakim Sandberg · Bifrost EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
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We filtered the 41 games similar to Exographer down to the 21 that fit the “Narrative” category. Iconoclasts, Waking Mars and Owlboy top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Exographer.
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Year 2024Dev Abylight Studios
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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Exographer is Iconoclasts — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Waking Mars and Owlboy follow close behind.
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The best narrative games like Exographer
21 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.
90
iRank76
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Progression100
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting57
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting54
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone73Visuals73
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals73
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone33
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals73Setting49
AdventureMetroidvania
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?
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone70
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone52
#11ANIMAL WELL
81
iRank90
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone35
#12Axiom Verge
80
iRank87
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100
AdventureMetroidvania
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.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone43Setting37
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D
Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97
Year 2015Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox · Switch
✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, cozy, relaxing feel and punishing difficulty, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Exographer: setting and tone.
It predates Exographer by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals73Progression59Tone36
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeExploration2DPixel Art
Steam👍 93%· 16KRAWG👍 80%· 1.2KMC91IGDB86· 12OC88· 50
Year 2012Dev POLYTRON · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, vibe relaxing and open world exploration, while skipping melee combat
FEZ is a 2D and 3D game at the same time. Even though it is a platformer game in which you solve puzzles in the dimension your looking at, you can manipulate with the world itself by rotating it all around.
Where it drifts furthest from Exographer: setting and tone.
It predates Exographer by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone45Setting0
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