Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity

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We filtered the 39 games similar to Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity down to the 16 that fit the “Narrative” category. Teslagrad, Carrion and Metroid Dread top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity.

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Year 2024Dev Sam Atlas

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity is Teslagrad — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Carrion and Metroid Dread follow close behind.

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The best narrative games like Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1TeslagradClosest overall match

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Teslagrad

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeExploration

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 cozy, relaxing feel, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals.

It predates Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone92Visuals0

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Carrion

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreExploration

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 horror setting, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals.

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#3Metroid DreadClosest on tone

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Metroid Dread

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloHardcoreNarrativeExplorationSci-Fi

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, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals.

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#4STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeExplorationThird Person

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 sandbox freedom

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 Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: world.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals56

Steam Epic Xbox

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Ato

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreExploration

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, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping sandbox freedom

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 Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: world and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100World0

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Waking Mars

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationSci-Fi

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 setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping sandbox freedom

###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 Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals and tone.

It predates Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone46Visuals0

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Iconoclasts

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationCozy

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, setting scifi and visual pixel, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone44Visuals0

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The Fall

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationDark

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 sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals and tone.

It predates Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone43Visuals0

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Owlboy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationCozy

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, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping sandbox freedom

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 Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals and tone.

It predates Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone37Visuals0

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The Swapper

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExplorationSci-FiSpace

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 sandbox freedom

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 Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals.

It predates Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 1.9KRAWG👍 82%· 243MC91

Year 1999Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · SEGA

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is a third-person action-adventure title developed by Crystal Dynamics. It is the direct continuation of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and is the second title in the series. ###Plot The game takes place 1500 years after the events of Blood Omen.

Where it drifts furthest from Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity.

It predates Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals53Tone40

#12Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Hollow Knight: Silksong

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationFantasy

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 fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone43Visuals0

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Axiom Verge

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationSci-Fi

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 visual 2d, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals and tone.

It predates Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone39Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

63

Berry

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationCozy

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, visual 2d 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 Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone31Visuals0

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Aquaria

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationMagic

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, fantasy world and visual 2d, 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 Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity: visuals and tone.

It predates Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Combat63Tone49Visuals0

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