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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 47 games similar to Gestalt: Steam & Cinder down to the 4 that fit the “Platformer” category. Fortune Summoners, Ys Origin and Word Game: Episode 0 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Gestalt: Steam & Cinder.

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GenreRPGSubgenreJRPGSub-subgenreAction JRPG
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2024Dev Metamorphosis Games

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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Gestalt: Steam & Cinder is Fortune Summoners — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Ys Origin and Word Game: Episode 0 follow close behind.

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The best platformer games like Gestalt: Steam & Cinder

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Gestalt: Steam & Cinder. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Fortune Summoners
Fortune Summoners
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeAnimeFantasyExploration2D
Steam👍 85%· 879
Year 2012Dev Lizsoft · Carpe FulgurPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, cozy, relaxing feel and punishing difficulty, while skipping strong narrative focus

Elemental Stones: stones imbued with the power of an Elemental Spirit, which grant the wielder of one the ability to control that element via 'magic'. In the country of Scotsholm, three centuries have passed since they were first created.

Where it drifts furthest from Gestalt: Steam & Cinder: tone.

It predates Gestalt: Steam & Cinder by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting84Visuals59
Ys Origin
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeFantasyAnimeExploration
Steam👍 93%· 3.6KRAWG👍 77%· 94MC76IGDB80· 10OC81· 64
Year 2006Dev DotEmu · XSEED GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the action JRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, punishing difficulty and loot and gear systems, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

700 years before the events of Ys I & II, the land of Ys was on the brink of destruction. Demons came in droves and forced the twin Goddesses who ruled the land to whisk their subjects away from the surface, into the safe embrace of the clouds. The demons were persistent, however, erecting a massive tower in pursuit.

Where it drifts furthest from Gestalt: Steam & Cinder: tone and visuals.

It predates Gestalt: Steam & Cinder by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting81Progression66Tone0
#3Word Game: Episode 0
Word Game: Episode 0
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloNarrativeExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 99%· 4.6K
Year 2021Dev Team9Playtime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of action JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Word game is literally a game of words. Words are not only composing narratives and interfaces, but also representing objects, characters and scenes. Player controls "I" to challenge puzzles composed of words. When "I" appears a secret room, in-game narrative clearly tells "I" that "there is no door”. However, in the world of word game, “I" can walk through the "door” because there is a “door”.

Where it drifts furthest from Gestalt: Steam & Cinder: combat.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone63Combat0
Dragon Quest Builders
RPGJRPGAction JRPG
SoloMeleeFantasyAnimeExploration
Steam👍 91%· 717IGDB82· 23OC83· 122
Year 2016Dev Square Enix Business Division 5 · NintendoOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are action JRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, survival mechanics and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Gestalt: Steam & Cinder: tone and visuals.

It predates Gestalt: Steam & Cinder by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting81Game mode56Progression38Tone0

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