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We filtered the 38 games similar to Hollow Knight: Silksong down to the 17 that fit the “Xbox” category. Ori and the Blind Forest, Owlboy and Dead Cells top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hollow Knight: Silksong.

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Hollow Knight: Silksong is Ori and the Blind Forest — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Owlboy and Dead Cells follow close behind.

#1Ori and the Blind Forest83 #2Owlboy83 #3Dead Cells80 #4Axiom Verge79 #5FEZ78

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The best games like Hollow Knight: Silksong on Xbox

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hollow Knight: Silksong. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Ori and the Blind ForestClosest overall match

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Ori and the Blind Forest

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97

Year 2015Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: tone.

It predates Hollow Knight: Silksong by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2OwlboyClosest on progression

83

Owlboy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

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: puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi

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 Hollow Knight: Silksong by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting67Visuals52

80

Dead Cells

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 97%· 180KRAWG👍 88%· 1.7KMC88IGDB90· 12OC89· 151

Year 2018Dev Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

Dead Cells is a roguelike adventure title developed by Motion Twin. ###Story Not much story is present in the game, as only bits of any information are given out to the players. The game takes place at a remote island, where the players take place of the Prisoner.

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: tone.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Combat66Visuals54

#4Axiom VergeClosest on tone

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Axiom Verge

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D

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 pixel, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: setting.

It predates Hollow Knight: Silksong by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals62

Steam Epic Xbox

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FEZ

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

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 precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and vibe relaxing, 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 Hollow Knight: Silksong: tone.

It predates Hollow Knight: Silksong by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals60Tone47

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SHEEPO

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D

Steam👍 97%· 578OC75· 13

Year 2020Dev Kyle Thompson · TBAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping fantasy world

Sheepo is a quirky metroidvania platformer featuring a shape-shifting sheep-thing, who must traverse an uncharted planet in order to collect samples of each living species for an intergalactic species database.

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone20

78

The Fall

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D

Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38

Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, shooter and horror tension, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: setting.

It predates Hollow Knight: Silksong by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone74

77

Iconoclasts

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D

Steam👍 86%· 4.9KIGDB85· 8OC84· 57

Year 2018Dev Joakim Sandberg · Bifrost EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone77Visuals51

#9STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration

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 puzzle design, 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 Hollow Knight: Silksong: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone44Setting34

Steam Epic Xbox

#10Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeFantasyExploration2D

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 and punishing difficulty, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: tone.

It predates Hollow Knight: Silksong by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100

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La-Mulana

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 80%· 2.6KRAWG👍 64%· 70MC80OC80· 11

Year 2012Dev NIGORO · AGM PLAYISMPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping strong narrative focus

In La-Mulana, the player assumes the role of an adventurer archeologist and explores the ruins of a forgotten ancient civilization. ###Plot The game follows an archeologist named Lemeza Kosugi. He continues the research of the lost city of La-Mulana that was started by his father Shorn.

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Hollow Knight: Silksong.

It predates Hollow Knight: Silksong by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals81

76

Teslagrad

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D

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 puzzle design, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: setting and tone.

It predates Hollow Knight: Silksong by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone42

#13Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeFantasyExploration2D

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 and setting anime, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: tone.

It predates Hollow Knight: Silksong by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting50

Steam Xbox Nintendo

74

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 precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and setting scifi, 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 Hollow Knight: Silksong: setting.

It predates Hollow Knight: Silksong by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Setting0

#15Rogue Legacy 2

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Rogue Legacy 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeExploration2DHardcore

Steam👍 91%· 15KIGDB91· 6OC89· 71

Year 2022Dev Cellar Door GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and punishing difficulty, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Hollow Knight: Silksong: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone0

Steam Epic Xbox

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