Inayah: Life after Gods

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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.

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We filtered the 37 games similar to Inayah: Life after Gods down to the 20 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Axiom Verge, The Fall and SteamWorld Dig top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Inayah: Life after Gods.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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NarrativeSoloCo-op

Year 2025Dev ExoGenesis Studios

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Inayah: Life after Gods is Axiom Verge — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. The Fall and SteamWorld Dig follow close behind.

#1Axiom Verge81 #2The Fall80 #3SteamWorld Dig71 #4Waking Mars76 #5Iconoclasts75

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Inayah: Life after Gods

20 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Inayah: Life after Gods. 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.

#1Axiom VergeClosest overall match

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Axiom Verge

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiCyberpunkExploration2D

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 visual pixel, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Progression100Game mode79Visuals65

Steam Epic Xbox

#2The FallClosest on visuals

80

The Fall

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiCyberpunkExploration2D

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 linear, story-driven structure

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79Tone79

#3SteamWorld Dig

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SteamWorld Dig

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeSci-FiPost-ApocalypticExploration2D

Steam👍 94%· 11KIGDB81· 8OC82· 45

Year 2013Dev Image & FormOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Inayah: Life after Gods: tone and setting.

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79Setting48

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Waking Mars

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

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 puzzle design, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

###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 Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79

75

Iconoclasts

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

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 visual pixel, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Tone82Game mode79Visuals55

73

Teslagrad

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 puzzle design, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79Tone52

73

Owlboy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

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 fantasy world, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

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 Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Game mode79Tone57Visuals55

72

Carrion

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

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, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Inayah: Life after Gods: setting and tone.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Game mode79Visuals55Tone38

#9Metroid Fusion

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Metroid Fusion

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D

IGDB85· 2

Year 2002Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode79Visuals75Progression56Setting26

71

The Swapper

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 precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and setting space, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

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 Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79Setting24

70

Bad Bots

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D

Steam👍 55%· 260MC49IGDB50· 2

Year 2013Dev Point Five Projects · Digital TribePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

As Sam McRae, last surviving member of the “Titan Hauler” crew, you must hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potential planet-destroying catastrophe.

Where it drifts furthest from Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Inayah: Life after Gods.

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100Combat82Game mode79Visuals79Setting26

#12Metroid Dread

68

Metroid Dread

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

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 and punishing difficulty, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

Genre100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79Tone62Setting26

#13Shadow Complex

67

Shadow Complex

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D

IGDB85· 4

Year 2009Dev ChAIR Entertainment Group · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, shooter and combat tactical, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode79Combat60Progression56Setting26

67

Gateways

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloSci-FiExploration2D

Steam👍 90%· 250MC72IGDB70· 1

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

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, while skipping 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.

Where it drifts furthest from Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79Setting28

#15Metroid: Samus Returns

67

Metroid: Samus Returns

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloSci-FiExploration2D

IGDB88· 14OC86· 92

Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · Nintendo

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

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

Where it drifts furthest from Inayah: Life after Gods: setting.

It predates Inayah: Life after Gods by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79Setting26

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