Inayah: Life after Gods

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We filtered the 37 games similar to Inayah: Life after Gods down to the 17 that fit the “Xbox” category. Axiom Verge, The Fall and Iconoclasts 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 “Xbox” category, the closest game to Inayah: Life after Gods is Axiom Verge — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. The Fall and Iconoclasts follow close behind.

#1Axiom Verge81 #2The Fall80 #3Iconoclasts75 #4Teslagrad73 #5Owlboy73

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The best games like Inayah: Life after Gods on Xbox

17 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

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

#7Hollow Knight: Silksong

71

Hollow Knight: Silksong

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D

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, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

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

Genre100Combat100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79

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

#9SteamWorld Dig

71

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

#10Shadow 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

#11Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

67

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeAnimeExploration2D

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 fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

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

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79Setting41

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#12SteamWorld Dig 2

66

SteamWorld Dig 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D

Steam👍 95%· 8.9KRAWG👍 86%· 433MC88IGDB89· 11OC88· 84

Year 2017Dev Image & FormPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

In SteamWorld Dig 2, you step into the boots of Dorothy, a steambot once robbed of her dear friend – now driven by the hunger for answers. Buckle up, grab your gear, and get ready to dig into the highly anticipated sequel to the original SteamWorld Dig!

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

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

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79Setting26

66

Gato Roboto

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D

Steam👍 94%· 5.1KIGDB76· 5OC75· 47

Year 2019Dev doinksoft · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Xbox · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, punishing difficulty and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

Genre100Combat100Progression100Game mode79Visuals62Setting28

Steam GOG Nintendo

#14The Messenger

65

The Messenger

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeExploration2DHardcore

Steam👍 93%· 13KRAWG👍 87%· 334MC84IGDB87· 8OC86· 81

Year 2018Dev Sabotage · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

The game moves between 8-bit and 16-bit art styles, allowing the player to move between the two by going forward or backwards in time. As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival.

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

Genre100Combat100Progression100Game mode79Visuals57Tone0

Steam Epic Xbox

#15Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

63

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeExploration2DRanged

Steam👍 85%· 3.7KRAWG👍 26%· 297MC64IGDB74· 6

Year 2012Dev Arkedo Studio · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping strong narrative focus

Skeletonized rabbit Ash lives in Hell, he's a prince of that place. Ash is busy recovering his hellish reputation - killing everyone in Hell, who saw his photo with a rubber duckling in the bath. Apparently, among the princes of Hell to play with the duckling is not common.

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

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

Genre100Progression100Visuals100Game mode79Combat73Tone0

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