What is the best game similar to Jotun: Valhalla Edition?

The closest game to Jotun: Valhalla Edition is Ecco the Dolphin, scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, single-player focus and melee combat. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Jotun: Valhalla Edition?

The three closest games to Jotun: Valhalla Edition are: 1. Ecco the Dolphin (70/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (60/100, 3 shared attributes) 3. Potty Knight Saga (61/100, 3 shared attributes). All share Jotun: Valhalla Edition's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 39 candidates across 10 dimensions.

Is Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb similar to Jotun: Valhalla Edition?

Yes — Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb scores 60/100 similarity to Jotun: Valhalla Edition. They share 3 attributes, including adventure storytelling and single-player focus. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What Adventure games are similar to Jotun: Valhalla Edition?

The best Adventure games similar to Jotun: Valhalla Edition are Ecco the Dolphin, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Potty Knight Saga and The Deadly Tower of Monsters. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Jotun: Valhalla Edition attributes like adventure storytelling, single-player focus and melee combat.

How is similarity to Jotun: Valhalla Edition calculated?

We compare Jotun: Valhalla Edition against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Jotun: Valhalla Edition experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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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.

If Jotun: Valhalla Edition left you wanting more, this list of 39 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and melee combat — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 10 attributes. Ecco the Dolphin comes closest (70/100).

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Top games similar to Jotun: Valhalla Edition

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Jotun: Valhalla Edition. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Ecco the DolphinClosest overall match

iRank60

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrative2D

Steam👍 85%· 13RAWG👍 46%· 26IGDB30· 1

Year 2006Dev SEGAOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Shared with Jotun: Valhalla Edition: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, setting scifi and horror setting, while skipping setting mythology

Life was an adventure for Ecco, the young dolphin. The ocean seemed endless with rolling breakers to race through! At high speed Ecco could burst through the waves leaping through the air – almost flying! Until one day, all of that changed.

Where it drifts furthest from Jotun: Valhalla Edition: setting and visuals.

It predates Jotun: Valhalla Edition by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

iRank81

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 1.2KIGDB59· 3

Year 2003Dev TransGaming Inc. · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Jotun: Valhalla Edition, expect adventure storytelling, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual third person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Jotun: Valhalla Edition: visuals.

It predates Jotun: Valhalla Edition by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMelee

RAWG👍 63%· 26MC77

Year 2010Dev Larian Studios · Focus Home InteractiveOn PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, melee combat and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

A player described this game as "Dark Souls meets Mario."It's quite an amusing analogy, and surprisingly accurate too.Player WantedFor hazardous journey, bitter condition, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honor and recognition in case of success.

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#4The Deadly Tower of MonstersClosest on visuals

iRank81

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeIsometricMultiplayerCo-op

Steam👍 89%· 1.4KIGDB75· 5OC71· 30

Year 2016Dev ACE Team · AtlusOn PS4 · PC

✓ Like Jotun: Valhalla Edition, it's known for adventure storytelling, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Jotun: Valhalla Edition: setting and game mode.

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#5The Path

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeProceduralPost-Apocalyptic

Year 2017Dev LosCabezaOn PC

✓ Shared with Jotun: Valhalla Edition: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with procedural generation, post-apocalyptic world and visual pixel, while skipping punishing difficulty

Concepto: Eres un rehén obligado a guiar a tu secuestrador que intenta llegar a su refugio. Tendrás que decidir si guiarle hasta su destino, o buscar alguna otra alternativa. Mientras recorréis las enrevesadas calles de la ciudad, le irás conociendo más a fondo.

Where it drifts furthest from Jotun: Valhalla Edition: setting and visuals.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeHardcoreIsometric2D

Steam👍 85%· 102

Year 2015Dev Renegade Sector GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Jotun: Valhalla Edition, expect punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, visual pixel and visual topdown, while skipping adventure storytelling

The year is 196X and the Communists have won the space race. They've set up a research colony on Venus free from the prying eyes of the Americans. However, the Americans were not far behind with their own space program. They send you, Sgt. John Dagger, in a one-man vessel to Venus. Your mission: uncover the Soviet Super-Weapon being created in the Venusian Laboratory.

Genre100Game mode100Combat76Tone75Visuals63

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeFantasyMagicRanged

Steam👍 51%· 209RAWG👍 37%· 27

Year 1998Dev Branching Narrative · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Like Jotun: Valhalla Edition, it's known for adventure storytelling, melee combat and fantasy world

≠ Stands apart with combat magic, ranged combat and historical setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

Hear ye, hear ye! The Honorable Baron Sukumvit has offered a prize worth 10,000 gold pieces to the first to survive his dungeon. As an added bonus the Baron has agreed to graciously step down from his position of absolute power and leave the town of Fang to rule itself as it sees fit.

Where it drifts furthest from Jotun: Valhalla Edition: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

It predates Jotun: Valhalla Edition by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8AtoClosest on progression

iRank97

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 97%· 466

Year 2019Dev WolfWoot · Tiny Warrior GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Shared with Jotun: Valhalla Edition: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and fighting mechanics, while skipping setting mythology

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 Jotun: Valhalla Edition: setting and visuals.

Released 4 years after Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeCo-opMultiplayerOnline

Steam👍 67%· 39

Year 2017Dev A Sweet StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Like Jotun: Valhalla Edition, it's known for adventure storytelling, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, co op and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping punishing difficulty

Scalpers: Turtle & the Moonshine Gang is a fast paced, action packed and skill-based multiplayer shooter where you enlist with the infamous Scalpers in a frantic hunt for bounty!

Where it drifts furthest from Jotun: Valhalla Edition: game mode.

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#10qomp

iRank96

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeExploration2D

Steam👍 96%· 531

Year 2021Dev Stuffed Wombat · AtariPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Like Jotun: Valhalla Edition, it's known for adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and puzzle design, while skipping setting mythology

You have been trapped between paddles for decades. Now it is time to take matters into your own hands and try to escape this endless torment. In qomp you use only a single button to defeat bosses, solve puzzles and overcome platforming challenges. At the end of your journey lies freedom. Or does it?

Where it drifts furthest from Jotun: Valhalla Edition: visuals.

Released 6 years after Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

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Steam GOG

#11Ori and the Blind Forest

iRank92

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97

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

✓ If you enjoyed Jotun: Valhalla Edition, expect adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping setting mythology

Where it drifts furthest from Jotun: Valhalla Edition: setting and progression.

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#12Dead Cells

iRank91

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

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

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

✓ If you enjoyed Jotun: Valhalla Edition, expect adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, roguelike runs and precision platforming, while skipping setting mythology

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 Jotun: Valhalla Edition: visuals and setting.

Released 3 years after Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

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Steam GOG Epic

#13One Finger Death Punch 2

iRank88

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMelee2DCasualDark

Steam👍 96%· 4.5KRAWG👍 83%· 52MC81OC84· 25

Year 2019Dev Silver Dollar GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Jotun: Valhalla Edition: melee combat, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, vibe casual and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

DEMO LAUNCHES FEBRUARY 11 Demo link will be activated on February 11th. You're surrounded, outnumbered and have to use any weapon you can get your hands on to dismantle your opponents in a flurry of kung fu. That's the essence of OFDP2, the world's fastest brawler.

Where it drifts furthest from Jotun: Valhalla Edition: tone and visuals.

Released 4 years after Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

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#14STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

iRank84

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 88%· 172KRAWG👍 85%· 2.3KMC80IGDB83· 13OC82· 176

Year 2019Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Jotun: Valhalla Edition, it's known for adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping setting mythology

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 Jotun: Valhalla Edition: visuals and setting.

Released 4 years after Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

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#15Protonwar

iRank82

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeMultiplayerCo-opPvP

Steam👍 82%· 112

Year 2016Dev Outer Planet StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Like Jotun: Valhalla Edition, it's known for adventure storytelling, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings battle royale tension, shooter and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping punishing difficulty

Protonwar is a multiplayer focused, Fast paced AFPS with an emphasis on quick and flowing movement. Full Room Scale VR with HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Also included Non-VR and Seated VR.

Where it drifts furthest from Jotun: Valhalla Edition: tone and setting.

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Steam

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What is the best game similar to Jotun: Valhalla Edition?: The closest game to Jotun: Valhalla Edition is Ecco the Dolphin, scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. They share 6 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, single-player focus and melee combat. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Jotun: Valhalla Edition?: The three closest games to Jotun: Valhalla Edition are: 1. Ecco the Dolphin (70/100, 6 shared attributes) 2. Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (60/100, 3 shared attributes) 3. Potty Knight Saga (61/100, 3 shared attributes). All share Jotun: Valhalla Edition's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 39 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb similar to Jotun: Valhalla Edition?: Yes — Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb scores 60/100 similarity to Jotun: Valhalla Edition. They share 3 attributes, including adventure storytelling and single-player focus. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.
What Adventure games are similar to Jotun: Valhalla Edition?: The best Adventure games similar to Jotun: Valhalla Edition are Ecco the Dolphin, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Potty Knight Saga and The Deadly Tower of Monsters. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Jotun: Valhalla Edition attributes like adventure storytelling, single-player focus and melee combat.
How is similarity to Jotun: Valhalla Edition calculated?: We compare Jotun: Valhalla Edition against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Jotun: Valhalla Edition experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.