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We filtered the 39 games similar to Jotun: Valhalla Edition down to the 23 that fit the “Xbox” category. Ecco the Dolphin, Potty Knight Saga and Ori and the Blind Forest top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

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Year 2015Dev Thunder Lotus

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Jotun: Valhalla Edition is Ecco the Dolphin — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Potty Knight Saga and Ori and the Blind Forest follow close behind.

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The best games like Jotun: Valhalla Edition on Xbox

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

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Ecco the Dolphin

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals44Setting0

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#2Potty Knight Saga

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Potty Knight Saga

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100

#3Ori and the Blind Forest

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Ori and the Blind Forest

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.

Combat100Game mode100Tone63Visuals55Genre50Progression47

#4STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™Closest on progression

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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

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.

Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Genre50Setting24

Steam Epic Xbox

41

Dead Cells

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.

Game mode100Progression100Tone78Combat69Genre50Setting47

41

La-Mulana

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyExploration2D

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

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and puzzle design, 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 Jotun: Valhalla Edition: setting and visuals.

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone84Genre50Visuals47

40

Teslagrad

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeExploration2D

Steam👍 84%· 2.5KIGDB79· 6OC79· 45

Year 2013Dev Rain Games · CIRCLE EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

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

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

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone88Visuals55Genre50

#8Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

40

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 85%· 2.6KIGDB82· 13OC79· 82

Year 2017Dev Lizardcube · DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Shared with Jotun: Valhalla Edition: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone55Visuals55Genre50

#9Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Hollow Knight: Silksong

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 89%· 407KIGDB90· 4OC91· 121

Year 2025Dev Team CherryOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming, while skipping punishing difficulty

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

Released 10 years after Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals54Tone52Genre50

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Carrion

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreExploration2D

Steam👍 95%· 31KIGDB75· 9OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Phobia Game Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and horror tension, while skipping setting mythology

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

Released 5 years after Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone65Genre50Visuals32

#11Rogue Legacy 2

39

Rogue Legacy 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreExploration2D

Steam👍 91%· 15KIGDB91· 6OC89· 71

Year 2022Dev Cellar Door GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Jotun: Valhalla Edition, expect adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, deep RPG systems and precision platforming, while skipping strong narrative focus

Released 7 years after Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone76Visuals55Genre50

Steam Epic Xbox

#12The Messenger

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The Messenger

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreExploration2D

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

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

✓ Shared with Jotun: Valhalla Edition: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming 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 Jotun: Valhalla Edition: visuals.

Released 3 years after Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone79Genre50Visuals36

Steam Epic Xbox

39

Owlboy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 84%· 6.1KRAWG👍 74%· 307MC88IGDB89· 13OC88· 98

Year 2016Dev D-Pad StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, precision platforming and puzzle design, while skipping punishing difficulty

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 Jotun: Valhalla Edition: visuals and setting.

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Genre50Tone39Setting37

#14Life is Strange: True Colors

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Life is Strange: True Colors

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 89%· 17KIGDB84· 11OC81· 167

Year 2021Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping punishing difficulty

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

Released 6 years after Jotun: Valhalla Edition.

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Genre50Tone48Setting41

37

RiME

GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 90%· 5.2KIGDB73· 15OC79· 120

Year 2017Dev Tequila Works · Six FootOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and vibe relaxing, while skipping punishing difficulty

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

Combat100Game mode100Progression100Genre50Tone45Setting43

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