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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 43 games similar to Jubilee down to the 21 that fit the “PlayStation” category. The Messenger, La-Mulana and Rogue Legacy 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Jubilee.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania
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HardcoreSolo
Year 2020Dev finalbossblues

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Jubilee is The Messenger — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. La-Mulana and Rogue Legacy 2 follow close behind.

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The best games like Jubilee on PlayStation

21 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Jubilee. 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.

#1The Messenger
The Messenger
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 93%· 13KRAWG👍 87%· 334MC84IGDB87· 8OC86· 81
Year 2018Dev Sabotage · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100
La-Mulana
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreExploration2DPixel Art
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, open world exploration and fantasy world

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Jubilee.

It predates Jubilee by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100
Rogue Legacy 2
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreExploration2D
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 procedural generation, while skipping visual pixel

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals71
Carrion
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreExplorationPixel Art2D
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

Where it drifts furthest from Jubilee: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone47
Teslagrad
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreExploration2D
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, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual pixel

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone75Visuals71
Dead Cells
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreExploration2DPixel Art
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.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Combat74Tone56
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreExploration2D
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 fantasy world, while skipping visual pixel

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals71Tone68
VVVVVV
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 96%· 10KRAWG👍 76%· 512MC81IGDB80· 4
Year 2010Dev NicalisPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, setting scifi and fantasy world

VVVVVV is a 2D platformer designed in retro style. You play as Captain Viridian, the fearless leader of the team of conquerors of the dimension. And unexpectedly you crash and lose touch with each other. You will have to explore the world in which you are trapped and find your partners. You have the opportunity to plunge into the atmosphere of old-school accompanied by a great soundtrack.

It predates Jubilee by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Game mode56
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreExplorationNarrative
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 Jubilee: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone73Visuals0
Rogue Legacy
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeExploration2DPixel Art
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB86· 11OC84· 43
Year 2013Dev Abstraction Games · Cellar Door GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and puzzle design, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Jubilee: combat.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Combat49
ANIMAL WELL
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 96%· 24KRAWG👍 83%· 77OC89· 57
Year 2024Dev Shared MemoryPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping punishing difficulty

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter creatures both beautiful and unsettling, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Where it drifts furthest from Jubilee: tone.

Released 4 years after Jubilee.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone0
Axiom Verge
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeExploration2DPixel Art
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 strong narrative focus, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Jubilee: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone0
Iconoclasts
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeExplorationPixel Art2D
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, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Jubilee: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone0
Owlboy
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeExplorationPixel Art2D
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, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, 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 Jubilee: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone0
Shadow Complex
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeExploration2DTactical
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 punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Jubilee: progression.

It predates Jubilee by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals70Combat60Progression48

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