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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 41 games similar to Leap Year down to the 18 that fit the “Xbox” category. STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™, Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition and Ori and the Blind Forest top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Leap Year.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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HardcoreNarrativeSoloMultiplayer

Year 2024Dev Daniel Linssen

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Leap Year is STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition and Ori and the Blind Forest follow close behind.

#1STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™88 #2Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition85 #3Ori and the Blind Forest84 #4La-Mulana84 #5FEZ76

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The best games like Leap Year on Xbox

18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Leap Year. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™Closest overall match

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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration

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 deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

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 Leap Year: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#2Darksiders II: Deathinitive EditionClosest on game mode

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Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExplorationLoot

Steam👍 79%· 20KIGDB76· 14OC74· 67

Year 2015Dev Vigil Games · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Leap Year: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

It predates Leap Year by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Ori and the Blind Forest

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Ori and the Blind Forest

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreOpen WorldFantasyExplorationLoot2D

Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97

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

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, cozy, relaxing feel and skill tree progression, while skipping deep RPG systems

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

It predates Leap Year by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100World100Progression85Game mode83

#4La-MulanaClosest on visuals

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La-Mulana

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreOpen WorldFantasyExploration2DPixel Art

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

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

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

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

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 overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

It predates Leap Year by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100World100Visuals100Game mode83

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FEZ

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldFantasyExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 16KRAWG👍 80%· 1.2KMC91IGDB86· 12OC88· 50

Year 2012Dev POLYTRON · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and vibe relaxing, while skipping deep RPG systems

FEZ is a 2D and 3D game at the same time. Even though it is a platformer game in which you solve puzzles in the dimension your looking at, you can manipulate with the world itself by rotating it all around.

Where it drifts furthest from Leap Year: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

It predates Leap Year by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Owlboy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationPixel 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: cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

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 Leap Year: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

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

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode83Setting67Progression67

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Carrion

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreExplorationPixel 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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Leap Year: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode83Tone74Progression66

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Teslagrad

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeExploration2D

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 cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Leap Year: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

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

Genre100Combat100Tone92Game mode83Progression65Visuals64

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Iconoclasts

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationPixel 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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Leap Year: setting and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode83Progression69Tone41

#10Yoku's Island Express

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Yoku's Island Express

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloOpen WorldFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 96%· 5.2KRAWG👍 87%· 215IGDB85· 10OC83· 71

Year 2018Dev Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep RPG systems

Yoku has arrived on Mokumana and he’s ready for the easy life, soaking up the sun and delivering parcels on a tropical paradise! However, an ancient Island deity is trapped in a restless sleep - and it’s all down to Yoku to traverse the island using a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration, in an amazing adventure to help those in need!

Where it drifts furthest from Leap Year: tone.

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The Fall

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D

Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38

Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: shooter, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Leap Year: setting and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode83Visuals64Progression63Tone40

#12The Messenger

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The Messenger

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode83Tone78Progression69

Steam Epic Xbox

#13Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyExploration2D

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, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode83Progression66Visuals64

#14Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Hollow Knight: Silksong

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 89%· 407KIGDB90· 4OC91· 121

Year 2025Dev Team CherryOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Where it drifts furthest from Leap Year: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Leap Year.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode83Progression63Visuals63

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SHEEPO

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExploration2D

Steam👍 97%· 578OC75· 13

Year 2020Dev Kyle Thompson · TBAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping puzzle design

Sheepo is a quirky metroidvania platformer featuring a shape-shifting sheep-thing, who must traverse an uncharted planet in order to collect samples of each living species for an intergalactic species database.

Where it drifts furthest from Leap Year: tone.

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