Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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We filtered the 40 games similar to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver down to the 16 that fit the “PlayStation” category. The Fall, Carrion and ANIMAL WELL top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is The Fall — scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. Carrion and ANIMAL WELL follow close behind.

#1The Fall85 #2Carrion85 #3ANIMAL WELL78 #4The Swapper74 #5Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition73

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The best games like Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver on PlayStation

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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 FallClosest overall match

85

The Fall

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

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, precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals and setting.

Released 15 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting30

85

Carrion

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorExploration

Steam👍 95%· 31KIGDB75· 9OC76· 118

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

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals and setting.

Released 21 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone83Setting46

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ANIMAL WELL

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 24KRAWG👍 83%· 77OC89· 57

Year 2024Dev Shared MemoryPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, vibe relaxing and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals and tone.

Released 25 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting56Tone35

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The Swapper

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeHorrorExplorationSci-Fi

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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals and setting.

Released 14 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone65Setting25Visuals0

#5Darksiders II: Deathinitive EditionClosest on visuals

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Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 20KIGDB76· 14OC74· 67

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

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: setting.

Released 16 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Progression72Game mode56

#6STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationThird Person

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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and precision platforming, while skipping horror tension

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 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: setting and tone.

Released 20 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone41

Steam Epic Xbox

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Owlboy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration

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 puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

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 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals and setting.

Released 17 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone45Setting40

#8Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

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Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkExplorationRanged

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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, ranged combat and visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

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 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals.

Released 13 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Combat73Tone59Visuals0

64

Iconoclasts

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationCozy

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 precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: setting and visuals.

Released 19 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone56Setting0

#10FEZ

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FEZ

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeFantasyExplorationCasual

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: precision platforming, vibe casual and vibe relaxing, while skipping horror tension

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 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals and tone.

Released 13 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Setting45Tone40Visuals0

#11Toki Tori 2+

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Toki Tori 2+

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExplorationCasualCozyRelaxing

Steam👍 85%· 1.1KRAWG👍 36%· 61IGDB79· 5OC80· 19

Year 2013Dev Two Tribes · Two Tribes PublishingPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping horror tension

###Re-re-re-re-release Despite its cute appearance Toki Tori 2+ is a challenging puzzle adventure experience. It offers the player a unique take on popular Metroidvania gameplay - you progress by exploring, observing and experimenting with a game’s world.

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: tone and visuals.

Released 14 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone0Visuals0

Steam PS Nintendo

62

Dead Cells

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasyExploration

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, precision platforming and action RPG combat, while skipping puzzle design

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 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals.

Released 19 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Combat74Tone69Setting51

#13Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Hollow Knight: Silksong

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 89%· 407KIGDB90· 4OC91· 121

Year 2025Dev Team CherryOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming and visual 2d, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: visuals and setting.

Released 26 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone59Setting45

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Axiom Verge

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationSci-Fi

Steam👍 90%· 6.5KIGDB84· 15OC85· 90

Year 2015Dev Thomas Happ GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: setting and visuals.

Released 16 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone54Setting0

Steam Epic Xbox

#15Rogue Legacy 2

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Rogue Legacy 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeExplorationHardcoreProcedural

Steam👍 91%· 15KIGDB91· 6OC89· 71

Year 2022Dev Cellar Door GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, precision platforming and roguelike runs, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver: tone and visuals.

Released 23 years after Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone0Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

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