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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 37 games similar to Mark of the Deep down to the 15 that fit the “Narrative” category. Dead Cells, Carrion and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mark of the Deep.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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HardcoreNarrativeSolo

Year 2025Dev Mad Mimic Interactive

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Mark of the Deep is Dead Cells — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Carrion and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver follow close behind.

#1Dead Cells94 #2Carrion61 #3Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver60 #4Teslagrad56 #5The Fall56

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The best narrative games like Mark of the Deep

15 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mark of the Deep. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Dead CellsClosest overall match

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Dead Cells

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreDarkNarrativeProceduralFantasyExploration

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 roguelike runs

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

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 Mark of the Deep: visuals.

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#2CarrionClosest on combat

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Carrion

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreExploration

Steam👍 95%· 31KIGDB75· 9OC76· 118

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

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, horror tension and puzzle design, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: setting and visuals.

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#3Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyExploration

Steam👍 74%· 1.9KRAWG👍 82%· 243MC91

Year 1999Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · SEGA

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping action RPG combat

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is a third-person action-adventure title developed by Crystal Dynamics. It is the direct continuation of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and is the second title in the series. ###Plot The game takes place 1500 years after the events of Blood Omen.

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: visuals.

It predates Mark of the Deep by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone68Setting51

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Teslagrad

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeExploration

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 punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, puzzle design and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: setting and visuals.

It predates Mark of the Deep by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone72Setting0

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The Fall

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkExploration

Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38

Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, shooter and precision platforming, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: setting and visuals.

It predates Mark of the Deep by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone63Setting0

#6Metroid Dread

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Metroid Dread

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloHardcoreNarrativeExplorationSci-Fi

IGDB84· 11OC87· 153

Year 2021Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with shooter, precision platforming and setting scifi, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone78Setting0Visuals0

#7Hollow 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 action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Tone32

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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 strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, puzzle design and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping action RPG combat

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 Mark of the Deep: visuals and tone.

It predates Mark of the Deep by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting72Tone30

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Aquaria

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration

Steam👍 88%· 1.5KRAWG👍 59%· 77MC82IGDB75· 2

Year 2007Dev FinjiPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, combat magic and visual 2d, while skipping action RPG combat

Aquaria is an underwater 2d sidescrolling action-adventure game with a great emphasis on exploration and solving various puzzles. Players are invited to take the place of Naija, ocean dweller, resembling a human woman with fish-like features, which allow her to swim and breathe underwater.

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: visuals and tone.

It predates Mark of the Deep by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Combat64Tone37

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Berry

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationCozy

Steam👍 99%· 145

Year 2021Dev Leuns · DegicaPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Web

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and visual 2d, while skipping action RPG combat

RPG Maker MZ Game Jam "Touch the Star"Berry won first place in the official RPG Maker MZ Game Jam "Touch the Star." About the GameBerry is a short orthogonal 3D platformer centered on delivering light bullet-hell challenges and precise projectile manipulation using its unique web-orbiting systems.

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: visuals and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone25Visuals0

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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 strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone34Setting0

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Waking Mars

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationSci-Fi

Steam👍 89%· 1.2KRAWG👍 55%· 66MC79

Year 2012Dev Tiger Style · Tiger Style GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus

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

###Best for mobile The game is an adventure-platformer, where the player takes control over the main character, traveling through the Martian caves. You will have to manage the thrust of the jetpack that the protagonist has. The game was released on the PC in 2012. Before this, it was repeatedly recognized as the best game for mobile devices. ###Key features The game is set in the future.

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: setting and visuals.

It predates Mark of the Deep by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone34Setting0

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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 action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: setting and visuals.

It predates Mark of the Deep by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone29Setting0

Steam Epic Xbox

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The Swapper

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExplorationSci-FiSpace

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 strong narrative focus

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

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 Mark of the Deep: setting and visuals.

It predates Mark of the Deep by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone38Setting0Visuals0

#15A Castle Full of Cats

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A Castle Full of Cats

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExplorationCasualCozy

Steam👍 99%· 4.4KRAWG👍 90%· 20

Year 2022Dev DevcatsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and vibe casual, while skipping action RPG combat

A Castle Full of Cats is a catvania hidden object game where you need to find all the cursed cats in the castle. Save each and every cat and unleash the power of love!

Where it drifts furthest from Mark of the Deep: setting and tone.

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