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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 19 that fit the “Xbox” category. Dead Cells, Rogue Legacy 2 and Rogue Legacy 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 “Xbox” category, the closest game to Mark of the Deep is Dead Cells — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Rogue Legacy 2 and Rogue Legacy follow close behind.

#1Dead Cells94 #2Rogue Legacy 275 #3Rogue Legacy72 #4Carrion61 #5Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap58

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The best games like Mark of the Deep on Xbox

19 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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100World100Progression100

#2Rogue Legacy 2Closest on combat

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Rogue Legacy 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreProceduralExploration

Steam👍 91%· 15KIGDB91· 6OC89· 71

Year 2022Dev Cellar Door GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and deep RPG systems

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

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone54

Steam Epic Xbox

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Rogue Legacy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeProceduralFantasyExploration

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 roguelike runs

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

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

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

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Setting69Combat49

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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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#5Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyExploration

Steam👍 85%· 2.6KIGDB82· 13OC79· 82

Year 2017Dev Lizardcube · DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty

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

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

It predates Mark of the Deep by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Tone46

#6Hollow 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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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

#10The Messenger

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The Messenger

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreExplorationPixel Art

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

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

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty

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

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 Mark of the Deep: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone56Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

#11Hell 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

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 Mark of the Deep: visuals and tone.

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

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Combat73Tone34Visuals0

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Gato Roboto

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreExplorationCozy

Steam👍 94%· 5.1KIGDB76· 5OC75· 47

Year 2019Dev doinksoft · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Xbox · Switch

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty

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

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone43Setting0

Steam GOG Nintendo

#13Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeFantasyExplorationCozy

Steam👍 90%· 2.4KIGDB81· 16OC81· 71

Year 2016Dev WayForward · XSEED GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and melee combat

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

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

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting56Tone0

Steam Xbox Nintendo

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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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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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