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More about this game →We filtered the 44 games similar to Mega Man ZX down to the 20 that fit the “PlayStation” category. The Fall, Shadow Complex and SteamWorld Dig top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mega Man ZX.
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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Mega Man ZX is The Fall — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Shadow Complex and SteamWorld Dig follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mega Man ZX. 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.
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and shooter
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Released 8 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and shooter
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Where it drifts furthest from Mega Man ZX: progression.
Released 3 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping shooter
Released 7 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter
Released 7 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ 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 shooter
Released 12 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping shooter
In SteamWorld Dig 2, you step into the boots of Dorothy, a steambot once robbed of her dear friend – now driven by the hunger for answers. Buckle up, grab your gear, and get ready to dig into the highly anticipated sequel to the original SteamWorld Dig!
Released 11 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, melee combat and setting cyberpunk, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Mega Man ZX: setting.
Released 9 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter
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 Mega Man ZX: setting.
Released 7 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with horror tension, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Mega Man ZX: setting.
Released 14 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ 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 shooter
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 Mega Man ZX: setting.
Released 10 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter
Released 16 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter
###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.
Released 7 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping shooter
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.
Released 6 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping shooter
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.
Released 12 years after Mega Man ZX.
✓ 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 shooter
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 Mega Man ZX: visuals and setting.
Released 13 years after Mega Man ZX.
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