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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 38 games similar to Rain World down to the 16 that fit the “Xbox” category. STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™, Rogue Legacy 2 and Carrion top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Rain World.

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Rain World is STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ — scoring 63/100 on our similarity scale. Rogue Legacy 2 and Carrion follow close behind.

#1STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™63 #2Rogue Legacy 261 #3Carrion64 #4The Fall61 #5Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition60

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The best games like Rain World on Xbox

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Rain World. Each one has been evaluated across 27 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 on genre

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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

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 action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fighting mechanics and setting space, while skipping survival mechanics

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 Rain World: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Tone76World68Progression57Game mode35

Steam Epic Xbox

#2Rogue Legacy 2Closest on world

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Rogue Legacy 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreProceduralExploration2D

Steam👍 91%· 15KIGDB91· 6OC89· 71

Year 2022Dev Cellar Door GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and deep RPG systems.

≠ Missing: survival mechanics.

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: game mode and tone.

Released 5 years after Rain World.

Genre100Combat100World70Visuals57Progression54Tone47

Steam Epic Xbox

#3CarrionClosest overall match

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Carrion

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorrorSci-FiExplorationPixel 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 puzzle design, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: game mode.

Released 3 years after Rain World.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone87Setting73Progression54

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The Fall

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorExploration2D

Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38

Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, shooter and setting cyberpunk, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Setting65Visuals57Tone51Progression51

#5Darksiders II: Deathinitive EditionClosest on game mode

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Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 79%· 20KIGDB76· 14OC74· 67

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

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fighting mechanics and fantasy world, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Rain World.

Genre100Combat100Game mode72World67Tone49Progression49

#6Ori and the Blind ForestClosest on tone

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Ori and the Blind Forest

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkCozyHardcoreOpen WorldExploration2D

Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97

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

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fantasy world and loot and gear systems, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: setting and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals57World54Progression38

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Teslagrad

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeCozySci-FiExploration2D

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 puzzle design, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: game mode and setting.

Genre100Combat100Tone86Visuals57Progression53Setting41

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Gato Roboto

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyHardcoreSci-FiExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 5.1KIGDB76· 5OC75· 47

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

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

≠ Missing: survival mechanics.

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: game mode and setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone67Progression58Setting41

Steam GOG Nintendo

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Iconoclasts

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozySci-FiExplorationPixel 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 precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: game mode and setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Progression58Tone54Setting41

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Owlboy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozySci-FiExplorationPixel 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: puzzle design and fantasy world, while skipping survival mechanics

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 Rain World: setting and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone60Progression55Game mode36

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SHEEPO

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyNarrativeOpen 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, while skipping survival mechanics

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 Rain World: game mode and tone.

Released 3 years after Rain World.

Genre100Combat100World65Visuals59Progression58Tone48

#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: survival mechanics.

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 Rain World: game mode and tone.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Progression58Tone49Game mode36

Steam Epic Xbox

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Axiom Verge

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 90%· 6.5KIGDB84· 15OC85· 90

Year 2015Dev Thomas Happ GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cyberpunk, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: tone and setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Progression58Game mode36Setting34

Steam Epic Xbox

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La-Mulana

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreOpen WorldExploration2DPixel Art

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

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

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and fantasy world, while skipping survival mechanics

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Rain World.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100World64Progression58Tone55

#15Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyHardcoreExploration2D

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 fantasy world, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Rain World: setting and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Tone69Visuals57Progression55Game mode36

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