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iRank90
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
Steam👍 89%· 407KIGDB90· 4OC91· 121
Year 2025Dev Team CherryOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux
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We filtered the 40 games similar to Shantae down to the 19 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Hollow Knight: Silksong, Yoku's Island Express and Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shantae.
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The best games like Shantae on PlayStation
19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shantae. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DCozy
Steam👍 96%· 5.2KRAWG👍 87%· 215IGDB85· 10OC83· 71
Year 2018Dev Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration
Yoku has arrived on Mokumana and he’s ready for the easy life, soaking up the sun and delivering parcels on a tropical paradise! However, an ancient Island deity is trapped in a restless sleep - and it’s all down to Yoku to traverse the island using a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration, in an amazing adventure to help those in need!
Released 16 years after Shantae.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
Steam👍 85%· 2.6KIGDB82· 13OC79· 82
Year 2017Dev Lizardcube · DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
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, punishing difficulty and open world exploration
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.
Released 10 years after Shantae.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals81
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
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 precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems
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.
Released 16 years after Shantae.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals54
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DCasual
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 precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and strong narrative focus
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.
Released 10 years after Shantae.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals60
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
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, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel
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.
Released 14 years after Shantae.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Setting67Visuals52
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMagic
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB86· 11OC84· 43
Year 2013Dev Abstraction Games · Cellar Door GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
Steam👍 90%· 2.4KIGDB81· 16OC81· 71
Year 2016Dev WayForward · XSEED GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloExploration2DMeleeHardcore
Steam👍 91%· 15KIGDB91· 6OC89· 71
Year 2022Dev Cellar Door GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ 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 fantasy world
Released 20 years after Shantae.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100
#11Toki Tori 2+
74
iRank71
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloExploration2DCasualCozy
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 precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping fantasy world
###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 11 years after Shantae.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloExploration2DMeleeRanged
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 precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping fantasy world
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 10 years after Shantae.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100
74
iRank88
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloExploration2DMeleeHardcore
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 precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping fantasy world
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 16 years after Shantae.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals54
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExplorationMeleeHardcore
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 precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and puzzle design, while skipping visual 2d
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 Shantae: visuals and setting.
Released 17 years after Shantae.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Setting34Visuals0
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloExploration2DMeleeCasual
Steam👍 95%· 8.9KRAWG👍 86%· 433MC88IGDB89· 11OC88· 84
Year 2017Dev Image & FormPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping fantasy world
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!
Where it drifts furthest from Shantae: setting.
Released 15 years after Shantae.
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