7 Games like Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment on PlayStation that you should try

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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 30 games similar to Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment down to the 7 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Blade Kitten, Sonic Generations and The Final Station top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment.

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The best games like Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment on PlayStation

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment. 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.

#1Blade KittenClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeFantasy2DCozy

Steam👍 83%· 1.1KRAWG👍 62%· 33MC52IGDB60· 1

Year 2010Dev AtariPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual pixel

Hollow Wish CollectionThe Hollow Wish Collection Contains: The original game (Episode 1) Episode 2 The Hollow Wish Collection comic Soundtrack and Other Comics PackageThe Soundtrack and Other Comics Package contains all the content found in the Soundtrack and Remixes and Comics Pack - Dirty Angels…

Where it drifts furthest from Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment: setting.

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SoloMelee2DThird Person3D

Steam👍 94%· 25KIGDB75· 10

Year 2011Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment: visuals.

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#3The Final StationClosest on visuals

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SoloMeleePixel Art2DDark

Steam👍 87%· 9.3KIGDB72· 11OC74· 62

Year 2016Dev Do My Best Games · tinyBuildOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, shooter and deep simulation, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment: setting.

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#4Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey MouseClosest on setting

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SoloFantasy2DCasualThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 4.3KIGDB68· 6

Year 2013Dev Sega Studios Australia · Disney InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Android

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and visual third person, while skipping melee combat

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Steam Xbox

#5Crash Bandicoot: Warped

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloFantasy2DHistoricalSci-Fi

Year 1998Dev Naughty Dog · Universal Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: historical setting, setting scifi and setting medieval, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment: setting.

It predates Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Rayman

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Solo2DPixel Art

IGDB78· 2

Year 1995Dev Ubi Pictures · Ubi Soft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: melee combat.

It predates Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMelee2DPixel ArtSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 3.5KMC89IGDB90· 1OC86· 14

Year 2023Dev Domesticated Ants · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

Gravity Circuit - a flashy action packed 2d platformer in the spirit of console classics. Mission: Stop Virus Army Uprising! In a post-apocalyptic world populated by sentient robots, its inhabitants are once more threatened by an old foe.

Where it drifts furthest from Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment: setting.

Released 6 years after Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment.

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