12 Games with a fantasy setting like Shovel Knight that you should try

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We filtered the 33 games similar to Shovel Knight down to the 12 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Spelunky, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and Risk of Rain top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shovel Knight.

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The best games with a fantasy setting like Shovel Knight

12 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shovel Knight. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Spelunky

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeHardcoreFantasy2D

Steam👍 92%· 17KIGDB91· 10OC87· 25

Year 2012Dev BlitWorks · Microsoft StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the precision platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, survival mechanics and procedural generation, while skipping visual pixel

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#2Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMultiplayerMeleeHardcoreFantasy2D

Steam👍 87%· 3.9KIGDB86· 16OC85· 170

Year 2020Dev Toys for Bob · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping co op

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeHardcoreFantasy2DPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 30KIGDB85· 4OC77· 17

Year 2013Dev Hopoo Games · Chucklefish GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the precision platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and shooter

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePrecision Platformer

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasy2DPixel Art

Steam👍 85%· 41IGDB85· 2

Year 1991Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of precision platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping co op

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeHardcoreFantasy2DPixel Art

Steam👍 98%· 661

Year 2019Dev Semag GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Like Shovel Knight, it's known for precision platforming, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and visual isometric

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeFantasy2D

Steam👍 94%· 5.9KIGDB89· 8

Year 2011Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Shovel Knight, expect precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: offline, while skipping punishing difficulty

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeFantasy2DPixel Art

Steam👍 89%· 1.4K

Year 1998Dev DotEmu · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Like Shovel Knight, it's known for precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and historical setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasy2D

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Year 2008Dev Media Molecule · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Like Shovel Knight, it's known for precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#9Sonic & Knuckles

GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasy2D

Year 1994Dev Sonic Team · Tec Toy

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

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#10Yoshi's Woolly World

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasy2D

IGDB79· 10OC80· 71

Year 2015Dev Good-Feel · Nintendo

✓ Like Shovel Knight, it's known for precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#11Unravel

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeFantasy2D

Steam👍 91%· 5.5KIGDB81· 19OC77· 91

Year 2016Dev ColdWood Interactive · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like Shovel Knight, it's known for precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping punishing difficulty

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#12The Lost Vikings

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasy2D

Year 1993Dev Silicon & Synapse · T&E Soft

✓ Shared with Shovel Knight: precision platforming, fantasy world and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

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