Skul: The Hero Slayer

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We filtered the 38 games similar to Skul: The Hero Slayer down to the 19 that fit the “Xbox” category. Dead Cells, Rogue Legacy 2 and Rogue Legacy top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Skul: The Hero Slayer.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

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HardcoreNarrativeSolo

Year 2021Dev SouthPaw Games

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Skul: The Hero Slayer is Dead Cells — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Rogue Legacy 2 and Rogue Legacy follow close behind.

#1Dead Cells93 #2Rogue Legacy 285 #3Rogue Legacy82 #4The Messenger68 #5Owlboy67

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The best games like Skul: The Hero Slayer on Xbox

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Skul: The Hero Slayer. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Dead CellsClosest overall match

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Dead Cells

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeProceduralFantasyExploration2DPixel Art

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 roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat

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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100Visuals100

#2Rogue Legacy 2Closest on combat

85

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: action RPG combat.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone88

Steam Epic Xbox

82

Rogue Legacy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeProceduralFantasyExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB86· 11OC84· 43

Year 2013Dev Abstraction Games · Cellar Door GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, combat magic and ranged combat, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Skul: The Hero Slayer: combat.

It predates Skul: The Hero Slayer by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Setting52

#4The MessengerClosest on tone

68

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: roguelike runs.

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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone90

Steam Epic Xbox

67

Owlboy

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExplorationPixel 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, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

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 Skul: The Hero Slayer: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting59

#6Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyExploration2D

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 cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping roguelike runs

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals59

#7Hollow Knight: Silksong

66

Hollow Knight: Silksong

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 89%· 407KIGDB90· 4OC91· 121

Year 2025Dev Team CherryOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

Released 4 years after Skul: The Hero Slayer.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals57

66

Carrion

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreExplorationPixel 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 horror tension, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Skul: The Hero Slayer: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone60

65

Teslagrad

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeExploration2D

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, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Skul: The Hero Slayer: setting.

It predates Skul: The Hero Slayer by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone86Visuals59

63

Gato Roboto

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 5.1KIGDB76· 5OC75· 47

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

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Skul: The Hero Slayer: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone51

Steam GOG Nintendo

63

Iconoclasts

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExplorationPixel 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, cozy, relaxing feel and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Skul: The Hero Slayer: setting and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone49

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Axiom Verge

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2DPixel 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 scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Skul: The Hero Slayer: setting and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone38

Steam Epic Xbox

60

The Fall

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D

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 horror tension, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Skul: The Hero Slayer: setting and tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals59Tone46

#14Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 90%· 2.4KIGDB81· 16OC81· 71

Year 2016Dev WayForward · XSEED GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel and setting anime, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Skul: The Hero Slayer: tone and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals60Setting41

Steam Xbox Nintendo

57

The Swapper

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 7.5KRAWG👍 63%· 528MC87IGDB88· 10OC85· 33

Year 2013Dev Curve DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

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 Skul: The Hero Slayer: setting.

It predates Skul: The Hero Slayer by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone62Visuals59Setting0

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