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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 37 games similar to Super Mombo Quest down to the 16 that fit the “Xbox” category. Dead Cells, La-Mulana and Ori and the Blind Forest top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Mombo Quest.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania
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HardcoreNarrativeSolo
Year 2021Dev Orube Game Studio
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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Super Mombo Quest is Dead Cells — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. La-Mulana and Ori and the Blind Forest follow close behind.

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The best games like Super Mombo Quest on Xbox

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Super Mombo Quest. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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 Cells
Dead Cells
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeFantasyExploration2DPixel 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 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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100Tone80
#2La-Mulana
La-Mulana
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreFantasyExploration2DPixel 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 open world exploration, while skipping strong narrative focus

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

It predates Super Mombo Quest by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100
Ori and the Blind Forest
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreFantasyExploration2D
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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual pixel

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Tone68Visuals62
The Messenger
AdventureMetroidvania
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: strong narrative focus.

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.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone92
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
AdventureMetroidvania
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 strong narrative focus

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Tone71
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeFantasyExploration
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 Super Mombo Quest: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting30
Carrion
AdventureMetroidvania
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 fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Super Mombo Quest: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone70
Owlboy
AdventureMetroidvania
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 punishing difficulty

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 Super Mombo Quest: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting63
Hollow Knight: Silksong
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D
Steam👍 89%· 407KIGDB90· 4OC91· 121
Year 2025Dev Team CherryOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Missing: punishing difficulty.

Where it drifts furthest from Super Mombo Quest: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

Released 4 years after Super Mombo Quest.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals61
Rogue Legacy 2
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreExploration2D
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 procedural generation, while skipping strong narrative focus

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone91Visuals62
Teslagrad
AdventureMetroidvania
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 fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Super Mombo Quest: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

It predates Super Mombo Quest by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone91Visuals62
Gato Roboto
AdventureMetroidvania
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 strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Super Mombo Quest: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone67
FEZ
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeFantasyExploration2DPixel Art
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 vibe relaxing, while skipping punishing difficulty

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Super Mombo Quest: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

It predates Super Mombo Quest by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100Tone17
Rogue Legacy
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeFantasyExploration2DPixel 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 roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and puzzle design, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Super Mombo Quest: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Super Mombo Quest.

It predates Super Mombo Quest by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting59Combat48
SHEEPO
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D
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, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping punishing difficulty

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 Super Mombo Quest: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals64Tone10

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