What is the best game similar to The Legend of Lumina?

The closest game to The Legend of Lumina is ANIMAL WELL, scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like The Legend of Lumina?

The three closest games to The Legend of Lumina are: 1. ANIMAL WELL (94/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. FEZ (87/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. A Castle Full of Cats (82/100, 8 shared attributes). All share The Legend of Lumina's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 44 candidates across 11 dimensions.

Is FEZ similar to The Legend of Lumina?

Yes, very much so — FEZ scores 87/100 similarity to The Legend of Lumina. They share 10 attributes, including adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Adventure games are similar to The Legend of Lumina?

The best Adventure games similar to The Legend of Lumina are ANIMAL WELL, FEZ, A Castle Full of Cats and Ori and the Blind Forest. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key The Legend of Lumina attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design.

How is similarity to The Legend of Lumina calculated?

We compare The Legend of Lumina against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the The Legend of Lumina experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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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.

Few titles capture what makes The Legend of Lumina unique: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. After measuring 11 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 44 most faithful alternatives. ANIMAL WELL, FEZ and A Castle Full of Cats top the ranking, with ANIMAL WELL at number one (94/100).

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Top games similar to The Legend of Lumina

44 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Legend of Lumina. 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.

#1ANIMAL WELLClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeRelaxingCozyOpen WorldExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 96%· 24KRAWG👍 83%· 77OC89· 57

Year 2024Dev Shared MemoryPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, horror tension and melee combat

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter creatures both beautiful and unsettling, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

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#2FEZ

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeRelaxingOpen WorldExploration2DPixel 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 puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, vibe casual and fantasy world, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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.

It predates The Legend of Lumina by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3A Castle Full of Cats

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeCozyRelaxingExploration

Steam👍 99%· 4.4KRAWG👍 90%· 20

Year 2022Dev DevcatsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, vibe casual and horror setting, while skipping open world exploration

A Castle Full of Cats is a catvania hidden object game where you need to find all the cursed cats in the castle. Save each and every cat and unleash the power of love!

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#4Ori and the Blind Forest

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeCozyOpen WorldExploration2D

Steam👍 94%· 60KIGDB88· 14OC90· 97

Year 2015Dev Moon Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox · Switch

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping vibe relaxing

It predates The Legend of Lumina by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Xbox

#5Ato

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 97%· 466

Year 2019Dev WolfWoot · Tiny Warrior GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and punishing difficulty, while skipping vibe relaxing

Ato is an Atmospheric Sword Dueling Game set in the Era of Feudal Japan. It tells a visually driven story about a father who has given up his past ways in order to live a life of peace with his wife and child. However this peace is soon disturbed as his child is taken from him...

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Lumina: tone.

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#6Owlboy

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeCozyExplorationPixel 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 puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping vibe relaxing

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.

It predates The Legend of Lumina by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeCozyExplorationPixel 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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping vibe relaxing

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 95%· 9.8KRAWG👍 82%· 64MC84

Year 2019Dev PixelattoPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Nintendo

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping vibe relaxing

An adventure with 100 different endings You are a wannabe hero who is supposed to do hero-ish things but sometimes blows that off and does crazy stuff instead. Features: One hundred different endings Choose your path, every decision leads to a new ending. Will you find the real one?

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Lumina: tone.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCozyRelaxingOpen WorldExploration2D

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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming and vibe casual, while skipping strong narrative focus

###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.

It predates The Legend of Lumina by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Yoku's Island Express

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCozyOpen WorldExploration2D

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 puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

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!

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Lumina: tone.

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Steam GOG Epic

#11Teslagrad

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeCozyExploration2D

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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping vibe relaxing

It predates The Legend of Lumina by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Carrion

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExplorationPixel 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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping vibe relaxing

Where it drifts furthest from The Legend of Lumina: tone.

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Steam GOG Epic

#13Berry

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloCozyNarrativeExploration2DPixel Art

Steam👍 99%· 145

Year 2021Dev Leuns · DegicaPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Web

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, melee combat and visual topdown, while skipping puzzle design

RPG Maker MZ Game Jam "Touch the Star"Berry won first place in the official RPG Maker MZ Game Jam "Touch the Star." About the GameBerry is a short orthogonal 3D platformer centered on delivering light bullet-hell challenges and precise projectile manipulation using its unique web-orbiting systems.

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#14STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationMelee

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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and precision platforming, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 The Legend of Lumina: visuals and tone.

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#15The Swapper

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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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, horror tension and setting scifi, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 The Legend of Lumina: tone.

It predates The Legend of Lumina by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of The Legend of Lumina alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with The Legend of Lumina, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

The Fall

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La-Mulana

Adventure · Metroidvania

SHEEPO

Adventure · Metroidvania

Waking Mars

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid: Zero Mission

Adventure · Metroidvania

Shadow Complex

Adventure · Metroidvania

Gateways

Adventure · Metroidvania

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Adventure · Metroidvania

1000 Amps

Adventure · Metroidvania

SteamWorld Dig 2

Adventure · Metroidvania

Axiom Verge

Adventure · Metroidvania

Gato Roboto

Adventure · Metroidvania

Saira

Adventure · Metroidvania

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Adventure · Metroidvania

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Adventure · Metroidvania

Little Kitty, Big City

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid Fusion

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid Dread

Adventure · Metroidvania

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Adventure · Metroidvania

Aquaria

Adventure · Metroidvania

Pseudoregalia

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid: Samus Returns

Adventure · Metroidvania

The Messenger

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid

Adventure · Metroidvania

Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest

Adventure · Metroidvania

Bad Bots

Adventure · Metroidvania

Wario Land 3

Adventure · Metroidvania

AM2R: Return of Samus

Adventure · Metroidvania

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

Adventure · Metroidvania

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to The Legend of Lumina?: The closest game to The Legend of Lumina is ANIMAL WELL, scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like The Legend of Lumina?: The three closest games to The Legend of Lumina are: 1. ANIMAL WELL (94/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. FEZ (87/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. A Castle Full of Cats (82/100, 8 shared attributes). All share The Legend of Lumina's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 44 candidates across 11 dimensions.
Is FEZ similar to The Legend of Lumina?: Yes, very much so — FEZ scores 87/100 similarity to The Legend of Lumina. They share 10 attributes, including adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Adventure games are similar to The Legend of Lumina?: The best Adventure games similar to The Legend of Lumina are ANIMAL WELL, FEZ, A Castle Full of Cats and Ori and the Blind Forest. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key The Legend of Lumina attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design.
How is similarity to The Legend of Lumina calculated?: We compare The Legend of Lumina against every game in our catalog using 11 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the The Legend of Lumina experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.