The Legend of Lumina

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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 44 games similar to The Legend of Lumina down to the 20 that fit the “PlayStation” category. ANIMAL WELL, FEZ and Toki Tori 2+ top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Legend of Lumina.

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to The Legend of Lumina is ANIMAL WELL — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. FEZ and Toki Tori 2+ follow close behind.

#1ANIMAL WELL94 #2FEZ87 #3Toki Tori 2+84 #4Owlboy83 #5Iconoclasts83

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The best games like The Legend of Lumina on PlayStation

20 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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ANIMAL WELL

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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FEZ

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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Toki Tori 2+

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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Steam PS Nintendo

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Owlboy

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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Iconoclasts

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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Teslagrad

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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#7Yoku's Island Express

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Yoku's Island Express

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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Carrion

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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La-Mulana

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloOpen WorldExploration2DPixel 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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, punishing difficulty and melee combat, 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.

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Legend of Lumina.

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

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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 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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#11STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

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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Steam Epic Xbox

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The Fall

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExploration2DMelee

Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38

Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: shooter, precision platforming and horror tension, while skipping vibe relaxing

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

It predates The Legend of Lumina by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Shadow Complex

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Shadow Complex

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExploration2DTacticalMelee

IGDB85· 4

Year 2009Dev ChAIR Entertainment Group · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, precision platforming and combat tactical, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates The Legend of Lumina by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals67Progression54

#14Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeExplorationMeleeDark

Steam👍 74%· 1.9KRAWG👍 82%· 243MC91

Year 1999Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · SEGA

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping vibe relaxing

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is a third-person action-adventure title developed by Crystal Dynamics. It is the direct continuation of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and is the second title in the series. ###Plot The game takes place 1500 years after the events of Blood Omen.

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Legend of Lumina.

It predates The Legend of Lumina by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15SteamWorld Dig 2

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SteamWorld Dig 2

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloExploration2DMeleeCasual

Steam👍 95%· 8.9KRAWG👍 86%· 433MC88IGDB89· 11OC88· 84

Year 2017Dev Image & FormPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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

In SteamWorld Dig 2, you step into the boots of Dorothy, a steambot once robbed of her dear friend – now driven by the hunger for answers. Buckle up, grab your gear, and get ready to dig into the highly anticipated sequel to the original SteamWorld Dig!

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

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