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iRank90
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
Steam👍 89%· 407KIGDB90· 4OC91· 121
Year 2025Dev Team CherryOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux
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More about this game →Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.
We filtered the 40 games similar to Tomba! down to the 17 that fit the “Fantasy” category. Hollow Knight: Silksong, Yoku's Island Express and Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Tomba!.
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Year 1997Dev Whoopee Camp
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Within the “Fantasy” category, the closest game to Tomba! is Hollow Knight: Silksong — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Yoku's Island Express and Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap follow close behind.
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The best games with a fantasy setting like Tomba!
17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Tomba!. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DCozy
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 precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration
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!
Released 21 years after Tomba!.
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AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
Steam👍 85%· 2.6KIGDB82· 13OC79· 82
Year 2017Dev Lizardcube · DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
RAWG👍 78%· 27
Year 2003Dev Jupiter · NintendoOn Nintendo
✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: melee combat
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire is a pinball game developed by Jupiter, published by The Pokémon Company and distributed by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance handheld game console.
Released 6 years after Tomba!.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMagic
Steam👍 88%· 1.5KRAWG👍 59%· 77MC82IGDB75· 2
Year 2007Dev FinjiPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, combat magic and melee combat
Aquaria is an underwater 2d sidescrolling action-adventure game with a great emphasis on exploration and solving various puzzles. Players are invited to take the place of Naija, ocean dweller, resembling a human woman with fish-like features, which allow her to swim and breathe underwater.
Released 10 years after Tomba!.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
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, punishing difficulty and open world exploration
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.
Released 15 years after Tomba!.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals81
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
Steam👍 97%· 466
Year 2019Dev WolfWoot · Tiny Warrior GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC
✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
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...
Released 22 years after Tomba!.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals65
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
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.
Released 21 years after Tomba!.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals54
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DCasual
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 strong narrative focus
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.
Released 15 years after Tomba!.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals60
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
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, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere
Released 18 years after Tomba!.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Progression51
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
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, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel
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.
Released 19 years after Tomba!.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Setting67Visuals52
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DDark
Year 1987Dev Konami
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting
It predates Tomba! by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
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#13Rogue Legacy
79
iRank89
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMagic
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB86· 11OC84· 43
Year 2013Dev Abstraction Games · Cellar Door GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExploration2DMelee
Steam👍 90%· 2.4KIGDB81· 16OC81· 71
Year 2016Dev WayForward · XSEED GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5
77
iRank97
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloFantasyExplorationMagicMelee
Steam👍 97%· 18K
Year 2023Dev rittzlerPlaytime ~2hOn PC
✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and punishing difficulty, while skipping visual 2d
When reality feels like it's falling apart, one might retreat to a world in their dreams to escape it. Unfotunately, dreams aren't made to last. Explore a perverse image of noble living. Grow strong, and escape this rotten dream.
Where it drifts furthest from Tomba!: visuals.
Released 26 years after Tomba!.
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