25 Melee games like Ufouria: The Saga 2 that you should try

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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 35 games similar to Ufouria: The Saga 2 down to the 25 that fit the “Melee” category. Rogue Legacy, Dead Cells and Rogue Legacy 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ufouria: The Saga 2.

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The best melee games like Ufouria: The Saga 2

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ufouria: The Saga 2. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Rogue LegacyClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeProceduralFantasyExploration2D

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 deep RPG systems, puzzle design and combat magic, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: combat.

It predates Ufouria: The Saga 2 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Dead CellsClosest on setting

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeProceduralFantasyExploration2D

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 action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and punishing difficulty, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: tone and visuals.

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#3Rogue Legacy 2Closest on combat

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeProceduralExploration2D

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 and punishing difficulty, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: tone.

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#4Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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SoloMeleeCozyFantasyExploration2D

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 punishing difficulty, while skipping roguelike runs

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#5Shantae: Half-Genie HeroClosest on tone

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyFantasyExploration2D

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 setting anime, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: setting.

It predates Ufouria: The Saga 2 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Owlboy

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyFantasyExploration2D

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 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 Ufouria: The Saga 2: visuals.

It predates Ufouria: The Saga 2 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest

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SoloMeleeFantasyExploration2D

RAWG👍 78%· 27

Year 2003Dev Jupiter · NintendoOn Nintendo

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

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

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.

It predates Ufouria: The Saga 2 by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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Nintendo

#8Berry

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyExploration2D

Steam👍 99%· 145

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

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, visual pixel and visual topdown, while skipping roguelike runs

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: visuals.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyExploration2D

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: punishing difficulty, setting scifi and visual pixel, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: setting.

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#10Hollow Knight: Silksong

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SoloMeleeFantasyExploration2D

Steam👍 89%· 407KIGDB90· 4OC91· 121

Year 2025Dev Team CherryOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: tone.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#11Iconoclasts

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyExploration2D

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, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: setting and visuals.

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#12Teslagrad

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyExploration2D

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, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: setting.

It predates Ufouria: The Saga 2 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeExploration2DSci-Fi

IGDB85· 2

Year 2002Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, setting scifi and loot and gear systems, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: setting and progression.

It predates Ufouria: The Saga 2 by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Aquaria

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeFantasyExploration2D

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 and combat magic, while skipping roguelike runs

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: tone.

It predates Ufouria: The Saga 2 by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeExploration2DHardcore

Steam👍 93%· 13KRAWG👍 87%· 334MC84IGDB87· 8OC86· 81

Year 2018Dev Sabotage · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty and visual pixel, while skipping 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.

Where it drifts furthest from Ufouria: The Saga 2: tone and visuals.

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