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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 36 games similar to Ultros down to the 25 that fit the “Melee” category. Rogue Legacy 2, Dead Cells and Waking Mars top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ultros.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2024Dev Hadoque

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Ultros is Rogue Legacy 2 — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Dead Cells and Waking Mars follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Ultros

25 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ultros. 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.

#1Rogue Legacy 2
Rogue Legacy 2
AdventureMetroidvania
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 strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Ultros: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100
Dead Cells
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeProceduralExploration2D
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 setting scifi

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 Ultros: setting and tone.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Combat73Visuals58
#3Waking Mars
Waking Mars
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D
Steam👍 89%· 1.2KRAWG👍 55%· 66MC79
Year 2012Dev Tiger Style · Tiger Style GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping roguelike runs

###Best for mobile The game is an adventure-platformer, where the player takes control over the main character, traveling through the Martian caves. You will have to manage the thrust of the jetpack that the protagonist has. The game was released on the PC in 2012. Before this, it was repeatedly recognized as the best game for mobile devices. ###Key features The game is set in the future.

It predates Ultros by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Progression100
Axiom Verge
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D
Steam👍 90%· 6.5KIGDB84· 15OC85· 90
Year 2015Dev Thomas Happ GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cyberpunk and visual pixel, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Ultros by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting71
Iconoclasts
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D
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, cozy, relaxing feel and visual pixel, while skipping roguelike runs

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Tone81
The Fall
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D
Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38
Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, shooter and horror tension, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Ultros by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone79
Rogue Legacy
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeProceduralExploration2D
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 strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Ultros: setting and combat.

It predates Ultros by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals73Combat47
Teslagrad
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D
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 cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Ultros by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100
Owlboy
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D
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 fantasy world, 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.

It predates Ultros by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting70Tone57
Metroid Fusion
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D
IGDB85· 2
Year 2002Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Ultros by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals76Progression56
Carrion
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D
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 roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Ultros: tone.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting66Visuals55
Bad Bots
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D
Steam👍 55%· 260MC49IGDB50· 2
Year 2013Dev Point Five Projects · Digital TribePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and visual pixel, while skipping roguelike runs

As Sam McRae, last surviving member of the “Titan Hauler” crew, you must hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potential planet-destroying catastrophe.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Ultros.

It predates Ultros by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Combat81Visuals80
Berry
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D
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 cozy, relaxing feel, 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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone59Visuals56
Hollow Knight: Silksong
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D
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 fantasy world, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Ultros: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100
Shadow Complex
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D
IGDB85· 4
Year 2009Dev ChAIR Entertainment Group · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, shooter and combat tactical, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Ultros by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Combat58Progression56

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