9 RPG games like Wonder Boy in Monster World 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 45 games similar to Wonder Boy in Monster World down to the 9 that fit the “RPG” category. Dead Cells, Rain World and Rogue Legacy top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Wonder Boy in Monster World.

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The best rPG games like Wonder Boy in Monster World

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Wonder Boy in Monster World. 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.

#1Dead CellsClosest on genre

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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 punishing difficulty, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

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 27 years after Wonder Boy in Monster World.

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SoloMultiplayerExploration2DCo-op

Steam👍 94%· 52KIGDB62· 11OC67· 67

Year 2017Dev Videocult · Adult Swim GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, roguelike runs and horror tension, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Wonder Boy in Monster World: setting and progression.

Released 26 years after Wonder Boy in Monster World.

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SoloFantasyExploration2DMagic

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 roguelike runs, puzzle design and procedural generation, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Released 22 years after Wonder Boy in Monster World.

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#4Castlevania II: Simon's QuestClosest on visuals

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SoloFantasyExploration2DDark

Year 1987Dev Konami

✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

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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, punishing difficulty and open world exploration, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

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 Wonder Boy in Monster World: visuals.

Released 32 years after Wonder Boy in Monster World.

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SoloExploration2DMeleeHardcore

Steam👍 91%· 15KIGDB91· 6OC89· 71

Year 2022Dev Cellar Door GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, punishing difficulty and procedural generation, while skipping fantasy world

Released 31 years after Wonder Boy in Monster World.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#7Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

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SoloExploration2D

Year 2002Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo · Konami

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and deep RPG systems.

≠ Missing: fantasy world.

Released 11 years after Wonder Boy in Monster World.

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#8STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

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SoloFantasyExplorationMeleeHardcore

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 deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, puzzle design and fighting mechanics, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

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 Wonder Boy in Monster World: visuals and setting.

Released 28 years after Wonder Boy in Monster World.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#9Darksiders II: Deathinitive EditionClosest overall match

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