4 Games with a space setting like Xanthiom Zero 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 41 games similar to Xanthiom Zero down to the 4 that fit the “Space” category. STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™, VVVVVV and The Swapper top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Xanthiom Zero.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

The best games with a space setting like Xanthiom Zero

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

#1STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™Closest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeSci-FiSpaceExploration

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 precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and puzzle design, while skipping visual 2d

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 Xanthiom Zero: visuals.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#2VVVVVVClosest on visuals

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-FiSpaceExplorationPixel Art2D

Steam👍 96%· 10KRAWG👍 76%· 512MC81IGDB80· 4

Year 2010Dev NicalisPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping strong narrative focus

VVVVVV is a 2D platformer designed in retro style. You play as Captain Viridian, the fearless leader of the team of conquerors of the dimension. And unexpectedly you crash and lose touch with each other. You will have to explore the world in which you are trapped and find your partners. You have the opportunity to plunge into the atmosphere of old-school accompanied by a great soundtrack.

It predates Xanthiom Zero by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeSci-FiSpaceExploration2D

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 precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

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.

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

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Steam GOG Xbox

#4The GunkClosest on setting

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