What is the best game similar to Yars Rising?

The closest game to Yars Rising is The Fall, scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and shooter. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Yars Rising?

The three closest games to Yars Rising are: 1. The Fall (80/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Metroid: Zero Mission (74/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Berry (72/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Yars Rising's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 15 dimensions.

Is Metroid: Zero Mission similar to Yars Rising?

Yes, very much so — Metroid: Zero Mission scores 74/100 similarity to Yars Rising. They share 8 attributes, including adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Adventure games are similar to Yars Rising?

The best Adventure games similar to Yars Rising are The Fall, Metroid: Zero Mission, Berry and Metroid Dread. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Yars Rising attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and shooter.

How is similarity to Yars Rising calculated?

We compare Yars Rising against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Yars Rising experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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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.

Few titles capture what makes Yars Rising unique: adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and melee combat. After measuring 15 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 41 most faithful alternatives. The Fall, Metroid: Zero Mission and Berry top the ranking, with The Fall at number one (80/100).

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

Top games similar to Yars Rising

41 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Yars Rising. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1The FallClosest overall match

iRank82

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiCyberpunkExploration2D

Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38

Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: tone.

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

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Metroid: Zero Mission

iRank95

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloSci-FiExploration2DOpen World

IGDB95· 2

Year 2004Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: setting.

It predates Yars Rising by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3BerryClosest on tone

iRank99

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyNarrativeExploration2D

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 visual pixel and visual topdown, while skipping shooter

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.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Combat62Visuals56

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExploration2D

IGDB84· 11OC87· 153

Year 2021Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: setting and tone.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone32Setting27

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D

IGDB85· 2

Year 2002Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings loot and gear systems, skill tree progression and visual pixel, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: setting.

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals76Progression56Combat53Setting27

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozySci-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 and visual pixel, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Combat60Visuals55

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D

IGDB85· 4

Year 2009Dev ChAIR Entertainment Group · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, combat tactical and loot and gear systems, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: setting and combat.

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

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Epic Xbox

#8Owlboy

iRank84

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozySci-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, fantasy world and visual pixel, while skipping shooter

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 Yars Rising: setting.

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

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Steam GOG Xbox

#9SHEEPO

iRank90

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyNarrativeExploration2D

Steam👍 97%· 578OC75· 13

Year 2020Dev Kyle Thompson · TBAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and open world exploration, while skipping shooter

Sheepo is a quirky metroidvania platformer featuring a shape-shifting sheep-thing, who must traverse an uncharted planet in order to collect samples of each living species for an intergalactic species database.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone74Combat52

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Steam GOG Epic

#10Teslagrad

iRank82

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozySci-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 and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: setting.

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

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Steam GOG PS

#11Axiom VergeClosest on setting

iRank87

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiCyberpunkExploration2D

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 visual pixel, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: tone.

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

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Steam Epic Xbox

#12The Swapper

iRank84

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 shooter

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: tone.

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

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Steam GOG Xbox

#13Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

iRank85

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeCozyAnimeExploration2D

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 fantasy world, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: setting.

Same studio: WayForward.

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Steam Xbox Nintendo

#14ANIMAL WELL

iRank90

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyExploration2D

Steam👍 96%· 24KRAWG👍 83%· 77OC89· 57

Year 2024Dev Shared MemoryPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and vibe relaxing, while skipping shooter

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter creatures both beautiful and unsettling, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: setting.

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Steam

#15Ori and the Blind Forest

iRank92

GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania

SoloMeleeNarrativeCozyExploration2D

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, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Yars Rising: setting.

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone74Progression59Combat51

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Steam Xbox

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid: Samus Returns

Adventure · Metroidvania

Yoku's Island Express

Adventure · Metroidvania

Waking Mars

Adventure · Metroidvania

Gateways

Adventure · Metroidvania

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Adventure · Metroidvania

Toki Tori 2+

Adventure · Metroidvania

Rogue Legacy 2

Adventure · Metroidvania

FEZ

Adventure · Metroidvania

The Messenger

Adventure · Metroidvania

1000 Amps

Adventure · Metroidvania

Rogue Legacy

Adventure · Metroidvania

Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest

Adventure · Metroidvania

Metroid

Adventure · Metroidvania

Bad Bots

Adventure · Metroidvania

A Castle Full of Cats

Adventure · Metroidvania

The Gunk

Adventure · Metroidvania

AM2R: Return of Samus

Adventure · Metroidvania

Little Kitty, Big City

Adventure · Metroidvania

Saira

Adventure · Metroidvania

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Adventure · Metroidvania

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Yars Rising?: The closest game to Yars Rising is The Fall, scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. They share 11 gameplay attributes, including adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and shooter. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Yars Rising?: The three closest games to Yars Rising are: 1. The Fall (80/100, 11 shared attributes) 2. Metroid: Zero Mission (74/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Berry (72/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Yars Rising's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 41 candidates across 15 dimensions.
Is Metroid: Zero Mission similar to Yars Rising?: Yes, very much so — Metroid: Zero Mission scores 74/100 similarity to Yars Rising. They share 8 attributes, including adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Adventure games are similar to Yars Rising?: The best Adventure games similar to Yars Rising are The Fall, Metroid: Zero Mission, Berry and Metroid Dread. All share the Adventure genre alongside other key Yars Rising attributes like adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and shooter.
How is similarity to Yars Rising calculated?: We compare Yars Rising against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Yars Rising experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.