Hyper Light Drifter/Similar games
Games like Hyper Light Drifter
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Hyper Light Drifter” means here
Pixel GraphicsDifficultMetroidvaniaPost-apocalypticGreat SoundtrackSouls-like
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
Rain World
Pixel Graphics · Difficult · Metroidvania · Post-apocalyptic
94% of 55,144 reviews positive
82%
match
2
Environmental Station Alpha
Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Difficult · Great Soundtrack
83% of 1,642 reviews positive
81%
match
3
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Souls-like · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Difficult
81% of 5,560 reviews positive
81%
match
4
80%
match
5
79%
match
6
The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story
Pixel Graphics · Hack and Slash · Top-Down · Action RPG
84% of 2,741 reviews positive
78%
match
7
Axiom Verge
Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Great Soundtrack · Exploration
90% of 6,559 reviews positive
78%
match
8
Hollow Knight
Metroidvania · Souls-like · Difficult · Great Soundtrack
97% of 552,709 reviews positive · 7,986 playing now
78%
match
9
77%
match
11
77%
match
12
77%
match
13
Cave Story+
Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Great Soundtrack · Difficult
93% of 8,248 reviews positive
76%
match
14
76%
match
15
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Metroidvania · Souls-like · Difficult · Great Soundtrack
94% of 45,259 reviews positive
76%
match
16
76%
match
17
75%
match
19
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Souls-like · Difficult
93% of 11,842 reviews positive
75%
match
22
75%
match
23
75%
match
24
Ori and the Blind Forest
Metroidvania · Great Soundtrack · Difficult · Atmospheric
94% of 59,954 reviews positive · 50 playing now
75%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Hyper Light Drifter?
The closest matches to Hyper Light Drifter on Steam are Rain World, Environmental Station Alpha, Death's Gambit: Afterlife, Titan Souls, Souldiers. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Hyper Light Drifter's — shared tags include Pixel Graphics, Difficult, Metroidvania.
How are games like Hyper Light Drifter chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Pixel Graphics, Difficult, Metroidvania count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Hyper Light Drifter's. Popularity never affects the ranking.
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