Games like Dust: An Elysian Tail
If you like Dust: An Elysian Tail (metroidvania, 2d action and hand-painted), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
SteamWorld Dig 2
- In common: progression and exploring
When you want a spell of digging and upgrading with no complications: every trip down the mine brings something new.
Hollow Knight
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: harder
When you feel like exploring thoroughly and have the energy for a challenge: discovering a shortcut or a secret area is a constant reward.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- In common: action and progression
When you want to explore a stunning world with a moderate challenge and sessions of one or two hours.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: harder
When you have energy and hours to lose yourself in a huge map where every corner hides something.
SteamWorld Dig
- In common: progression and exploring
- Difference: less story
When you have a couple of free evenings and fancy a short adventure of digging, selling and upgrading your gear.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- In common: action and progression
When you fancy exploring a big map at your own pace, trying out new powers and weapons after every boss.
Bastion
- In common: action and story
When you want a short action adventure with lots of personality, in hour-long sessions.
DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: longer sessions
When you fancy a long, stress-free adventure: the story runs around 30-40 hours and doesn't force you to grind.
God of War
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: longer sessions
When you have a free afternoon and energy: the mix of story and combat works best in long sessions.
Cat Quest
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want a no-fuss adventure RPG, with short quests that make good progress in an hour.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Dust: An Elysian Tail
A warrior with no memory and his talking sword cross a hand-painted world in search of his identity. A metroidvania with very fluid combo combat and side quests, made almost single-handedly by one creator.
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