Games like Spelunky 2
If you like Spelunky 2 (roguelike, platformer and hard), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Cuphead
- In common: a challenge and short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When you have energy and fancy a challenge: each boss lasts minutes and victory tastes sweet.
BattleBlock Theater
- In common: short sessions and co-op
- Difference: less exploring
When you have someone beside you and some free time: levels are short and the laughs constant.
Enter the Gungeon
- In common: a challenge and action
- Difference: more progression
When you want intense action in 30-60 minute doses and feel like discovering ridiculous weapons.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
- In common: short sessions and action
- Difference: more progression
When you want a quick run with the thrill of seeing which combination of items you get this time.
Noita
- In common: a challenge and action
- Difference: less co-op
When you feel like experimenting: creating an absurdly powerful or destructive wand is its great pleasure.
Pizza Tower
- In common: short sessions and action
- Difference: less co-op
When you have energy and want to laugh while running at full speed: each level lasts a few minutes.
Super Meat Boy
- In common: a challenge and short sessions
- Difference: less co-op
For short bursts with lots of energy: each level lasts seconds and you always want one more.
Roboquest
- In common: short sessions and action
- Difference: more progression
When you want an intense run of about thirty minutes where every attempt turns out differently.
Risk of Rain 2
- In common: action and co-op
- Difference: more progression
If you have an hour and some energy, especially with friends: every run ends in an explosion of items and effects.
Elden Ring
- In common: a challenge and action
- Difference: longer sessions
When you have hours ahead of you and energy to spare: few things feel as good as discovering a new place and beating the boss that guards it.
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 Spelunky 2
A roguelike platformer where every level is randomly generated and everything interacts with everything: traps, animals, angry shopkeepers and explosives. Dying is constant and almost always your own fault. It hides incredibly deep secrets.
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