Hollow Knight
2017PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 96%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~36h
- IGDB
$14.99
In Game Pass · PS Plus
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Games like Nine Sols
2024PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
24 games that share what Nine Sols does well: sci-fi, fantasy and fast combat. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it.
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24 picks · prices as of Oct 16, 2026
Eastern Exorcist
2021PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Martial arts, punishing combat
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 84%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$17.99
MultiplayerDead Cells
2018PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 97%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~22h
- IGDB
$11.19
was $24.99−55%In PS Plus
Blasphemous
2019PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 90%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~24h
- IGDB
$20.69
was $24.99−17%In Ubisoft+
MultiplayerHidden gem$3.75
was $14.99−75%
Tales of Kenzera: Zau
2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Mythology, punishing combat
- Players
- 82%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~10h
- IGDB
$19.99
In EA Play · Game Pass
Moonscars
2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Critics
- 66
- IGDB
- Players
- 82%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~15h
- IGDB
$15.89
was $19.99−21%
Somber Echoes
2025PC · PS · Xbox
Mythology, punishing combat
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 81%
- Steam
- To beat
- unknown
$5.99
was $14.99−60%
$4.28
was $14.99−71%In PS Plus
Carrion
2020PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Metroidvania, platforming
- Players
- 94%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~6h
- IGDB
$3.99
was $19.99−80%
The Spirit of the Samurai
2024PC
Mythology, punishing combat
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 60%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~8h
- IGDB
$19.99
Hidden gemGhost 1.0
2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Metroidvania, platforming
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 90%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~15h
- IGDB
$12.99
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 83%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~29h
- IGDB
$29.99
In Game Pass · PS Plus · Ubisoft+
$1.49
was $9.99Historical lowIn Ubisoft+
$19.99
$14.99
Hidden gemIslets
2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Metroidvania, platforming
- Critics
- unknown
- Players
- 95%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~8h
- IGDB
$19.99
$1.84
was $9.99−82%
Hollow Knight: Silksong
2025PC · Mac · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 89%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~52h
- IGDB
$19.99
In Game Pass
Blasphemous II
2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Players
- 91%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~30h
- IGDB
$7.49
was $29.99−75%In PS Plus
$3.99
was $15.99−75%
The Last Faith
2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
- Critics
- 76
- IGDB
- Players
- 83%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~19h
- IGDB
$23.18
was $27.99−17%
Dust: An Elysian Tail
2012PC · Mac · PS · Switch · iOS
Metroidvania, platforming
- Critics
- 82
- IGDB
- Players
- 95%
- Steam
- To beat
- ~14h
- IGDB
$14.99
$59.99
Hidden gems like Nine Sols
Highly rated, under 5,000 Steam reviews, and outside the big series.
$5.25
was $24.99−79%
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
2024 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Metroidvania, hand-drawn
96% of 894 Steam reviews
$19.99
Mio: Memories in Orbit
2026 · PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Punishing combat, metroidvania
83% of 4,571 Steam reviews
$13.99
was $19.99−30%In Game Pass
$1.99
was $19.99−90%
$19.99
$4.08
was $19.99−80%