10 games similar to Hollow Knight, a Indie, Platform, Adventure game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Hollow Knight.
01Shares AdventureIndiePlatformBoth games are 2D metroidvanias with atmospheric fantasy worlds explored from a side view. Like Hollow Knight, Momodora emphasizes close-quarters combat through melee combos and dodge mechanics, with exploration rewarded by finding items and spells to expand your arsenal. Each game builds tension through difficult boss encounters and a sense of uncovering a world's mysteries as you progress deeper into its blighted landscape.
02Shares IndieBoth games emphasize fast-paced combat against challenging enemies in procedurally varied environments, demanding quick reflexes and tactical positioning. Ziggurat shares Hollow Knight's focus on boss fights as major progression gates, with each encounter requiring pattern recognition and skill mastery. While Ziggurat trades Hollow Knight's 2D exploration for first-person dungeon crawling, both reward players who learn enemy patterns and upgrade their combat abilities through repeated attempts.
03Shares AdventureIndiePlatformBoth Chasm and Hollow Knight are crowdfunded metroidvanias with side-scrolling 2D combat and exploration. Chasm shares the structure of gaining new abilities to access previously unreachable areas, though it layers procedural generation onto the formula. Where Hollow Knight emphasizes atmospheric boss fights in a cohesive world, Chasm spreads combat across randomized dungeons with a focus on loot and progression.
04Shares AdventureIndieBoth games are 2D action adventures built around exploration of interconnected worlds filled with combat and secrets. Hyper Light Drifter shares Hollow Knight's crowdfunded indie pedigree and controller-focused design. Where Hollow Knight emphasizes close melee combat and boss fights, Hyper Light Drifter layers in faster-paced hack-and-slash action across its landscape, rewarding players who probe its ruins for upgrades and lore.
05Shares AdventureIndiePlatformBoth games combine 2D platforming with metroidvania structure, rewarding exploration of interconnected worlds with combat-focused progression. Blasphemous matches Hollow Knight's punishing boss fights and melee-based combat, though it emphasizes brutal hack-and-slash executions over the Knight's measured strikes. Where Hollow Knight builds atmosphere through an insect kingdom's mystery, Blasphemous creates dread through gothic horror and religious imagery, but both anchor their worlds in dark, lore-rich settings.
06Shares AdventureIndiePlatformBoth Dead Cells and Hollow Knight combine 2D side-scrolling action with metroidvania exploration, emphasizing close combat and careful enemy observation. Dead Cells trades Hollow Knight's fixed world for procedurally assembled levels, but shares its focus on parrying and dodging through hostile environments. Each run strips you of progress, though unlocking new traversal abilities across attempts mirrors Hollow Knight's gradual arsenal expansion through boss victories.
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07Shares AdventureIndieBoth games blend action-adventure combat with dark fantasy settings and pixel art aesthetics. Where Hollow Knight emphasizes methodical boss fights and exploration, Children of Morta structures its combat around fast-paced hack-and-slash encounters across procedurally varied environments. Both prioritize atmospheric storytelling—Hollow Knight through environmental discovery, Children of Morta through family narrative—while demanding skill-based combat and persistence against challenging enemies.
08Shares AdventureIndieBoth Tunic and Hollow Knight are atmospheric action adventures built around exploration and combat in hostile fantasy worlds. Where Hollow Knight emphasizes close-quarters boss fights across a sprawling interconnected kingdom, Tunic presents a smaller-scale journey through wilderness and ruins, yet shares the same drive to uncover secrets and master combat techniques. Each rewards curiosity and controller-based skill equally.
09Shares AdventureIndiePlatformBoth Planet Alpha and Hollow Knight are atmospheric 2D side-scrolling adventures that emphasize exploration and environmental observation. While Hollow Knight focuses on combat and boss encounters in a structured metroidvania, Planet Alpha shares its sense of discovery through a living, reactive world. Each game rewards careful attention to your surroundings, though Planet Alpha's puzzle-driven approach to survival contrasts with Hollow Knight's action-oriented progression.
10Shares AdventurePlatformBoth games are side-scrolling metroidvanias that blend platforming with combat and exploration. Ori and the Blind Forest shares Hollow Knight's focus on traversing a dying world while gradually unlocking new movement abilities to access previously unreachable areas. Where Hollow Knight emphasizes close-quarters boss fights, Ori leans more toward puzzle-platforming, but both reward curiosity and thorough exploration of their atmospheric fantasy environments.
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10 games similar to Hollow Knight: Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, Ziggurat, Chasm, Hyper Light Drifter, Blasphemous, Dead Cells, Children of Morta, Tunic.
Most of these games share Action, Fantasy, Indie, Adventure and Platform with Hollow Knight, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Hollow Knight.