Games like Cave Story+
Closest overall match: La-Mulana (★ 3.5). Highest rated: Shovel Knight at ★ 4.3. Quickest to finish: Rain World at about 1 hours.
These 12 games score highest on our similarity model for Cave Story+ — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. What ties them together most: Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics and Great Soundtrack.
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57%
1. La-Mulana
Shares Remake, Metroidvania, Controller, Pixel Graphics and Exploration and 4 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 25%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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56%
2. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Shares Metroidvania, Cute, Controller, Anime and Pixel Graphics and 5 more tags.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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55%
3. Rain World
Shares Metroidvania, Cute, Pixel Graphics, Exploration and Great Soundtrack and 3 more tags.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 28%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
-
55%
4. Horace
Shares Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 lower.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 32%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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54%
5. Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Shares Controller, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.3 lower.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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54%
6. Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Shares 2D, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 73%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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54%
7. Shovel Knight
Shares Metroidvania, Controller, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 2 more tags; rated 0.4 higher.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 69%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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54%
8. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Shares explore, Metroidvania, Story, Cute and Anime and 5 more tags.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 72%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
-
54%
9. Owlboy
Shares Metroidvania, Cute, Anime, Pixel Graphics and Great Soundtrack and 3 more tags.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
-
54%
10. Axiom Verge
Shares Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, Exploration, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 2 more tags.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 67%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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54%
11. FEZ
Shares Metroidvania, Cute, Mystery, Controller and Pixel Graphics and 5 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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54%
12. VVVVVV
Shares Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, Exploration, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; same developer; same release year.
- Year
- 2010
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 65%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Cave Story+?
On our similarity model, La-Mulana is the closest match to Cave Story+ — shares Remake, Metroidvania, Controller, Pixel Graphics and Exploration and 4 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; released within 2 years.
Which game like Cave Story+ is rated highest?
Shovel Knight holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 480 players.
Are there games like Cave Story+ on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 12 games like Cave Story+ on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Cave Story+ on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.