Games like Downwell
Closest overall match: GoNNER (★ 2.9). Highest rated: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number at ★ 4.3. Quickest to finish: OlliOlli at about 1 hours.
These 12 games score highest on our similarity model for Downwell — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. What ties them together most: Pixel Graphics, controller support and Great Soundtrack. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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66%
1. GoNNER
Shares overlay, Procedural Generation, Roguelite, controller support and Roguelike and 5 more tags; rated 1.0 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 18%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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62%
2. LUFTRAUSERS
Shares Shoot 'Em Up, controller support, Roguelike, Pixel Graphics and Steam Leaderboards and 4 more tags; same developer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 45%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, Indie
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61%
3. STRAFE
Shares Roguelite, Roguelike, Steam Leaderboards, Partial Controller Support and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; same developer; rated 0.8 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 25%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, Casual, Indie
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61%
4. OlliOlli
Shares controller support, Pixel Graphics, Steam Leaderboards, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 2 more tags; same developer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 35%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, Indie, 83
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61%
5. Not A Hero
Shares Shoot 'Em Up, Pixel Graphics, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; same developer; rated 0.6 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 34%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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59%
6. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Shares overlay, controller support, Pixel Graphics, Steam Leaderboards and Great Soundtrack and 3 more tags; same developer; rated 0.4 higher; about 5h longer; same release year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 80%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11, Indie
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58%
7. Risk of Rain
Shares overlay, Roguelite, controller support, Roguelike and Pixel Graphics and 5 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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58%
8. VVVVVV
Shares Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2010
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 65%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, 11, Casual, Indie, 83
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57%
9. Rain World
Shares overlay, controller support, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 2 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 28%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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57%
10. Owlboy
Shares overlay, controller support, Pixel Graphics, Steam Leaderboards and Great Soundtrack and 3 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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57%
11. Death Road to Canada
Shares overlay, Roguelite, controller support, Roguelike and Pixel Graphics and 4 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 46%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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56%
12. FEZ
Shares overlay, controller support, Pixel Graphics, Steam Leaderboards and Great Soundtrack and 3 more tags.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Downwell?
On our similarity model, GoNNER is the closest match to Downwell — shares overlay, Procedural Generation, Roguelite, controller support and Roguelike and 5 more tags; rated 1.0 lower; released within 1 year.
Which game like Downwell is rated highest?
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 1,337 players.
Are there games like Downwell on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 10 games like Downwell on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
Are there games like Downwell on Android or iOS?
Yes — we found 9 games like Downwell on Android & iOS. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Downwell 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.
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