Games like Hyper Light Drifter
Closest overall match: Bastion (★ 4.2). Highest rated: Hades at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: Rain World at about 1 hours.
Looking for something like Hyper Light Drifter? Our model ranked 25 games by how much they share with it. The strongest common threads are controller support, Pixel Graphics and Fantasy. Updated Oct 15, 2026.
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67%
1. Bastion
Shares Post-apocalyptic, Colorful, controller support, Hack and Slash and Action RPG and 7 more tags.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 70%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
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64%
2. Moon Hunters
Shares Kickstarter, Action RPG, Pixel Graphics, Fantasy and Great Soundtrack and 4 more tags; rated 0.7 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 62
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
63%
3. Victor Vran
Shares controller support, Hack and Slash, Action RPG, Fantasy and Full controller support and 3 more tags; rated 0.8 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
62%
4. Dex
Shares Kickstarter, Metroidvania, controller support, 2D and Full controller support and 3 more tags; rated 0.7 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 62
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 55%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
61%
5. Dust: An Elysian Tail
Shares Metroidvania, controller support, Hack and Slash, Action RPG and Exploration and 7 more tags; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 58%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, Indie
-
61%
6. Mercenary Kings
Shares Kickstarter, Local Multiplayer, Pixel Graphics, 2D and Full controller support and 3 more tags; rated 1.2 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 25%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
61%
7. Hammerwatch
Shares Top-Down, Hack and Slash, Local Multiplayer, Pixel Graphics and Fantasy and 4 more tags; rated 0.7 lower.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 37%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
61%
8. Hand of Fate
Shares controller support, Hack and Slash, Action RPG, Fantasy and Full controller support and 3 more tags; rated 0.4 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
60%
9. Darkwood
Shares Top-Down, Exploration, 2D, Full controller support and steam-trading-cards and 2 more tags; rated 0.3 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 42%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
60%
10. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Shares Metroidvania, controller support, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 4 more tags; rated 0.3 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
60%
11. Shovel Knight
Shares Kickstarter, Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, Fantasy and Great Soundtrack and 5 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 69%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
59%
12. Crypt of the NecroDancer
Shares controller support, Pixel Graphics, Fantasy, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 4 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 29%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, Indie
-
59%
13. The Final Station
Shares Post-apocalyptic, controller support, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 4 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 80%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
59%
14. Hades
Shares Hack and Slash, Action RPG, Fantasy, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 2 more tags; about 6h longer.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 93
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 68%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
59%
15. Children of Morta
Shares Pixel Graphics, Fantasy, Full controller support, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 59%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
59%
16. Ghost of a Tale
Shares controller support, Fantasy, Full controller support and Singleplayer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 58%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
58%
17. Owlboy
Shares Metroidvania, controller support, Pixel Graphics, Fantasy and Great Soundtrack and 5 more tags; rated 0.3 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
58%
18. Apotheon
Shares Metroidvania, controller support, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Full controller support and 3 more tags; rated 0.9 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 36%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
58%
19. Rogue Legacy
Shares Metroidvania, controller support, Pixel Graphics, Exploration and Fantasy and 5 more tags.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 47%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, Indie
-
57%
20. Rain World
Shares Metroidvania, Post-apocalyptic, controller support, Pixel Graphics and Exploration and 5 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 28%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
57%
21. Forager
Shares Pixel Graphics, Exploration, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 61%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
57%
22. Transistor
Shares Hack and Slash, Action RPG, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Full controller support and 3 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 66%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, Indie
-
57%
23. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Shares Top-Down, Colorful, controller support, Fantasy and Great Soundtrack and 4 more tags.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 90
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
-
57%
24. Dead Cells
Shares Metroidvania, Hack and Slash, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 3 more tags; about 6h longer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG, Indie
-
57%
25. Slime Rancher
Shares Colorful, controller support, Exploration, Fantasy and Great Soundtrack and 4 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Hyper Light Drifter?
On our similarity model, Bastion is the closest match to Hyper Light Drifter — shares Post-apocalyptic, Colorful, controller support, Hack and Slash and Action RPG and 7 more tags.
Which game like Hyper Light Drifter is rated highest?
Hades holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 2,124 players.
Are there games like Hyper Light Drifter on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 27 games like Hyper Light Drifter on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
Are there games like Hyper Light Drifter on Android or iOS?
Yes — we found 10 games like Hyper Light Drifter on Android & iOS. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Hyper Light Drifter 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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