Games like Hyper Light Drifter on Xbox
Closest overall match: Bastion (★ 4.2). Highest rated: Shovel Knight at ★ 4.3. Quickest to finish: Darkwood at about 2 hours.
Looking for something like Hyper Light Drifter? Our model ranked 20 games by how much they share with it. The strongest common threads are controller support, Pixel Graphics and Fantasy. Updated Oct 16, 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. Anodyne
Shares Top-Down, controller support, Action RPG, Pixel Graphics and Exploration and 5 more tags; rated 1.1 lower.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 61%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
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64%
3. 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
-
64%
4. Knock-Knock
Shares Kickstarter, controller support, 2D, Full controller support and steam-trading-cards and 2 more tags; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 57
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 61%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
63%
5. Wuppo
Shares Metroidvania, Great Soundtrack, 2D, Full controller support and steam-trading-cards and 2 more tags; rated 1.0 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 36%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
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63%
6. 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
-
63%
7. 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
-
62%
8. 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
-
62%
9. 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
-
62%
10. FORCED
Shares Kickstarter, Top-Down, Hack and Slash, Local Multiplayer and Fantasy and 4 more tags; rated 1.3 lower.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Metacritic
- 62
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 24%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
61%
11. 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%
12. Streets of Rogue
Shares Local Multiplayer, Pixel Graphics, Great Soundtrack, Full controller support and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.3 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 43%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
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61%
13. 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
-
61%
14. Nobody Saves the World
Shares Top-Down, Colorful, Hack and Slash, Action RPG and Fantasy and 4 more tags; rated 0.3 lower.
- Year
- 2022
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 46%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
61%
15. 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%
16. 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%
17. 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
-
60%
18. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III
Shares Hack and Slash, Action RPG, Full controller support, steam-trading-cards and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.8 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 64
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 65%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG, Indie
-
60%
19. 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
-
60%
20. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Shares Metroidvania, controller support, Pixel Graphics, Exploration and Fantasy and 6 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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What is the best game like Hyper Light Drifter on Xbox?
On our similarity model, Bastion is the closest match to Hyper Light Drifter on Xbox — 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?
Shovel Knight holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 480 players.
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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