Games like Iconoclasts
Closest overall match: SteamWorld Dig 2 (★ 4.1). 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 Iconoclasts — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. What ties them together most: Full controller support, Metroidvania and 2D. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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73%
1. SteamWorld Dig 2
Shares Metroidvania, Female Protagonist, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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68%
2. Axiom Verge
Shares Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 67%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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67%
3. Blasphemous
Shares Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 64%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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67%
4. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Shares Metroidvania, Female Protagonist, Pixel Graphics, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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66%
5. Owlboy
Shares Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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65%
6. Shovel Knight
Shares Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 69%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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65%
7. Inmost
Shares Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 80%
- Shared genres
- 3, Indie, 83
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64%
8. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Shares Metroidvania, Female Protagonist, Pixel Graphics, 2D and Full controller support and 1 more tags.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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64%
9. Rain World
Shares Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 28%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
-
62%
10. La-Mulana
Shares Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 25%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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62%
11. Wuppo
Shares Metroidvania, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 36%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie
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62%
12. Volgarr the Viking
Shares Pixel Graphics, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Iconoclasts?
On our similarity model, SteamWorld Dig 2 is the closest match to Iconoclasts — shares Metroidvania, Female Protagonist, 2D, Full controller support and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 higher; released within 1 year.
Which game like Iconoclasts is rated highest?
Shovel Knight holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 480 players.
Are there games like Iconoclasts on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 12 games like Iconoclasts on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Iconoclasts 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.