Games like Teslagrad
Closest overall match: SteamWorld Dig (★ 3.8). Highest rated: Machinarium at ★ 4.2. Quickest to finish: FEZ at about 2 hours.
These 12 games score highest on our similarity model for Teslagrad — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. What ties them together most: 2D, Full controller support and Metroidvania. Updated Oct 15, 2026.
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68%
1. SteamWorld Dig
Shares Steampunk, puzzles, Metroidvania, controller support and Exploration and 6 more tags; rated 0.5 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 73%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, 7, Indie, 83
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67%
2. SteamWorld Dig 2
Shares Steampunk, puzzles, Metroidvania, 2D and Full controller support and 3 more tags; rated 0.7 higher.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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65%
3. Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
Shares puzzles, Metroidvania, controller support, 2D and steam-trading-cards and 2 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Metacritic
- 79
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 18%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, 7, Indie
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65%
4. The Swapper
Shares puzzles, Metroidvania, Exploration, 2D and Full controller support and 3 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 59%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, 7, Indie, 83
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63%
5. FEZ
Shares Metroidvania, controller support, Exploration, 2D and Full controller support and 3 more tags; rated 0.7 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, 7, Indie, 83
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58%
6. The Bridge
Shares Hand-drawn, puzzles, 2D, Full controller support and steam-trading-cards and 3 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 41%
- Shared genres
- 7, Indie
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58%
7. Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Shares controller support, 2D, Full controller support, steam-trading-cards and Steam Cloud and 2 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 40%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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57%
8. Deponia Doomsday
Shares Steampunk, Hand-drawn, 2D, steam-trading-cards and Steam Cloud and 2 more tags; rated 0.7 higher.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 91%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Indie
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57%
9. Machinarium
Shares Steampunk, Hand-drawn, 2D, Full controller support and Steam Cloud and 2 more tags; rated 0.8 higher.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 77%
- Shared genres
- 3, 7, Family, Indie
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57%
10. Dust: An Elysian Tail
Shares Metroidvania, controller support, Exploration, 2D and Full controller support and 4 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 58%
- Shared genres
- 4, Indie, 83
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56%
11. Owlboy
Shares Metroidvania, controller support, 2D, Full controller support and steam-trading-cards and 3 more tags; rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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56%
12. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Shares Metroidvania, controller support, 2D, Full controller support and steam-trading-cards and 3 more tags; rated 0.5 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, Indie, 83
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Teslagrad?
On our similarity model, SteamWorld Dig is the closest match to Teslagrad — shares Steampunk, puzzles, Metroidvania, controller support and Exploration and 6 more tags; rated 0.5 higher; same release year.
Which game like Teslagrad is rated highest?
Machinarium holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.2/5 from 931 players.
Are there games like Teslagrad on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 12 games like Teslagrad on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
Are there games like Teslagrad on Android or iOS?
Yes — we found 6 games like Teslagrad on Android & iOS. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Teslagrad 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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