Any games similar to Hollow Knight?

[burningalive_TTV]

I love this game and cannot get enough of it. That said, I'm curious if there are similar games out there. The only game that comes to mind for me is, Ori and the Blind Forest. Do any of y'all have any recommendations that are on PC or otherwise?

[Destroying Angel]

Castlevania Symphony of the night.

[Jimmy Rustler]

La Mulana is great. Though I need to finish it.

[moca ♥]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Mike Oxlong:

La Mulana is great. Though I need to finish it.

It's great but the controls are tanky, not smooth. Which might draw people away from it especially if they like the fluid movement of Hollow Knight.

[band1]

guacamelee the closest game in terms of gameplay
ori and the blind forest beautiful and sad same as HK
axiom verge just classic metroidvania
i also recommend dust: an elysian tale

[welly321]

Dark Souls

[jabberwok]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από band1:

guacamelee the closest game in terms of gameplay
ori and the blind forest beautiful and sad same as HK
axiom verge just classic metroidvania
i also recommend dust: an elysian tale

Guacamelee is awesome, just wanted to say.

[jabberwok]

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Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Benefit:

Dude talks about how easy Hyper Light Drifter is, he couldn't even beat it. Also how is that game any more Dark Souls than Hollow Knight? They both are their own great games. Sounds like you are a little salty for not getting far in it.

What are you talking about? I beat HLD a couple days after it came out. It's 'retro' hipster trash that leans on film school cliches to appear less vapid and empty than it actually is. Looks nice. I haven't tried it since it got the 60fps upgrade, which is honestly mean of me considering how much I trolled it and its fans for not running at 60fps. It's sort of like Furi, which I do need to finish, with irrelevant bs between boss fights. And much worse boss fights, from what I remember.

It's pretty much purely a Souls Clone. Hollow Knight is a Metroidvania with Souls elements.

Huh? That's absurd. HLD is closer to Zelda than Dark Souls. There are far more differences than similarities. It is top-down, 2D, and does not feature backtracking on death, or losing resources, or even grinding. If anything, Hollow Knight is closer because it has all three of those last things. Please, people, just stop with the Souls comparisons. It's getting ridiculous.

[Aeternalis the Abyssal Alchemist]

Personally, I think that, in every respect, finding a metroidvania as good as Hollow Knight is a fools errand.

I see people mention Owl boy, but from what I've heard and seen about the game, its more of a platformer and it's rather linear for a metroidvania.
I wouln't consider Rainworld a metroidvania either, since you don't really get any ability upgrades or anything that help you progress. Its more of a survival platformer. I do know that this game is incredibly tedious, and very punishing.
I don't even know if I'd call Shantae a metroidvania, since it is very linear, and it doesn't even have a true overworld. Instead of having a whole world to explore, it has more of a level select system.
Momodora is good quality, but I hear it's only about 2 to 4 hours long.
I supposed there's also Sundered, but its combat is... not good.
The closest your probably going to get is Ori & the Blind Forest, and Salt & Sanctuary.

Though I haven't played these games myself, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.
While do own a copy of Dead Cells, but I'm waiting for more content before I actually play it. But the bosses they have so far don't seem all that interesting.

I've barely heard of most of the other games people are mentioning, other than Axiom Verge, which don't know much about. The only footage I've seen of the gameplay was from an early demo version(And in that version didn't seem to have any narrative coherance what so ever).

[󠀡󠀡 ⁧⁧Darius]

Death's Gambit is something you should look out for. It's said to come out this year.

[Epic_Caesura]

Dust: An Elysian Tale is old, but still excellent. Anyone who hasn't played it should.

[jabberwok]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Abyssal Alchemist:

Personally, I think that, in every respect, finding a metroidvania as good as Hollow Knight is a fools errand.

I see people mention Owl boy, but from what I've heard and seen about the game, its more of a platformer and it's rather linear for a metroidvania.
I wouln't consider Rainworld a metroidvania either, since you don't really get any ability upgrades or anything that help you progress. Its more of a survival platformer. I do know that this game is incredibly tedious, and very punishing.
I don't even know if I'd call Shantae a metroidvania, since it is very linear, and it doesn't even have a true overworld. Instead of having a whole world to explore, it has more of a level select system.
Momodora is good quality, but I hear it's only about 2 to 4 hours long.
I supposed there's also Sundered, but its combat is... not good.
The closest your probably going to get is Ori & the Blind Forest, and Salt & Sanctuary.

Though I haven't played these games myself, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.
While do own a copy of Dead Cells, but I'm waiting for more content before I actually play it. But the bosses they have so far don't seem all that interesting.

I've barely heard of most of the other games people are mentioning, other than Axiom Verge, which don't know much about. The only footage I've seen of the gameplay was from an early demo version(And in that version didn't seem to have any narrative coherance what so ever).

Isn't Dead Cells procedurally generated? If so, that disqualifies it from the running for me. Not saying it's bad, I've heard great things about it, just not a metroidvania.

[Aeternalis the Abyssal Alchemist]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από jabberwok:

Isn't Dead Cells procedurally generated? If so, that disqualifies it from the running for me. Not saying it's bad, I've heard great things about it, just not a metroidvania.

Well, Sundered and Dead Cells are technically roguevanias, a combination of roguelites and metroidvanias. Though Dead Cells is more "rogue" than "vania", while Sundered is more "vania" than "rogue".
The problem I have with Sundered, is that the combat is basically just button mashing and hoping not to die. Don't get me wrong, the eldritch abilities you can get are awsome, but it lacks meaningful combat.

[7Mares]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Abyssal Alchemist:

Its more of a survival platformer. I do know that this game is incredibly tedious, and very punishing.

Nah, rain world is great, extremely immersible game with a huge world to explore, but its more about discovering things to survive and advance places, punishing only relies in losing a ''level'' that is used as a key to navigate through the world areas, but btw its a nice formula breaker if platform games get too repetitive (and easy)

[retroguy]

dead cells any good? sundered? i was on the fence about both.

[󠀡󠀡 ⁧⁧Darius]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από sendem_to_me:

dead cells any good? sundered? i was on the fence about both.

sundred is meh, dead cells fun for first 10 hours :D