Games like Hollow Knight
Below are 12 hand-picked alternatives to Hollow Knight for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Hollow Knight also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Hollow Knight: Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Top pick for Hollow Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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Solateria
Second-strongest match for Hollow Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
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Lost Wish: In the desperate world
Third-strongest match for Hollow Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
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There Is No Light 616
Ranked #4 for Hollow Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Battle your way through the horrors and face the greater threats of these miserable lands! There is No Light 616 is a free version of the action-adventure There is No Light with 3 locations, a boss-fight, and an exclusive arena mode!
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Nine Sols
Ranked #5 for Hollow Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
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Tartapolis
Ranked #6 for Hollow Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Explore a huge metropolis full of dark corners, aware technology and shady characters. Fight your way through, as you evolve your fighting skills, acquire and upgrade weapons, tune up bots and complete side quests as you discover the true face of the city!
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Ranked #7 for Hollow Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Dead Cells
Ranked #8 for Hollow Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
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Nine Sols
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
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Dead Cells
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hollow Knight.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Frequently asked about Hollow Knight
- Is Hollow Knight verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Hollow Knight is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Hollow Knight cost?
- Hollow Knight is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hollow Knight?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hollow Knight are Hollow Knight: Silksong, Solateria, Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
- Who developed Hollow Knight?
- Hollow Knight was developed by Team Cherry.
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