Rank 01Why this
Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Well Dweller.
- $11.99 (Price checked Oct 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Well Dweller
- 21 games
- Updated Sep 22, 2026
Players who liked Well Dweller also play
The closest matches to Well Dweller: Crypt Custodian, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Constance, MIO: Memories in Orbit, and DEVIATOR. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Well Dweller.
- $13.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Why this: Shares platforming with Well Dweller.
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DEVIATOR
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Well Dweller.
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ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and boss fights with Well Dweller.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Well Dweller
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- 1Crypt Custodian
Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Well Dweller.
- 98% of 1,495 reviews
- 2Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Well Dweller.
- 98% of 881 reviews
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- 6ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Shares metroidvania exploration and boss fights with Well Dweller.
- 95% of 11,002 reviews
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- 11Primal Planet
Shares metroidvania exploration and character progression with Well Dweller.
- 90% of 299 reviews
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- 19Seasons after Fall
Shares exploration based progression and environmental puzzle solving with Well Dweller.
- 81% of 1,220 reviews
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- 22Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Shares ability gating with Well Dweller.
- 94% of 30,254 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Kyle Thompson
- Price: $16.99−15%checked Oct 4
- 98% of 2,574 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Beautiful hand drawn dark fairy tale art style
- Charming characters with quirky personalities
- Collectible story pages that expand the narrative
- Atmospheric
- Cozy
- Dark
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Why this: Also Metroidvania and Dark Fantasy, like Well Dweller.
Voidwrought
Why this: Shares collectible hunting with Well Dweller.
Primal Planet
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and character progression with Well Dweller.
Winds Of Arcana: Ruination
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Well Dweller.
Ghost Song
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Well Dweller.
Timespinner
Why this: Shares backtracking with Well Dweller.
Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest
Why this: Shares exploration based progression and ability gating with Well Dweller.
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Why this: Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Well Dweller.
MIO: Memories in Orbit
Why this: Shares platforming with Well Dweller.
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and boss fights with Well Dweller.
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Well Dweller.
About Well Dweller
The closest matches to Well Dweller: Crypt Custodian, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Constance, MIO: Memories in Orbit, and DEVIATOR. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Well Dweller is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crypt Custodian, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo and Constance — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, cozy and dark, and single out its ability gating and backtracking. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Well Dweller: Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom. Play as Glimmer - a tiny bird armed with a matchstick - who must burn the wicked queen to save his family.
Is Well Dweller worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 98% of 3,200 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Oct 10).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Beautiful hand drawn dark fairy tale art style
- Charming characters with quirky personalities
- Collectible story pages that expand the narrative
- Creative match throwing platforming mechanic that creates platforms and enables traversal
People who play it also play: Crypt Custodian, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Constance
Frequently asked about Well Dweller
Can I run it?
How much does Well Dweller cost?
Well Dweller is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Well Dweller?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Well Dweller are Crypt Custodian, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Constance.
Who developed Well Dweller?
Well Dweller was developed by Kyle Thompson and published by Kyle Thompson, Top Hat Studios, Inc., Doyoyo Games.