Rank 01Games like The Buried Pillars
- 17 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked The Buried Pillars also play
The closest matches to The Buried Pillars: DEVIATOR, Crypt Custodian, Solateria, GRIME II, and Hollow Knight. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares boss rush mode and metroidvania exploration with The Buried Pillars.
- $11.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
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GRIME II
Why this: Shares parry based combat and ability gating with The Buried Pillars.
Rank 05 
Hollow Knight
Why this: Shares boss rush with The Buried Pillars.
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Tombwater
Why this: Shares melee combat and metroidvania exploration with The Buried Pillars.
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Void Sols
Why this: Shares parry system and combo based combat with The Buried Pillars.
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Hidden Realm of the Enchantress
Why this: Shares combo based combat and hidden collectibles with The Buried Pillars.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Buried Pillars
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 2Crypt Custodian
Shares boss rush mode and metroidvania exploration with The Buried Pillars.
- 98% of 1,495 reviews
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- 6Tombwater
Shares melee combat and metroidvania exploration with The Buried Pillars.
- 94% of 165 reviews
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- 8Hidden Realm of the Enchantress
Shares combo based combat and hidden collectibles with The Buried Pillars.
- 96% of 181 reviews
- 9Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with The Buried Pillars.
- 85% of 2,779 reviews
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- 11Kotama and Academy Citadel
Shares parry system and metroidvania exploration with The Buried Pillars.
- 92% of 326 reviews
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- 13Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Also Metroidvania and Souls-like, like The Buried Pillars.
- 93% of 4,102 reviews
- 14Constance
Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with The Buried Pillars.
- 86% of 951 reviews
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- 18SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Shares boss rush mode and backtracking with The Buried Pillars.
- 92% of 1,343 reviews
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- 21BLADECHIMERA
Shares metroidvania exploration and precision platforming with The Buried Pillars.
- 92% of 694 reviews
- 22INAYAH - Life after Gods
Shares melee combat and backtracking with The Buried Pillars.
- 76% of 86 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: T.F.A.N.C.S.
- Price: $6.99checked Oct 31
- 89% of 66 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Boss rush mode is punishing but rewarding
- Challenging but fair difficulty scaling
- Compact 5 8 hour runtime for completionists
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Nine Sols
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration with The Buried Pillars.
Cuphead
Why this: Shares boss rush with The Buried Pillars.
Blasphemous
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Souls-like, like The Buried Pillars.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Hollow Knight
Why this: Shares boss rush with The Buried Pillars.
Tombwater
Why this: Shares melee combat and metroidvania exploration with The Buried Pillars.
Void Sols
Why this: Shares parry system and combo based combat with The Buried Pillars.
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Other recommendable Steam games by T.F.A.N.C.S., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Running on Empty
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Buried Pillars.
Charm Commerce
Why this: Shares character progression with The Buried Pillars.
About The Buried Pillars
The closest matches to The Buried Pillars: DEVIATOR, Crypt Custodian, Solateria, GRIME II, and Hollow Knight. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Buried Pillars is your kind of game, the closest matches are DEVIATOR, Crypt Custodian and Solateria — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its ability gated progression and ability gating. 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 The Buried Pillars: Explore the world, fight fierce and alluring monster girls to uncover the secrets hidden within! A Metroidvania 2D platformer with combats that push you to the edge!
Is The Buried Pillars worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 89% of 66 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $6.99 (checked Oct 31).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Boss rush mode is punishing but rewarding
- Challenging but fair difficulty scaling
- Compact 5 8 hour runtime for completionists
- Compact world reduces backtracking
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Game lacks things from games from this style, the enemies only have a defeated state and no extra animation, the only animations that can be unlocked is by defeating the bosses, entering new areas and dying on those areas. The enemies…”
People who play it also play: DEVIATOR, Crypt Custodian, Solateria
Frequently asked about The Buried Pillars
Can I run it?
How much does The Buried Pillars cost?
The Buried Pillars is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Buried Pillars?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Buried Pillars are DEVIATOR, Crypt Custodian, Solateria.
Who developed The Buried Pillars?
The Buried Pillars was developed by T.F.A.N.C.S..