# Games like Yars Rising

> The closest matches to Yars Rising: Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, BLADECHIMERA, Tomba! Special Edition, Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, and INAYAH - Life after Gods. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo](https://imho.run/games/2870350/pipistrello-and-the-cursed-yoyo) — Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Yars Rising. 881 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870350/)
2. [BLADECHIMERA](https://imho.run/games/2671230/bladechimera) — Shares metroidvania exploration and precision platforming with Yars Rising. 694 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2671230/)
3. [Tomba! Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/2851150/tomba-special-edition) — Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Yars Rising. 422 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2851150/)
4. [Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution](https://imho.run/games/3055950/shantae-advance-risky-revolution) — Shares metroidvania exploration and non linear progression with Yars Rising. 150 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3055950/)
5. [INAYAH - Life after Gods](https://imho.run/games/3199390/inayah-life-after-gods) — Shares non linear progression and backtracking with Yars Rising. 86 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199390/)
6. [SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance](https://imho.run/games/2361770/shinobi-art-of-vengeance) — Shares backtracking and skill tree progression with Yars Rising. 1,343 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361770/)
7. [Guns of Fury](https://imho.run/games/3099000/guns-of-fury) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Yars Rising. 468 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3099000/)
8. [Chronicles of the Wolf](https://imho.run/games/2371890/chronicles-of-the-wolf) — A frequent pick in Yars Rising players' libraries, and another Action. 207 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2371890/)
9. [Akatori: Сhapter One](https://imho.run/games/2524680/akatori-hapter-one) — Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Yars Rising. 278 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2524680/)
10. [Fatal Claw](https://imho.run/games/2827750/fatal-claw) — Shares metroidvania exploration and precision platforming with Yars Rising. 529 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2827750/)
11. [Axiom Verge](https://imho.run/games/332200/axiom-verge) — Shares non linear progression with Yars Rising. 4,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/332200/)
12. [Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores](https://imho.run/games/2463220/lone-fungus-melody-of-spores) — Also Metroidvania, like Yars Rising. 132 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2463220/)
13. [DEVIATOR](https://imho.run/games/2620730/deviator) — Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Yars Rising. 193 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2620730/)
14. [Primal Planet](https://imho.run/games/2350270/primal-planet) — Shares metroidvania exploration and character progression with Yars Rising. 299 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2350270/)
15. [FLARE NUINUI QUEST](https://imho.run/games/3081830/flare-nuinui-quest) — Also Side Scroller, like Yars Rising. 118 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3081830/)
16. [Zexion](https://imho.run/games/3392510/zexion) — Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Yars Rising. 353 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/)
17. [Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake](https://imho.run/games/3179810/tiny-dangerous-dungeons-remake) — Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Yars Rising. 65 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179810/)
18. [ITORAH](https://imho.run/games/1132910/itorah) — Shares metroidvania exploration and non linear progression with Yars Rising. 235 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1132910/)
19. [You are Peter Shorts](https://imho.run/games/2352640/you-are-peter-shorts) — Shares metroidvania exploration and precision platforming with Yars Rising. 186 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2352640/)
20. [Prince of Persia The Lost Crown](https://imho.run/games/2751000/prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown) — Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Yars Rising. 2,779 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2751000/)
21. [Anomaly Agent](https://imho.run/games/2378620/anomaly-agent) — Shares checkpoint system and character progression with Yars Rising. 1,031 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378620/)
22. [Curse of the Sea Rats](https://imho.run/games/1453900/curse-of-the-sea-rats) — Shares skill tree progression with Yars Rising. 55 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1453900/)
23. [DOOMBLADE](https://imho.run/games/922050/doomblade) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Yars Rising. 166 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/922050/)
24. [Kotama and Academy Citadel](https://imho.run/games/3639650/kotama-and-academy-citadel) — A frequent pick in Yars Rising players' libraries, and another RPG. 326 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3639650/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2534370&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2534370&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2534370&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2534370
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2534370
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Yars Rising

From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one of Atari’s richest, and best known classic titles.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2534370
- **Developer:** WayForward
- **Publisher:** Atari
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 9, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2534370/yars-rising)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2534370&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2534370/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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