# Games like Alwa's Awakening

> The closest matches to Alwa's Awakening: Alwa's Legacy, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Aggelos, Timespinner, and Odallus: The Dark Call. 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. [Alwa's Legacy](https://imho.run/games/1205900/alwa-s-legacy) — Also Metroidvania, like Alwa's Awakening. 279 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205900/)
2. [Astalon: Tears of the Earth](https://imho.run/games/1046400/astalon-tears-of-the-earth) — Shares backtracking with Alwa's Awakening. 641 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046400/)
3. [Aggelos](https://imho.run/games/717310/aggelos) — A frequent pick in Alwa's Awakening players' libraries, and another RPG. 280 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717310/)
4. [Timespinner](https://imho.run/games/368620/timespinner) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Alwa's Awakening. 1,643 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368620/)
5. [Odallus: The Dark Call](https://imho.run/games/319480/odallus-the-dark-call) — A frequent pick in Alwa's Awakening players' libraries, and another Action. 445 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319480/)
6. [Infernax](https://imho.run/games/374190/infernax) — Shares sequence breaking with Alwa's Awakening. 1,056 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374190/)
7. [The Mummy Demastered](https://imho.run/games/630310/the-mummy-demastered) — Also Metroidvania, like Alwa's Awakening. 414 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/630310/)
8. [Castle In The Darkness](https://imho.run/games/262960/castle-in-the-darkness) — Also Metroidvania, like Alwa's Awakening. 801 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262960/)
9. [Cathedral](https://imho.run/games/1056180/cathedral) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Alwa's Awakening. 228 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056180/)
10. [Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo](https://imho.run/games/2870350/pipistrello-and-the-cursed-yoyo) — Shares ability gating and backtracking with Alwa's Awakening. 881 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870350/)
11. [Super Win the Game](https://imho.run/games/310700/super-win-the-game) — Shares backtracking with Alwa's Awakening. 389 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/310700/)
12. [Mini Ghost](https://imho.run/games/586880/mini-ghost) — Shares backtracking with Alwa's Awakening. 167 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/586880/)
13. [Chasm](https://imho.run/games/312200/chasm) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Alwa's Awakening. 804 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312200/)
14. [Iconoclasts](https://imho.run/games/393520/iconoclasts) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Alwa's Awakening. 2,070 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/393520/)
15. [Axiom Verge](https://imho.run/games/332200/axiom-verge) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Alwa's Awakening. 4,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/332200/)
16. [Cave Story+](https://imho.run/games/200900/cave-story) — Also Metroidvania, like Alwa's Awakening. 3,688 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200900/)
17. [Owlboy](https://imho.run/games/115800/owlboy) — Also Metroidvania, like Alwa's Awakening. 2,379 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/115800/)
18. [Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon](https://imho.run/games/838310/bloodstained-curse-of-the-moon) — Also Metroidvania and Side Scroller, like Alwa's Awakening. 1,951 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/838310/)
19. [Abathor](https://imho.run/games/2295610/abathor) — Also Side Scroller, like Alwa's Awakening. 171 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2295610/)
20. [Constance](https://imho.run/games/2313700/constance) — Shares ability gating and backtracking with Alwa's Awakening. 951 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313700/)
21. [Cosmobreeder Yiffai](https://imho.run/games/3548000/cosmobreeder-yiffai) — Shares sequence breaking and backtracking with Alwa's Awakening. 105 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3548000/)
22. [Valkyrie Saga](https://imho.run/games/2663150/valkyrie-saga) — A frequent pick in Alwa's Awakening players' libraries, and another Adventure. 206 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2663150/)
23. [Zexion](https://imho.run/games/3392510/zexion) — Shares ability gating and backtracking with Alwa's Awakening. 353 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/)
24. [GIGA WRECKER](https://imho.run/games/454410/giga-wrecker) — Shares puzzle platforming with Alwa's Awakening. 205 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/454410/)

## 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=549260&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=549260&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=549260&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=549260
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/549260
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Alwa's Awakening

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 549260
- **Developer:** Elden Pixels
- **Publisher:** Elden Pixels
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 2, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 71
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/549260/alwa-s-awakening)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=549260&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/549260/)
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