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Games like Alwa's Awakening

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30 games alike in Metroidvania, Side Scroller and Platformer, with Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition, Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut and The Messenger closest.

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MetroidvaniaPlatformer

21 games that share both with Alwa's Awakening

  1. Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
    12hours

    Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

    Loved · 95%

  2. Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
    8hours

    Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

    Liked · 86%

  3. Cathedral
    14hours

    Cathedral

    Mixed · 73%

  4. Shantae and the Seven Sirens
    12hours

    Shantae and the Seven Sirens

    Loved · 90%

  5. Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
    8.5hours

    Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection

    Mixed · 77%

  6. Gato Roboto
    4.5hours

    Gato Roboto

    Loved · 94%

  7. Axiom Verge
    13hours

    Axiom Verge

    Loved · 90%

  8. Haiku, the Robot
    9hours

    Haiku, the Robot

    Loved · 90%

  9. Islets
    9hours

    Islets

    Loved · 95%

  10. Chasm
    11hours

    Chasm

    Mixed · 74%

  11. Unepic
    20hours

    Unepic

    Loved · 91%

  12. Dust: An Elysian Tail
    13hours

    Dust: An Elysian Tail

    Loved · 95%

  13. Hell Yeah!
    4.5hours

    Hell Yeah!

    Liked · 85%

  14. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
    15hours

    Ori and the Will of the Wisps

    Loved · 96%

  15. Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
    6hours

    Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

    Liked · 85%

  16. Super Panda Adventures
    7hours

    Super Panda Adventures

    Loved · 92%

  17. Wuppo - Definitive Edition
    10hours

    Wuppo - Definitive Edition

    Loved · 94%

  18. Ghost Song
    11hours

    Ghost Song

    Liked · 83%

  19. Iconoclasts
    14hours

    Iconoclasts

    Liked · 86%

  20. FlipWitch - Forbidden Sex Hex
    11hours

    FlipWitch - Forbidden Sex Hex

    Loved · 95%

  21. Hue
    5hours

    Hue

    Loved · 92%

MetroidvaniaRetro

3 games that share both with Alwa's Awakening

  1. The Messenger
    14hours

    The Messenger

    Loved · 93%

  2. Odallus: The Dark Call
    6.5hours

    Odallus: The Dark Call

    Liked · 88%

  3. The Mummy Demastered
    6hours

    The Mummy Demastered

    Mixed · 74%

MetroidvaniaSide Scroller

4 games that share both with Alwa's Awakening

  1. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
    7hours

    Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

    Loved · 93%

  2. Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
    9hours

    Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

    Loved · 92%

  3. Midnight Castle Succubus
    6.5hours

    Midnight Castle Succubus

    Loved · 93%

  4. Castle in the Clouds
    6hours

    Castle in the Clouds

    Loved · 91%

And more like Alwa's Awakening

Each with the kinds it shares, under its name.

  1. Blasphemous 2
    22hours

    Blasphemous 2

    Metroidvania · 2D Platformer

  2. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
    13hours

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    Platformer · Retro

How this list is made

A game is here when it shares the strongest of Alwa's Awakening's Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes, each shared tag counting for more the fewer games carry it: two metroidvanias are alike, two action games barely. Games of the same series come first, a similar typical length breaks near-ties, and a game sold twice is shown once. Games that share the same kinds with Alwa's Awakening stand together, under those kinds. Up to 30 games are shown, and the list stops where they grow much less alike. Where to start: the closest; the best loved of the closest fifteen with 10,000 reviews or more; the shortest of the ones 80% or more recommend; and a hidden gem, 90% or more but under 10,000 reviews.

The sticker on a case is the hours its own page leads with: half of the game's Steam reviewers had played that long or less when they gave their verdict. It is not a time to beat. Under a case, the share of its Steam reviewers who recommend it: loved at 90% or more, liked at 80%, mixed at 65%.