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Games like Sonic Frontiers

2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified89 % positive39.99 €

Sonic speeds across large open-zone islands, fighting giant bosses and uncovering puzzles and secrets. It keeps the pace high with an accessible combat system, upgradeable skills and a standout soundtrack.

Jumping and platforming
Open world
Lots to discover
Melee combat with weapons or fists

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Best alternative overall: SteamWorld Dig 2 91% match – Jumping and platforming
Without combat: Grow Up 87% match – calmer, no fighting
Newest alternative: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk 86% match – released 2023

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SteamWorld Dig 2

91 %Match

2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive19.99 €

A Metroidvania where you play a steambot digging through the earth, uncovering treasure and secrets while upgrading your gear. Digging, platforming and puzzles mesh smoothly, making exploration highly compelling.

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Mirror's Edge Catalyst

Open world

Fluid first-person parkour through a gleaming, sterile dystopia where momentum and route-finding matter more than weapons. The open city of Glass invites time trials, deliveries and discovering your own lines across the rooftops.

Timespinner

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A 2D Metroidvania in the vein of Symphony of the Night where you play a time traveler hopping between past and future to topple an empire. Smooth pixel-art action, plenty of exploration and a blend of fantasy and science fiction.

Hover: Revolt of Gamers

Open world

A fast parkour game set in a colorful, futuristic open-world city where you rebel against the mayor's ban on video games. Running, jumping and exploring take center stage, wrapped in neon retro style and plenty of gamer humor.

Gravity Rush Remastered

Open world

As Kat you bend gravity, falling and gliding through a floating comic-styled city and fighting with aerial kicks. The unique sense of movement is paired with a charming, whimsical story.

Grow Up

Open world

You guide the clumsy little robot BUD as he climbs, jumps and glides across an open planet, collecting crystals and upgrading his abilities. It's a light, colorful and funny adventure built around the joy of exploring.

Sheepo

Sci-fi setting

A compact metroidvania where a shape-shifting sheep creature hunts down creature eggs on an alien planet, taking on each species' form to unlock new areas.

Haiku, the Robot

Sci-fi setting

A compact 2D metroidvania where you play a small robot exploring a decaying, virus-ridden machine world. Fast sword combat, platforming and new abilities gradually unlock hidden areas.

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Lavish presentation

A stylish skate, inline and BMX platformer set in a cel-shaded city full of graffiti, crews and a funky soundtrack. Fluid movement and exploring the city take center stage, in the spirit of Jet Set Radio.

SteamWorld Dig

Pure single-player experience

As steam-powered robot Rusty, you dig ever deeper beneath a Wild West town, hauling ore back to sell and upgrading your tools. Its addictive loop of digging, upgrading and uncovering secrets makes this compact metroidvania a delight.