Games like You Have to Win the Game

Ranked by shared qualities, not genre tags.

What defines You Have to Win the Game

Single-Player95%
Platforming90%
Pixel Art85%
Metroidvania85%
Side View80%
Ability-Gated80%
Nonlinear Progression80%
Handcrafted World75%
Precision Platforming70%
Seamless World70%
Short Playtime60%
Environmental Puzzles55%
Playful50%
Air Mobility45%
Earnest40%
Retro 3D35%

Shares Side View, Pixel Art, Metroidvania, Ability-Gated.

Both lean into Side View, Pixel Art, Single-Player, Metroidvania.

Side View90%Pixel Art85%Single-Player75%Metroidvania80%
The Messenger60% match

Shares Platforming, Pixel Art, Metroidvania, Side View.

Both lean into Platforming, Single-Player, Pixel Art, Metroidvania.

Platforming90%Single-Player85%Pixel Art92%Metroidvania88%
Supraland59% match

Shares Metroidvania, Platforming, Ability-Gated, Nonlinear Progression.

Both lean into Single-Player, Metroidvania, Platforming, Ability-Gated.

Single-Player100%Metroidvania90%Platforming80%Ability-Gated85%
Gato Roboto59% match

Shares Platforming, Side View, Pixel Art, Metroidvania.

Both lean into Single-Player, Platforming, Side View, Pixel Art.

Single-Player85%Platforming85%Side View90%Pixel Art85%
Animal Well57% match

Shares Metroidvania, Platforming, Nonlinear Progression, Handcrafted World.

Both lean into Metroidvania, Single-Player, Platforming, Handcrafted World.

Metroidvania95%Single-Player80%Platforming70%Handcrafted World80%
Celeste57% match

Shares Platforming, Side View, Pixel Art, Precision Platforming.

Both lean into Single-Player, Platforming, Side View, Pixel Art.

Single-Player90%Platforming90%Side View95%Pixel Art85%
MO:Astray55% match

Shares Pixel Art, Platforming, Side View, Precision Platforming.

Both lean into Pixel Art, Single-Player, Platforming, Side View.

Pixel Art95%Single-Player85%Platforming85%Side View90%
Owlboy55% match

Shares Platforming, Pixel Art, Metroidvania, Air Mobility.

Both lean into Platforming, Pixel Art, Metroidvania, Air Mobility.

Platforming88%Pixel Art92%Metroidvania68%Air Mobility85%
Iconoclasts55% match

Shares Platforming, Metroidvania, Pixel Art, Handcrafted World.

Both lean into Platforming, Metroidvania, Single-Player, Pixel Art.

Platforming80%Metroidvania85%Single-Player75%Pixel Art70%

Shares Metroidvania, Side View, Platforming, Pixel Art.

Both lean into Single-Player, Metroidvania, Side View, Platforming.

Single-Player90%Metroidvania95%Side View90%Platforming75%

Shares Platforming, Metroidvania, Handcrafted World, Nonlinear Progression.

Both lean into Single-Player, Platforming, Metroidvania, Handcrafted World.

Single-Player90%Platforming90%Metroidvania95%Handcrafted World80%

Shares Platforming, Side View, Metroidvania, Handcrafted World.

Both lean into Single-Player, Platforming, Side View, Metroidvania.

Single-Player92%Platforming88%Side View90%Metroidvania85%