Games like Nine Sols
Steam players tag Nine Sols first as metroidvania, souls-like and difficult. By RedCandleGames, on Steam since 2024, with 45,796 Steam reviews, 94% positive.
Liked Nine Sols? Each game below says what it keeps from it and what it changes.
Steam data checked Sep 26, 2026 · How matches are scored
At a glance
- Closest match: Hollow Knight.
- Best rated: Dead Cells, 97% positive from 183,370 reviews.
- Newest on Steam: Hollow Knight: Silksong, since 2025.
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What Nine Sols players compare it to
We read the 459 most helpful English Steam reviews of Nine Sols and counted those that name another game. Being named is not being alike: some reviews name a game to say this one plays differently.
- Hollow Knightnamed in 65 reviews
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Editionnamed in 24 reviews
- Blasphemousnamed in 3 reviews
Steam reviews read Sep 26, 2026
How Steam players describe Nine Sols
The tags below come from Steam, in the order players voted them. The first ones weigh most in the matches above.
- Metroidvania
- Souls-like
- Difficult
- 2D
- Platformer
- Action
- Hand-drawn
- Story Rich
- Indie
- Atmospheric
- Cats
- Adventure
Matches for Nine Sols start from the tags Steam players vote on: a tag near the top counts more, and a rare tag counts more than one every game carries. Solo, co-op and competitive games are kept apart, and games from the same series are left out.
FAQ
Is this a Steam tag clone list?
It starts from Steam tags, weighted by how many players voted them and how rare they are, then drops games that play differently: a solo story is never offered to someone looking for a competitive game.
Why is a famous game missing?
Either Shypiard has not profiled it yet, or it shares too little with Nine Sols to be a fair match. The list is never padded to reach a round number.