Before you start, yes, I know Hollow Knight itself is like a lot of the games on this list, especially because it came after so many. But listen, people like Hollow Knight, and they might not know all this, so well done you for being a big nerd, but shush. It’s wonderful that Hollow Knight has helped reinvigorate the Metroidvania genre, so now there’s plenty more great gaming to go around.
Ever since its debut in 2017 and its wildly successful Switch port, Hollow Knight has brought in a huge amount of fans, many of them eager to find the best games like Hollow Knight, to scratch that itch while we patiently wait for the Hollow Knight Silksong release date. Any day now…
So whether you own a Nintendo Switch or a smart device, let us break down some of the very best games with the same action, exploration, and tone that make Hollow Knight so great. They aren’t all Metroidvania games, but there’s definitely going to be a few snuck in here. We hope you find an exciting new game to play! And feel free to let us know on Twitter if we’ve missed your favourite from this list.
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