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5 Games like Aquaria on Mobile that you should try

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We filtered the 37 games similar to Aquaria down to the 5 that fit the “Mobile” category. FEZ, Dead Cells and Reventure top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Aquaria.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreMetroidvania
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2007Dev Finji

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Aquaria is FEZ — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Dead Cells and Reventure follow close behind.

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The best games like Aquaria on Mobile

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Aquaria. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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FEZ

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FEZ
Closest overall match
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeFantasyExploration2D
Year 2012Dev POLYTRON · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Aquaria does: strong narrative focus, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and pixel art.

Released 5 years after Aquaria.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals61Tone57
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Dead Cells

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Dead Cells
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeFantasyExploration2D
Year 2018Dev Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What brings it close to Aquaria is strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

Released 11 years after Aquaria.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals55Combat46
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Reventure

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Reventure
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloNarrativeExploration2DDark
Year 2019Dev PixelattoPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Nintendo

Held in common with Aquaria: exploration and discovery, strong narrative focus, and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is pixel art.

Released 12 years after Aquaria.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone75Visuals53
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Waking Mars

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Waking Mars
Closest on tone
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeNarrativeExploration2D
Year 2012Dev Tiger Style · Tiger Style GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android

It shares the essentials of what Aquaria does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

Released 5 years after Aquaria.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Combat49
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Closest on combat
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeFantasyExploration2D
Year 2017Dev Lizardcube · DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

If Aquaria worked for you because of melee combat, fantasy world and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and combat — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel.

Released 10 years after Aquaria.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100Visuals100Combat62

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