16 Adventure games like Downwell that you should try

What brings it close to Downwell is punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on pixel art and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

Same family as Downwell: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat. To that it adds pixel art and fantasy world. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

On paper it is what Downwell is — punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay.

Same family as Downwell: punishing difficulty, ranged combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: strong narrative focus and an anime aesthetic.

On paper it is what Downwell is — punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

It comes from the same genre as Downwell and shares punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds fantasy world and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

It comes from the same genre as Downwell and shares punishing difficulty, ranged combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is a cartoon aesthetic and multiplayer gameplay.

Genre puts it alongside Downwell, and so does punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Same family as Downwell: punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: multiplayer gameplay.

The genre is the same as Downwell’s, and with it a casual, approachable feel, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay.

Genre puts it alongside Downwell, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: strong narrative focus and horror setting.

On paper it is what Downwell is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a cyberpunk setting.

Shelved next to Downwell for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay.

It meets Downwell on shooting mechanics, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

Held in common with Downwell: shooting mechanics, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus and pixel art. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.