Games like Alwa's Awakening
Games like Alwa's Awakening include Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hollow Knight, Celeste, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, and The Messenger. We matched them by the tags players give Alwa's Awakening on Steam (Metroidvania, Indie, Adventure, Pixel Graphics, and Platformer): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Shared: Metroidvania · Indie · Platformer

Hollow Knight
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Indie

Celeste
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Indie · Platformer

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Platformer · Indie

The Messenger
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Retro

Axiom Verge
Shared: Metroidvania · Indie · Pixel Graphics

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Metroidvania · Platformer

Blasphemous
Shared: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Indie

SANABI
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Adventure · Indie

Skul: The Hero Slayer
Shared: Indie · Pixel Graphics · Metroidvania

Gato Roboto
Shared: Metroidvania · Indie · Pixel Graphics

Super Meat Boy
Shared: Indie · Platformer · Pixel Graphics

Iconoclasts
Shared: Indie · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Shared: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Female Protagonist

Dead Cells
Shared: Metroidvania · Adventure · Pixel Graphics

Out There Somewhere
Shared: Indie · Pixel Graphics · Platformer

Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Adventure

VVVVVV
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Indie · Platformer

Blasphemous 2
Shared: Metroidvania · Adventure · Pixel Graphics

Dust: An Elysian Tail
Shared: Metroidvania · Indie · Platformer

Pizza Tower
Shared: Indie · Great Soundtrack · Platformer

Freedom Planet
Shared: Platformer · Indie · Pixel Graphics

Sonic Mania
Shared: Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Retro

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Pixel Graphics