Games like Cat's Cradle
Games like Cat's Cradle include Hollow Knight, SANABI, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Katana ZERO, and Dust: An Elysian Tail. We matched them by the tags players give Cat's Cradle on Steam (Action, 2D, Beat 'em up, Platformer, and 2D Platformer): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Hollow Knight
Shared: Platformer · 2D · Singleplayer

SANABI
Shared: Action · 2D Platformer · 2D

Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Shared: Platformer · Action · Singleplayer

Katana ZERO
Shared: Action · Platformer · 2D Platformer

Dust: An Elysian Tail
Shared: Action · Platformer · 2D

Gravity Circuit
Shared: Action · Platformer · 2D

Planet of Lana
Shared: Action · 2D Platformer · Atmospheric

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Shared: Action · Platformer · 2D Platformer

Super Meat Boy
Shared: Platformer · 2D · 2D Platformer

Pizza Tower
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Action

Sonic Superstars
Shared: Action · Platformer · 2D Platformer

Nine Sols
Shared: 2D · Action · Platformer

Celeste
Shared: Platformer · 2D Platformer · 2D

Shank
Shared: Action · Beat 'em up · 2D

Mark of the Ninja
Shared: Platformer · 2D · Action

Stick It to the Stickman
Shared: Action · Beat 'em up · 2D

Have a Nice Death
Shared: 2D · Action · 2D Platformer

ANTONBLAST
Shared: 2D · Action · 2D Platformer

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Shared: 2D · Platformer · Singleplayer

Mina the Hollower
Shared: 2D · 2D Platformer · Platformer

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Shared: 2D · Platformer · Action

BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Shared: 2D · Action · Platformer

Castle Crashers®
Shared: 2D · Beat 'em up · Action

Skul: The Hero Slayer
Shared: Action · 2D · Platformer