Games like Derelict Star
Games like Derelict Star include Leap Year, Hollow Knight, VVVVVV, Celeste, and ANIMAL WELL. We matched them by the tags players give Derelict Star on Steam (Precision Platformer, Exploration, Metroidvania, 2D Platformer, and Platformer): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Leap Year
Shared: Precision Platformer · Exploration · 2D Platformer

Hollow Knight
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Exploration

VVVVVV
Shared: Precision Platformer · Platformer · 2D Platformer

Celeste
Shared: Precision Platformer · Platformer · 2D Platformer

ANIMAL WELL
Shared: Exploration · Metroidvania · Platformer

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Shared: Metroidvania · Exploration · 2D

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

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Shared: Exploration · Metroidvania · 2D Platformer

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

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D Platformer · Exploration

Öoo
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D Platformer · Exploration

Axiom Verge
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · 2D

SANABI
Shared: 2D Platformer · Action · Pixel Graphics

Dead Cells
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D · Pixel Graphics

Rain World
Shared: Exploration · Platformer · 2D

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · 2D Platformer

MIO: Memories in Orbit
Shared: Exploration · Metroidvania · Platformer

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

Cave Story+
Shared: Exploration · Metroidvania · Platformer

The Messenger
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · 2D

Haiku, the Robot
Shared: Metroidvania · Exploration · Platformer

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D Platformer · Action

Rusted Moss
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Precision Platformer

Gato Roboto
Shared: Metroidvania · Action · 2D