Games like Exolotl : ZIAN
Games like Exolotl : ZIAN include SANABI, Katana ZERO, Blasphemous 2, Anomaly Agent, and Hollow Knight. We matched them by the tags players give Exolotl : ZIAN on Steam (Metroidvania, 2D Platformer, Platformer, Side Scroller, and Hack and Slash): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

SANABI
Shared: 2D Platformer · Cyberpunk · Story Rich

Katana ZERO
Shared: Platformer · 2D Platformer · Cyberpunk

Blasphemous 2
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D Platformer · Side Scroller

Anomaly Agent
Shared: 2D Platformer · Side Scroller · Platformer

Hollow Knight
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · 2D

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

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

Afterimage
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D Platformer · Side Scroller

Dead Cells
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D · Hack and Slash

BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Shared: Platformer · 2D · Action-Adventure

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

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

The Messenger
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · 2D

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

Nine Sols
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · 2D

Owlboy
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · 2D

Blasphemous
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D · Platformer

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

Axiom Verge 2
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · 2D Platformer

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

ICEY
Shared: Side Scroller · Hack and Slash · Action

Well Dweller
Shared: Metroidvania · Action-Adventure · Platformer

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

Moonscars
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D Platformer · Platformer