Games like Food Escape
Games like Food Escape include Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight, Terraria, Webbed, Öoo, and Rain World. We matched them by the tags players give Food Escape on Steam (Exploration, Time Management, Spectacle fighter, 2D Platformer, and Immersive Sim): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

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

Terraria
Shared: Sandbox · Exploration · 2D

Webbed
Shared: 2D Platformer · Exploration · Platformer

Öoo
Shared: Exploration · 2D Platformer · Tutorial

Rain World
Shared: Exploration · Platformer · 2D Platformer

Hollow Knight
Shared: Exploration · Platformer · 2D

Slime Rancher
Shared: Exploration · Sandbox · Adventure

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

SANABI
Shared: 2D Platformer · Action · Adventure

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

Well Dweller
Shared: Exploration · 2D Platformer · Action-Adventure

Project Silverfish
Shared: Exploration · Immersive Sim · Sandbox

Internet Generation
Shared: Spectacle fighter · 2D Platformer · Beat 'em up

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Shared: Exploration · Indie · Platformer

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Shared: Exploration · 2D Platformer · Action-Adventure

Ships At Sea
Shared: Exploration · Time Management · Immersive Sim

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

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

The Exit 8
Shared: Exploration · Immersive Sim · Walking Simulator

ANTONBLAST
Shared: 2D Platformer · Exploration · 2D

The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare
Shared: Exploration · 2D Platformer · Platformer

ANIMAL WELL
Shared: Exploration · Platformer · 2D

Afterimage
Shared: 2D Platformer · Exploration · Platformer

MIO: Memories in Orbit
Shared: Exploration · Platformer · Action-Adventure