Games like Metal Ape
Games like Metal Ape include Hollow Knight, Blasphemous, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, CARRION, and Hollow Knight: Silksong. We matched them by the tags players give Metal Ape on Steam (Platformer, 2D, Singleplayer, Gore, and Violent): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Hollow Knight
Shared: Platformer · 2D · Singleplayer

Blasphemous
Shared: 2D · Gore · Violent

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

CARRION
Shared: Gore · 2D · Violent

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

People Playground
Shared: Gore · 2D · Violent

Rogue Legacy 2
Shared: Platformer · Arcade · Singleplayer

Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
Shared: 2D · Platformer · Violent

Laika: Aged Through Blood
Shared: Platformer · Arcade · Atmospheric

Nine Sols
Shared: 2D · Platformer · Gore

SANABI
Shared: Singleplayer · 2D · Platformer

LIMBO
Shared: Platformer · 2D · Singleplayer

Dead Cells
Shared: 2D · Adventure · Platformer

Katana ZERO
Shared: Platformer · 2D · 2D Platformer

Super Meat Boy
Shared: Platformer · 2D · Singleplayer

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

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

Celeste
Shared: Platformer · Singleplayer · 2D

Ape Out
Shared: Gore · Violent · Singleplayer

DOOM Eternal
Shared: Gore · Violent · Singleplayer

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Shared: Gore · Violent · Singleplayer

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

Mortal Kombat X
Shared: Gore · Violent · Singleplayer

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee®
Shared: Platformer · 2D · Singleplayer

