Games like Metal Detecting Simulator
Games like Metal Detecting Simulator include Hollow Knight, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Rain World, Super Meat Boy, and Celeste. We matched them by the tags players give Metal Detecting Simulator on Steam (Exploration, Simulation, 2D Platformer, Hidden Object, and Platformer): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Hollow Knight
Shared: Platformer · Exploration · 2D

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

Rain World
Shared: Exploration · Platformer · 2D

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

Celeste
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Indie

Pizza Tower
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Indie

Webbed
Shared: 2D Platformer · Exploration · 2D

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
Shared: Simulation · Singleplayer · Exploration

VVVVVV
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Indie

MIO: Memories in Orbit
Shared: Exploration · Platformer · 2D

ANTONBLAST
Shared: 2D Platformer · 2D · Exploration

FEZ
Shared: Exploration · Platformer · Indie

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Shared: Exploration · Top-Down · 2D Platformer

Wuppo: Definitive Edition
Shared: Exploration · 2D Platformer · Platformer

Thank Goodness You're Here!
Shared: Exploration · 2D Platformer · 2D

Papers, Please
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Singleplayer

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

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

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

Braid
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · 2D

Slime Rancher
Shared: Exploration · Simulation · Singleplayer

SANABI
Shared: 2D Platformer · 2D · Platformer

Spaceflight Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Exploration · 2D

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Simulation · Indie · 2D