Games like Sophie: Starlight Whispers
Games like Sophie: Starlight Whispers include Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight, Rabi-Ribi, Slime Rancher, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, and Hollow Knight: Silksong. We matched them by the tags players give Sophie: Starlight Whispers on Steam (Adventure, Exploration, Lore-Rich, Side Scroller, and Fantasy): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Shared: Side Scroller · Exploration · Metroidvania

Rabi-Ribi
Shared: Exploration · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist

Slime Rancher
Shared: Exploration · Adventure · Cute

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Shared: Adventure · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Shared: Metroidvania · Exploration · Adventure

Hogwarts Legacy
Shared: Adventure · Fantasy · Exploration

Touhou Luna Nights
Shared: Side Scroller · Exploration · Metroidvania

Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
Shared: Exploration · Metroidvania · Female Protagonist

Dust: An Elysian Tail
Shared: Adventure · Metroidvania · Fantasy

Afterimage
Shared: Metroidvania · Exploration · Side Scroller

Blasphemous 2
Shared: Adventure · Fantasy · Metroidvania

The Vagrant
Shared: Adventure · Female Protagonist · Side Scroller

Gato Roboto
Shared: Adventure · Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics

Hollow Knight
Shared: Metroidvania · Exploration · Adventure

The Elder Scrolls Online - Standard Edition
Shared: Adventure · Fantasy · Exploration

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

Haiku, the Robot
Shared: Adventure · Exploration · Metroidvania

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Shared: Exploration · Adventure · Metroidvania

ICEY
Shared: Adventure · Side Scroller · Female Protagonist

9 Years of Shadows
Shared: Side Scroller · Metroidvania · Fantasy

UnEpic
Shared: Metroidvania · Exploration · Adventure

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Shared: Adventure · Metroidvania · Exploration

Monster Sanctuary
Shared: Metroidvania · Exploration · Pixel Graphics

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Shared: Metroidvania · Side Scroller · Pixel Graphics