Games like Super Onion Boy 2
Games like Super Onion Boy 2 include SANABI, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Celeste, Super Meat Boy, and Sonic Origins. We matched them by the tags players give Super Onion Boy 2 on Steam (Adventure, 2D Platformer, Action, Retro, and 2D): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

SANABI
Shared: Action · 2D Platformer · Adventure

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Shared: Retro · Adventure · 2D

Celeste
Shared: 2D Platformer · Indie · Adventure

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

Sonic Origins
Shared: 2D Platformer · Adventure · Action

The Messenger
Shared: Retro · 2D · Action

Katana ZERO
Shared: Action · 2D Platformer · Pixel Graphics

Gato Roboto
Shared: Action · Adventure · 2D

Pizza Tower
Shared: 2D Platformer · Indie · Action

VVVVVV
Shared: 2D Platformer · Retro · Indie

UFO 50
Shared: Action · Retro · 2D

Skul: The Hero Slayer
Shared: Action · 2D · Indie

Narita Boy
Shared: Adventure · Action · Retro

Gravity Circuit
Shared: Action · 2D Platformer · 2D

Jump King
Shared: Adventure · Action · 2D

Hollow Knight
Shared: 2D · Platformer · Adventure

Volgarr the Viking
Shared: Action · Adventure · Retro

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Shared: Action · Retro · 2D

Out There Somewhere
Shared: Adventure · 2D · Retro

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Shared: Action · 2D Platformer · Retro

Dust: An Elysian Tail
Shared: Action · Adventure · 2D

Webbed
Shared: 2D Platformer · 2D · Pixel Graphics

Broforce
Shared: Action · 2D · Pixel Graphics

Sonic Mania
Shared: 2D · Retro · Adventure