Games like The Messenger
Games like The Messenger include Hollow Knight, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Pizza Tower, and Celeste. We matched them by the tags players give The Messenger on Steam (Retro, Platformer, Metroidvania, Pixel Graphics, and Ninja): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.
Hollow Knight
Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · 2D
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Great Soundtrack
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Shared: Platformer · Retro · Pixel Graphics
Pizza Tower
Shared: Great Soundtrack · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Celeste
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Platformer · Great Soundtrack
Super Meat Boy
Shared: Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Indie
Katana ZERO
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Platformer · Great Soundtrack
SANABI
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Action · 2D
Axiom Verge
Shared: Metroidvania · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Shared: Platformer · Metroidvania · Great Soundtrack
VVVVVV
Shared: Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Retro
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Indie · Platformer
Sonic Mania
Shared: Platformer · Retro · 2D
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Shared: Retro · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Blasphemous
Shared: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · 2D
Out There Somewhere
Shared: Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Retro
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Shared: Platformer · Ninja · Retro
Gato Roboto
Shared: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Indie
Cyber Shadow
Shared: Retro · Ninja · Pixel Graphics
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
Shared: Platformer · Retro · Indie
Broforce
Shared: Pixel Graphics · Platformer · 2D
Cuphead
Shared: Platformer · 2D · Great Soundtrack
Freedom Planet
Shared: Platformer · Great Soundtrack · Retro
Dead Cells
Shared: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · 2D