Games like Zolg
Games like Zolg include Minishoot' Adventures, Hollow Knight, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and Escape From Duckov. We matched them by the tags players give Zolg on Steam (Metroidvania, Top-Down Shooter, Action-Adventure, 2D, and Minimalist): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Minishoot' Adventures
Shared: Metroidvania · Adventure · Twin Stick Shooter

Hollow Knight
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D · Adventure

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D · Adventure

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

Escape From Duckov
Shared: Top-Down Shooter · Adventure · Action

Constance
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D · Action-Adventure

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

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Shared: Action-Adventure · Top-Down · 2D

Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Shared: Adventure · Action · Action-Adventure

Dead Cells
Shared: Metroidvania · Adventure · 2D

Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Shared: Adventure · Action · Action-Adventure

Gato Roboto
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D · Action

Rogue Legacy 2
Shared: Metroidvania · Action · Adventure

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Shared: Metroidvania · Action · Action-Adventure

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

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Shared: Metroidvania · Action · Adventure

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

Cyberhunt
Shared: Action · Adventure · 2D

Axiom Verge
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D · Action

Halo: Spartan Assault
Shared: Top-Down Shooter · Action · Top-Down

ANIMAL WELL
Shared: Metroidvania · Exploration · 2D

Nine Sols
Shared: Metroidvania · 2D · Action

SANABI
Shared: Action · Adventure · 2D

Souldiers
Shared: Metroidvania · Action-Adventure · Action