Hollow Knight -esque games

RedXIV · 14-12-2021 10:23PM #1

Hey guys,

Have a secret santa and the only thing I know about the chap is he liked Hollow Knight on the switch. Would like to get him something similar?

Any suggestions? Was looking at Evergate but not sure if there is better out there?

Cheers!

johnny_ultimate · 14-12-2021 10:27PM

Metroid Dread is really good if he doesn’t have it. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is even better. Two good options in the vein of Hollow Knight :)

RedXIV · 14-12-2021 10:44PM

Oh two good options there! Shall take a look!

Mr E · 15-12-2021 06:55PM

Aeterna Noctus is out tomorrow (hopefully on Switch too).

Huge 50+ hour metroidvania that is being compared to Hollow Knight.

The two Ori games are a good shout too. You really have to know what games he already owns though.

ShaneU · 15-12-2021 06:56PM

Steamworld Dig 2

RainInSummer · 17-12-2021 06:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118326991#Comment_118326991

Pushed back to Q1 2022 unfortunately. Looks good too.

skerry · 19-12-2021 09:27AM

Playing Ender Lillies Quietus of the Knight at the moment. Lovely artstyle, good game so far and definitely got HK similarities

20-12-2021 05:45PM

Death's Gambit Afterlife.

icarus86 · 20-12-2021 11:19PM

Hey, I was very late to the party when it comes to the Switch, only bought one when I heard Metroid Dread was being released. Had to play it and loved it. I've played Hollow Knight and Axiom Verge on the Ps4, so similar type of games would be good to know about.

I will be looking up the games already recommended here in this thread, and I am aware of the Zelda and Mario games, but are there any other must play switch games? Or hidden gems? Adventure, platformers, rpg, puzzle and more tips would be very welcome, thanks.

21-12-2021 02:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118354166#Comment_118354166

most games on the Switch aside from Nintendo Titles are not switch exclusives, except for a couple of temporary exclusives such as Monster Hunter Rise and Shin Megami V and some other third-party exclusives but there aren't too many

all the games will be on steam pretty much and most on the consoles

the attraction for a lot of people is playing handheld mainly.

here's a list of good Switch Exclusives

Mario Odyssey is an obvious one if you like platform games

https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/best-nintendo-switch-exclusives

Retr0gamer · 21-12-2021 03:21PM

Heard great things about Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth. I've played a few of the devs games and they've been excellent.

Mr E · 21-12-2021 06:21PM

Yep, looking forward to it. It's in the japanese eshop only at the moment. Here at the end of January.

21-12-2021 07:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118357420#Comment_118357420

Review out already.

have seen 6 hours mentioned elsewhere (out on pc a fair while ago) which is a bit short

The gamespace looks a bit "cramped" to me (not a lot of elements are fitted into the screen game area)

some performance issues on switch

https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/record-of-lodoss-war-deedlit-in-wonder-labyrinth

Mr E · 21-12-2021 09:16PM

NintendoLife mentioned 10 hours, so I'll go with 8 as an average. I'd take that, to be honest. The New Game+ is supposed to be worthwhile too, so you can increase that playtime if you are interested in that aspect.

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