In the same spirit

Games like Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver: what to play next?

18 games in the spirit of Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver (2010): same vibe, same mechanics, picked by critics and players.

In the same spirit as Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver (18)

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald Adventure by Game Freak (2004) Metacritic 76★ 4.38 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Adventure (2011) · ≈ 13h Metacritic 94★ 4.55 Bloodborne Action by FromSoftware (2015) · ≈ 12h Metacritic 92★ 4.41 Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story RPG by Nintendo (2009) Metacritic 90★ 4.35 Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition RPG (2020) Metacritic 89★ 4.31 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies RPG by Square Enix (2009) · ≈ 16h Metacritic 87★ 4.42 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) Adventure by Grezzo (2019) Metacritic 87★ 4.37 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door RPG by Intelligent Systems (2004) Metacritic 87★ 4.32 Pokémon Black 2, White 2 Adventure by Game Freak (2012) ★ 4.32 Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Adventure by Konami Digital Entertainment (2008) · ≈ 15h Metacritic 85★ 4.39 Pokémon Black, White Adventure by Game Freak (2011) Metacritic 87★ 4.22 Pokémon Platinum Adventure by Game Freak (2009) · ≈ 114h Metacritic 83★ 4.39 Xenoblade Chronicles X Adventure by 8-4 (2015) Metacritic 84★ 4.3 Pokémon Diamond, Pearl Adventure by Game Freak (2007) · ≈ 2h Metacritic 85★ 4.2 Shin Megami Tensei IV RPG by Atlus (2013) · ≈ 82h Metacritic 83★ 4.35 Pokémon X, Y Adventure by Game Freak (2013) · ≈ 84h Metacritic 88★ 3.93 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 RPG by Monolith Soft (2017) Metacritic 83★ 4.27 Cadence of Hyrule Adventure by Spike Chunsoft (2019) Metacritic 85★ 4.1