
Remake to 2016's Legends of the Universe - StarCore, a Metroidvania style Action-Platformer with several abilities, enemies and areas to explore.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Metroidvania, 2D, Action, Pixel Graphics.

Remake to 2016's Legends of the Universe - StarCore, a Metroidvania style Action-Platformer with several abilities, enemies and areas to explore.

Xanthiom Zero
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

Avemary Rocket -Captain Patchwork-
Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.5%, Space 14.3%, Retro 9%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fires, enemies attacking... When it rains, it pours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Space 15.9%, Retro 12.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Side Scroller 7.9%
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Space 12.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Side Scroller 8%
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Space 9.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Side Scroller 8.9%
The Pinnacle of Mutant Blasting Action Is Here! — Blaster Master Zero 3's hybrid of sidescrolling and top-down action is back for its 3rd chapter, and more intense than ever before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Space 13.7%, Retro 9.5%, Old School 9.1%, Platformer 6.6%
Journey to the center of the planet in Piroot, an open world adventure! Explore and survive as a shipwreck's lonely survivor. What secrets lie at the planet's core, and can you trust the voice leading you there?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Old School 12.9%, Platformer 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, 2D Platformer 7.3%
Lead Rolly in his adventure within the wonderful world of Shroomast, and explore its deep semi open-world underground. Goo Keeper is a pure metroidvania with tons of unique bosses, hand-crafted worlds and creatures, and tons of awesome abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.7%, Old School 12.1%, Platformer 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Retro 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Platformer 10%, Space 8.5%
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.1%, Retro 13.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Old School 11.8%, Side Scroller 9.5%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Old School 14.2%, Retro 11.4%, Platformer 10%, Shooter 8.4%
A precision platformer where you control a frog using dash chips to overcome traps, avoid electrified enemies, and conquer challenges in chaotic digital environments.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.4%, Platformer 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Side Scroller 7.5%
In this classic platformer from 1986, take on the role Sir Randolph as he quests to free the fair maid Amelia from the evil clutches of Spegbott the Terrible. Acting upon an inter-dimensional distress signal from the galactic cruiser SS Rustbucket, don your Omnibolt Mark IV and venture forth!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Retro 13%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Platformer 8.1%
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.8%, Old School 10.4%, Platformer 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.8%, Retro 11.4%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Platformer 9.4%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
Inferno is a fire-fueled 2D platformer where betrayal ignites transformation. Play as Kai, a Sergeant in the Krorion Space Forces, searching for his traitorous commanding officer. Run, jump, dash, and FIRE to unleash Sergeant Kai’s Inferno power against devastating odds.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.8%, Space 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Platformer 10%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33%, Platformer 11.9%, Old School 11.4%, Space 10.2%, Sci-fi 7.3%
A sci-fi exploration platformer that does movement upgrades a little bit differently. You will not be unlocking the standard-issue double jump in this game.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.2%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Space 8.7%, Exploration 6.8%
Originally developed as a birthday gift for my nephew, Jackroid is a heartfelt indie game that blends classic action-platforming with Metroid-style exploration. After several requests and growing interest, I’ve decided to bring Jackroid to Steam. Free—as a thank you to everyone who’s supported me.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Old School 10.1%, Platformer 8.8%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Shooter 7.6%
Enjoy this 2D metroidvania-like bullet hell platformer. Jump, dodge and traverse using your jet pack. Find weapons and abilities. Fight bosses and escape an old space station drifting through the cosmos. You are alone, with nothing but a space suit and a gun. Just keep going! Persevere and triumph!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, 2D Platformer 11%, Retro 10.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Space 8%
An SNES-Inspired, platforming, sci-fi adventure. It's like playing a Saturday Morning Cartoon!
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Old School 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.7%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Side Scroller 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%
Beyond Sentinel will have you play as both Justin and Erica in horizontal shooter and metroidvania stages as you battle in space and explore the many levels of the Sentinel station.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Shooter 10%, 2D Platformer 9.3%
Play through the next chapter in the Xanthiom saga, now bigger and better than before!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Poor Windy has come to search for the treasure hidden on the island. The queens who protect the island are not afraid of her as long as she doesn't do anything unnecessary.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Collectathon 17.3%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 8.5%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.6%, Old School 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 9.6%, Side Scroller 8.4%
What awaits you in the depths of this ancient tomb? Get ready to explore and discover the secrets of the dungeon of the draugr kings.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.3%, Side Scroller 10.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Old School 9.6%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
Feel good traversal sci-fi explorative side scrolling ability upgrade shooter with no map system, large areas and action puzzle bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Space 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Side Scroller 8.5%
Explore a strange and hostile world in this search-action platformer starring a tiny mouse named Tofu.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.1%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Retro 8.1%
8 Bit Space is a 2D platformer inspired by games from the 8-bit era of gaming and with particular emphasis on the ZX Spectrum. Explore 25 alien planets in the search of a way to power a newly discovered ancient portal, where will it lead?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Old School 12.4%, Retro 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 8.7%
Cosmic Bounty is a metroidvania style action platformer. You play as Jekt, A Bounty Hunter commissioned with hunting down a rebel General named Volgat. Explore areas to gain new abilities and increase your stats so you can defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Old School 11.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Space 10.3%, Retro 7.4%
Vanishing Starlight, integrating ancient Chinese myths and Cyberpunk, is a Metroidvania platformer. Play as a prisoner who lost memory and embark on a journey across the stars where you seek lost memories, partners, and uncover your own destiny.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Space 16.9%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Sci-fi 10%, Adventure 9.5%
Explore a mysterious castle in this pixel perfect metroidvania and take on the Shadow King! Upgrades, secrets, combat, and more!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Retro 12.3%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Platformer 6.7%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Platformer 11.7%, Old School 11.2%, Side Scroller 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%
Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, Retro 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 11.9%, Sci-fi 6.4%
A bite-sized retro action-adventure set in a quirky, cursed land. Battle monsters, meet oddball characters, and uncover hidden secrets in this homage to old-school 2D adventures. Whether you walk the path of light or embrace the curse, the Legend of Chalkvania is yours to write.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.3%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Old School 12.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Retro 8.3%
Help Zozo find his way home in this cartoon-inspired Metroidvania platformer. Pillow-fight sentient pastries, train under an octopus master, and brave a cybernetic jungle as you explore the vibrant landscapes of Zozo's dreams.
Why similar: Old School 15.8%, Metroidvania 15.1%, Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 11.7%
Explore a colorful haunted world, fight and befriend its bizarre inhabitants, unlock game changing upgrades, and unravel a story of epic proportions.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Collectathon 16.1%, Space 12.7%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 9.3%
CHIP is a 2D Metroidvania platformer in retro-style where you are a space rescuer of kittens. Explore The Universe in a shiny new spaceship. Travel from planet to planet, fight against an evil Dr.Meowcraft and robots, save the kidnapped kittens!
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, Retro 15.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Space 12.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.2%, Retro 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
Slumbering Feline is a single-player, one-shot game featuring a feline-themed story. Step into the shoes of Momo, who finds herself lost in a strange dream and trying to escape from her slumber. Can Momo find her way out of this dreamscape?
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.2%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Retro 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
Set approximately 1 year after the events of the first game, Panzer returns to his role as Raid Leader of the Zergadins. The old team has been "recruited", an all-new state-of-the-art headquarters built, and a world of adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Action 8.4%
Roskur's Run is an evolution of classic 90's "Hedgehog" physics-based platforming with a deeper move set, upgrades, and a non-linear world to explore. The loop: Explore > Collect > Upgrade > SPEED RUN > Unlock > Explore
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Collectathon 16.7%, Old School 13.5%, Retro 10%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
Thousands of spaceships entered the galaxy to mine what does not belong to them! Him is a third person casual game where the player runs and jump between home planets to destroy the invading space pirates and their spaceships under a limited time before they mine the lands.
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Old School 13%, Retro 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Adventure 5.8%
Story driven Metroidvania-ish challenging platformer with cute hand-drawn graphics and a focus on exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Old School 7.3%
Take control of a sword-wielding fox and a dragon/owl duo to fight your way through the fantasy kingdom of Vanalia and stop its tyrant monarch! Havoc Fox is a combat-based action platformer featuring an unlikely partnership tasked with saving their home from its own corrupted protectors.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.2%, Old School 11.9%, Platformer 11.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10%
Cosmos Bit is an old school metroidvania that will take you in an extraterrestrial world painted with the legendary Amstrad CPC's colour palette, reworked for modern devices. The game is enjoyable for both veterans and newbies of this genre!
Why similar: Space 21.4%, Metroidvania 18.9%, Platformer 15.4%, Retro 9.4%, Action 9%
Explore and uncover the mystery of this enormous spaceship by shooting alien creatures in this Sci-Fi Action/Adventure Metroidvania.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Space 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 8.6%, Shooter 7.6%
キャラをじっくり育てながら広い世界を冒険する――。 そんなSTGがあってもいいじゃないか!! …というのがこのゲームのコンセプト。 ブレイクによって敵弾を消すことができ、 レベルと装備で強くなるので、STGが苦手な人でも凶悪弾幕ボスを間違いなく倒せるようになります!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Collectathon 16.2%, Side Scroller 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10%, Space 8.9%
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Space 9.3%, 2D Platformer 7.9%
キャラをじっくり育てながら広い世界を冒険する――。 そんなSTGがあってもいいじゃないか!! …というのがこのゲームのコンセプト。 「ルギッタ編」と比べシューティング寄りで、すべて束ねた火力はまさに一撃必殺。 大量の敵を次々に破壊していく爽快感をお楽しみ下さい!
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.9%, Collectathon 16.2%, Side Scroller 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10%, Space 8.9%
Forge your own path through a derelict station in this fast-paced epic adventure. Navigate the labyrinthine behemoth, form alliances with survivors, and uncover the secrets behind the mystery that befell this place.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Space 8.5%
Traverse a broken empire to help the people and learn the truth. Discover items and combine them in new ways to destroy obstacles or enemies as you explore both side-scrolling and top-down perspective areas. Set out on an action/adventure journey.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Old School 7.2%
Shadow Labyrinth is a 2D action platformer and a genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN. As The Swordsman, you wake on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past. To survive you will discover secrets, consume your enemies, and grow from prey to apex predator.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.6%, Platformer 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
A storm of darkness is taking over the world. Adventure in search of your quest escaping the demon darkness that chases you. Upgrade your items to progress through the maze like environment in this Metroidvania-like challenge. Can you find a Hermit’s lost son in your quest to save the world?
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Space 11.9%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Old School 9.3%
As Oirbo you will explore a labyrinthian spacecraft and discover its mysteries and purpose. Navigate a huge Metroidvania-inspired, hand-drawn, 2D action platformer full of secrets to uncover, areas to explore, and enemies to dismantle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Old School 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Platformer 7.7%
Dive into a fortress labyrinth crawling with monsters, defending yourself with your... tongue? As a frog, it's your best bet to traverse this retro-inspired 2D metroidvania title. Collect treasures to gain permanent upgrades, discovering new areas of the massive interconnected map with them!
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.2%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Platformer 7.7%, Exploration 5.8%
In this a Metroidvania style game made in crispy pixel art, Join Rhea , a bounty huntress with a task to save some people who have been kidnapped and taken to an old abandoned castle where there are many dangers, she needs your help to rescue these people and to bring peace to the city of Vaunard
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.4%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Old School 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Retro 7.2%
Jett Rider is an arcade shooter packed with action, exploration, RPG elements, tons of humor and awesome bosses. Explore, fight, gain experience, purchase weapons in this exciting adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 12%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Retro 9.7%
Blast your way through a world of deadly robots and monstrous machines in this explosive run-and-gun action platformer inspired by '90s classics!
Why similar: Old School 17.6%, Retro 13.6%, Platformer 13.5%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%